Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20
WIN HERE.
COME HOME WITH THE nivEBIRps
AND DEFEAT THEM.
The VICTORY NOT EASILY GAINED.
The Richmond Lads Put Up "a
sfronw Game and Give the Ma
uouai Leagucrs Hard Tusslc--
Features of the Play.

The Richmond Blucbirds returned home
sunday morning. and the Washington
senator's followed them down here. and
me two teams met at Broad-Street Park
Yesterday afternoon and played to an
Eas,cr-Monday gathering OF nearly 5000
souls.
The game was well played on both
sides and the score being close through
euf The contest was exhilaratingly ex-
eltnc. The Senators won; that might as
we'll be told IN the beginning. but the
puobirds gave them a chase. and made
chem nght for every inch or point gained.
The Washington team is a strong one,
ana in addition to fielding brilliantly, its
fntn are heavy sluggers. They hit the
,sn frequently and hard and ran the
bases ike deer. Mr.. Schmelz has just
cause 20 feel proud of his men, and espe-
sally OF Mcclure. the good-looking fellow
Who wears the liverpad. Me. knows how
i, use his bat. and he made two awful
.aip.s yesterday. one Of which yielded
bum "a home run and the other a triple.
SENATORS USED THEIR STICKS.
az course. the Senators outbatted their
hosts. but they didn't have very much
the better OF Jakc's lads at that. Several
o.. the Blucbirds welded the stick deNte-
rousy. and when IL is considered that
tncy we're up against McJames, Mercer
and king. Washington's most formidable
,rto even the most rabid crank must adj
,nt that in making a half-dozen hits
they did well.
NcIames started or IN the box. and re-
-oairrd there three innings. Not hit did
the Emebiris make off him. but in the
second mn.ne ne gave Hargrove his base
and The clever centrehelcer. showing his
rrpreclation OF the gift by stealing second
ana tfird. was able to score the first run
~ the same on left-held fly from Fos-
.lr's Dat.
I'm tbe third inning the Senators tied
Che score. Chcsbro was in the box for
RICHMOND. and was doing brilliant work
only ono hit had been made of him, and
mat was Of the dinky order. but in the
third Reilly got "thc walk TO first, ana,
being sacrificed around to third. scored
ODD "a hit made 10y Demont into left field.
The hit was o lovely drive against the
fence. Elsey made a spring for 1t. but
couldn't reach IL. He caught II OF the
frco. though. and STAYED II down TO
second. getting IL there In time TO eaten
umont. who was trying TO convert the
drive into two-bagger.
WHERE THE WORK WAS DONE.
In the next inning the Senators got on
to Mr. Chesbros curves, and they
didn't do ting TO him." Mcclure
started the fun with a home-run drive
r, centreaed fence. Brien followed
with double and Brown and Rely
came along with singles. As result.
three more Washington runs passed over
me bag and the score stood TO
-alnst the Bluebirds.
Ir the mean time. Mercer had gone
in 10 pitch for the Senators. and when
,he hf,h inning rolled around. the Blue
birds landed on the mighty twirler Of
swarthy complexion. Wells led off
with O. HIT and was holding down first.
when Foster batted one 10 Mercer Ii
was hot one. and Red" made his
base. Mercer. however. got ratified. He
was in doubt as 20 where he ought 10
throw the bail. and before he could de-
c.lc De tossed it over in the bieacheries
while Jake and Red trotted into home
This neatly tied the score and the
cr1nks once more looked happy.
MERCER TAKEN OUT
After that exhibition. Mercer was
taken out and King went in the box.
The Bluebircs raped him but couldn't
il0Ie on him. Jake. TOO, made a change
Tie took Chesbro out and gave Flynn
go at his old associates. Carney
etched in his old-time form and held
the sluggers we'll in hand. They did
uat out another run in the eighth in
ling. but that couldn't be helped. Nc
4uire would hit the ball. no matter how
80 was thrown. and he lined out a
three Dagger. scoring shortly thereafter
The fielding work OF the Bluebirds was
not as snap,y as It might have been.
Borte was slow and didn't seem to 20
after the ball with his old-time viCor
and MARI was exceedingly slOthful
making no attempt whatever to throw
The ball in. Hargrove made a beautiful
throw from deep centre TO third base.
retiring his man, but Mari appeared
unable 10 throw as far as FIRST bag.
II re IS the score. 1t tells it's own
tale:
RICHMOND.
ABB. r. II. O. \. L.