Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-27

Richmond won from Norfolk again yes
to-day with great ease. although the
Gam. Was brought 70 close with what
q, baseball parlancc is termed a heart
....., finish" Both teams played bet
t BAH than on Thursday, and the 500
~ more rooters present were given their
r..,.s worth Of excitement.
mo Norfa.kians were left far behind
o.. locals early In the game. and there
o.~ r7 apparent hope OF their achieving
, victory. The ninth inning. however,
o.. "a 4iTorcnt aspect on the contest.
ana had Sir. Lawson. the heayy-hittng
,..rtcr who was run into the game 10y
cd. visitors at critical stage Of the
..-,t inning. been able TO hit the ball,
g.. victory achieved by Richmond would
f.,e been characterized by the six let
.... -aofoat" lie couldn't find the
s-t.~o. though. and thereby hangs tale.
.nsmorc was given his hrst trial in the
TX f.r The Elucbirds. and pitched very
GOOD same. His twirlng proved very de-
'.-.te ~ the Marines. and they could
-. DO much with him He pitches with
l,le effort. is cool and collected at all
,s. and seems 20 have perfect controi
e.. Ore ball
v.erOLK'S INFANTILE TWIRLER.
So l-naid. an infanile twlricr, was in
... nox FOR Norfolk. and on the whole
o.s8 of very well indeed. He doesn't
b.. .s,ss great amount Of speed but
fas the faculty Of causing batsmen TO
-.r tp flies. and therein lies his merit.
fta tossed an easy ball 20 Wells IN the
f,ur'h inning. which that worthy caught
srusre'v On the trademark ana raised
Gar above the heads Of the players.
L. oonte1 directly over second base ana
thence over ceutcr-held fence. ana drop
ned some feet beyond the enclosure, WINE
wells trotfed around the bases. and the
crowd houered themselves hoarse. rms
home run hit ecllpsci any otner thdt mas
been made this season.
The locals were percepubiy weakened
bv the absence OF H0useman. Berte COW
cred second base and Kahn played short
sion. Morpan-the same Johnny OF lds'
years fame played In left FIELD ana az
though he asa not DO so wei IN IN" n'lu'
ne covered himself with glory al me pat
and two runs made by Richmond arc
directly attributable 60 his clever stick
work. on the other hand, he Is soleiy
respousible for two runs made by NOT
fox. as q disastrous error made by nm III
the ninth inninc. when he tumbitd a
,rounder hit by Mccain, permitted HON
man o. score and very materially aiaed
Mccain in so coing.
PLAYED GOOD BALL.
on the whole the Richmond lads played
cNraofi1nally good BAH bnt the teaW
work Of the Norfolkians was better lhey
foueh, very good uphill fight, ana al
though defeated. deserve great crcdlt
for the manner In which they WORKED
together Hager. their center hel1eF'
showed marked ability In handing mes;
I{e received eleven sky-scrapers, ana
took them an without an error, ana very
materially aided IN holding Hlchmond
score down 10 four runs. lie dlNlueu
honors with Turkey" Groves klch-
mond's pet fielder, whG distinguishes
himself sufficiently in the FIRST innlns'
even had hc done nothing else during
tha fight Groves captured a ny from
O'Harau's bat after an unusually Iohs
r.n INA among the carriages ana so
ouickly did he throw II in that Corcoran'
VINO was on FIRST. was unable to reach
second ,.s o,,,,
rlavs. ana was very interesting one.
me score will tell the rest. Here II Is: