The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25
GILLEN'S GREAT WORK.
THE yISITORS COULDN'T SOLTE HIS
rUzzLIsG DELrJERY.
Leach Was tisc m Intricate Problem,
and the Game Was n Model Contest.
The score , 10 FOR The ,Iustlers.


"Galilc, Goegenholmcr" Gnlcn p.'chcd
The Same of his life yesterday after
moon. "tcs little. but he's loud" re-
marked a typical rooter before the fifth
iuung had como 60 a close Leach. for
the visitors. also pitched a great game
Indeed. the contest was unquestionabiy a
pitchers battle with the odds In favor Of
Oh, hule Memphis man.
TO pat she facts in nutshell. the
rlme was "a brilliant exhibition OF gilt
elro ball There was nothing lemon
hued about IL, and nothing 20 suggest the
ltathSit thmce. with as Ions pig-iaL
snap ana ginger ahoundcd. ION sides
played BAH BOO purely hus!uess-likc way
and every man appeared 90 De doing che
best work oi Whlth hc was caDnoi There
was "a unity OF effort arI harmony OF
WORK truly pleasing 90 the baseball critic.
True. fhelan's umpiring was somewhat
ragged. bat hc is Improving Dit
ALMOST 4 sHUr-oUr.
Hy nothing Jess than a skin of their
teeth did the visitors escape the huinilla-
tns experience OF being shut out The
HusilDrs bad scored three times. In the
second inning. Houseman followed up
bis single Bog stealing second. and when
Jaky Wells lined out the sphere 90 Har-
grove Toy sharp single, fouseiuaH
s.'aruucrrd across tho plate ike true
guardian OF the second har. Two more
runs were added 90 the record I'm the
Little "Galieo Gocenhcimer" Gillen hit
safe 10 Cayel. and planted himself upon
the second bae when Barley Kahn sent =
lively single towards brother kccu.
Then 10 was that smith the immediate
descendant OF Captain John, with all his
romantic fairy tales about Pocahontas
and similar trgrh. sacrlncca az an OPP
perfume time. advancing notn men a bag.
Nobody was out except smith, ana there
was an air of heatiiude about the bleach
cries. while the occupants OF the grand
stand lll NOT hesitate go show where tnclf
SymYafNies lay II remained for Groves
20 show what kind of stun he was made
Of Pie lil &c. twO-bagger such as
creates q sensation among the regulation
rOOters. went over in the direction OF
HarErovf. ana two runs went down TO
the credit of the Iusucrs. After that
Leach got his grit zap. Kahn was the
only man who touched him for the re-
malulng Sis innings. and that was only
ca single The result was that the Hus-
tiers worked hard. though they could not
get a man beyond second base.
COULDN'T mT GuLrN.
Tho visitors couldn't hit Gilen. The lit
tie twrier from the city ON the Missis-
siUui river simply hcNill rcd fhrm. They
couldn't translate hiS curves, shoots, zlz-
zaes. and wiudcrs into the proper YER
twenty-five men faced the wizard. one.
two three. Was the order in every inning
except the thirI and sixth. ln the third
Fuller ana Leach found Giilen for SIM
gle each ana in the sixth Fuller rec
prabd his work. With those exceptions
mot II man touched him until The ninth
when Leach got another single. Eight
goose ecls Went down ON the score hoard
Tor the visitors. and % was the general
opinion that they would DE smut out
HIlleu gave only one man his base ou
balls though De struck TWO. He struck
olf nine mfu. Leach and RULER, win
their TWO singles each. being tine Only
men go touch him during me entire game:
u was Gillcn this, and Gillen that. ana
when GIIlcI went 90 bat he received the
plaudits of The multitude from all sides.
"Hes h1ug-up pitcher Ienarkel
Leach. of the visitors, DO ms eooo-ha-
turcI way and Reed didn't hesitate 10
Jay the little t"iiler hlsh cohln-
ment
SCORED Is THE NINTH.
The visitors worked hard. and PLAYED
a highly .rrdifahle. clean game. alt
they could not score until the mnin' lhr
Hustlfrs' quick. sudppl uclilNs WAS d
little too much for them. Ia me hlhlh
there was ledrf-dlsodse state OF auAliT.
10 looked very much as II there Wouiu
Do "a fle score. At least there was "a ine
prospect for it Leach was the nfsi man
up He h.t safe Co. smith 'iien Si .r,l
Cavlll and gave Reed Tour balls Ih-
bags were mll a thice-haeger or in
au probability two-hagEcr. would tie
the score while home run would Win
Mctann took up the stick. lie popped
up 90 IFS t0 kain. who 'sqee2ed' 81. iheH
there was au accident 1lIen threw
Iitflo hfrn and "krllN' lct the bail pass
hlm leach scored. leaving the second
ANA third bags fun Nanean hit hos-
one 20 Kahn. who threw the runner oui
90 Wells and every body watched IT ilti.
lIe had been To- bat twice and made a
almost certainly Tee the score. All eyes
were rivetod upon the saltwater thrd-
hHseiuau. zone strike. ArHtu -i"ti
ph.lan Fuller froWuci and rubbed ms
hands in the sand. Everything depended
nuDn him "Whizt' went his bat, only TO
IAN fhe air. Two Strikes came tine
crv. and Fuller shrugged his shoulders,
Guleu tNpe. tordted in his nanl anu
Heliv Foster signed him twice. The lit
Tie tWirlDr doubled himself mp an IN
knot and sent the ban over the ulate
like "a shot Nobody except the umpire
and Rcd1v saw 30 until 10 was Scilled
snu-iv in Rc1dy's colossal mitta1 rul-
Ter was dreaming about home runs, Tor
be made uo effort TO STRIKE the ltallSl.
Tie stared hlanklN al the umpire. h,luF
pointed a. hae-l.uc over the plate iutin
MS "a hush. then a stir. You're out.
cried Pnear A deafening shout and IL
was AN over
Ir,cH's oRrAT WORK.
Leach nut another feather in his cap
by bis work in The box. lie kept his
head and controlled the ban beauu-
fuliv only one man was sent Co first
hase ON Ials and he struck out six
Half dozen hits. AN but one in the first
three innings with "a total OF seven bases
was the best solution the Hustlcrs
could make OF Leach's delivery
Both Doe and Gillsn were given au-
mirahie support The fielding on both
sides was highly creliable Kahn. Wells,
gcrte and Foster for the locals, @ad
NcGana Mauean Hargr0vc. Han and
Fuller for the visitors were strictly in
the game True Eertc, Hall and Fuller
made "a mistake each. but their worn
otherwise would have been creiitaole
% much older PLAYERS.
The team work OF both sides was almost
fauffess. Lovers OF a close. weil-piaycd
game enjoyed the evening with genuine
rcI sh
Here is the history Of the contest:
Score.
RICHMOND.
Players. Alb. X. II. .. Il. =
Kahn. 80. ...............4 . o.