The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-18
COULD NOT HIT CHESBR0.
RICHMOND MAD SEyERAL OPPoh-
TUNITIES 10 WIN THE GAME,
hut CHESHIRE Proved Effective Z" Cri'ic"'
ssages-The Champions fiaye""
Poor Fielding Game.

weighed in the balance anu 49,
wanting" The above quotation in"s
slightly Biblical. but 1t Is very app,'S"o'o
10 the game between Richmond ana no"
noke. which was played yesterday III INC
presence OF about 1900 rooteTs.
There WAS Joy I'm Africa over me 'ha''-
o,ons defeat; in TACT. the black roo'ers
had much fun at the expense Oh "'e
Chamnlon. There is very little to say
about the game except that Roanoke out
plaved the locals at every point
Cheshire proved complete puzzle TO
yv.lls, men. while I'm the nth and oighih
innings tie visitors hit Ames at VIII.
CHESHIRE was very wild. giving elsht
bases on balls. but when II came 10 INC
pinch he was 'nNincibic. ,.,,,..,x s,or,o
Roanoke put up a perfect hci0lhs sa"0'
white tho locals made three errors -.
Groves carried off the hedlnS hoho,S
win Wriclcv a close second. IN IN.
fifth Cliff took fly from CocN,in. . 'oi1,p,h
after a long. hard run, whle IN NV Sr,nc,
%v,iei@v made a sensational back running
catch OF PeBdeTs hy< <,oos.
FIRST INNING.
P,chmond-Kain hit 20 Sullivan and was
out M first: Pender waited for four pans,
and took FIRST, hut was thrown 0ut a.
second: Wood was given four pau onos
and stole second. and Groves ehdeo Ono
inning by hitting 10 second. .,
Roanoke-C cckman hit TO Ames ann
died al FIRST: Grove sent high ny ~
Groves, and Williams few out 10 "oo"'
SECOND INNING.
Iuchmond-Ve lis took first on lour
balls and reached second on Bolahd
sacrifice: Rerte struck out, and sweeney
sent high fly to Wrigley.
Roanske-Vrigley singled 10 rlght anu
stole second. he took third on sullivan
sacrifice: Tate struck out. ana Gochhaur
was similarly disposed Of.
THIRD INNING.
Richmond-Ames famed the air; Kahn
few out to Gochnauf, and Pender MI 10
Sullivan. and the side was out.
Roanoke-Tul flew out TO Kahn; Cheshro
went out 10 Wells. and Cockman hit 10
Berte, and was out at first
FOURTH INNING.
Rioh-ond-Nood hit TO Sullivan. who
threw him our-at first: Groves waited fer
four bad balls: Wells flew out 10 right;
Boland hit TO short-centre for two bases.
and Groves scored. Boland going 10 third,
Berte hlt 70 second. and was out.
Roanoke-Grove hit to Sweeney and died
AT first. Williams few out to Sweeney.
and Wrigley few out TO Wood
FIFTH INNING.
Richuond-Sweeney flew out to Tate;
Ames hit TO short. and died at first; KAN
was similarly disposed Of.
Roaroke-SulllVan hit to left for two
bags. and scored on Tate's single to right;
Gochnaur singled to centre. and Tate
took third: Gochnaur was thrown out at
second: Tull flew out 10 Kain. ana Tate
scored on the fly: Chesbro singled, and
Cockman few out centre.
SIXTH INNING.
Richmond-Pender took first on four
bad balls: Wood followed suit Groves
struck out: Wells sacrificed, and Pender
and Wood each moved up bag Boland
retired the side on high ny 10 sullivan.
Roanoke-Grove took first on Wells FUN
bic of his hit. but was thrown out at
second: Williams flew out TO Groves, and
Wrigley fouled ont IL Fender.
SEVENTH INNING.
Richmord-Berte hit to short. and took
first on Sullivan's error: Sweeney sacrl-
feed. and Berte went to second; Ames'
sacrifice put him on third: Kahn went
out at fist.
Roanoke-S Sullivan IT to Berte. and died
at FIRST: Tate was ven life by Berte's
tumble. but was thrown out at second;
Gochnaur few out TO Sweeney.
EIGHTH INNING.
R'chmopd-Pender flew out TO Wrlgley;
Wood was given his base on balls; Groves
few out to Tate Wells got four bad ones;
Ches brc's tumble OF BOlands erounder
filged the bases. but Berte retired the
sido by striking out.
Rcarcko--1uu hit to Sweeney, and was
on, at hrst: Chesbro went out 10 Wells.
COCkn an HIT TO centre for two bags. and
scored on Groves hit Grove took third on
Kain's error, and scored on Williams
hit
NINTH INNING.
Ricbmt nd-Swecney hit to third and
was out at first: Tannehill hit safely to
left, and took second on Kain's sacrifice;
Pender ended the game with a fly to
Chesbro.