The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-19

Tho leading baseball rooters OF Hong
Kong would have greatly enjoyed yes
tordays game between Richmond and
Roanoke 10 was typical Chinese game
so far as the visitors were concerned
All they lacked was a queue each and
an oriental accent 10 establish their iden-
titles as true c,lostials.
Zach club had taken game. and it
Wa understood that the third would be
something OF a rub. With this idea in
view SOME two thousand spectators went
out 90 bee there at tho nnisn. They were
probably disappointed. The whole affair
was oue-slued exhibition OF yellow ball.
The Champions had everything their way.
They hammered Coons. the Roanoke
pitcher. numerically. and the poor fellow
got very little support besides. The play
ers fel around the grounds In listless
sort OF way. and appeared TO be discour-
aged after the second inning
ErfDEMlC OF HITS.
Tho Champions put up "a snappy. spicy
lame They were in the points from tho
very first. Win no errors TO their credit
with "a hit or more for every man up cX-
Cept Bertc. not 90 speak OF their base
running and unity OF action on the
grounds. the Champions walked on the
field victors in a contest only half played
hy their adversaries. They put up as
handsome a game as was ever seen on
the home grounds. The visitors We're
beaten in the second inning. when six runs
were scored for the Champions. Three
singles and as many two baFgers, inter
spersed with three errors ola the part OF
the visitors and some ragged general
work seemed 10 knock an the life out OF
the visitors COons smiled in a sicidy
way and took bis humiliation kindly
enough lie ala the best he could. There
was no use 10 lose one s head over what
coIld not DE helped.
HOW TT HAPPENED.
IL happened something Ike this: Groves
had scored in the first Coons gave him
four balls. and "a single hit each by Niox
and Fender sent him home. Then the
FUN commenced after Roanoke went out
in one. two. three order. Kahn started
tbs llr with "a beautiful double In left
field Berte waited for four balls. A
sacrifice from the bat Of Tannehil. adj
yanced the two men "a bag, and then
Sholta sent both home on "a double far
in left field. He tried % make third On
the play bat was thrown out al that
bag. Groves hit 90 centre. the BAH pass
ed by Fleming. who finally gathered It
up and threw 90 Lynch who failed 10
catch 30. NioX's single permitted Groves
10 score. The little third-baseman stole
second and third and scored on Pendcr's
two-haceer. Sanford then hit "a long
nv to Hu who failed 60 catch IT, and
Pendcr seampercd across the plate leav-
ing Sanford on second Boland sent a
hot one across the second bag. and San
ford scored. I'm the fourth a single each
hy VloX and Sanford assisted by four
balls for Fender and Tate's error gave the
Champions two more runs. In the NTH.
Bertc waited for four balls. An error
boy Coons gave him second. and he scored
ou Groves two-haEeer. The latter went
TO third on Viox single, and misplay
permitted him 90 score.
COULDN'T hit TANNEHUL.
This closed up the rln-making for the
Champions.
Roanoke could not solve Tannehuls de-
livery AZ AN. Ie held them down to
Ave hits with a total CT seven bases.
Their only run was made in the seventh.
Fleming then drove a hot one 10 deep
centre and reached third on II. He scored
on Williams single 20 right field. Up TO
the seventh inning the visitors could not
get a man beyond first base. and not until
the fourth inning did they do that
The following is the SCORE.