Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-17

rop Tate and his second-half leaders
arrived from Newport News yesterday
m.ninc. and in the evening journeycd
o,t TO West-End Park TO feast on a nice
dish OF Bucbirds. The Tateites went on
the field ful OF snap and ginger ana
leaked Ike winners Manager Wells,
however. had a dose OF stocksdole sauce
To- goo with the Bluebirl dish. and the d.
r..tors were to eat the sauce before any
f....rI could Doe touched. Roanoke
couldn't eot enough sips Of the sauce,
however 10 get 20 the pie, and the Cham
Mon. pulled down the butting Goats.
lhe game was q beautifully contested
one. IAN OF nice plays and exciting mo-
,.snts and On one sense a pitchers bat
rc. Both teams heded well. and. al
though there were errors, the misplays
counted for very little.
st1.aslalc, who occupied the box. is a
r..I man on the team. and viii soon be
"a l.orte with the Richmond cranks.
DIS work yesterday was all that could
.s wished. and when he gets confidence
ia the men behind him &c viii pitch even
better.
TROUBLE WITH THE UMPIRE.
McDermott umplred the game and with
a few exceptions his decisions gave salts
faction. Whom Kahn came 10 bat I'm the
second the little rlghl-neder smacked
dandy out 90 centre. Fleming ran up for
if and caught low. The people on the
high seats and those I'm the private boxes
-aW tine Centlc-Lelder drop the bail. but
AcDermott ala not Fleming arose from
tlc ground with the ball in bis hand and
ass Sandy thought he had caught and held
30, called Kahn out
THE team ana the bleacheIies set up
mighty yell, and for some time argued the
point McDeun0tt stuck TO bis decision.
ana The play started again. The umpire
decision had almost been forgotten when
suddenly from the grandstaud came TAN
uHu. wearing sue-Wnlskers and an angry
fIce. who approached McDermOtt The
gentleman was Dr X. Fuller Gaskins, one
and De only came TO tell Sandy that Kahn
Wta not out MCDermOtt lost his head.
arl instead of calling for the police 10 put
f.- Doctor off the ground caught hold OF
Dim ana attempted 20 eject him himself.
THE Doctor raised his umbrella, and 10
looked as II there was going TO DE q scrap.
lu Jess than second there was a knot of
hooters, county Constablcs, bail players,
and policemen an mixed up. but I'm a few
moments play was continued as If nothing
Dad happened.
The next time Barley Kain came. 10
Bat there wa. another little kick that
cost Barley so lie sacrificed. and when
he Was running 10 first the ball struck
him on The nose. Barley was declared
ont as soon as Tate got the ball. and
rushed back 90 argue with the umpire.
Iie Was RI little rough and was fined.
Barley was right in his kick, but McDer-
mott did not see the play.
WAS AN EXCITING GAME.
The game IS over and has gone down
iu baseball history Ii was a contest
tllt Richmond players and roOters can
justly be proud of. OlI-time Richmond
luck and hitting won. and The fast field
le OF the Champions held down the
leaders. Sh0lta, Ricnm0nds new man,
after putting up three brilliant games az
Portsmouth. continued his good work
lere lie had twelve chances. and ac-
ceHtel AN without an error Two Of his
catches were as brilliant as were ever
sr-u on the Richmond grounds. Pender.
Nl1X. stocksdale. and Sanford played good
lIl for the Biuebirds and Tin. Mccain.
Nr'E'ey. and Fleming carried of the
iDu0rs for Roanoke.
Below g. the score. that Richmond
would 10 well 90 repeat: