Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-20
JESSE TANNEHILL,
CVho Pitched a Winning Cameo


went on the field with a determination
to win the game, II ball playing would
40 il. They knew that the rooters
wanted the flag and the cup and they
wanted to beat their old rivals.
Norfolk left the City by the Sea Fri
day night and told the assembled rooters
at the train that they would come mere
and bring back the flag and the cup and
with that determination they went on
the field to win. too.
GREAT FAITH IN TANNEHlLL
Both teams could not win, and that
made the roOters a bit nervous, until
thev saw Tannehill step In the box and
then their spirits rose away up, and
thew commenced to root. Every man,
woman. and child in the grounds tried to
show the Bluebirds that they were there
and aDplauded every pretty play.
Tannehilll That name that makes the
hest hitter in the league quake. pitched
ball. and OH SUCH ball. Tame. was
hit. but he used his head, and sent the
CLANS to the high brush, where things
looked shaky. He fooled the best or
the Norfolks, and when they would lay
back for slow one along came Iast
ball that would he popped up into the
air or 90 bounding towards one OF the
bases. Gilroy didn't pitch any mean
game-four hits was the best that Rich
mOnd could do. but one of them was
triple from Charlie Sholta's bat. that
brought Tannehill around the bases
home.
The game was indeed the best OF the
season. and afforded everybody who
saw It a chance to judge the most evenly
balanced teams that ever wore ball
shoe in Virginia. There were all sorts OF
pretty plays aside from the work OF Tan
nehill In the box. Every chance that
either of the men had, turned out to be a
pretty place OF work.
HOW THE GAME RAN.
In the first inning the Blueblrds went
cut In one, two, three order, and then
Norfolk came up. Two men were out
and Armstrong sneaked in hit. but the
very next moment Al. Mcfarland went
ont. Richmond went out again in order,
and Norfolk, with one man out. got
Wentz as far as second, but the next
two I'D fell victims to Jake Wells, VINO
stopped pair OF hot ones.
1t was the third inning In which the
run was scored that gave Richmond the
victory. Barley Kain went out In
long hv to AL Mcfarland, who had
good. long run and then a jump before
the kid" was caught. Berte dumped a
good one at Davis, who stopped II ana
then threw Harry out. Then Gllroy iost
control Of the ball. and Tannehill was
hit He walked to first and Charlie Sholta
grasped his big, 52-ounce stick and walked
TO the plate. He waited for good one
and he got it, He swung that old STICK
and caught the sphere squarely in the
nose and away IL flew. Stocksdale, who
had Claude McFarlan's place In centre,
started for IT, and Tame. and Sholta
commenced the run for the bags. The Dig
fielder came near getting the ball, Dut
iust missed It, Tame had crossed the
rubber and Sholta was safe at third.
The crowd stopped yelling in about ten
minutes and settled down again to wit
ness the grand exhibition OF ball playing.
Norfolk might have scored In the third,
Zoo had it not been for the quick work
of Sholta and Berte. One man out and
man on first and. second. The rooters
were downcast, but went wild a moment
later. for Armstrong sent red-hot liner
M sholta, who knocked II down. threw to
Rerte. at second, retiring Stocksdale,
Harry sent the sphere like shot 20
Wells. and Armstrong was out, retiring
the ssde.
In the next inning Richmond got
man around 10 third, but quick work on
the mart OF Norfolk cut off another run.
In the nrtn, NorfoIk, py DIT or sacriiclns'
rot Fields around 10 third with only one
r.an ont. a hit or q fly out to the out
.eld meant a run. Stocksdale was al
hat and the assembly of faithfuls turned
rale. Otis bit the ball good and hard,
IN lust the worst place on earth for
safety. He sent II towards serte. Fields