The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-24
IT WAS A CLOSE CALL.
BUT THE Hy'STLERS CtHE OFT VIC
TORfOJS ~ a SCOkE OFS yO5.
Sensational Finish with Plenty Of Gin
ccr-Tiynn and Br"ndt Were ""'h
Touched Up in u Lively Manner.

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With n sensational finish. during which
The visitors scored three runs on bat
ting streak IN the last half OF the ninth.
the Hustlers defeated the Portsmouth
aggregation Of ball.tosscrs at Wcst-End
Park yesterday afternoon by score OF
20 =
The game was an imp ovcuent upon
that Of the day before. There wa1 little
OF no wraneing. though a number Of
ysgor ms kicks were made on Mr..
Thomas Phcian's umpiring Mr.. Phclsn
came from Philadelphia. 10 FIJI the place
made vacant by MIR. Rafferty,. lie was
said 10 be a good umpire. and doubtless
he dc the bcs, he could. lie showed
no particular prcjudces. but preceded
70 roast both sides IN great shape. His
decisions were ragged and more than
once ne appeared TO be I'm semi-trance.
Certainly he did not keep his eyes wide
open. or else he Is Incapable OF filling
his position
Perhaps ne will improve however. so
IN write a few lines about Flynn and
Brandt.
HARD HfrTISG OK ROTH sIurs.
The hitting on both sides was lively.
Flynn had good control of the ball ana
sent only one man to first on balls. He
threw wild One. advancing a man one
base. The visitors had on their batting
clothes. however. and found the western
twirler for eleven hits with "a total OF
fourteen bases.
Brandt did not fare 50 well. He
sent four men 10 first on balls. struck
nth. and was touched up FOR twelve
hits with "A total OF seventeen bases.
lie struck out only one man. Brandt
worked hard though. and ought 10 have
received better support. especially from
Thurston. who played ugly at short and
threw Wild more than once
At one time u looked as though Ports
mouth would take of tho honors That
was at the close of the second inning.
In the first the Hustlers sent one man
across the plate. kan was the man.
He lined out a pretty double. stole third
IN his Characteristic shrewd way and
scored on Groves twO-5agEcr. Ports
mouth drew blank In the first and
Richmond In the second. Then the
visitors sent three men over the rubber.
Hargrove hit 10 Smith. he reached sec
oni. when kain picked up Halls ground ~
and threw Wild 10 HOuseman. ThursiOn
was struck by the BAH. and the bags
were full Fuller then made timely
hit and sent home the three men
CATCHING Up.
Wells found Brandt for a hands,n
two-baeger i'm the fourth. went TO third
when ! n rston tried TO throw Berte OIL;
at nfst. fid beat the ball IN when Flynn
Wrnt out on a Ions IFS to Hargro 'e.
fortsn outh crew q blark Then the
HCstlcrs forged ahead. Horseman please.
the icoters Nth two-basg.r ard Brad
ley and Wells each followed with "A sin
gle Berte got four balls. ana Fostc.
hit T. ChilGs. When the dust had settled
IL was learned that three of tn no ne
team had or .sscd tho plate.
The visitors ia not score again until
The eighth. when Childs <it two-bagsor
ont in left field. and M~igan and Har-
grove each got a single. Sharp fielding
on the Part Of the lCcalc kept everybody
from scoring except Cnilds. For III. To-
Gals. Smitn's two-bagEer. followed by
Groves single and that of Hcuseman.
assisted by stolen base each on the
part OF the last two players. had given
tie Hustlcrs two runs. The scn~e ,her
stood 20 4. I'm the ninth ThurstOns two
ugly errors assisted by a timely bunt-
hit by Flynn. sent Berie over the plate.
SENSATIONAL FINIsr.
Half the people got up to leave the
gfard-stand. II was conceded that the
II was not such a welk-over as the root
ers were looking for. The visitors shook
themselves together. Fuller first went
out Bcrte 10 Wells. Brandt let Leach
take his place by way OF a rest. and the
latter waited for four balls and stole
second. Cavillc made a heavy two-base
hit to Bradley. Leach scored. Then peO-
pie stopped and looked. Childs scarcely
got the bat in his hand before ne lined
out "A double in the same place. That
sent Cavlle in. Mailman followed with a
pretty single. but got caught at second by
Houseman. who was assisted by smith.
Mangan was The last man up. He struck
ont That settled a.