Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-24

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Norfolk Sc soreiy in need Of players
for her baseball team. This fact was
clearly demonstrated yesterday at West
Ind Park. when Captain Corcoran and
his club lined up against Jake Weiss
B.ucblrds. The NorfoIks were not IN the
game from start 10 finish, and the Rich
rnond lads had "a walkover.
in the first place. there IS no discipline
attempted ln the club. and the teamwork
is simply atr0cious Everybody seems
10 be for himself and instead Of "jolly-
inc" each other along. as is the rule
with tho Richmond players. the Norfolk
ians quarrel and blcker among. them
selves. and when a man goes for ball
DE does SO In a half-hearted sort OF fash
ion. which is certainly not entertaining
20 the spectators who have paid 10 wit
ness the sport.
Norfolk was badly beaten yesterday.
The score was "a 20 z In Richmond's
favor. and 10 might have been ten times
as bad so fer as the Norfolk players
were concerned. if their action on the
field IS any criterion 20 Judge by.
BAD WORK BEGUN EARLY.
The bad behavior of the team started
in the first part OF the game, and 10 con
tinued throughout the nine innings IN
the second inning Purcell. the great pugil-
istic catcher. lost bis temper, and, tearing
on ihe lver-uad and mask. refused 10
iCma.n in the game because Corc0ran
had justly rcbuked him for bad playing
TheL O'Hagln started % kicking. and al
though be confined his remarks TO crit
C.sms 81 his own associates. he succeeded
in making himself thoroughly obnoxious
20 an who saw the game, and as "a result
% his conduct he was assessed s. by
Umpire Mitchell.
Richmond jumped OF In the lead In the
first inning and although but one hit
was made, this. together with a passed
ball and base on balls, netted the locals
two runs This lead was not only main
tanned. but steadily increased.
ln the second inning Berte struck out,
but Purcell was unable 10 hold the bah.
and Bertc went TO first. Purcell recovered
himself in ample time TO throw Berte
out al FIRST. but he threw wild TO Lati-
mer. and Berte GOT safe. In the same in
ming the SAM performance was repeated,
except that Geier who had been sub
Etltuted for Purcell threw the ball wild.
Latlmer was very rank in his work
on hrst. and three errors are accredited
to him in the fifth inning he did some
ter distinguished himself as a base-run-
ner "Reddy' hit 10 Corcordn. who field
ed the ball promptly and throw 10 Nc
Creary IN time for him TO catch Wells
on second There was ample time and
an excellent opportunity for double, as
Reddy was on his way TO first. McCreary
threw 10 Latimer but he dropped the
ball and Freddy" got his base. Then
Poster started 10 second, and weeks
threw the ban TO Latmer who caught
tEe rci-headed Rlchmonder between the
bases. lie ought 10 have put him out
bat he didn't lie just stood still and
ID the bail while "Reddy' went TO
second. This was bad enough. but Pitcher
Weeks did almost as bad. He endeaVorcd
% show his disapproyal Of Latimers
dumb play and tossed the ball up into the
air above his own head. "Heddy' was
on the alert for all opportunities, and
embraced the one thus offered and stole
his way 20 third. Thence he went home
Oh Berte's double.
AN ORIENTAL EXHIBITION
The sixth inning was very Oriental
from a Norfolk standpoint, and while |
error after error was piled up by the
visitors. run after run was made by the
Bluebrds. In the nrst place. Houseman
was given "a run by O'Hagan, who muffed |
"a ball thrown to him by Geier when !
Houseman was attempting to steal third. |
This was the signal for rocky playing,
and everybody obeyed the signal Hits |
were made galore, and the felders seemed |
20 be paralyZed. Gibson was on third. |
and two men were out, when Groves |
hit 10 OHagan. Dinsmore tried TO make |
tAird. and O'Hagan, instead OF throw
ing TO first as he should have done. and |
been coutented with an assist. chased |
Dlnsmorc back 70 second u order 20 |
make a putout lie caught him. and made |
his putout, but in the mean time Gibson |
scored and thus OHagan is directly |
responsible for one run made by Rich |
mOud.
In the ninth a bad play occurred, |
whereby COllflOwer made two errors In |
rapid succession. Groves batted a high |
ny into centre-held. and Collihower, after |
a long run, got under IL. He dropped the |
ball however. ana Groves got TO first. |
and started 10 second COllinower threw
10 McCreary. but threw very Wild, and, |
as a consequence Groves not only got
10 second, but reached third, from which |
De afterwards scored on TannehilPs fly |
out 20 Herr.
ERRORS DIDN'T COST MUCH.
Groves made an error in the third in |
n.ng-the FIRST ne has made Tor long |
time-but. although a base was given |
away by a. the side was retired imme- |
diatcly afterwards. and no eWl conse- |
quenccs ensued Berte made two errors. |
one ln the second and another In the |
eighth The first was a dead nun but |
90 amounted To naught The second |
while merely a tumble was more dis
astrous. as II materially aided In adding |
another run 20 Norfolks score.
Dinsm0To was in the box for Richmond /
and Weeks for Norfolk Both were freely /
battsd but. as "a whole. they kept them
selves under good control and pitched /
good ball Dinsmore was particularly sue
cessful ia watching the bases. and but
three steals were made on him.
The score IS here appended and what
remains % be told OF the game will
show therein.