The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-15

rho Cberubs won hands down yester-
dav but that doesn't mean that the SIR
Stockings from Paterson arc easy fruit
by any means. They got out PROBES
sor sammy's curves 70 the tune Of ten
clean hits. and with their five errors they
put up a stiff game
IL was by timely hitting and part base
running. together with superb heIding'
that the Cherubs won the game. The or
rors Of the visitors and their inability to
connect at the propsr time also con'rlDu-
Ted to the signal victory of Weils mon.
The bovs from the silk City know how
20 plav the game. and the Cheruos heeu
not 80 slow and easy In to-day game,
for they .glll ind the visiting lads WIZ
have taken unto Themselves iafse-slssu
hump. which they viii proceeu 10 UiS''
ont upon the Cherubs.
II goes without sdyirg that tho one
thousand five hundred enthusiasts VINO
saw the SILK Stockings taken into camp
nv the Cherubs with such apporeht eese
were hilarious. They simply went Wilo,
and when they learned that Newark hau
also dropped the game to the BfOoms
their iov was Unconhned, for IT meant the
downfall OF the two leading clubs IN the
league and q propOfuohdte eiSFA''O'- -
the two Virginia teams.
CAN handle THE STICK.
From the personnel of the Paterson
team II Is easy to see they are set OF
doe hittsrs. While. possibly MT as
o,lick in the field nor as reckless Ddse-
runners rs the Newarks they are every
hit as able with the stick, and as 'hls
feature counts something in ball playing
IL is probably a standoff as to the relaliVe
strength Of the two Jersey teams A.
Resides being excellent players OF the
canre the bows from Paterson are gentle
menlv fellows Not a kick or even
protest was made against Snyders de-
cision. although some OF them were
little off color.
Ueidriok the able-boded left fielder
* a fine hitter. and he will be heard nom
later on. While Smith, who oihclates i'll
second territory, can also hit the pan oc-
casionally. Sproegal. the handsome WITT
or. was easy fruit for Lever Tor IN us
four times up he found the oeinosp -.
thrice and hit q measly little one 10 Lee
yer who put him OUT by tO99i's '''o
over 10 Jake. go iii,
suink is a stocky fellow with n quick
movement and determined ar anu hoiuS
his bat as though ne meant mischieI 10
the pitcber before him. lie hit the han
four times. but there was a CheruD under
# each time. and he didn't once feach
first bag. much TO the amusement Of TIE
grandstand. go - 81. ,,,o,.
for the second ball pitched suited him.
and he lined II out 20 Kelster VINO maze
n miserable tumble allowing the Bronw-
mic TO land safe, amid great applause
from Rioters Row. Elsie hunted out
sacrifice and the Brownie went down 10
second. Then Grasshoppcr stewart s'n-
uled TO right garden and the Browne
SKINNED home. Hargrove drove ths
sphere a mile 10 center, but the Dig Sth
stocking who signs his checks Hardesly,
hoped. skipped, few ana ainpie9 ai'el
the ban Ike a man gone dart just as
ina sphere was about TO drop into ASH
land district he reached his long eft arm
awav off towards the north and stopped
its further progress.
A CIRCUS PLAY.
The play was beautiful one ana 'he
crowd grew wild for a minute. Then
they remembered that It was not Har-
grove that performed the trick ana sub
sided. Three balls passed through the
hole in Boyle's bat, and the SIX Stock
ings ambled In.
In the very rext inning SproeSol hit
Rarly Kahn in the head with the ball.
making him bite the dust for q moment.
But Barleys head is ha-d. and while the
crowd was holding it's breath. he picked
himself up and toddlcd down 10 first.
where he shook hands with Halter and
moment later was sacrificed 10 second
by Wells. and scored on smiths error.
Ready Foster was given the walk, and
Lever reached FIRST by Smiths error.
With these tNo men on bases. Elberfeld
went out TO Hailer and Elscy banged
the sphere out hy center field for four
bases.
The cyclone didn't stop here however.
for in the third Sprocgers pillows were
pounded again and when the smoke
blew away two more Cherubs had cross
ed over. Hargrove hit the first ball for
two bags. BOYLE went In for one. and
on Sproegels rank error in throwing the
ball over the home plate when no one
was there 20 stop It, let Boyle get TO
second and Hargrove scored. Barley was
the next man up and he tapped the
sphere for two bags. bringing Boyle
home lie died there however for Wells
Foster and Lever went by the board in
order.
Elsey singled in the fourth and went
10 third on Stewards hit stealing home
on Stewards out al second.
1T GREW MONOTONOUs.
The monotony Of run-gettlng was
broken in the fifth and sixth. but in the
seventh the music started up again
Stewart and Hargrove went out on easy
ones Boyle hunted and beat the ball
down. He Swiped second and went 10
third on u passed Dal scoring on Kain's
single.
Another pitched battle took place in
the eighth. in which Sproegel was Sc
verely punished. Foster went out easy
Lever singled. and went 10 third on
clean ones by Elberfeld and Elsey. and
scored on Smiths error. The Brownie
also scored on this error, and Elsey was
advanced 70 second. A moment later he
pilfered third. and tailed on Boyle's beau
tiful two Dagger, which Robinson tried
hard 70 connect with. Stewart was pre-
sented with four bad ones. and stole sec
ond. He, too, scored on Boyle's two
Dagger. This made thirteen runs. an
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