The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-29
THE COLLEGE DEFEATED.
CHAMPIONS HAD NO TROUBLE IN
TAXING THE SPIDERS INTO CAMP.
ElIyson Pitched q Wonderful Games ou'
He Was Hit Safely twenty-five Iims@
Facts on the Game.

The Champions commenced business 81
the old stand yesterday afternoon. ard
their net earnings in the way OF favcr'
able opinions were most satisfactory.
About l.2oO enthusiastic fans sat on
the bleacheries and in the grand-stand
and watched the boys take the College
Spiders into camp.
The crowd was unusually large for this
season of the year, and their presence
was high testimonial 10 the conndence
that the public has in Jake Wells.
They were anxious TO see his aggrega-
ton OF all-players and 10 ascertain Tor
themselves II they were worthy OF the
praise that has been bespoken for them.
1t is needless to say that the FANS were
not disappointed.
A DECEPTIVE GAME.
The game proper was most deceptive, az
viewed from the grand-stand. IL looked
as il the Spiders were making an unus-
ually strong showing, In fact, too stiff
fight against the Champions TO be pleas
ant to tho minds OF those people who
want to see that limp, blue flag stay In
this city Such was not the case, how
ever as facts will prove.
True. the errors were even, both teams
making three, but there was dinerenc
I'm the hits.
The Champions hit Ellyson safely tw
ty-two different times for a total of T.
~ bases. while the Spiders" only nj
aged to get five singles. all OF them be.
made Off Of Ames in the first three
nngs.
This counts for practically nothing, a
Ames was not exerting himself TO any
extent and. besides. We all know what
he can do.
jefferson and Dillon, who succeeded
him. escaped without a hit being made
off OF them.
Despite this fact, the Spiders" sent
the sphere on a number OF ugly missions,
and with no results. which shows that
Wells has a few felders.
Twenty-Five assists bear me out In this
statement.
OF course, the Champions are not in
trim as yet, and occasionally their work
yesterday was ragged. Wait until they
have been introduced TO each other and
get to working smoothly I'm each others
back yards. then some Of the "Know-It-
Ais" will back water and say We told
you so.
Ellyson pitched remarkable game.
He kept his speed geared up TO tho
xty-miles-an-hour" notch all through
the contest. had good curves, and struck
out ten men.
three errors all made by the same man.
two of them on thrown balls yet, despite
these facts, the Champions sent the ball
I'm twenty-five different directions twenty
two safe times. This looks all 20. k"
as far as / can see.
Three errors were all the locals made
one by Groves. a rough grounder; another
by Wood. which was a desperate chance.
and Wells got the third one on a thrown
ball.
This leaves twenty-five chances with
only three errors. Yes. some OF the
chances were not idle dreams, by any
means. which shows that we have few
men who have played In the field before,
Eleven stolen bases were made of of
Honeycutt.
ABOUT THE PLAYERS.
A few words about the mems general
work:
Wells, Berte, Pender. Groves. Kafn, and
Ames need no Introduction. We know
what they can do. ana their last years
records speak for them.
Boland is a catcher in every sense of
the word
Sweeney at second Is here 20 stay, un-
less he goes TO sleep or has an attack OF
home me-sckness. lie Is Of n jealous dis
position. and won't let anything go by
him.
out in left field Wood Is going to mako
himself agreeably heard from.
Meyers is. | believe. sticker. He is a
youngster but he works hard and will
pan out all right as soon as he has had
a fair trial.
Jefferson and Dillon really had no op-
portunity to show themselves. The cool
weather prevented them from steeming
up any. and an opinion OF their ability
might be unjustly found II made from
their work yesterday. No hits were
made OF OF them.
A study OF the tabulated score discloses
a number OF pleasing facts: