Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-31

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The Richmond cranks had a surfeit Oh
baseball yesterday, and 1t is safe 10 say
that every lover OF the national sport
in this city saw one or both Of the
games between the Richmond ana Lynch-
burg teams.
The first game must have filled their
hearts with gladness. for 1t was wen
nIaved. In fact. almost errorlessly played;
hut on. myi how much sadness must have
been poured into those self-same hearts
when the ninth inning was concluded In
contest No 2, and the doleful fact that
Richmond had lost began to dawn upon
the rooters' minds.
IT'S true that they might have given UP
hone in the nth inning. but they didn't
for thew were mindful Of the almost UNI
precedented manner in which the Blue
birds had the day before wrested a vic
tory from Roanoke in the ninth inning
when all was apparently loet. But play
ing Roanoke and playing Lynchburg Is
entirely different. and all who witnessed
Yesterdays game must have realized this
truth.
The Lynchburg team is a strong one,
and every man on 1t IL a ball player OF
ability. They fought like heroes during
Doth games yesterday. and though they
succeeded in wrestling one victory out Of
two battles, they had no easy time In
doing IT. Nor, on the other hand. did
Richmond have an easy task In defeating
Lynchburg
THE CLUBS EVENLY MATCHED.
The two clubs. as a matter of fact are
about as evenly matched as clubs can
be. and they fight with more vim
and determination than any other mines
that have been seen here this season.
The rivalry between Lynchburg and
Richmond is very strong indeed-that
l., so far as baseball IS con-
cerned and Just at present this
rivalry is at fever heat. The Rich
mond club leads in the race for the pen
nant, but Is being closely pressed by
Lynchburg. the cranks up there claiming
that the trophy belongs to them.
By the way. there were 600 of those
cranks here yesterday, and they were a
doleful-looking COO. too, for the brief space
but after the second their long faces had
brcadened into smiles and they were
again specializing as to where they should
pant Mr. Spauding's pennant when the
race is concluded. They were afforded
but little opportunity 10 root in the first
game. because the TobaccOnists were
shut out but they got their revenge in
the afternoon, when the Richmond lads
accumulated errors, to the chagrin OF the
local cranks. and thereby assisted the
Hill-Cllmbers in piling up nice runs that
counted.
LynchburR Shnt ont I'm the Morning.
There was large crowd out TO see
the first game. About 600 Lynchburg root
ers sat in the grandstand and on the
bleacheries cheering the Tobacconists as
best they could but from "A Lynchbnrg
standpoint there was but little To APP
plaud and ere the game was half finished
those rooters from the Hill CITY who
had journeyed hither with so much hope
were cast down, and hardly a SOUND save
an occasional groan was to be heard
from them.
Kagey was In the box for Lynchburg--
Kagey, the great; Kagey, the terrific
pitcher-but Kagey was literally knocked
out Of the box before certain flock OF
Bluebirds, known as the Richmond Base
Ball Club had finished with him. Rich
mOnd won the game hands down, and the
victory, while, OF course. rejecting credit
on all OF Wells's pets who participated.
was directly attributable to the excellent
work OF Flynn. He hurled the ball over
the plate with pnerring accuracy and
terrific speed, and 90 ratified the visitors
that nine of them waved out and only
three managed to make a safe hit.
FINE GAME THROUGHOUT.
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every standpoint, end both teams played
superior ball. Tha teamwork of both
clubs was all that could be desired, and
only two errors were made-one by each
club. Neither amounted to much, and the
runs Richmond made are directly attri-
butable to the magnificent manner in
which the birdllngs welded the aeh. Mo
Gowan excelled in hitting. Out Of four
chances at the bat he lined out three
long hits and few out to Smith in deep
centre.
Kahn showed his superiority as r. base
stealer. and three stolen bases are ac-
credited to him as a result. On one oc-
casion he stole third when the catcher
had tho ball. but he made such a long
slide the baseman was unable to catch
him in time. AS whole, the game was
one OF those which causes the heart
Of a true rooter to bound with delight.
ana not a HaW can De 1Oupu IN IL. Livery
player was on his mettle and everybody
worked hard.
The manner in which the Richmonds
played the bases and watched every
point in the game wac refreshing 10
those who had seen them play so lazily
with the Norfolks only a week before.
Then they had nH incentive. to play, but
yesterday they met foemen worthy OF
their steel, and they showed themselves
TO be equal 20 the occasion.
HAD HIS EYES OPEN.
Flynn watched the bases like cat.
and IL was as much as q baseman's run
was worth to venture off Of a bag. In tina
third inning McIntyer got to first on
balls. and Flynn was very much put out
that he should have given away the base.
He had This eye on McIntyer. however
and while that worthy was playing a
few feet from the bag ran over TO him
and forced him down the line. This caused
Ferguson who was on second, to run
of the base. and, by clever manipulation
of the ball, in which Berte took part,
Ferguson was gotten out.
peculiar fact, and one that was very
noticeable In connection with the con-
test. was that only once did a Lynchburg
player get so far as third base. and he
got there on wild pitch-the only one
Flynn made.
The score will show how the game was
played better than q written description