Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-05

The first exhibition OF real Oriental
ball-playing seen here this season was
put w by Richmond at wesiEnd Park
Rosnokes for the second time, but not
outstanding their bad work they woa
out. and that, too. by large majority.
The game. though badly played. had It's
redeeming features. and as n whole was
very interesting TO the 1900 or more
franks who sat around upon the blesche-
ries and in the grandstsnd and at times
aallooed themselves hoarse.
The Chinese work OF the Birdlngs was
done In the first inning. and as result
the Goats were given a running start
which. under ordinary circumstances. II
would have been hard for the locals TO
overcome. They did overcome II, though.
and forged way AHEAD. and thereby atoned
FOR their beginning. which might have
made Hobo-Hater Hop-Lung shout with
10y. but Disguised the cranks.
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
II happened In this WISE The locals
came 10 the bat. and welded the stick
with mighty strength and telling effect
This work Melted them four runs, and
the cranks were made happy. Then the
Goats got their inning. Tannehill led of
by presenting Brecn with his base. He
then siruck-out Stahl. and Padden got
a hit. This was all mighty nice. but just
here was where the game began to par
take OF an aspect Celestial. Jake Wells
led off In the error-accumulating contest.
Bradley hit an easy ball TO him. and he
let 1t go through him. Then Sherer came
up. hit safe into right field. and Dins-
more threw wild--in fact so wild that
Paddcn easily scored. Kahn got hold OF
the sphere and attempted 10 shut Pad
denis run off. and instead he liked to have
thrown over the grandstlnd. This opened
the way for Bradley to score. ard when
the ball was finally gotten under control
sherer was on third. Foster followed
this up by allowing ball 10 pass him.
which permitted Sherer 10 score. and
when the scorer summed up the result
of Richmond's bad playing II was found
10 be just four Roanoke runs.
BOTH SIDES PLAY WELL
After this inning the locals pulled them
selves together and played exceptionally |
good ball. as did also their opponents. |
That Is. all except Kahn. lie was way
OF in the second inning. and seemed to-
tally unable for the nonce 10 stop a ball.
Fisher FIRST found an opening between his
legs and got to first when he should have
easily been put out. and Stahl sent the
ball through him with equally as much
ease. This latter error was a most fla
grant one. kain was standing upon
second base when Stahl hit the ball. and
II went directly 10 him. Breen ran down
20 second. and had Kahn stopped the
ball he could have made double with
all ease. He could have felded II too.
with little difficulty, but he didn't, and
as result Breen went third. from which
he afterwards scored. and Fisher. who
was already on second. ran home.
SOME SPECIAL PLAYS.
This was about all OF the bad playing
OF the game, and as has been already
stated. there was much OF good playing
To counterbalance and atone for this.
Tannohill caught hot fly directed from
Stahfs bat in the sixth inning and threw
TO Wells for double. thereby making
very pretty play. and winning much
applause. In the same inning D!nsmore
distinguished himself by one-hand
catch of high fly from Bradley's bat.
when muff would have meant certainly
one run for Roanoke. Groves also mace
a stellar catch in the ninth inning. which
ended the game and shut Off at least one
run. He picked the ball up almost from
the ground, after a very long run. and
until he threw II In. no one believed that
he had secured IL.
Padden. Of the visiting team. made the
star catch for his side In the seventh
inning when after running backwards
for about ten yards. he captured NY
from Groyes's bat. All OF these plays were
enjoyed and were literally applauded.
but the game as whole lacked that
snappiuess which Is so characteristic or
The Bluebirds. MCGOWAN alone played
auick and gingerly. and his fielding was
excellent.
The batting of both teams was very
heavy. and both pitchers were freely hit
R!chmond's victory Is due alone to the
superior stick-work of our boys.
The score Is as follows: