Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-25
HIT HERMAN FREELY.
The Blusbirds Bat KaShYille's Crack
Pitcher All Over The Field.
s,rons NEARLY SHUT OUT.
,o,, onIy Three Runs Made In
che Last Inning when the b"ii
,,,,ia hardly lie Scientific Nowlan
Gun presented.

.~., richmond ball club have won the
,..,.n,a state League championship this
80, they have won the Nowian CUP
=, NOW there is every indication that
49,. will win the championship OF the
ooJih. NJ, -.
The pluebirds met the. Nashville boys
a.. cbaupions OF the Southern League
-, ,yest-End Park yesterday afternoon
AL 800 people were present expecting 70
40 great battle between the TWO PEN
rsrt-wlnning clubs.
Thor, was a battle. veritable slug
cling match. but Nashville was not IN H.
,-. h5ys from Tennessee were out-ciass-
and were entirely at the mercy OF
,t.,- more experienced opponents from
tac start 10 the finish.
NO MATCH FOR RICHMOND.
Tr. Rluebirds are great team Of ball
.....rs and what they don't know about
r. national game isn't worth dollar ana
. s,arter TO learn. but Mr.. staiihgs ;
Us are different They are great oig
.r,u.s and look like bail-players, but
nov case looks are deceptive, for
e.. are not bali-players-at least not
,iavers capable OF successfully coping
..,r lake Weiss peunant-winners Ihey
,-.y nave been all right in tennessee
All even in the other southern states
1., they didn't play all right mere yes
..rtsv and mOre's the pity for they
,,.,t have drawn immensely the re-
naming two games.
A.lti is. IL Is "A foregone CONCLUSION that
richmond will win the championship ana
,re hubble interest in the contest. when
las waned. I'll.
rr.ruan the Wizard who was consider
., a., he the star pitcher Of the Southern
r.,-,ie went in the box for Nashville
.rl With him he carried an air OF SELF
o,eri1usness which BODIED no good 10
n. Richmonds hopes He tossed larry
sell 10 Kahn the first man up, ana sue
coded in getting him 10 bat up hish
lnfsd fly. lie then gave Smith his base
,r balls and the fun commenced. MARI
he distinguished first baseman, made
cross error which put Smith on thlrd'
and permitted Groves TO reach hrst. Iheh
Hauseman lined out three-bagger mo
Aeon centre. which scored two runs, ana
,r. Generalization Of the visitors COM
-,.ncsd Herman became wilder and
,,Ilder and tossed the hall everywhere
oxcept over the plate. AS result nine
men walked TO first, and many OF them
walked into home.
THE FIELDING WAS RECKLESS
The Wizard was not the only wild one
On the team. though. The fielders, both
an and out. handled the sphere win a
degree of recklessness that was heart-
rending to a true lover Of the game. ana
an several occasions II was thrown so
bfqb that a man on stills couldn't nave
reached IL with net
While the visitors were doing such nor
rible work the locals were playing great
hall and were receiving and meriting the
APPLAUSE of the spectators. Ianhehli
uitched an excellent game, as he always
does. and all the other lads emulated MN.
There was plenty Of snap ana ginger III
their norton Of the game. and several
circus catches were made. Groves cap
tured n ball which he had TO run up on
centre-field fence after, but he pulled IL
down like a soldier
MADE THREE AFTER DARK.
The score. instead OF being l6 TO ..
.eouN have been &c TO o. The trio OF
Naehvllle runs were only made IN the
ninth inning under cover of darkness
,eben TannehiH. even with the assistance
~ an electrlc-lght, which burned near the
fence. couldn't see the ball after II ieit
his hands. Hoggins tried 20 call the
game hut instead of doing SO. listened 10
the pleading Of the Nashville men, ana
let them continue I'm order that they
might save themselves from the chagrih
81 being shut out.
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