Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-12

Ricbmoud and Hartford concluded
tboir series of games here yesterday
and though unable to take all 'hree
comes from the Connecticut lads the
Johnnies did the next best thing ana
took two out of the three.
When tho Hartford boys arrived mere
they expressed a determination to take
,ho entire series from Richmond, ana
uicbrord's lads. realizing that they couId
only get third place by taking all three'
vvore ecrlany determined that the VIC
,o-iog should remain here. Both teams
rowovcr overrcached themselves but
Richmond made the best grab and drew
eor,b two prizes. while Hartford only
got one. ,rr,rr,1,
vhor the series started on Monday
Hartford led Richmond by but thirteen
POINTS but her victory Of that afternoon
ircreosed her lead to twenty-five points.
Richmond succeeded on TUESDAY III
knocking eleven points from TINS ieau'
and Yesterday. 10y her second victory
sno hrouaht it still lower, and is now
,r,tbin three points of third place
ny ENC Yesterday was a most III
teroetinr one from start 10 hnlsh' thousn
IN ,,suit of the contest was never J."
5a,,,, tier the fhird inning Rlchmonu'
u,itb Lever I'm the box, had decioe"'y w
hest Of the argument as WhIe .'o 1S'l
,,ios uero able To bat Foxy Fry tio ii"i
ford pitcher. at Will, Lever nav '',, 40
Yankees we'll in hand. ana inc!
paught with his delivery
PITCHED \ WONDERFUL GAME
The professor really pitched a most
,,ondarrll game. He hurled the p"i'
with great speed. ana ih'iouuNOu -,
rc,sbination of curves as 10 perPieH
= ,.tsttins, batsmen at all stages Oh
49, INC They were absolutely uIdDio
a. an,, execution with their stcAS'
"a ,l,,rirs the entire nine innings haue
bnt three hits. .a ~, oosv
Ery an The other hand, proved an easy
,.,,.t, "a the locals. They started vi
MIN I'm the first inning. ana -,
6, the succeeding innings 10 MI ~,
with ease They weren't content
With short hits; they drove lhv 20"
over the lot. and making uouOio ,tSeid
trirics kent the Connecticut eu'iIei .'
co1t,n,all,, on the Jump. while they ran
around the bases and scoreu '"o
thar gave them their victory ..oroa
KAHN was the lucky chap VINO s0 -
the first run. He was gwen MS p"o
ON balls and had stolen second When
Stuart raped out two-oasser ang
brought him over the plate In the 'il'i1
inning Lever led of with MT anu am,
teng sacrificed 10 second. was scored
on Thornton's hit. Then Thornton hiaue
steal. and Roach making an error on
The throw down. Pat. went 70 uin mn
whence Dc scored on a short hit mace
by stuart This made Richmonds score
aggregate three but in the fourth TWO
more runs were added thereto py LID
fcld and Hargrove. who scored on mus
made by themselves assisted OS oi''
raped ont by Mcdonald.
COT ONE IN THE SECOND.
During all this time the Hartford lads
had made but one run, and this they sot
IN the second inning, Doherty Walking
10 first. stealing second. ana crossihs
the plate on n hit made by Roach. lhey
didn't get another until the ninth' when
Smink who went 20 first and second
on an error made by Stuart, stole thiro'
and afterwards stole home.
Richmond. however had the game
clnohed for IN the eighth she made TWO
more runs. single BY tlberfcld a triple
~ Hargroyc. and an error on the part
of Newell accomplishing the TRICK. All