The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-20
BEST GAME THIS SEASON.
THE SENATORS DOWN THt CHERUBs
BY A CLOSE MdRGiN.
A Big Crowd Grow Lnthusisstic Over the
Game aud the Richmond Lads Tut
Up Splendid Ball.

The game az rinel Park yesterday az
tcGnoon between the Lawmakers from
Washington and the Cherubs was the
most Interesting game OF the season.
Botn teams played for all they were
worth and no monkey business was in
drlged IN. The locals were weak with the
stick az critical points. and one or two
costly errors were made when otherwise
the game would have been won.
ON the other hand Cartwrieht's error.
in allowing 81 bah 10 pass him. resulted
In giving bo.h Foster and Wells the two
scores made iu the NTH.
ncrte was guilty Of committing three
errors. after doing all that star play
ing away from home. and Wells made
TWO, one or which was almost cxcusable
In team work. however. the boys show
daily Improvements. and by next Mon
DAY. when the championship season
opens. Jake will have as line a. team AS
any in the Atlantic League.
The washington boys are putting up big
ball and they are hard 90 catch mapping.
IT they play the Same game thcy ere
doing now II VIII be safe to place your
money that the Senators will be IN the
first half AT the close Of the league sea-
son. There Is a snap and gct-there way
about them that carries the crowd along.
BIG CROWD OUT.
About 5000 enthusiasts. q large num-
Ter OF them ladies. welcomed tho Cherubs
back 10 Pinel Park yesterday and they
expressed their pleasure ~ the excellent
work by both teams by frequent APP
plause
The individual players were a3plaudod
when they went 10 the bat FOR the first
time. and this good feeling was kept up
10 the close or the game. for il WAS any
hodys victory until the last man was
out
As usual Brownie ElbcrfeG was
whole team by himself and Charlie
Sholta managed bag 80. . i'm the proper
manner Wells did some splendid work
40 first and the outdcld. while they had
little 20 DO did 30 well, particularly the
throw of Hargrove 90 the Brownie WI ich
put O'Brlon out no third. Mari covered
large tract of land I'm gathering in the
sky-scraper from Lush's bat and he was
properly applauded.
Carney Flynn is rapidly getting into
shape. In his three innings in the box
but two hits were made off him. ChesbrO.
iu five innings. held them down 10 four
hits. The Duke is getting little quicker
ON his feet and puts himself I'm the game.
while Schahcls throwing down is as good
as any Of them.
The stick work OF Mcclure lays over
any VIC have had here this season. and
Setback knows how 20 reach for the
nose Cartrieht is tho equal of any OF
the biz fellows AZ first while O Bricn az
second IS as quick as a flash. The Scna-
tors are winners this season, and will
not keep company with the tailendcrs
Ions.
THE GAME STARTS.
The Chcru5s made the first rum. In the
second time up Senator McJames hit Har-
grove on his arm. lie stole second. third
and fourth, and If there had been any
more bases lying around ne would no
doubt have stolen them also. Hargy has
been on the police force aul knows all
about those things.
Nothing else was done toward incrcas-
ing the score until The fifth Wells got
two and th~eo and the next ball up was
a beauty. Jake tapped il squarcly 10 far
center. but, with AN due respect to Mr.
Brown, that gentleman stopped Jakcs
iiaA laifti tNN allNhcl MN 10 make but
one bag. The next man up. however.
was The old reliable Duke of Fulton. lie
observed with smile that his captain
had an opportunity 20 score. and an de-
pended upon him. lie saw "a good enc
coming from the paw OF Mercer. and
when the dust cleared away both Wells
and Foster had scored. Rcddv had bang
ID out single. which sent Jake to sec
ond. DcMont had O. momentary case OF
rattlcs for when he recover the BAH,
Dee threw 30 TO Cartwright. That gentle
man WAS taken by surprise Tor he didn't
500 Che necessity of the ball coming 10
him. as Foster was already safe. and
while in that surprised condition he AL
lowed the BAH o. go clean through him.
DO landed among the farkeys in the
nieachcrics. and the two runs were scor-
cd No more were made however
Riley was given four bad ones in the
third. was sacrificed 20 second by Nc
james pilfered third and scored on De
,tonts single
Tn the fourth Mcclure sent the ball
whizznc down 20 the clubhouse for four
hars O'Brien went 20 nist on Jakes er-
Tor and reached second before the hall
was recovered re scored on Browns
fwo-bacrcr The latter stole third and
scored ON Bcrte's error
Mcclure hit for three hays I'm the
eighth md scored ON Cartrshts single.
The detailed score