Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-14
GIVEN A WATERLOO.
Jake Wells Played the Role Of Bluchtr
and Drubbed Lynchburs.
THE yIsITORt WE'RE HACKED.
Richmond PIayed Good Game and
Diusmore Pitched Hall Like n M
ttonaI Leaguer-Ronnoke ana Pc
tersburg Play n Tie.
Richmond. 0j LsnchburG. i.
Roanoke. e Petersburg, 2.
Norfolk, 13, Portsmouth, iI'

A pretty game Of be se-ball Is, TO genu-
Inc crank, "a think OF beauty ana
a Joy forever: but when our team goes
on the field with hack-feathers flying,
as Lynchburg did yesterday when the
Hin Climbers met the Richmond Blue
birds, the game Is robbed of large
proportion, II not all. OF its beauty.
The visiting lads met a perfect Water
loo, and the only wonder is that they
weren't beaten worse than they really
were. They started off in half-hearted
fashion, and seemed to lose heart entire
before the second inning had been played.
In the third they went literally to pieces,
and IL was just fun for Jake Wells and
his boys to bat Mr. McKenna. and have
the Tobacconists chase all over the field
after the ball. The avalanche OF hits
that swept down upon them as the Blue
birds welded the stick was comical. and.
at the same time. sad.
or course, the local rooters enjoyed see
ing the home boys hit the ball. but even
they were rendered sorrowful as the
Lynchburg players piled up error after
error.
WAS A COMPLETE WALKONER.
Though OF course. everybod likes to see
the home team win. they like to see
some sort OF competition. A waikover
for either club is not to their liking.
Dinsmore was in the box for Richmond.
and twirled the sphere with a degree OF
skill that would have done credit TO Rusie.
Mcckin. or any Of the celebri
ties. His delivery was an awful puzzle
TO the Hill Climbers. and only on four
occasions were they able to do anything
at all with him.
The Bluebirds rallied around Dinsmore
like heroes and every one OF them fought
like veterans. IL bah came anywhere
in the vicinity Of any of the locals, twas
sure to be caught up and thrown to the
proper place in the shortest possible space
OF time and in the most approved fash
ion.
The only error made for Richmond WAS
BY Kahn, and his dertliction was partly
excusabie. A high fly. which every
one thought was a foul. but which Um-
pire Daley called fair, came into his ter
ritory, and. owing to Kain's proximity
to the left-feld bleacheres. he muffed
IT, and two bases were given Berryhil
thereby. The error awaited Lynchburg
naught, however, for he was gotten out
at third base, and the side was retired
before a run was made.
SNAPPI GAME.
AS whole, the Richmonds played a
quick, snappy game. They batted remark
ably well; they felded well. and the bases
were run in true baseball style Would
that the same could be said about the
Lynchburgs. TITS true. they can play ball.
They have demonstrated this; but they
failed most wofully 20 DO so yesterday.
In the third inning, Richmond made the
majority of her runs. and all OF them
were more or less attributable TO errors.
First Ferguson fumbled a ball, and Iaf-
fert made a wild throw to second. scoring
Houseman and sending Wells 10 third.
from which place he afterwards scored.
Then Flock made bad throw. which
gave MCGOWAN first and Foster third. As
though this were not enough, Mclntyer
muffed a ball thrown to him, which
scored MCGOWAN. Ferguson then dropped
a fly batted 10 him by Kellner, and per-
mitted Berte to score. All OF this was In
the third inning, and in that inning Rich
mond won the game, for. play as they
would the visitors could do nothing with
Dinsmore, and they were, therefore, UNI
able TO make more than one run.
The score here appended will show the
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