The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-03
CHAMPIONS WIN AGAIN
THEY DEFEhThD THE BfJOU CLUB
WIN THE CREATtST EASE.
Heavy Hitting and Clean Fielding Charac-
terized Richmond's Gane-"Dau
Pendcr's Great Work.


test that NEST have brought genuine
| pleasure 10 the more observant rooter'
who wants to see Jake Wells get out an
| Injunction against the other CLUBS tahlhs
away our hard-won pennant
The first fact most plainly In evidence
was the score which II read CORRECTLY
will show that the Champions were VIC
terious by suoh margin as would give
a Wall-street broker a lease on earth'
and time to cat his midday iuheheo"'
PLEASING FACTS.
A glance at the hits Will show nineteen
safe excursions were made by the pail
with a total OF two dozen bags.
But don't stop before you look al the
error column.
Now, how does that suit you?
Just as clean as q new-laid egg why
errors were as scarce yesterday as gold
filed hens teeth.
OF course. this should make anyone feel
glad that they are living. and then when
1t is known that the Champions hau
twenty-three chances offered thein'
will be readily seen that the game was a
most satisfactory one.
Again, II you cast your A-rays over
on Bijou's side Of the score, you VIII
recognize at glance the fact that they
put I'D a most creditabe game.
and kept right along beside the band
wagon until Umpire Wood remembered
there was a fire In the dressing-room and
called the game on account of GOODNESS.
on several occasions. the worthy descend
ants Of Lord Baltimore got their optics
on the sphere. and Wood, Groves, ana
Kahn made divers Journeys TO the high
grass. while the infelders had 10 keep on
the watch for trouble in their territory.
DAD PLAYED FRENCH BALL.
Tobias Tibbs was among the spectators,
and from what he told me in confidence
after the game, l judged he was very
much pleased.
Did yer git on ter Dad Penuer at De
third bag?" he asked.
replied that | had observed that play
er.
We'll" continued Tobias. yer see Dad
IS er playing De French game. what he
learned down ter New Orleans lie Is
or playing dc game fer all der be in II. and
he fist uses his head whin liver he gets er
chance"
Tobias was about right Old Dad
Ponder carried off the hCnors in the Held
with as much ease and grace as a burglar
would purlon tray of diamond rings
He made three runs and took his seven
chances without the semblance OF an
error. and the grand old man actually put
on his lace thinking cap in the elghth
inning and played brainy ball Yes, INC
Dad" was guilty Of strategy trickery'
and head-work.
II was after this manner: Kaufman,
the first man up, hit to Berte and shulhed
off this mortal coil at first Sheets new
out 10 Pender, Michaels was hit ana TOOK
first. and then stole second. wilson sent
a HOT ore 10 Dad" who picked II up
and took n step toward first, as il 10
throw TO Wells, this brought Mlchaels OH
of second. and then, quick as nasn'
Ponder turned and sent the ball to s"ee-
new. who caught Michaels by two iee''
GILLY MAKES HIS BOW.
Gilnatrick was the first one OF the new
nitchers TO show up In the box lie j.
voll-built and handsome boy OF SOM
twenty summers. and he pitches pan alte'
the manner of a full-groWn Alpl"e "'
Iarcbe ont on a spree. Yes, there IS 10
-, ut ,hat "Gillv" Will be d sticker'
10 has good control. uses his heah' mas
nleptv of speed. and varied assOIt
mont Of balls that are apt TO keep sono
- ,bc ,could-be champion batsmen on the
steady guess. .,,. 10 INIT
ter how things are going. lie goes on tre
Man that IL you have got to loon d. a.
Won might as we'll look pleasant,
~ Yesterday showed that ne mas
great future before MN. $500, .t,,,h in
,cs,,ohu pitched the NTH and sl&th III
- auowed only one hit 10 De maui
struck out three men, and gave 10 ""
an balls. lie is IN great shape lot ',' ~
season and showed cyclone speed III ms
delivery. His control was perez a.
his Judgment just what II hl"a3' "
= nd
Ienerson's work was rather disappo-nt-
ing OF course. II IS unfair to judge ms
soon in the season. but he does not seem
~ come out as rapidly as the other men.
In two innings he was found for double
gave two bases on balls and hit one man.
BEHIND THE BAT.
Movers Roland. and Dobbins were each
given a chance behind the bat ana they
oil ala fairly good work. but an impartial
verdict must credit the best work 10
Meyers.
He NAV not hit as well as Boland and
Dobbins. but he is quick. works hard
and IS very much in earnest.
Roland has q wta-carnod record. and
is a high-class catcher, but just so far
his work has been a bit disappointing
lie hits well. but somehow his catching
has not come up TO what he is capable OF
doing. and viii DO as soon as he gets In
condition.
Dobbins had no chances to show HIM
self yesterday.
THE INFIELDERS.
At first "the noblest Roman Of them
all" was In the game from the start His
work at times was brilliant, and he never
let the gang lose him.
Sweeney was mixed up in the shuttle
most advantageously. and looked after
his territory In great shape. He only
wants 10 got used 10 touching the runner
to be a giant among second basemen
even if he is only a little man.
Berte was all O. X. and as 'chappy"
as you make them.
In the outfeld Groves played three
straights when they were most needed.
while "Roly-Poly" Wood and Barley
Kahn were frozen out OF the game.
The only chances they had were stolen
from them by the high wind
VERY COLD WEATHER.
The weather was very cold: in fact. II
was 80 cold that Felix Keegan, who
would sit on an iceberg and watch polar
bears play ball. had TO leave. Now.
when keegan leaves a ball game, some
thing is radically wrong
The crowd was an exceedingly small
one. numbering hardly three hundred
persons. but they were repaid by seeing
a good game.
True, the score was one-sided but the
visitors put up a stinf fight TO the last.
The Champions commenced TO score in
the first Inning. and kept 1t I'D till the
seventh, when they drew a blank.
The visitors scored in the third and