The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-21
THEIR FIRST DEFEAT.
THE PADDLES FINALLY PREVAIL
AGAINST THE HJSYLBRS.
Wells Error aud Passed Ball TO- Gibson
Gave tho Game 60 Portsmouth ny
score Of 10 5-knos. the rugilist

fIINNrIII4 N|NIiAI MAIIlt.Ni.Nt tN' 'tf't''f''
of Pop" Tatcs Paddles from the little
city chat smells OF sca-wced. and rcsonn1s
with tho Noioos OF nsh-mons ,rs. While
iuc homo team put up fairly good cNni-
hilton OF tho game. their failure 20 beat
The Portsmouth men three strli ,ht games
hung upon three delicate points The
arst of those was an error by Jake Wells
in tho sixth. whom quinn sent NY out
TO 'Et8dy' Foster 10 was Fosters play.
Iie would unqucstonably have saved IL
had Jake Wells NOT confused him. Jake
d cat from bis base and coliided with
.a, crimson-cappcd Duke ofIulton Red
dy' dropped tho bah. as any other man
wouil have done under similar circum-
stances. This Same mistake on Wells
part permitted Ncttcr 90 cross the plate
Tho second trouhlc'Nhat prevented the
Nichmonl team from winning was
passed BAN ly Gibson al a critical point
Boa The seventh. when Bchan occupied
the third hac IL was an Invitation 10
the Portsmouth lcft-noldcr 10 score.
which hc did, as "a matter OF course.
huf for these two mistakes the score
would have been lied when the first half
~ tho ninth WAS concluded Nobody
knows whether the Paddles would have
scored another run during their half of
llD NINTH ~ neither they would or not
lN' 'Nil point lacking for the Hustlors
To WIN me game was a. kind of double
conditioner one run and tho ability 10 shut
'NI mo opponents in their half
~ YOU nave 30 before YOU exactly where
'.. Iliet'y lay. RichmOnds errors as
" "Nnlc 0il not los the samc. Ports
.'"'in made eight errors 40 Ricnmond's
~ scarcity OF baso-hits did not give
'he Nlsi'ors the victory. for the homo
i''Nl found Leach for Thrice hits with
fetal of Fifteen bases. while gobno Was
Wif hIno Times. with total Of
,N'iFe bases. What was there lackinpg
"..' aa STATED ab0Vo-an error and "a
ltF9'd Dali nt critical poinf witboiif
MI''h inc score would. have tied and
'"' run Tor good measure That was am
nrnyE AND 1rAcn.
for the lusucrs Bchno Stated i'm a.,
N win .aily good Judgment. Dcsnif..
'.' tour errors. which somew4af mara
pure 'l'gi of his work. Dee kent Tho bife
Neit Weu scattered ''''
3" Ue eighth Fuller and Joanoe oacb
MN up for "a heavy two-bHgcer
'3 ni came near going over right
" renee. 10 was the longest nit made
'ttfNf NlIiH NfINNII terrific
.N. over rosters head. landing ON
n' icnoe and bounding orr These two
NlIa Drought in only one run. as tho
.ii' was retired hy Tate. leaving Ioanos
t1 die ON second
benno s. speed appeared 10 flag towards
lhe END oft The game. IIe was cool
however ana with the exception of "A
""+ liitn' which advanced Neticr "a bag.
ana three men sent t0 first bv being
struck the younrstor mcritcd no CEN
sure. Despite The slugeing proponsities
OFT ihe visitors he held down the hits TO
lower total than that of the home
team.
Leach was found for thirteen hits. in-
Guiding Wells handsome threp-haggor
over n leit held which sent Houscman
A t.ross the rubber The Portsmouth
rler dd not Keep his bits scattered as
y do as dll behnc. ln the seventh four
vigorous raps somewhat bewildered him.
and Doc shook himself together iu the fol-
lowing inning. whom The home team was
retired DOB One. two. three order
KNOX And MS TEMPER.
There was never more beautiful day
fur che game and the "faus' were AN
THERE Enthusiasm ran high. The home
team dled hard. They worked faithfully
to the last and 40 one time the future
looked a trinc bright. Their fielding was
superior to that of the visitors. and their
Datunr was nothing to- bc ashamed of.
Boo the FIRST inning shameful Illus
fr1fion of hau-playuE. or rather pupil-
i-m Oh the part of Knox the Ports
mouth second hHsomau. Increased that
players enemies twOiold. Knox has "A
most atociou- temper. and made rec
ori for Kicking and allaround foul play
Ine her. ltst year that hN no mean,
rebounds t0 his credit After the home
team was retired BOO the first inning yes
frrIay. without Cd run. Knox went Co Che
Isf for the visitors. Behuc struck MIN
with the BAH. This entitled him 90 the
initial bag Bohne threw wild. and thg
s<ucrf kicker reached third. Thursion
flow out CO. MCGOWAN. and WHOM J0nnc'
hin tO .Aic." kn0N was caught between
th, bags. and the athletic hiue ihiId-
hasomau overlook him. When in ln'
att of tagging him. Knox deliberately
struck McGowan in the eye win nus hs''
rna ruel<y Memphis man would haN,
returned the compliment win h,eles'
had Doe boon given am opportunity Tot sac
MAS In tine act of performing tha' ieal
when several players intcriered ana mat
tels were Qmctcd down.
Prom The rrnud-stand came great
omitted shout to Umpire haieN I'D I"l
knox on the bench. cries oi i"l ".l
out." and the like, We're heAi1. ih "I'D'
llIFIUU. chorus H' '''''-N
annearcl 10 Doe indignant for Knox n""
taten nls place at second. TATE ul''
hard hv his insunorable kicking. 10 li-
1n.e Umpire Daley TO permit hnoA '0
continue in Tie game. but neither ~,
,.IIi. nor inc umpire could see ~ ''"'
t..x and knox Was put out OF t"e h"'"'
r-.t. then announced thdt lh' h"'-'
,,.,ii Doe played under protest '.'t'''
f,.f.- ala exactly right in putting N""N
.., cr Inc game. Hc was neatO'y COZ.
,,.,8,d for this en0rt TOWARDS "''''f
line.
WORD on EXPLANATION
t.,,. foam scored Boo the SECOND,
..,.nth. and ninth INNINGS J" uy ,...,,
restsr bio 90 Bchan, stole s''onu' is" .. 80
mind by an ugly throw on "e H. IN
ouirn and scored ON rates l"'''i'
,.lftfa bali AT the home 'pidte' a..
eroxos stared the seventh nE "'.
f.ft-neld He stole second an s'"' ',1
~. wells drive TO liargroVe. We"a 9.o,o
,..ona and crossed the T""n'' We"
r.rt. found Leach for a pretty h'' 10
..l.n. Ina the ninth Hous'nan ieavie1
wells, heavy rap 90 centre sent nlin
wells. heavy rap to centre gent nun
...r the plate. Berte found Leach lv' /"
l,t one 10 Hargrove. and NeAs Scoi'N
'rhis closed up the runs TOT the monte
The visitors scored first in the thiro.
Quinn sent "a lively hit TO Foster ana
went TO second when Houseman iumnie"
vhureton's rr0uuder. Nhen lhufs'oh
went out as second on Joanes groundef
Quinn reached third. Joanes stealing sec