Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-05

single hits by himself. Little, and Pad
den. In that inning the bases owing TO
rumble made by Berte. were filled and
MT would have scored two or more
runs. but Tannehill pitched great ball.
and Berte redeemed himself by throw
ihg Cavanaugh out, and the side was re-
tired.
TWO MORE RUNS.
In Inning No. 2. Kelly led OF with a safe
hit. and. b ing sent TO second on n hi
made by MCGOWAN. scored on u hot liner
from Berte's bat. which sent MCGOWAN
TO third. Rcrtc's hit was fumbled by
Sherer. and McGowan was permitted TO
cross the rubber. Berte tried to make
third on this. but Sherer threw the ball in
az soon as ne recovered IL, and when
Richmond's clever short-stop reached the
bag Niox was waiting for him. sphere in
hapf. Tannenil was given his base on
baHs. and reached third while Groves
was permitted to gst 70 first. Then Brad
ley lined out a hot ball into centre field.
and, TO the surprise Of all, Sherer caught
II, ana retired the side shutting of two
runs.
The Goats. In the second. went out in
on. two. three order, and no one scored
until the sixth. Then II was that Mitchell
made his rank decision Little hit a fly out
INTO right field, and Bradley got under II.
lie caught II up against the fence, making
beautiful play. and his glove got hung
on a nail i'm The fence. II turned to Sc
cure his mitt. and the umpire thought from
the fact that he didn't return the ball
as promptly az he might that he had
dropped IL. Little continued to run. and
crossed home plate, thus making a run,
which the umpire permitted when he was
unques tiOnahly out. Bradley, of course
had according 10 the umpire's decision,
to be given an errer, but, instead. he
should have gotten d put out.
This play put Roanoke only one behind
Richmond. and In "A moment thereafter
the score was tied. Padden. the next man
up. found the horsehid> nquarely on the
trademark" and so hard did he punch
1t that IL hoated ma jestically over right
field fence; and then there was excite
mcnt. No one else succeeded in scoring
in that inning. though Cavanaugh fol-
lowed with a two-bagger. In the seventh,
the two teams went out in one. two,
three order In the eighth Richmond
failed 10 score. though Houseman
managed To get as far as second. while
the rooters' br,aths came In short gasps
\ HEART DISEASE FINISH
When the Roanokes came up to bat in
inning Nc. 5, the excitement reached
fever-heat. Little led off with doubl,.
I
one man was out. ard IL looked as
though nothing short Of a miracle could
keep him from scoring. Everybody played
hard seeming to realize that ii was
case Of do or die. They were not prepared
TO die. so they did" Tannehill threw
the ball over the PLATE like a shot out
Of a cannon, and Berte and Houseman
gobbled mp the balls that came their
way from Cavanaughs and Welch's bats
respectively. and threw them out at
first. thus saving the day.
In the ninth Berte and Tannehill were
put out, and Kahn made scratch-hit TO
Padden. reaching first base only 10y
chance Then Groves lined out a three
Dagger into left field. sending Kahn over
the rubber. and himself going TO third.
This set the crowd wild and when Groves
crossed the plate on a line hit made by
Bradley. everybody went into n lirium
of JOY. This practically ended the game.
Houseman retired the side, and the Roa-
nokes were made short work of in their
half
Here is the score of the prettiest game
ever played here. and, though Roanoke
lost. there is nothing in these figures TO
the Goats discredit: