The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-14

The crowd got there early and they
saw nv the practice work Of the CheruDs
that great things was going to happen.
hooters Row had some cranks In II that
had not been 10 n game for weeks, ana
they declared that the games between
Lancaster and Richmond we're as hne as
any they had seen.
As matter OF fact. the games OF the
present series with Lancaster have been
Of gilt-edged kind, and they proved that
Richmond has a team worthy Of going
No against the strongest in the country
with no danger Of having their colors
damaged 10 any material extent.
For some weeks the race for the cham
pionship had been between Richmond
Lancaster and Reading. but az the pres
eni time Richmond seems TO have out
distanced the other clubs. and is now in
condition 10 win out IN a canter.
The Cherubs canot afford to let down
I'm their playing. for the close of the sea-
son is some way of, and the lead that is
now held must be maintained. The 10
Gals have frequently allowed themselves
to be beaten by weaker teams simply be-
cause they did not put up the work they
were capable Of doing.
The Lancaster team has no good cause
10 return 10 this our camping ground.
flna ia explanation Of their three defeats
I'm this city blame II on the umpire. The
umpire at time was little rocky, but
both teams suffered alike.
The game was won because the Cherubs
outplayed the champions, and no side
issue can be brought in TO contradict
that statement.
Bah players have the habit of blaming
all Of their defeats upon the umpire. and
this Is true even of certain Of the che
rubs There Is little doubt that an UNI
pire can materially affect the result of a
game and frequently inefficient umpires
have done So but In the series just closed
between the two strongest teams i'm the
Atlantic League, and which demonstrated
hat the Cherubs are by far the strongest
in the league. nothing Of this sort can be
said.
The Allentown team has alwaps caused
themselves to be a stumbling block in the
way of the Cherubs. and for some cause
or other they usually win more games
than they lose when up against Rich
mond. and for that very reason the tall
enders OF the league are a good drawing
card In this city. They reach here from
Norfolk this morning. and with them IS
Archie Stimmell who appears to have
regained control Of himself
The result OF the first game yesterday
was q surprise 20 one person at least
and that was Fred Clausen. the Lancas-
ter pitcher. who has taught himself 10
believe that Richmond could never win a
game In which ne pitched. But Fred de-
ceived himself
As early as the second inning two runs
were made: Not altogether because Of
Fred's pitching. however. for an error
was made by himself which gave Leahy
safety and then he scored when DundOn
put the BAH out for a homer. Two hits
and two errors in the ilfth resulted In two
more runs. and then in the eighth. on a
hit a free pass and two errors two more
runs were made. while the ninth was
equally as fruitful The total was three
hits. two passes and two runs. making
In all eight runs. while the visitors had
only been able TO get one runner over.
In the visitors half of the seventh
Ward was nit by pitched ball and he
scored on Madison's two-bagger.
A number OF errors were made by the
visitors. while the local got Oft with one,
and Sparks held them down TO four hits.
The Official score Of the first game is as
follows:
FIRST game.