Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-11

Captain JAKE W els, TIE oiA i~ll"DlS
manager ana first baseman of the Rich
Inond team. fen down in play yester-
day afternoon. making most disastrous
error which lost Richmond game, and
his example was followed in a moment
almost, by Mcdonald, who gave away
Two more runs. preouding the possibility
Of "a local victory being achieved.
The Johnnie Rcbs met the Philadelphia
Athletics for the first time on the
diamond at Broad-Sreet Park, and
crowd Of goodly proportions was in at
tendance to- see the strangers make their
initial appearance Jack McDonough
was on hand TO do the roofing and he
l.l the entire band OF cranks. who made
themselves heard ON all sides, urging
the local lads on TO victory as best they
knew how.
MADE a GOOD IMPRESSION.
The Athletics made a first-class i'm
preston on the patrons OF the game in
This city. and be- 10 said to their credit,
they played an excellent game, and
played 10, too, in "a most genuemanly
fashion. The JOhnuies played good bail,
too-that is. up 10 The eighth inning.
Then they all went TO pieces, and the
Quaker City lads made as many runs
as they wanted Jake Wells started the
error making and a rank play by him
being a tA.Lg OF such UNUSUAL occur
lolce. the whole team Of Johnnies seemed
To lose their heads and then and
There they went 10 pieces, shattering all
chances they had Of winning.
Leever Was iu TO pitch for Richmond,
ID. D f4p lH. A p.t
u.4 wei. Lever. though. eclipsing all
EFFORTS made by FoN. lie would have
Won his game too. had not those disas-
Tous errors occurred iu The eighth. but
Try as he would. he could not stop the
runs nom being scored when errors
galore were being made behind him.
H. Zoe very first inning the fun com
melccI. the bail being set in motion
" the Athletics. who unravencd the
Professor curves from the start. and
the sphere was not allowed 10 rest very
long thereafter until the ninth inning
was concluded. McNey was the man who
-el OF in hitting. and he smacked out a
tAcr-bdeger iu manner that made
some W The rOotcrs trcmhle with fear
lie scored with little trouble. and I'm the
next inning Battam. who led on with a
sale ait was sent over the rubber by
FOX. and The Athletic score was OK
pressed iy the figure .. while Rich
mono DAD only cipher on the score
board
THE JOHNNIES STARTED.
The locals were not content with this
howeFcr and they turned their batteries
loose ou Fox in their hall Of the second
with The result that they scored one
run Kahn vino made clever steal of
thrd' being the fortunate player TO cross
10 safety.
Richmond made another run I'm the
ioaFth, tying the score. amid great en-
husiasm. and in the sixth KAN. who
blhted safe. scored another run. while
Wells did likewise. both being sent home
on clean drive to right-fcld from Steel
mans bat. This put Richmond two runs
70 the good and set the cranks wild.
but trouble was IN store for all. and
u soon developed. The Quaker city lads
hadn't scored during the five innings that
interviewed after their two runners had
crossed the rubber but in the eighth
they started
WAS YELLOW, INDEED
Moran. the first man up. was retired
at FIRST. and McVey followed with a
ssie drive INTO left-held. Cary did like
wise. advancing McVey TO second and
thcn The bilious work started. Ham
burg hit one 20 Wells, who tried TO
head Carey of at second. with the re-
sun that he threw the ball wild, and
II rolled out into left-feld. while McVey
scored. Then. on the very next play,
Mcdonald let a BAH go through him.
ard TWO more runners crossed over. The
fun, or. rather. the funeral had COM
nenced. and IL was hard TO stop H..
The Johnnics all seemed ratified, and
the ball went Ia every direction. The