Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-08
OUR B0YSPLAY WELL
THE pHlLIEs HAVE TO WORK
HARD ron THEIR VICTORY.
THEY LED UP TO The SIXTH.
A Had Error ny Eisic Then Helped
the National Lcagucrs 10 Get the
The Orioles Here To-day.


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The Bmcbirds are improving in their
play. They didn't defeat the "Phnies'
yesterday. but they hit Mr.. Fineld the
cx-Dcroior. who pitched for Father
penis boys. and sent four men over the
rubber. occurring at one time what Gp-
pcarcd 20 be winning lead.
The "Phnlos' put up stif game.
They had 20 IN order to wrest the vic
tory from the locals. and but for rank
rlaylng on the part Of Elsey in centre
fld mcy would have found great diff
Guilty n taking the lead. Elsey lost the
came for Richmond on bad error. which
De followed zap almost Immediately with
Two dumb plays.
OUR PITCHERS DID WELL.
Wells rut Chcsbro. McCord. and stultz
SIN TO pitch against the Big Leaguers. and
an three did good work Stultz showed
OF 10 least advantage. but both Chesbro
and McCord did good work. Chesbro
ritcbca three innings and McCord three.
Tho "PhlHcs" found considerable trouble
y .
and during his reign in the box but two
bits were yielded by him. and these re-
suited in only one run. In the first two
innings that McCorl pitched not a hit
WAS made OF him. but the third time he
entered the box the big lads pounded him
severely. securing two triples. a double,
and Cd single. All of these were not Nc
r.rTs fault. Elscy was TO blame for
som. of them. In fact. both OF the trip
1., were directly attributable TO Elsey's
lack or fielding and the double was in
directly due TO his horrible error.
Tho game. with the exception Of this
v..k m centrchcld. was as pretty as
could have been desired. In the first in
r.r- the Blucbirds started off with a nun.
FI.rfeid. the little man OF steel. as usual.
cot Dit and limped 10 first. He hardly
,arsel there before ne was of like the
wind and had stolen second. Grady, the
Truadelphia catcher, tried to head him
al 40 second and threw wild. and the
little favorite reached third. Maizena, fol-
lowed him 10 the bat and lined out hit
lrto left field and the little one trotted
ir 90 home
TIED THE SCORE.
I'm the second inning the "Philies"
scored a run. as the result OF Delehanty's
long drive into right field. which was
followed by a single made by Thompson
This tied the score. and thus IL re-
manned. neck and neck, until the sixth
fnnine. when tire Bluebirds landed on
1fr. Fineld's delivery and pounded the
ban an over the field. Elberfeld flew out
oh the start. and Maizena, followed with
a dinky hit into centre garden.
Then dil the work commence in ear
nest: Barley Kahn. who was put on second
in place of Fender, and did good work
there. came 10 the bat. and swipng the
l4n squarcly on the nose, sent il up
against left field fence for a double, on
which Maizena, scored Elsey then fol-
lowed with a centre field rap. which sent
kain over the rubber. and upon Elsey $
stealing second. Wells tapped out single
10 right field and scored him. That made
the score TO / in Richmond's favor.
and set the cranks wild Wells died on
FIRST. as BON Foster and Berte, who fol-
lowed him. went out.
THE "PHILLIES" WERE VICIOUS
when the "Phnies" came TO the bat
-hev were worried and determination"
was written all over their countenances.
Dr. was do or die with them-and they
did. Cooley started the ball rolling and
drove fl out square1y into Elseys hand
THAT worthy juggled it and it fell to
fhe ground with a dull and sickening
thud. while Cooley trotted around TO
second.
Hauman then made hot drive at Kahn.
which went past him like shot and
cooley went to third. Lajoie fingered
4he ash. and oh. how he did swipe the ball!
Tn no. IL went. and out, out it flew into
deem centre garden. Elsey started after
a. and had ample time to get under it.
Tie didn't get there. though, and the ball
fau Welding Lajoie a three-bagger, on
which both Cooley and Ha.lman scored.
Dclehanty was the next man up. lie
drove the BAH into left field. and Sholta
ate fl up. Iajoie scored on the rap,
though.
GRADY REPEATED THE DOSE.
Thomson was then given a walk and
Grady did the same thing Lajoie did.
lie drove q high one into deep centre,
and again did Elsey let it drop undis-
turbed. This permitted Grady 10 pull
W. on third and sent Thompson over the
Mate Gulon then made double into
Ian field. scoring Grady. The side was
retired thereafter. but the work was
done The "philIes" had made five runs.
making their total six. and they had the
lad which Richmond never overcame
In the EIGHTH inning the "Phillies' made
+frae more runs. The game had been
won. though. and this trio didn't count
fo- much.
Kain played exceedingly well on Sc
cond. and IL would seem that he is well
nted 20 cover that bag Maizena, also
ala we'll in right field. As @ matter of
fact. the Richmond team work was eX-
reptionaly clever. and the inheld played
fast. clean ball Berte. Wells. and Elber-
fed distinguishing themselves.
The appended score will show just what
work each man did: