The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
POOR PATERSON
SHUT OUT AGAIN.
The Texas Lacquer Proved a Chinese
Puzzle for the Visitors.
THEY HIT HIM 0NLYTHREE TIMES
There We're Many Clever Plays IncIud-
ing Pick Up of a Hot Groundcr
Followed 10y n Neat Throw TO
First-Notcs Of the Diamond

About three thousand crauks their sis
fcrS and their cousins and their aunts,
and Jack McDonough. saw Richmond
shut out Patterson again yesterday after
moon. in "a same that was better I'M some
respects than Friday exhibition.
Everybody was perfectly delighted
with ,uc result. and greatly enjoyed the
brilliant work of the Cherubs.
90 was The third time this week that
Richmond has shut out its opponent. but
she crowd did not seem 90 take that fact
into consideration. and like school boys
at "a circus. almost cried with glee. 10
was great game of ball. but IL was
just the sort OF work the Richmond
club can DO. and no better
Every man played his position well
and there was frequent loud and long
applause because of some grand piece OF
worr.
The team made new friends and clinch-
cd old friendship. There were more
ladies than usual. and they manifested
pleasure because of the gentlcmany way
Tao play went on.
SPARKS GOOD WORK
Frank Sparks pitched for Richmond
and his work was excellent. Three hits
were made of his delivery but only one
WAS clean ono of the others came too
slow to field and the third was "a line
drive that almost knocked Gus Klopf on
li~ u.u- Frank did mot give away base
ON balls and kept men close 20 base
only ONE Patterson player got as far as
third base and De- was put out there
The Texas Lacquer pitched hard from the
start. and though he appeared not 10 he
much worried or tired ont. me certainly
held tho result 0f the game iu his hand
and Doe kept it there and handed out VIC
tory.
Never once was ne I'm danger. ana like
a general ON the battlefield. watched
every play that was made and followed
So up. Tommy Hess caught him. and the
little catcher who has grown 20 bc such
"a favorito soon convinced everybody that
~ know DIS business.
Gus NcGunis. who was in the Texas
League last season with Sparks. pitched
for Paterson and bis work was good. lie
did we'll 200 not letting Richmond's hard
hittars get more than seven hits. He
was % trife wild. but altogether he pitch
81 "a hard game to Jose. and but for the
fact that he was up against the best
team 30 the league De might have won,
with such work.
Richmond made two Of her runs IN the
first inning Leahy got "a base on balls.
stole second went 20 third on a bad
throw Scybold got his base on balls,
stole second. and Hargrove scored both
with 20 pretty double. To the sixth i'm
ming the other run was made Seybold
went 10 second ON q double and scored
on Duudon HIT
MANY PRETTY PLAYS.
There wers many pretty plays and just
the work that tickled the rootcrs. Kahn
made % pretty catch. So did Hargrove
and Sovbold. Klopf and Leahy did pretty
work and Gutenberg caught a foul iiy
and threw 90 Dundon making a double.
These plays were pretty. but the best OF
tho game was a onc-hand pickup of
hard groundcr and "a quick throw 10 first
catching the runner Hc also made a
nice catch of % line foul drive.
Umpire Rctte had "a day of and made
one or two decisions that were a trihe
Bad one Of them cost Hargrove an error.
Hargroye caught Cd ny from Conroy's
bat. and p'ayfully threw the ball be-
tween his legs 90 Scybold. Belts thought
"Hargy" dropped the ball and declared
fhe h8tsman safe.
The score: