The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-04
CHAMPIONS DEFEATED.
r8E .rEx4s STEERS" MdNdGED TO
PyIl 7HEGAuEoUrOF THE FIFE.
The Iocals Had the Contest Well in HAND
UP 10 the seventh Inning "heh
They Went TO Pieces.

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my intimate knowledge Of those animals
7 have never been able 10 ascertain Win
.nv positive degree Of certainty just
which way they are goimG TO jump. J"
this respect cats and bah games are We
much alike. and yesterdays comics, ~
tween sullivan's "rcNss steers ana u'c
Champions Was an example OF N''"'
mean. IN.
In 20 the seventh The locals lGok'u nHS
.aax vsnncf.s and oven unth tht ,.ent.
- rs'rbNf wells had The best OF IL. hut
then came the sac, s""e'n' GU" ,'a -,
pccicd lump referred 10 a"oN', a." W.. W.
II Was an over Richmond was lht Mo'
lo.tsu team 1 have c'cg seen iV"Ne
How ala 81 all happen? ..,,,
Wen. there is only one explanation
the Champions did not want ne soi'0'
they simply presented II 10 tnC ,,S''0' -
VERY COLD WEATHER.
oriv some three hundred persons were
nreseui when Umpire Wood called inc
PANE ana before they left the erounua
thcy were in nearly the same CONDITION
o. The famous "icc Peter VINO Wa
Sold, Coldcr.t Murder'!
Tobias Tihhs stood II for three lnh'"b9'
then ne took sneak ana sonsnt Wy
comfort OF a stove IN neighpoiins Deer
The wind was so busy moving around
nj the rate Of forty miles an hour mat II
kept the temperature way down heio"
the comfort point. 49,. ..,,,,or
This seemed to take All inc fihtci.
vitality. and pride out OF the Locals, hui
4, never "phased' the steers.
They kept peeeing away with as much
unconctrn as II playing pan win w
thermometer below zero were an VN''S
sullivan has gotten together motley
AGGREGATION. composed mostly Of Indians
scouts cowboys. and rangers: lhey
hustle all the time. and when they nave
a fair show and an impartial umpire
they are very art 10 breed trouble for
their opponents. 1900,
o'Haran. Hodge. Thornton. Sherer ana
Fry are wei known IN TINS citY; an"
came in for their share Of the applause.
AN INDIAN FIGHTER.
Garvin. who started the game for the
visitors IS a tall Texas ranger, WITH
plenty Of speed, good nature and lots OF
control.
Texas when he was only seventeen years
Old and IL famous ln,Nan iiehter. haN-
ing participated I'm eighteen battles win
the redskins and killed no less IMAM 10
of the enemy At least. so says Ted Sui
Ivan. and he always hews to the line OF
truth. no matter where his statements
NAV fan.
Garyin was succeeded i'm the sixth in
Indians. lie does not wear mO'casins
nor carry bow and arrows, but he lobs
the bali over the plate in an easy. care
less style, and worries the batsmen more
tnan all their money The Champions
frctted themselves into nervous state
trying 10 connect their bats with Mack
ey's delivery.
No especial features marked the neldlng
OF the steers except that they MADE
fewer errors than the Champions.
HOW IT WAS LOST.
The game was lost 10y Wells and his
men I'm the seventh and eighth innings
In 10 that time the locals had II well in
md. and they looked like sure winners
when they rounded into the home
stretch, but just as the wire came in Slght
Reige. Meyers. and Sweeney flew the
track and the trouble commenced. Be
fore Wells could regain control of his
men the visitors had shot ahead and re-
manned there until the end came. In
addition to general loose team work on
the part Of the Champions. Tannehill was
hit hard. He succeeded AmcS IN the NTH
inning who had done fairly well.
The game was one of those chance al
fairs that will happen. but II was par
donsble when tho cold weather and some
other dozen senseless excuses are taken
into consideration. The score