Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-06

It copldn't be donei We couldn't take
taree stralghts from Lynchburg. The
ffss had decrccl otherwise; but If we
DIDN'T. we most.
Tho game yesterday was The most ex-
citing contest OF the last half-season'
aaI the Goddess Of Fortune carried ON
"a Desperate Irritation with both Sides.
rHrt she smiled on the Hin-Ciimbers'
and then she smiled a smile upon the
Wlcmrls. which gave them. as wei as
tna rooters. confidence in their ability to
,..n. and so lavish was the Goddess IN
f.r distribution Of smiles on The local
lads that &c was dollars to doughnuts.'
and "a bakers dozen of the latter, too,
shat victory would settle down upon us.
Her ladyship shifted her glances back
Il, Iynchburg en- the eighth, and lmme-
gatelv transferred them back 10 Ricn-
m7nd. but he who laughs last laughs
hast and ne who gets fortunes final
smile wins. WELL Lynchburg got tie
last pieasurc-indicating contraction Of
her features. and the HIll-Climbers Won.
A SAD FINALE.
Twas a sad l.ale TO an otherwise brill
liant game. but no one could blame the
Goddess for smiling last at Lynchburg.
she bad TO shift her glances from Rich
mond quick. for 81 she had looked at our
boys in the last half-inning she would
have had TO mingie tears-great, big,
trirv tears-with her smiles
The rO0tors. however looked al Rich
ucnIs heroes. and their looks were fun
Of rathos. too. We ought to have had
the game and we would have had IT n
perdcr and sholta had played bah. They
made four. great, his, disastrous errors
between them. though and the Hill
Climbers couldn't nelp winning
Bon tho first inning the Blucbirds played
just q little bit ia eyed, and gave Lynch
burg % ran; but they pulled themselves
together and held the visitors down nice
lv ln the fourth inning they tied the
score. and then went three runs ahead
loo The sixth and seventh. but I'm the eighth
Che Lynchburg boys made four runs, and
went ahead of the locals.
TIED THE SCORE.
The BluebirIs were equal TO the occa-
sion. and batted in a rum which put
hem even with Lynchburg, but just then
Doc Chinese business began. Pickering
jos on BOO the ninth with a slow ball 10
Uorte. which the little short-stop felded
beautifully and threw 20 Fender I'm ample
lime l0 make the put-out. but Pender
dropped it. and Pickering was safe. Boz
land thcn caught Pickering Off the bag,
and threw 90 Fender. and again "Dod'
1r0ppel the sphere. Pickering then went
.o second ON "a slow hunt Leahy made
Loo stOcksdaIe stocks threw TO Sholta
n time 90 put Pickering out, but Sholta
1r0ppel the sphere, and the two runners
we're SAFE Then DOlan batted an easy
1ne 10 Peuder "Dod' made another
sror and the bases were filled. IL only
remained for Breen to hit fly to centre
feld TO score the winning run, and the
game was over.
There were many brilliant plays in the
game. and they were appreciated, not
wIthstauding Richmond lost. Lefty
MARI made the most sensational circus
catch ever seen here. when he ran up
on top of right-held fence, and with
3ne hand captured a fly from Groves
bat Iu The very next inning Grove drove
ihe BAN over the fence 700 high for
Lefty 90 reach &C. and scored two runs.
Pickering also distinguished himself in
rcldlng and while Grove captured the
batting hon0rs. Boland gave him q close
push. making a lovely three-bagger into
lecp left field.
Here ls the score: