Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-29
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.


Who was 70 shut Lancaster out?
Twas Lever: Sam Leever.
Who was 70 put them up the spout?
Twas Lever; sam Lever.
sam played the game for all was IN Il,
He struck a man out every minute.
sam is a honey; he's worth much money,
Is Lever sam Lever.
Who was It pitched such Juicy ball?
Twas Lever; sam Lever.
Who was it gave In ROGUE q fall?
Twas Lever: Sam Lever.
The Ohio lad with lots of speed
Pint Lancaster behind the weed;
He twirls all right. both day and night,
Docs Lever; Sam Lever.
Who was II pitched with such high jnks?
Twas Lever: sam Lever.
He teaches school twiXt spring and fall,
But doesn't forget how TO play ball.
Hes got an arm. and a manly form,
Has Lever; sam Lever.
This "pome" is dedicated to Richmond's
big pitcher. Sam Lever. who. with the
greatest ease imaginable, on yesterday
shut the big Lancasterians out and won
place in the hearts of every true base
ball rooter in Richmond.
RIVALS TANNEHIIL
Lever pitched with more skill and
greater speed than has any pitcher who
has appeared in this city this year,
and he bids fair to take the place once
occupied BY Tannehin. He is easily the
star pitcher Of the Richmond team and
had the Lancaster lads guessing from
the beginning of the first to the ending
OF the ninth inning. He had as much
speed behind the ball as it was posi-
bic 10 put. and his kinks and curves were
Of an Undesirable nature, such as make
a batsman feel sick all over in spots.
Lever was the whole game; there is no
doubt Of that, but he was given excel
lent support. The Bluebirds both in the
infield and the outheld. played fast and
furious and they stopped everything.
with two exceptions. that came their
way The two exceptions were a muff
on the part Of Hargrove and a tumble
on the part of Elberfeld. Hargrove's
error was dead clear mum, and Elber-
fields dereliction consisted OF an unfor
tunate mishanding of the ball. Both
men redeemed themselves, however and
the Lancasterans were not allowed TO
score.
DISGRACEFUB BEHAVIOR.
Before proceeding with the details Of
the game q word about the behavior of
the men from Lancaster is not amiss.
They kicked viciously and furiousy on
almost every decision made by McNa-
mara. whose fairness impressed all the
spectators and on one occasion almost
AT the beginning Of the game they nearly
provoked a riot by threatening TO injure
Brownie Eiberfeld The unruliness cul-
minated in the sixth inning. when Ward,
LaRocque. Roth, and several others
made a furious kick over a decision
which called Ward out at the home
plate.
The man was caught by Schabel at
least three feet from the bag and must
have known that he was out but he
started 10 quarrel with Mcnamara and
Ward. and the others got into the squab-
ole. Ward cursed the umpire and was
fined and ordered out Of the game. He
continued his disorder and was ordered
ont Of the park He refused 10 20 and
continued his abuse Of the umpire and
he had 10 be forcibly elected from the
grounds by police officers.
THE GAME AS PLAYED.
Af.er that the visitors settled down
and PLAYED hard 10 win, but Richmond
was too far ahead for that, and then,
Lever wouldn't let them hit him. In
the very first inning the Bluebirds got
on TO Mr.. Dolans curves, and, aided by
his wildness they succeeded in getting
in three runs.
Thus The score remained until the sixth
inning. when Wells Ted off with a hit
and on a safe bunt of Schabels went to
second Borte sacrificed him 10 third.
and then, when ButtermOre dropped a
high one battei him by Lever, Jake
trottei over the plate.
The Bindings didn't score again. They
didn't need any more runs. They di-
rected their efforts toward lettering the
Lancasterians In their efforts 10 score.
Thrice did the kckers from Pennsylvania
get men as far as third bag. but each
time the runner died there. LaRocque
was the only man who attempted to run
in and he. as already related, was thrown
out AT the plate.
A PRETTY DOUBLE.
This play was pretty one. Ward
was hugging third bag closely, when Sey-
hold battel a not grounder 10 Elberfeld.
That little fellow captured the ball with
great agility and tossed Il over TO Jake,
who retired SeybOld. Ward tried 10
10 home on this throw. but Jake twirled
the sphere 10 Schabel the moment 1t
reached his hand and Dead Bird had il
IN time 10 wait for Ward who tried
10 slide past him.
There IS little more 10 tell Of the game.
save that Il was excelently played, as is
shown In the appended score:
RICHMOND.
ABR. II. o. A. =.
Elberfeld 30 .............
Elsey, ]. f.. ............ =
Hargrove, c. f........ "A ]
Mari r e.. ...2 o