Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-04

For the first time this week. ana AFTER
an enforced rest Of five days. the Biue-
birds were enabled to play a game OF
hail Yesterday afternoon, though they
dtd :, under many difficulties. The
grounds at West-End Park were IN
horrible condition. mud and water III
the outiield being in some places ankle
deem. The diamond was also very slip
perry but as far as practicable that was
covered i'm sawdust and rendered less
muddy than II might otherwise have
heen II was awfully treacherous, how
ever; notwithstanding the work done on
IL by the corps of laborers who were put
10 work early in the day. ana more
than one Of the players fell down anu
made errors in the effort 20 secure the
ball or reach base.
The Roanoke Goats were the heroes
who did battle with the Bindings, and
right royalty did they battle. Defeat was
their portion, but the CONSCIOUSNESS OF
duty well performer is theirs also Tor
they played a strong game, and but Tor
the unfortunate wildness ot filchet
Lloyd. who tossed for three inhihss'
they would have beaten Richmond py
one run. instead OF being beaten by
single score.
WAS EXCITING AT TIMES.
The game was an exciting one at
times. though at other times it was
lethargic I'm the extreme. This latter
condition only prevailed during the hrst
portion OF the contest. ana was not
due To any bad work on the part OF the
which rendered their movements awk-
ward and clumsy.
There were not more than 100 cranks out
To see the contest. and many OF these
attribute Richm0nd's victory not TO any
especially good playing on their part
or, on the other hand, 10 bad playing on
the part of their opponents. but soltly
10 thu fact that RichmOnds Mascot.
"Old Scissors" made his appearance and
footed his horn just when his encourdBihs
presence was most needed.
II was i'm the third inning, when the
score stood TO 5 in favor Of Roanoke
that the familiar strains Of his trumpet
smote the atmosphere from behind the
horse-gate I'm centre-hed. The locals
were in the field. and Turkey Groves was
not many steps away from the gate.
He couldn't leaves his post Of duty 70 go
| To the gate. but he called out TO "Old
Scissors" who responded with his musi-
| cal "toots." and from that moment Rich
mend began TO ascend 10 the perch or
| victory. Four runs had been scored IN
| that inning by Roanoke, and but one
| man was out. The trumpet, however
| had sounded the death-knell of the
| Goats: they were retired ia quick order,
! and Groves Immediately threw open the
| gates. and dropping his cap. invited the
| old Mascot TO enter. He drove 10 his
| accustomed place in centre-reld ana
| while he blew his trumpet the Blue
| birds batted the ball ont. and before any
| one hardly knew what had happened
| three men had been sent over the plate.
| and. from being behind their competitors,
| they took the lead. and maintained 1t
until the game was called.
LLOYD LOST THE GAME
Lloyd as stated above. lost the game
| for Roanoke. This occurred In the first
part Of the third inning when Richmond
was some distance behind IN the score.
| H. lost his head completely and, ny as
| he would. he couldn't get the bah over
| the plate or anywhere near it, As a re-
! suit. in that one inning be gave four
men bases on balls forced I'm two runs.
| and was hit for three singles. which We're
productive Of as many more runs After
| this he was taken out of the game and
| STAN SUBSTITUTED Tor MN. lie ulQ luurn
| better but was hit quite freely AZ first.
Behne was in the box for Richmond,
and was battcd out OF the box in the
first two innings. Flynn was put in 10
succeed him. and was also freely batted,
| though on the whole he did very well.
Wells covered himself with glory on
| first base, and made two or three almost
phenomenal catches Of wild balls. Groves
in centre made great catch Of a fly
| ball from Crocketrs bat I'm the fourth
| inning, and in doing so was forced 70
run through q pool of water which In
some places was up 10 his knees.
ENTERED 4 PROTEST
Some dissatisfaction was expressed con-
corning the manner I'm which the game
was called by Umpire Mclaughlin In
TN. middle Of the eighth inning. and as a
result the ROanOkes officially protested
| the game The umpire had a perfect
right to call the game because OF the
darkness that prevailed, and there Is
| little doubt that he will Boz sustained, but
he did not show that courtesy 20 the
visitors that was due them. and although
the result was unchanged &c would have
been far better had he ended play before
| the eighth inning was started.
This Is the score for the seven innings
played:
RICHMOND.
Alb. Il. II. Pc. \. l..
| Kain. IS. ..........5