Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-13

"Old Scissors did his duty at the ball
game yesterday afternoon. but his trum-
pet trumpeted in vain. for what does 1t
profit a man to toot his horn when the
acme team can't hit the opposing pitcher
This was the trouble. or rather ii was
.he chief trouble. though other vicissitudes
IN the way Of stupidity likewise entered
nto the game. and caused the Blueords
10 tumble downwards from the ladder
which reaches 20 the pennant.
Mr.. ORTIZ the gentleman who smiles so
continuously (either because he's salts
fed with himself or because he's pleased
with the world in general twirled for the
residents Of Lynchs Ford. and what he
lid In the way OF producing zigzags and
.uriy-a's was amply sufficient to phase the
Wells contingent True he was smitten
at intervals. but the findings" of the
Richmonders were at times when they
didn't count much. just as a man UNI
sarths quarter in his Old pants when
be doesn't need it. but can't raise q cent
when HIS watch is in soak.
AIRY Fairy Lillian" Knorr manipulated
the CONFERENCE.-The horse for the losing
faction. but his delivery was n sort OF
baseball pie for the Campbell county viii
ayers, and they almost beat the leather
nto a Jelly before they were done with
I. Twelve hits. with n total of goodness
,nly knows how many bases. were the
um total of Lynchburg's stick efforts.
RICHMOND HAD THE EGG.
From the very start 1t looked as If the
men who experience the ups and downs
81 life in Lynchburg would corral the
contest. though many a time and oft
some leaden-hearted rootcr would sigh
and say The game isn't over yet" But
rom a standpoint OF victory II was over
after the curtain fell on the first inning.
Even then twas eOose-egg to 2, and
Richmond had the gOOse-egg.
At times the Bluebirds with character
,stic pluck spurted. but all the time there
was contempOraneous squirting on tho
part Of the visitors. 'Old Scissors horn
and all 10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
when the 5-cent contingent who wit
messed the sport from left-field fence sad
" returned themselves TO mother earth
at the conclusion Of the game, the small
boy wrote in letters of chalk upon the
ackbOard-"Five TO six" and the worst
Of all about II was that twas five to six
In favor OF our friend. the enemy"
REDDY GAVE EN- ONE.
Reginald Arundel Foster, who has been
digitally incapacitated for some days past,
wore the mustard-plaster and the bird
cage for the Wellsltes, but he was hardly
in his accustomed good form. 1t is the
unwritten law OF baseball that catcher
should never attempt to throw man
out on second when another duffer Is
On third. His Highncss undertook to
revolutlon2e the game by trying this
srlck Yesterday and as n consequence
The runner on third sauntered I'm leisureiy.
looking for fOur-leafed clover as he
wCrmed his way from the third bag to tn
plate. Now, something might have been
done 10 save that run. but the something
wasn't done. May be twill be next time
In the last inning our friend from Fulton
created little breeze by smashing n
two-bagger, which inspired hopes that
were quickly blighte1 While attempt
ing to steal home on n passed bah the
East-End aristocrat cOllided with Raffert
the Lynchburg catcher and. Of course,
the latter got worstcd. lie was knocked
sensaless sensible. perhaps. for he'll never
get in Reddy's way again, and ii took
nat article so unfamiliar to -ballsts
water to rcsuscitate him. Raffert is
good-hearted chappie, and plays ball with
snap and vim. but when one hears him
shout one cannot help thinking he missed
his calling in not being a fog-horn on
transatlantic liner for he has voice
like a steam-piano.
SOME BRILLIANT WORK.
The Lynchburgers are Chesterfelds on
baseball etiquette, and their conduct on
the diamond yesterday was well worthy
OF imitation. But who couldn't be a
Chesterfield on baseball etiquette when
he has a lead-pipe cinch on the game.
Kelly made a pretty catch in left, and
30 ala Thompson. The latter pounded
he yarn thrice. and smote the same
with much brute-force. both for pair
Of doubles and a single. Outside of the
tricks enumerated the game wasn't cal
culatcd to make crank 20 wild, though
this view. Of course. is from Richmond
standpoint.
The score appended tells the rest in de-
tail:
RICHMOND.
A<B. r. II. o. a. f..