Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-06
OH, HOW THEY DID BAT.
The Lnncnstcr's Heavy Hitters Made
Nince-Mcnf of ChesbrO's CurNes.


The afternoon game was decidedly the
most disastrous to Richmond's hopes, and
II demonstrated beyond question that
Lancaster has the best team in the league
In the first place. the players are the
largest lot of men I'm the league; they are
unquestionably the best hitters. and they
can give some Of the team cards and
spades and then beat them at fielding.
They went at Richmond i'm a most vi
cious manner, and they started in the
very outset 10 make a complete victory
of the days proceedings. Wells put
Chesbro in to pitch. and Manager Rims
big fellows went at him like a lot of
hound d-dogs after a treed 'possurn They
didn't have any mercy on him, ana
showed but little consideration for the
feelings Of the 1000 spectators, for the
way they pounded him wrung the hearts
Of all who saw it,
HIT FROM THE START.
They started on him in the first in
ming. but IL was i'm the second that they
went at him in earnest Two men were
out before they commenced but they
didn't mind this little bit. Pitcher
sprogell was the third man up and he
drove the ball out against the club
house for three bags Right then ana
there did Mr. Chesbro lie down ana
wallow. He merely lobbed the ball over
the plate. and the Lancaster lads mere
w hit IL Buttermore soaked it, and
Hannivan got four balls. Leidy La
rocque. and Seybold followed with safe
ones. and then. after six runs had come
over the plate Ward went out on an
infield drive. and retired the side
1t was clear TO everybody IN the park
that Chesbro was not pitching Indeed,
this was made manifest long before the
six runs had been accumulated. but Wells
/ seemed blind to it, He might have saved
/ the game had he removed Chesbro
earlier but he let him continue and, In
fact kept him at work until after tho
fourth inning. permitting the visitors TO
continue their vicious stick-work and to
add to their runs.
BETTER. BUT TOO LATE.
Finally. in the fifth inning. when the
score stood TO !. Chesbro was sent to
the bench and Brandt was put in.
The e,g-National Leager held the
bie fellows down somewhat better than
Chesbro had done, but they hit him
freely. too. and when they finished their
run-getting eleven tallies were 10 their
credit
Richmond had but three measley little
rms up TO the seventh inning, and then
they seemed to get on 10 Sprogells
curves. They showed two men over the
rubber, but Lancaster still had six runs
10 the good. and this proved to be an
insurmountable lead. In the eighth,
though they had a good chance, the
.Jdhnnies did naught, but in the ninth
they made a death struggle, and be It
said to their credit, they made a great
fight. and really came near winning out.
HOME LADS FINAL Squirt.
Elsey led off with hit, and Elberfeld
following with one just like it. the big
left-feIder went TO third. Mcdonald then
sacrificed and Elsey scored. Foster sin
gled and scored Elberfeld, and Wells
throw down Ward made an error and
Foster scored. leaving Jake on second.
The crowd was frantic at this juncture
and the air was filled with cheers. 1t
was Brandt's time at bat. but Schmidt
was run in to hit for him. Schmidt
connected with the ball, but the best
he could do was an infield drive, on
which he was thrown out at first. Two
men were gone. but still the cranks
didn't despair. They kept up their root
ing. and Hargrove hit safe, sending Jake
TO third. Then Chauncey Bill Stuart
came up. He smiled serenely, and vi
sions Of home runs etc, began 10 float
through the minds of the onlookers.
Sproeen twirled the sphere, and though
Chauncey never moved. the umpire
cried. strike one" Another came and
Chauncey went after il. He smote the
air but not the ball and the umpire
again used his voice. This time he said.
"Strike two" The crowd still cheered,
and Chauncey still looked confident.
Sprogen doubled himself up once more,
and once more the ball smote the air.
Chauncey again went after IT, All he
did. however was to cause the umpire
TO speak again. and when Strike three"
fen from his lips. the game was over.
Wells died at second, Lancaster achieved
another victory and the noble 1900 went
home dsgusted and disgruntled.
The details of the play are all con-
tained in the official score, which is
hereto appended