Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-07

In one of the prettiest-payed games
of ball ever seen in this city, and In the
presence of nearly 1900 spectators, in
Guiding the most pronounced rooters and
cranks who hold residence in this city,
the Norfolk Brooms defeated the Rich
mond Bluebirds yesterday afternoon.
The Brooms made clean sweep In
their victory and shut the locals out
without a run. but i'm doing so they came
near being "skunked' themselves. In
the full nine innings the Bluebirds failed
to score a run, though they frequently
got men as far as third; and the Norfolk
lads succeeded in getting only one run
ner over the rubber, he being permitted
TO cross over by Elberfeld, who. but
for a most unfortunate and untimey er-
ror, could easily have headed him off at
the plate.
EXCITING THROUGHOUT.
The game was played fast and snap
PLY by both teams, and was as interest
ing and exciting from start to finish as
could have been desired. Twas distinc-
lively pitchers battle. and honors were
equally divided between Chesbro, who
twirled for Richmond, and Gilroy, who
tossed for Norfolk. Both men pitched
pennant- winning ball. and worked like
Trojans TO keep the hits down to the
minimum. They succeeded in their eff
forts in this direction, and the locals
defeat can in no sense be attributed to
Chesbro; neither can Gilroy crow over
him. for the stocky Bluebird did his
In,
II proper support had been accorded him
he might have won.
NO KICK COMING, THOUGH.
There is no kick coming. though, with
reference to the support given Chesbro.
Errors will be made; they are the natu-
raj result OF fast playing, and though
Elberfeld's error did let in the winning
run. the little Brownie was endeavoring
when he erred 10 shut the run off. and
il was his misfortune. rather than his
fault, that the ball slipped away from
him.
The Norfolk team Played snappy ball
and worked in a gingerly fashion, but
they played scrappy ball. too. They are
most too prone to kick at the decisions
of the umpire and tired many Of the
cranks out by their wrangling. On seve-
raj occasions Smith and his entire flock
of players crowded around Mcnamara
and attempted to bulldoze him.
INC" FINED THEM.
"Mc.," however, was equal to the oc-
casion. and imposed fines right and left.
He assessed s. apiece against Smith,
Schaffer, Weddige. and Wehf. of the Nor
folk team, and imposed a like penalty on
Elberfeld who got mad when a strike
was called on him, and threw his bat
10 the ground.
Aside from these features the game
was highly enjoyable. For six innings
the score remained blank, but in the
seventh the Brooms started to work with
view to getting out of the woods Schaf-
fer landed on Chesbro. spanking the ball
out into deep centre garden for three
bases Weddige followed. and Chesbro
stopped his hot liner. heading him off
at first. Then Nye tapped a slow one
TO Elberfeld. and that worthy. in his
eagerness to pick the ball up and throw
out Schaffer, who had started home.
fumbled it, and permitted the man he
was after to trot over the rubber.
HAD GOOD OPPORTUNITIES. But
The Bindings pulled themselves to-
gether after this and made quick work
of the Brooms but they were unable 10
score themselves. and hence their defeat
In the second and sixth innings they
had excellent opportunities TO score, but
failed TO avail themselves Of them. Es-
pecially was this true in the second
when Sholta and Goodenough occupied
the bases, with no one out. a hit would
have scored one or both Of them. but
Wells and Kahn. who followed at the
bat. were unable TO furnish the requisite,
and the men died on the bags.
The tate is told; Richmond was defeat
ed. but by a very close margin. See the
official score