Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-13

The keeper Of the stalls IN the Stables
wherein are quartered the teams who do
work in the ktlantic League pennont
race opened the gate to Stall No. yes
terday for the purpose Of letting the
Hartford team out. and before he realized
what had happened Richmond. who had
been for some days steadily creeping to-
wards that coveted apartment. had slip
ped IN. and Hartford had. perforce. TO
take up her position I'm the fourth stall
which Richmond had vacated.
Richmond's possession Of third place
was made possible yesterday by quite the
prottiest and most exciting game Of ball
ever played in this city. She met Newark
here, and with Gettg in to pitch and
Etocksdale to do the twirling for Rich
moud. the contest developed at once into
e. pitchers battle.
GETTIG HAD THE BEST OF IT FOR
AWHILE.
For "a long time Gcttg seemed TO have
the better Of tho fight, but StOcksdale
held his own in a most skilful manner
and the Newark lads though they sue
ceedcd i'm the first inning IN taking the
lead, were unable to 10 very much there
after. Richmond was apparently COM
uletcly at the mercy of GettF, and for
eight long innings the erstwhile heavy
hitting Johnnles could do naught with
him.
IN the first inning Newark made two
runs. a two-base hit on the part Of Harry
O'Hagan sending Wright. who had been
given his base on balls. and Cassidy, VINO
had been struck. over the rubber. Rich
mond made every effort to overcome this
lead. but aside from two scratch hits,
made early in the game, the local lads
could not touch Gettig. In the sixth an
other twO-base hit. made by O'Hagan,
enabled him. with 'the assistance Of a
single from Sheahan's bat. 10 score The
third run.
All this time Richmond had done abso-
lutely nothing and as inning after In
ming progressed and still Richmond s
score remained naught, all hopes of a
local victory fed from the breasts of the
rootcrs. and "a stiffness almost Ike that
of death prevailed in the grandstand. TO
add 20 the agony OF the cranks came the
Information that Norfolk had defeated
Hartford, and though third place was
opened unto us. all hopes mat we would
inter It vanished.
THE EXCITING NINTH.
The game proceeded, both teams doing
ming rolled around. Richmonds achieve
mcnts were, up to this time, represented
only by declmals Stuart. The first man
UP. went out on a slow bound TO the short
field. and Esy followed him 10 the bench
flying out on a long drive 10 left garden
But one more out was necessary 10 end
the game, and defeat Richmond, and
many of the spectators left the park.
thinking the end had come Twas not
SO. howear Brownie Elherfeld came 10
the bat and one strike. then two strikes
were called on him. The next one came
IKE the others but Brownie met it and
drove IL out into center-field for one bag.
halgrove did the same thing. and "Elber"
"ent TO third. Then Mcdonald drove a
'aie one into right garden. and Elder
scored. Foster then dropped one lust
over Cassidy's head for two bases. and
u7rgy and Nc. crossed over. tying the
s'o,e' Nhen this was done the crowd
i'"iy went Wild with delight and Foster
was lhe hero OF the moment Stocks
o"'e was the next man to finger the ash.
uhu ne also drove d safe one into right
baIueh' sending Foster TO third. Kahn
tlea 10 do likewise. but he couldn't, and
me she was retired. The score was
uea' thoush' and every one was happy,
even unto the small boy who sells pea
nuts.
THE TENTH INNING NECESSARY.
Newark came IN 10 try conclusions,
put IN one. two three order the Jer-
teyltes went down, ana the tenth in
hlnS was commenced Gettig had
steadied down during the interval. ana
me Johnnies couldn't hit him any more.
AS result. they went down in regu-
lar order, and the visitors once more
came 70 the bat. They were mad clean
throuSh, because, AFTER having practi
cally cinched their victory the heartless
Johnny Rebs came forward and took II
from them. They tried hard to do some
ming with their chance but try as
they would. Stocksdale held the upper
hand. and they Went down one. two.
And three.
DARKNESS ENDED ITs
Darkness had In the mean time set