The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
Games To-Day.

Pv honest eudeavor and logged perse-
verance. the Champions ooited from inc
narrow and apparently turnless lane OF IL
luck yesterday, and won nom Ports
mouth by lhe score OF IA 10 10. IN an
exciting. and at times, Brilliant contest
Their hard luck was suIl with the
locals, but dispi;e the many combinations
that were against Richmond the boys
fought such a hght as " as never lousHe
before. and ia consequence, when the sun
hnd zone dom and the game was over
there was q faint silver Inning 10 tHe
blnck and omnibus cloud OF defeat Ina'
has so perslstently hung acrcJs our horl-
ION and obscured our hopes.
WHERE THO GAME WAS NON.
TT mean victOry-Was evolved from
the game In the NTH and siH'h ihiA"ss
when twenty.tnree al batSmen iscea
Mcnamara. and thirteen runs were sco'.
"a g-o,r oS than came IN the nltn' ana
the reminder were secured IN the siAuN.
,rhore vas one other lonely taly' ana
tris was scored In the first when haih
WA forced around the bags by NC
Namara's pfllnees.
Portsmouth put UP game that was
slightly discoored here and there oy yel-
low work and one that would nave
chased the smiles from the countenance
of the Hon. Charles Bland. but neverthe-
less they played hard, honest and fast
ball, and they were never out or the
game despite Richmonds big lead.
The visitors have a strong aggregation,
and Lefty MARI is a dark horse that VIII
bear watching when the home stretch
Is in sight.
AGAINST DISADVANTAGES.
The locals played under numDerless dis
advantages, and that they should nave
won at all IS creditable. but doubly So
when certain facts are known.
Kahn and Berte each have very bad
hands. They are bruised and swollen
and the latter's right arm is also troub-
ling him.
IN left. Tannehil had to be substituted.
because Wells as yet has not been able
10 secure a fast oUtfelder.
fitzpatrick pitched good game, but
Portsmouth hit him very freely in the
sixth and seventh, so Wells
thought it best To substitute
Kagey in the eighth, That player
could not get tine BALI over. 50 Jake
unwilling 10 take chances. called on Ma
larkey after Kagey had been hit for n
double and given base on balls. and just
as that player stepped into the box, Bo-
land, the prince Of catchers IN THIS league,
who had been working Ike q Trojan, was
overcome by his violent exer-
tions. and was seozed with an
attack OF epileptiform commissions
~. was removed 10 the club house.
whore he received medical attention and
suhsoqEl tiy recovered sufficiently 10
drive h0.~e.
lie viii be- ali right in a fow days.
"IEY PULLED TOGETHER.
This unforeseen accident came at
critical moment. and visions OF another
defeat began 10 assume visible form.
Wells was desperate. but cool and col
lected. lie sent Woodruff 10 first and
himself came behind the bat. Malarkey
sent Jones % the initial bag. filling the
bases and there were no outs.
True. Portsmouth needed six runs 10
tie. but the locals were weakened and
disOrganzed and tho six runs were an
easy possibility.
They never materlalized. however. FOR
the Champions braced up and played Ike
hends and two men only were able 10
shadow the plate.
When Richmond's present streak Of hor-
rible rattling, and tenaciOusly bad luck
g. considered. and the disadvantages I'M
der which the boys played yesterday, are
remembered. II will be seen that the
Champions played great ball and that
they deserve great credit. for nothing is
truer than the fact that circumstances
alter cases.
MNAMARA WAS WILD.
Mcnamara and Jones were IN the points
for the visitors. and the former was ex-
ceedingly wild. and while he gave num-
Der Of bases on balls and hit several men.
stlll he was touched up in a style by the
Champions that savOred Of some Of those
more pleasant episodes Of last season.
when the Hustlers were generally
triumphant.
Wells, Berte. Kain. and Boland played
desperate and fast ball while for the
visitors Hargrove and Hellman put up a
beautiful game.
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