Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-28
OH! HOW HE WASN'T.
Tannehill, The lnTlncible, Loses His
First Game.
AND THE FARMERS TAKE 1T.
Some of the Prettiest Double Plays
and Heaviest Hating Ever Seen
on the Pctersburg Diamond-Thc
Other League Games.
Richmond, 81 Petersburg, IL.
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pETERsBIJRG VA, April 2.A(sp

PETERSBURG, VA, April H.-(Spe-
cial )-Tannehill, the invincible. has lost
his first game; and, oh. how he was hit!
Such batting has never before been seen
on this diamond. Six home-runs, five
doubles, and eleven singles were made
off his delivery, with a total of forty-hve
bases. Quarles was in the box for the
home team, and, barring his wildness,
he pitched a splendid game as only Wells,
Pender. and Woodruff could hit him.
Wells and Woodruff each hit him for two
home runs, while Pender hit him for
two singles. The Farmers. with the ex-
ception of an error by Dundon, in the
sixth played splendid game, while the
Bluebirds were little off in their field
ing.
The game opened with the Farmers at
the bat. Dundon, the first man up. flied
out to Berte; Breen hit safely to left
field for two bases and scored on Bro
dies single TO centre field. Brodie was
caught mapping. and thrown out by Tan
nehill. and Kelly flied out to Pender.
For Richmond kain flied out to Nc
Cam: Boland got four balls; Tannehill
struck out and Pender hit to Breen.
forcing Boland out at second. Peters
burg failed to score in her half OF the
second. while Richmond scored two runs
on Wells's being given his base and
Woodruff's home-run hit over right-held
fence.
IN THE THIRD.
In the third Quarles flied out TO Groves;
Dundon made single, and came home
on Breens home-run over left-feld fence;
Brodie followed with a home-run hit over
right-feld fence; Kelly singled; Sholta
flied out to Wells, and Stanhope went out
on Berte to Wells. Richmond failed TO
score in her half Of this inning. Neither
side scored in the fourth inning In the
fifth Dundon knocked the ball over left
field fence for a home run; Breen got
four balls; Brodie sacrificed, and Breen
came home on kelly's single. Sholta
flied out to Berte. and Kelly scored on
Stanhope's two-bagger; Stanhope scored
on Kanes single. Kane was thrown out
at home while attempting TO score on
McCanns single. Richmond again failed
TO score in her half. In the fifth Peters
burg failed to score. while Richmond
added two runs to her score on a single
by Tannehnl and Wells's home-run drive
over right-field fence Neither scored
in the sixth.
ADDED THREE.
In the seventh Petersburg added three
runs 10 her score on home-run hits by
Brodie and Kelly. a two-bagger. and Il
stolen base by Sholta: while Richmond
also made three runs. on a single by
Pender and home-runs by Wells and
Woodruff Both teams added one run
to their score in the eighth, and Peters
burg scored again in the ninth. banking
their opponents I'm their half. The game
abounded in brilliant plays-the double
plays by Shclta. Dundon, and Kane in
the third. and the double play by Quarles
and Dundon in the eighth. being the pret-
dest ever seen on this diamond.
The batting OF Brodle, Kelly, Dundon,
and Kane for Petersburg. and Woodruff
Wells. and Pender for Richmond, was
the heaviest ever seen in this city. The
score: