Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-10
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Richmonds army Of rooters are happy;
the ss.r Of tne Johnny Rebs is once
ssore IN the ascendcacy, and on yes'er-
0sS Sa~ boys who battle for Richmond
honor and glory on the diamond took
game from Hartford. batting the oali
all over the lot with as much ease as
could have been desired.
Wells and his entire aggregation oil
ball-tossers were dead sore over the de-
feat dished out TO them by Hartford
Nutmeg lads on Tuesday and they
stepped upon the field yesterday after
noon with determination stamped in
bold characters on their physiognomes.
That determination meant victory for
Richmond. and the cranks, who have
learned 10 study the expressions Of the
Johnnies. read as much on their faces.
HARTFORDS CONFIDENT. TOO.
The Hartford boys looked confident,
too but when they began their attempt
st dissecting the curves Of Monsieur
stlmmeH. the elongated twrler, who is
winning laurels for himself from the
supporters % the game here their conf
Genco forsook them, and an expression
Of puzzled surprise shone upon their
c0uutenances.
Stlmmen was in fine pitching condition.
and he was master Of the situation at
an times, once or twice matters as
sumcd rather ,apoplectic aspect, but
slmmen didn't worry; not little bit.
lie lust kept his wits about him, and
continued TO put 'em over" with the
result that he, as well as Richmond,
-ame out on top.
ALL DID WE'LL.
"stimm." deserves a great deal Of
.rclit for the exceptionally good game he
pitched, bur not all of the glory is his.
Eight other men. true and tried, are en-
titled 20 share in the honors, for every
man on the Richmond team played
stellar bah. eclipsing all Of their past
Efforts. and outplaying at every point
the work done by the visitors, who,
.hougn they played Il good game on the
whole. made several awfully rank plays.
Indeed, they literally went to pieces in
he sixth inning and permitted the John
MES 90 do pretty much as they
pleased, which opportunity all the locals
lost no time i'm awaiting themselves of.
crowd Of fair proportions witnessed
he contest from the grandstand and
Dleacher.cs. and led by Champion Jack
McDonough. the roofing was Vociferous
ma celebrating. The game started
NTH Richmond In the field and Hartford
was BANKED with ease. Not so. how
over with Richmond The local lads
had on their hitting clothes, and they
smacked the bali with great vigor and
Nth refreshing frequency.
ELSEY GETS AN UMBRELLA.
Elsey, the first man up, led off with
double. driving the ball directly against
ne painted sign Of the Globe Clothing
House which hit yielded him silk
umbrella. Elbcrfeld and Stuart followed
with hits in rapid succession, and Elsey
Mas sent over the rubber.
In the next inning the Johnnies hit
lively again. and three runs were made,
though TWO Of them were directly at
trlbutable 10 a rank error made by Reddy
Mack. Another run was added TO the
local score In inning No 3. when Nc
Donald. assisted by safe hit, lined out
by WeLs, crossed the rubber The John
MES ialied TO score In the fourth. though
they raped Nickery for two safe drives.
bat IN the nth Mcdonald connected with
the sphere, driving It into left-held, and
sending i1argroye over the rubber
THE VISITORS BEGIN.
During all this time the visitors hadn't
been able 10 score. but In the sixth they
turned loose their batteries on Stimmell.
and by virtue Of double made by Wick
cry. singles by Thornton and Doherty.
and another double by Burns. they ac-
cunuiated four runs That was all they
d.d make, but that was sufficient 10
cause much uneasiness among the cranks.
The rooters weren't kept on the anx-
iOus bench long. however, for the eighth
inning came, and with 1t came renewed
energy In the hitting line. for the john
niss. Vickcry gave away two bases. and