The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-08
THE ORIOLES WINNERS.
THfY DEFEATED RICHMOND ~ =
BYtyTfFULLr PLAYED GAME
TsupchiIi aud fitzpatrick Pitched "r'"'
Rail- for the Locals Not an tft"r ""'
Made b, Richmond

Tobias Tibbs sat on the front row III
he crand-stand yesterday smoN'"e'
unused cigar and rejuvernaiing an %"
battered cuspidor. lie WAS more "'-
.l,ne1 an watching the game inah
uoS,e MAYER is wnen ne - drawing onv
.srd 10 a nlsh. Not "a play cSt"i'" -" -,
N,ncn IL was all over coGiu -" ~ mi
.Ap., sS4oa on hls lot oNtft..d" Pc" 49, -,
hs ntue s0Ll WAS tncroh~'-g so 49,,
- wrafnt,rated. aug genuine bo!lsn
pov -. gang is an -. n anu ~
sln het yer piunks dat ucy VIII J's' Keep
dc rest ef dc teams cr moNlnb, ..,,,.,
rnls va the Oniy remark ne NoNCh-
safod 10 utter as hc passed me ai''r '"'
CUR COUNTRY COUSINS. .,.,.s
cyAs fac that lannon's inNncihlt Dlloi'a
were to so up against the Locals Grew
sI'',t 1 %, nelson's out To the Mest-End
Park VINO sat ana sniNcrcd thrOurh nine
innings of real. gut-eostd ban. 'ohSpi'u-
Gus among me hlCachcflca were nuHl"tl
81 mo eNcurSionists VINO had come 10
Town 10 see the sights. and who incident
ally wandered out TO witness "a rea4 game
TaGe was Bll. UN'lc Josh. Squire s.mp-
klns. little sam. and all the rest Of our
friends who live dOwn on the farm, ana
who wear homGSynn. ana taxi Mary Ann
TO church regular as sunday comes
ar0Gnd. 1900,
How they sat and looked. with eyes ana
wonder ana amazemcnt on tnelr tanh'u
ana uushaycn features! IL was thtli nIst
game. ana a good one az that ANA now
lacy have gone home 10 dream ABOUT IL
ana tax 10 over az the Corncf->tort.
Again Inc cold weather intciicttd WIN
the actual enjoyment OF the game.
The wind was cold and cutting ana III
had a disaCrccablc way OF getting down
the collars Of the fans and sending shiNeis
o''' '' IEAtTlFUL GAME.
We'll now for the game proper; An. IL
was most satisfactOry-in TACT. II was as
ucrfect as "A ncw-Iaid egg, ana as sHlooth
and soft as the cheek OF e'ushins denu-
Not even the semblancc Of a Kick was
made against any of Umpire w Ood "t-
cisions. and everything went as mr. ~
as the prOvcrbial wedding htll' Wl"N" 80
never supposed 10 ring out on lu't. ,
There is no doubt about IL tnat Danny
pobiuson and his brother Orioles had one
of the closest shavcs mat they nave -
uerieuced or are apt 10 again uhti tii'!
r,'et cleveland or some OF the other Ma
iIonal League aspirants for pennanl non.
nrs Rut Tor shade Of wildness thdl
oVercame fitzpatrick in the thlId lhiils,
baltimore would undoubtedly nave n !d
10 emerge from the small END OF inc
horn ana would now DE WondeIlhh now
n ali happened. As IL was, they Wele
nervous 10 degree. and played an the
hail that WAS in their composite SOUS.
UANLON WAS NERVOUS.
Even hanlon. who sat on the bcnch
got frightened. for hc looked at his Watch
seventy-threc times I'm one inning, ana ne
cided to call on McMahon 20 use ms
influence IN bcseechig Wells not 10 win
the game So. in the sixth, Daring
Mac was substituted for young fond;
and he got right down to WORK. anu
put EN- over. In such a manner as h.P'
the locals on the ragged edge OF despair;
As in was Richmond got one IN tue
eighth and ninth, and but lot ooup ,
piay-woll. ] forgot. butts done 80 III
Just think OF it. the locals made seven
hits no errors, and earned one OF thclI
runs. while Baltimore only made eight
hits and four errors. ...,,.,,,,,
GILPATRICK AND TANNEHlLL.
fitzpatrick and Tannehill made charm
ING nair to draw TO- and. with shorty
BOiaud lorated behind the plate tney FORM
a stron. syndicate against the Visitors.
"Gilly' put up a lovely game. lie kept
his mead well poised. used IL 10 adNan-
fage. let out a few kinks in his speed, and
proved himself to be a pitcher Ills Wild
ness was unfortunate, but II was such a
thing as will happen TO the best OF the
Tannehi1 threw the sphere IN great
shape. and Boland's work was perIecuy
safiSfactc CIV. Richmond put up a perfect
fielding game. not an error marrlhs 'le"
Now for the visitors: Baltimore has a
perfect team They work like "a well
regulated clock, ana squeeze every 'ili's
out of the gama-< g.
Jennings sunburst Of errors count for
nothing. for every one knows ne is on the
top of the ladder.
As for the visitors heldirg'it was up to
'taw." but their batting qualities were
struck with a blight. and they hammered
In vain at the puzzlers that "Gily ana
"Tanny" sent over the plate
A STAR BATTERY.
Robinson and Mcmahon proved n duet
of rare attachments and the way they
sang Summer Days" will Ice remembered
Cor a long time by Wells and the boys
In the first the Orioles got one on Keel
er's hit. IL. - on
In the second Boland got his base on
balls. then Berte sacrificed. Jennings maze
an error. and Gilly hit the ball, and the
game was tie. .,t,
Baltimore scored three in the third.
thereby winning the game. IL Rhs IN,
last time they were able 10 Scl iiii"
around the bags.
Richmond drew one in the eighth and
ninth and Il was pity they did not ma h.
one more draw-at least that was Wha'
Tobias said
The score.