Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-26

The Richmond team is still in seventh
Mace and there they will remain Tor
some DAYS TO come. They had an eX-
ceront opportunity yesterday to move
do into sixth hole, but they did not
avail themselves Of ii. Instead OF WIN
ming from Norfolk the one thing that
was necessary for them to do in order
20 move up a peg. they let the Brooms
capture a victory from them, and went
deeper back into seventh hole.
The Johnny Rebs are a lot of good
lan-players. but they can't win conse-
caavely TO save their lives. They re-
mind one of the frog in the well, who
climbed up feet at night and dropped
back 5 in the day. They take a squirt
aud start towards the top. but slump
ql ky follows. and the situation appears
even more gloomy for them.
BABY BILLY COT REVENGE.
The Johnnies lost yesterday, giving
Billy Smith and his lads revenge for
their defeats Of the previous days, and
tae'r failure to win was due almost
entirely 10 the fact that they could not
connect with Pfanmiller's curves. They
didn't hit a little bit and as one of the
essentials Of a baseball victory is stick
WORTH the natural result followed.
Thare may have been some excuse for
Che lads. for in adverse umpiring they
bad much TO contend with. This may
have taken. some Of the life out of them
Certainly it took much pleasure out of
tte game for the spectators. Carlinais
Dol. only incompetent, but he doesn't
seem 10 know what is due the specta-
tors by the players. He let Wehl run
10 from left-held and rip out an oath.
which was distinctly heard by every per-
son On the ground. and must have
shocked every lady present and yet he
li not fine him.
Nelhl ought to have been put out of
iae park. Such reprehensible conduct on
Doe part OF "a player who is paid TO per-
form for the public's delectation, should
n9, De tolerated. and If the umpires will
no- maintain order, the police ought 10
take "a hand.
THE GAME AS PLAYED.
The game started off with Richmond
n fhc field. and for three innings II was
Dip and tuck between the two teams.
The Norfoks were connecting with
Chesbro with apparent ease bat he was
d ping the hits scattered ill., a most
atlul fashion. He might have won
DIS game too. but one OF those aw-
fully rank errors that will occur just
bow no one knows. cropped up, and all
Was lost Elberfeld made it. One man
had been retired and Knowles was at
he bat. lie raped out a sharp liner TO
Ller and The little fellow gobbled IL
-p in "A hurry. He had plenty OF time
io got IL over 10 first. but made quick
throw. the ball going high over Weiss
head and landing up against the bleache-
res. Knowles who ought 10 have
been out. went safely TO third
ana then. after Weihl had been
retired. Wentz lined out three-bagger
seorng Knowles. Kahn ought to
have gotten VENTS hit, but he didn't.
ana when Billy Smith made safe hit
into lcft-heid. Wentz scored The Nor
ioiklans, az Il turned out. didn't need any
more runs, and they didn't get any more
until the eighth. Then Leahy scored on
"a thfee-bagger he made. being assisted
over the plate by an out on the part OF
"eddge AMI some dumb work on the
part Of Mcdonald. Weihl scored In the
Ninth. circling the bases on three singles
ana one out.
RfCHMONDS LONE RUN.
Richmond didn't score at all until the