Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-04

Fifteen hundred people-all cranks OF
the most pronounced type-sweltered AT
West-End Park yesterday afternoon du-
ring contest % between Richmond and
Petersburg. which made some OF them
shed briny tears that trickled down their
detected countenances. and. mingling with
the beads of perspiration which CON
tinually worked out through the pores
OF their skin. made Of them moist
gathering.
Twas bad enough to have to sit and
suffer with the heat, but to have the
humiliation of seeing Richmond defeated
by a lot of Farmers-a team OF hayseeds'
who were thought to be easy fruit
for the Bmebirds-was too much for the
mortal rooter. Therefore. is IT any won
der some Of them shed tears?
After the manner In which the locals
led the Lynchburgs into camp last week
everybody expected the Petersburss Wouiu
be beaten out with ease; but they weren l.
though. and thereby hangs a tale Inc
little Bluebirds were away OIL. poth IN
their fielding and batting ana, instead ol
playing like men. acted more IKE ciuiu, en-,
Knorr was In the box, and was toucheu
Tor twelve ttIt Nus bNN 10 q 49,
work was superior 10 that OF his asto-
ciates. who gave him almost no support,
and accumulated half "A dozen errors, all
of which were costly.
FARMERS ARE STRONGER
The Farmers have strengthen d con
siderably since their last visit here. ana
their new men showed up vctV wen ~
deed Breen and Turner, he oregon
oracle, are frst-class men, ana lhe Ore
couiqn bids fair 10 become the leaViest
halter In the league. He DISTINGUISHED
himself by batting a long hy INTO Ilsht
field. which would ordinarily nave bten
a home run, but the ubiquitous snan
boy on the fence had his PUT, ana IL
Melted Turner but two bases. Ihe pay
was a peculiar one. The Ddll sailed over
The fence directly 10 a 10y who ST upon
a TAN wooden horse" on the OUTSIDE ana
he caught il and threw Z back ihto
NAV. Under the ground rules. wclch pre-
scribe that but two bases may be tak. I
on a han batted or thrown into crowo,
Turner was made TO stop on secon T.
The only thing that distinSdiahed the
Richmond team was the number OF errors
they made They seemed u so al 10
pieces. and everything appeared to go
wrong
GRAY. the cx-Lynchburg player made
his initial appearance as feathered
q,
plaver. and what ne did not DO was d
plenty. lie is slower than the wrath 10
come. both in fielding and running bases
and his only redeeming quality Is his
batting.
SOME GOOD WORK.
The fielding Of Fender and Breen was
90 zines a revelation. Nothing appeared
too difficult for them TO catch. SANFORD
also is deserving Of special mention. In
the sixth he made a trapped-balI play
which banned out exceedingly well for
the Farmers. Gray was on second, ana
MCGOWAN occupied the initial bag behhe
Knocked a fly just In rear Of second base
and Sanford let IT drop. Behne had,
therefore. to run, and Sanford picked
the ball up and handled it so quickly that
two men were out before the rooters
realized that anything had happened. III
WAS a very clever double play.
There is but little more to tell. Klch-
mond lost. and that is all there Is TO H.
If anything else is 10 be found in the
game. the attached score will show II.
II tells how Richmond lost ne! tnlfd
.,,,,,o on homo grounds: