The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-05

IndiGcreRuy Played, But satisfactory in
KceuIl 20 the KOOiers.

extremely uut'Itdllf bu- N'4'i D"5'4'@ SUI
isfactory IN It's result Yes, this about
describes the battle which was fought
Yesterday afternoon at the Nest-Lhd
IdIk ln the presence Oi "'"4i1 S4@ ''o"
sand people.
n l,sted for two hours. and we were
ali glad when IL was over. Ihen ehdcd
tho tension. dread, hopes, and Tears, Tor
the hue cOlOrs Of the Hustlers waved
han and proudly over The conquered but
houofad maroon banner of the Nlagicians.
The tide OF battle flowed first one way
and then another, keeping the vas. con
course IN fcYcriSh state OF unres, ana
uncertainty that was a. eAhausting as IL
was exciting.
OH! THAT CROWD.
The crowd was a typical one in every
SENSE OF the word. At was thoroughly
cosmDuolitau as rcgdrdcd ages, sexes, ana
colDrs but they were all there Wllh one
common view and desire In end, ana lhey
loft gratihed and happy ON. the lung
mower the supcrfluOus language, the
cries, shouts, yciis gfoahs, laughter, ana
tears tnat were expended by the ever
restless and cXcitablc cOncourse. IT was
beyond conception, above description.
Ola aee ana youth, male ana female,
black and white, mingled together as the
water of many seas, forgetting social dis-
tucIuus. Obvious Of dccOrum, united as
one body, whose only purpose appeared
To be- tAe creation OF disorder and noise,
and me ltIILdllOil Oh AiltAi iA'A''S
worth To- the fullest extent Well, they
had in. even If they did break every law
from the DccalOgue TO the code OF Ma
pOle0u. and may tney have 1t many,
many times over again. Such Is the
cnoct o. baseball upon civilized hu-
manly
VICTORY NO. 2.
We won. let the croakers say what
they may, il was an honestly and hard
won contest. True, there were more or
those spirit calling errors made than
there should nave been, ana al times d
slight case OF ratues came over the
boys, and their work was shshtly thSeh
with yellow, but they came out Nictors III
the face OF these disnearten,ng facts and
they deserve much credit The visitors
were hard to down. They played Bdmely,
and d times brilliantly, ana showed most
cencusNeiy that they are one Of the
strongest and most gentlemanly CLUBS III
the Virginia State League.
lYinsm0rc started In Tor the home team,
but one inning proved that be was not
in condition, so KnOrr was substituted.
Then, nam caught Stahl's fly IN the iirst
lnnine and split one OF the fingers on
his LETT hand open. which caused MN 10
drop the bail. The wounded Duke OF
Fulton took his place until the inning
Was over when Tdnuehill went into lett.
Thus tile Hustlers had twelve men IN
the game altogether. and II was not until
the end Of the second inning that tney
got fairly started by this time the Nlsi-
tors hal scored three runs, oWlns 10 TWO
unfortunate errors by Spec, aided by
II began TO look a bit dubious for the
Hu-tlcs. and the "Toid-you-so' and u
knew-ir rooters were beginning to croak
like so many old antiquated crows. Foxy
Fry appeared TO bc in great form, aud
the locals were not disturbing him 10
any extent
KNoRR TAKES A HAND.
At This iuncture Lucky Jack knorI"
brought his "kinky-kink' delivery into
the game and there was sudden change
The Musicians were paralyzed, and found
Jack and his drops and curves for only
five scattered hits. Thus the contest
drlftcd along to the sixth inning, marred
here and there by some yellow Wo-ki
then. In turn, brilliantly colored by some
phenomenal play. That "castaway VI
use the word with all due apology ana
refer 10 Bradley. recently of Roanoke
opened the sixth by lodging the ball up
in the blue hrWament. 1t fell doyn by
going over. Three bases was the result.
THE PUN COMMENCES.
Then Honseman tried to let daylight
through Niox with a hot one, ana Brad
ley started for home. but the ball was
there ahead Of him, and then the entire
visiting team attempted TO run Bradley
down. 10 was no good. in the confusion
i-lllc cropped tle Dali ana lAc runner
scored. while Dandy" Houseman smiled
complacently on the third bag.
Wells died easy, and NioX's error put
Kelly on first. Houseman having in the
meantime scored Oh a wild pitch. Then
followed TWO bases on balls and single
by know which aided by Groves double
and Tam ohill's sacrifice, netted six runs.
The visitors tied the score in their
hat ON three timely siugles, assisted by
Housemaa' error. This was their last
IL "a
them ole hit I'm the three remaining
u nn~s Good stick work gave the locals
two in tle seventh and one in the ninth.
Thus the Husllecs Won their second vic
tory.
out in right field Bradley gave one OF
the finest exhibitions Of fielding ever
seen here He carried off the first hCnors
easily. with Slerer a close second. Smile,
gentle reader. for here you are.
RICHMOND.
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