The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28
TWENTY-0NE BASE-HITS.
THIS VAS WHAT THE FARMERS DID
EOR TANNEHILL YESTERDAY.
They Hammered Him For n Total OF
forty-T,vo Bases-Ten Home Runs
were Made in the Game.
(Staff corrcsi ondonce.)

IE1 EkSBURG. VA. April H.-Twenty-
one hits. with u total OF forty-two bases,
were made of OF Jesse Iannehiil yes
terday. Three OF these were doubles.
six were home runs, and the remainder
were nice, clean, ana undoubtedly the
most timely singles l nave ever seen. 1t
was enough 10 win any game. and the
Farmers came out the victors by their
magnincient stick-work and on their
merits.
| have never seen pitcher hit harder
or oftcner than was Tannehill yesterday,
but. be It said 10 his credit he never lost
his head. and IN the ninth. when he knew
defeat was upon him. he worked as hard
and faithfully as when he first stepped
into the box.
WOODS POOR WORK.
Petersburg won on their merits. there
can bc no doubt of this fact. but Umpire
Wood was way of in his decisions and
Richmond caught the keen edge Of his
poor judgment.
Wells and the rest OF his men kicked
but II was useless and they might have
saved themselves that trouble. Jake
took his defeat with bad grace. and
on several occasions he got warm up
under his collar.
In the first inning. Wood allowed Brcen
TO run into Berte. when that player was
fielding Brodie's hit and when his at
tention was gently called TO the fact, he
shook his head and Breen's score had
to go.
In the fifth. he called Kelly safe at
home, when Boland had him out by
foot. and his judgment on balls ami
strikes was very questionable. but in the
latter respect both pitchers suffered
alike. While | cite these decisions still
they had no material effect on the game.
and Richmond lost because they could
not bit Quarles at the opportune time.
while the Petersburg batsmen made 1t
exceedingly warm FOR fanny.
HOME RUNS GALORE.
II was a great day for home runs and
they flourished i'm luXuriant profusion,
ten being made altogether. thanks TO the
dwarfed condition Of the Petersburg
grounds, and the timely interference Of the
fence.
/ may add, IL was Ladies' Day I'm Peters
burg. and number of fair rooters were
present TO cheer Captain Stanhope and his
men. There We're also some from Rich
mond. hut they did not enjoy the game
as heartily as the local damsels. i'm fact.
II was a sad contingent that returned to
Richmond after the game.
HOW 1T WAS PLAYED.
The game was opened by the Farmers
ttANHE run. BIttn Hdut Il NOuDle 10
centre. which the fence prevented Groves
catching. and then he scored on Brodie's
hit. Richmond drew a blank in her half
In the second the Farmers got Sholta
as far as third, but no further. while the
Champions scored twice. Wells was
given his base on balls and scored on
Woodruffs long drive over the centre
field fence. Groves and Berte were easy
fruit. Then an error by Sholta and three
bases on balls loaded the bags up, and a
hit might have-but the best Boand
could do was 10 hit an easy one to Sholta.
In the next DundOn singled and Breen
and Brodie found Tannehill for balls that
went out of the lot, while Rchmod died
easy. Fender and Wells being doubled up.
The fourth was one two. three for both |
sides. In the next an error by Wood
run, base on balls, singles by Kelly. |
Stanhope. Kane, and Mccain, and an |
other home run by Dundon, yielded the |
Farmers four runs.
For Richmond. slow fielding gave Tan |
nehin life at first. and he scored on |
Wells home-run hit over the right-feld |
fence.
The sixth was mutual blank. while |
timely hitting in the seventh gave each |
Team three runs. The eighth yielded one |
-un apiece. while the ninth saw the |
Farmers make their score a bakers dozen.
scoring on his own and Kanes |
singles. assisted by Berte's error. Rich |
nond drew blank in her half.
The score: