The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-10


II was what Is commonly called a
pitchers battle. for both Sparks and
Carvn excelled themselves and held
down the hits 10 the taste OF the base
ball savant Sparks had a shade the bot
ter Of the deal. allowing but four hits.
while the ChertsDs managed 10 catch
Eve. one OF them. however, being most
miserable scratch at the plate. Garvin
gave four walks, while Sparks did not
give n pass Garvin caused three OF the
Cherubs 10 fan the ozone. and Sparks
struck out four Of Denny Longs fol-
lowers.
II can be seen. therefore that the
Cherubic twirler had the best Of II all
through.
While the pitchers were doing their
snare OF the work the men behind them
were. also. playing the game TO finish.
spratt. in centreheld. did some good work,
mailing six Cherubs. while the work Of
Belts in left field was sensational.
The Reading outheld were kept busy.
ton men dying by their hands. which in
dicates that the local aggregation were
hitting the ball harder and better than
the visitors.
The local outfeld had only four flies
10 handle. three Of them going 10 Har-
chances. while the fourth bah was cap
tured by shannon after a long chase.
Gutenberg had fifteen put-outs at first
while Slaaer had only nine Leahy had
four to two by Ulrich; Klopf had one TO
Cockmau's four. and Hess had five to
Heydon's four.
The gen eral all-around playing Of both
teams was fast and furious and there is
little doubt that the race on the stretch
when the two teams close the season here
on Septembr 10th will be a great one.
BY laying over the two games yester-
day-one Of them "a regular. the other a
POSTPONED One-RCading owes 10 Rich
mond four games. Two will be played to-
day. That will leave two still unac-
counted for. ard as Reading Is scheduled
here for only two days the next trip
with two games on one OF those days-it
Is difficult to sec now the fun number OF
postponed games can be played.
Each team had several good chances TO
score yesterday. but the men with whom
the chances lay could not grasp the OPP
portunity. For instance. In the second
inning HarerOve reached third with only
one man out but neither DundOn nor
Hess could help him over. Again. in the
NTH. Leahy got a. far AZ third, but an
chored there.
In the ninth the hopes of the cranks
were raised. for Gutenberg and Seybold
were both on bases. with no one out.
The next three men. however died. The
tenth was also most exciting. Hess hit
the ball about two feet in front of the
plate and beat It down; Sparks safcd on
a choice. which killed Hess at second;
Klopf persisted by Che hands of Belts in
left neld. and Shannon singled sending
Sparks TO secc nd; Gutenberg went out
TO Stratton. however, and that ended the
agony.
Reading had fewer chances han the To-
Gals IL was generally one. -Vo. three
with them. but in the tenth inning STRAIT
ton hit for two bags, with one man out,
and he went TO third on a choice. The
tension at that point was great for one
run meant the game, but Sparks settled
down and Ulrich famed out
Seybold had been called out on strikes
In the eleventh inning when the rain
storm came and the game was declared
of. with the following official score
RICHMOND.