Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-18

Richmond won the third game from
Petersburg yesterday. and this when the
thermometer registered less than 40 de-
grees and the wand was almost blowing
gale.
The weather would have been first-class
for football or for almost any other out
door sport than baseball. but for our ma
tional pastime II was not at all auspi-
cous and good playing was out Of the
question. 1t was torture to the men, with
their hands blue and numb from cold,
10 have TO catch hot ball either thrown
or batted to them, and 1t was exceedingly
uncomfortable for the 100 or more cranks
who sat on the bleacheries and In the
grandstand and kicked their feet in the
vain effort to keep warm.
The result OF this was TO make the
game exceedingly dull and unnteresting.
The ball was batted freely. and error
after error was piled up because Of the
felders' inability to handle the sphere
with cold hands.
KNORR DOES GOOD WORK.
Knorr was In the box Cor Richmond.
and. remaining in seven irnings. pitched
a most creditable game. On account OF
the cold he was taken out in the eighth,
and Behne was given a trial. He proved
$50 far as could be Judged TO be good
pitcher. and throws deceptive drop
ball, similar to the "fooleri used by Fore
man. Harris twirlod for Petersburg. and
did very well until the eighth inning,
when the Bluebirds got on to his curves,
and pounded him out Of the box. In this
one inning seven hits. with a total OF
eleven bases, were made of him, and,
as a result. seven runs were piled up
making Richmonds score seventeen.
There was really no intere { I'm the
game until the sixth round. Richmond
jumped OF in the lead. and held it up
to that time, when the visitors came
10 the bat and swiped out four hits in
close succession, two Of which were dOu-
bles. and increasing their score by three
runs, tied the locals. Then il was that
the rooters gathered their wits and began
10 yell. II wouldn't do, they thought
for Pet rsburg to win a game in the
first series. and. IL the cranks could help
Il. they shouldn't. So, repeated calls
Of announcement emanated from grand
stand and bleacheries. and when the
f1u q team handled the ash In the Sc
zenith they responded Several good. long
hits were made, and, as a result Rich
monds score was put just three runs
IN advance Of Petersburg's. The first run
was q signal for the fun, so far as the
roOtcrs were concerned. 10 commence. At
FIRST IL was like a summer breeze. making
just little rustic. but II increased
steadily as the runs continued. until,
when the third man came over the plate.
Il had become q perfect gale OF mirth
This practically cOrciLled the contest.
as the Farmers were unable TO overcome
this lead, and the seven runs Of the
eighth inning practically counted for
naught.
ITS INTERESTING FEATURES.
The game had some interesting fea-
lures. The locals played well, considering
the atmospheric conditions. and MCGOWAN
did particularly well. II worked a clever
trick on Lippert. whem he put out by
concealing the ball and pretending to re-
turn ii to the pitcher. Tn entire Rich
mOnd team showed up much better than
their opponents aid. and unless Peters
burg improves her team wonderfully
there is no question that Richmond viii
lead her In the race.
Mr. DAILY, the umpire. made an mex
cusahe show Of obstinacy in his refusal
To call the game after the eighth inning,
when il was both too cold and too dark
70 play. He was appealed TO by both
managers, the players. and the specta-
tors. but IN vain. II made the players
continue the fight. and in about three
minutes after only two men had gone TO
the bat. called the game
III