Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-29

Dinsmore, he OF the quiet demeanor,
may be pitcher. and he may be able to
pitch winning ball but yesterday after
noon he failed absolutely to demonstrate
it, and the Norfolk sluegers fairly batted
him out Of the box.
But Dinsmore did his best He de-
scribed all manner OF curves. from the
hyperbola to the simple feXure. but he
might as well have been throwing bal
loon over the plate FOR all the good any
science at his command did. for the sea-
shore lads were out for blood. and they
hammered our modest twirier without
mercy. They placed the bah all over
the field. and punched their hits appar-
emily whenever they chose, thus ac-
cumulating run after run, and winning
the game with all possible ease.
Weeks. VINO twirled for Norfolk. was
but little better than pinsmore, and
seemed to have little control Of the ball
but the BiueDirds were not hitting so
freely a. the CLANS were. and his bad
work was not so glaring as that OF Dins-
more.
WON BY FINE BATTING.
NorfoIl.s victory is due alone to SUI
perior batting. The visitors did no; out
plav the local boys. nor was Richmond s
defeat due To bad work. The bail was
batted so freely by the CLANS that the
feeders were helpless. and play as they
would they could no more have stopped,
or even checked. the influx Of runs, than
could sand-hddler stop the progress OF
wave up the beach
Almost all Of the brilliant fielding was
done 10y Richmond and the Biuebirds who
protect the inheld managed by quick
work 10 make three double plays In the
first inning Berte stopped hot ball from
Rates bat, and, throwing IL 20 House
man, assisted in putting ont Corcoran in
time for the second baseman TO throw -
Wells and cut Tate of. In the second
inning "A similar opportunity was offered
and Berte threw 10 House man in ample
time for him TO retire two runners, but
Houseman dropped the ball and made
nothing but an error. He atOned iol
this play, however. in the same inning
when he took the stellar part n very
pretty double. Only one man was out
and two were on bases. when - Hagar
hit hot groundcr 70 Houseman. III
helded it and threw to Wells promptly
putting out O'Hagan. Wells then caught
Cote between third base and home plate
and Housemau rapidly got into the play
lie assisted Jake ana Foster in runnin.
Cote backwards and forwards. and final
~ ran him down AMI made the put
out himself. In the seventh inning an
other double was made, in which House
man was assisted by Berte and Well.
was assisted by HOusemon.
THE EIGHTH WAS FATAL
The game was close and exciting, and
was weil-playej until the eighth inning
Both sides had up to that time been hit
ting about even. Then the NOrfolks be
gan using the stick IN earnest In tina
one inning nine hits. with a total o
twelve bases, were lined out. and so quick
ly> did hit follow hit that the runne
who reached first base hardly had time u
tarry there long enough to draw goo,
breath before he was speeding along int
home.
Foster caught the first four innings
but was hurt while sliding into home
and was forced 10 retire Gibson beini
substituted for him behind the bat. Red1l
was injured almost dentcally al
was Houseman some time ago. As h
PIT his hand on the plate, Pitcher Weeks
who had run up there. stepped on il am
spiked him, cutting the lgaments between
the thumb and fore-hngor OF the rign
hand II will be a week at least befor
the Duke Will be able to play again.
Gibson was q poor substitute Tor Foster
and the difference between gilt-edge play
ing and inferior work was made apparent
He made two errors during the five in
nings that he remained behind the bat
and not a hit stands TO his credit.
II is almost useless 10 attempt any de
scription of the game. II was well playe
| in the main. and yet was entirely devoi
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Here is the score:
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