The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-13
A DESPERATE FINISH.
THE MIL CLIMBERS DEFEiT THE
HUSTLERS by a SCORE ORC TO5.
rostcr's Wild Rush for tho Home Plate In
the Ninth Inning Created the Most
Intense Excitement.

Fifteen hunciti baseball rootefs trcm-
bicd from head 20 foot. held heir breath.
and felt little cold chllls run ip and
down their spinal columns Yesterday az
terroon a; the Wes,-End Park, vhen
Foster planted himself on third base In
the ninth hiring. The score stood six TO
five in Lyncnburs's favor. There were
two men out II Rcddy could get across
the rubber the score would be lied. Foster
had gore TO third like "A shot, when Nc
Intyre threw Groves out to Plock.
great united shout went up from All
sides simultaneously when Foster reach
cd third There was a chance for as.
Then everybody kept still for m)ment.
The prospects hung on that tiny thread.
Orth was determined Foster should not
score Rancrt was too. on the other
hanc Reddy was prepared to take the
slightest shadow of a chance.
SCENE or BEyrLnr.
"Get nj 'ern. Az cred Mcintyre at sec
ond base. and Az did his level best.
praf,cy was at the bat. Two bails'
cried Umpire Mclaughlin. and every eye
was riveted on the battery. roster
piayed of some eight feet. ana wa'chcu
his chance like an eagle watching us
flrfn iTtN bdths N'N''''
sef I'D IN n knot and shot the ball IN
with n terrific in-curve. Straight over
tho nlate II went. and all al once there
us n 6olirIous shout. The ball had pass
"a Raffert about ten feet TO Inc lei|
Foster was on the lookout. NO sooner
had the ball been gotten by kanert IMAM
Foster made n terrific dive for the nome
plate II could be seen at glance 'hd'
Ranert had the advantage In the race
Foster had 20 cover nearly double the
territory. A Wild scream was deafening.
"Reddy'' gathered the fo.ce OF a cy-
clone from his determination. Ten 70
one Rafrert would catch him. but ne
had started, and nothing could make
him return. On he came Ike. thunder
storm Raffert made great roaen lot
hin when two or three feet In front OF
the plate and was knocked out of his
head.
1T WAS All oyFR.
cont cried Umpire Mclaughlin. and
n was out. fair and square, though many
pcoplc in their excitement and desire for
the score TO he tied. swOre otherwise.
Meantime Raffert lay doubled up In a
knot lust I'm front Of the home plate. lie
was apparently unconscious for a rev
moments. Water" cried LynchDurg
PLAYER. and the injured mans face was
hathed and his belt lOosened. Foster
STOOD IN ana llphfI Nlis i many W. 49,
realized that the game was the property
Of the Lvnchburgs despite the Hustlers'
desperate efforts. and about that time
Raffert came to himself and with the
assistance OF other players got on his
fee. and limped TO the bench. He was
only stunned and badly bruised. No bones
were broken.
That was the end Of the game. II was
an interesting contest. full OF spirit and
intense rivalry, but the best OF feeling.
The finish was. perhaps. the closest and
most exciting ever seen on Richmond
diamond.
rMpIHE N'LArGnLIS.
Umpire Mclaughlin came in for a fun
share OF criticism and deserved "A good
deal of IT, He was quite ragged in sew
eral OF his decisions on balls and
strikes and knOrr at one time made a
balk, but Mr. Mclaughlin did not appear
to see II. Foster was fairly out at the
home plate I'm the ninth inning There was
no question about that. In the same in
ming, however, Berte made pretty single
hit, and when Knorr hit TO Mcintyre
Berte went TO second. Mcintyre picked up
the ball, and in his eagerness TO make a
double, neglected 10 put his foot on sec
end base His foot was at least two feet
from the bag when ne threw the ball to
Plock. not I'm time TO catch knorr how
tators kicked. They had a perfect right TO
do so. Bcrte was unquesiionably safe.
Umpire Mclaughlin also called ORTIZ out
on first ia the eighth inning, when the
runner was clearly safe Neither side was
roasted throughout. however, and Mr..
Mclaughlin "evened up" fairly well.
BArrfD BOTH rI1cH.Rs.
Both pitchers were hit quite freely.
The Inn Climbers found Knorr for
twelve hits, with total Of sixteenbases
Jack kept them fairly well scattered,
except I'm the third inning. when three
etraights and a couple OF stolen bases
sent ia two runs.
Crth didn't fare much better. Eleven
hits was the record i'm his case. Foster
and Rerte each finding him for beauii-
ful two-bagger only two errors were
made by the Hustlcrs. The visitors made
three The Hustlers lost the game by
reason OF a little hard luck In the first
inning Ferguson. the first man at bat
was given four balls and Smith was hit
by the ball. Mclntyre's sacrifice ac-
vanced each man a bag. and when Ber-
ryhll went out on n long fly TO Groves.
Ferguson scored. and Smith went TO
rhird He scored on Thompson's dou-
bic 10 Kelly. Work as they would. the
Ilustlers couldn't catch up with these
two runs.
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