Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-27
NOW THE FUN BEGINS
THE BASEBALL SEASON OPENING
UP IN THIS STATE.
RICHMOND WINS AT AUGUSTA.
The Locals Were Clearly Outclassed
by the sprighuy Bluebirds, VINO
showed I'm T., Fine Form-Game I'm
Lexington.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., March S.-(spe-
al.)-Richmond met Augusta again TO-
day. and is once more the victor Dy a
score of 12 to 2. It was all Richmonds
way from the go, for the Augustus were
simply outclasssd. The first three IN
nings presented an exhibition that gave
the "rooters" a dose Of shiyers. during
this time both sides went out In order'
but in the fourth Richmonds batters
caught on to McMackin's delivery and
pounded out four earned runs. Stimmeh
held Augusta i'm the palm of his hand.
His work was Of the championship ORDER
Had he continued, it may be safely SAID
there would have been row or goose
eggs for Augusta, for he had perfect
control only two hits he allowed, one
bv Armstrong and the other by Mains.
Roth were two-baggers. Manager Welis,
following his custom, let Ritchie finish
five innings, and then sent Cornlh 10
the rubber. The young southpaW had
bad control of the ball. and gave away
several bases on balls, and it was these
that made Augustus two runs he hnally
settled down, and pitched fairy goou
game. being brilliantly supported py ms
comrades. Hargrove, Lutenburg, hlopf'
and Leahy cared for the honors OF the
came for Richmond I'm the field.
The features of the game were Rlch-
monds all-around hard hitting ram ;
base-running, LutenbuIg's and HargroVes
batting.
RED ARMSTRONG'S WORK
"Redp Armstrong, well-known to Rich
mond rooters led the batting Tor Au-
gusta, getting three out OF hve hlts. NC
Mackin, the pitcher, who opposed hLch-
mond is the same "Sammie' whom lhe
rooters saw perform for Readlng last
season. and II just shows what klnd OIL
a hitting team represents Rlchmohd'
The system OF play the BlueDlrds nave
adontsd Is one that will please the base
bali public. 1t is snappy ana aggressive
from start to finish. No point Is over
locked and they play to score the run
ner every time. Monday the Boston
club. the national champions, VIII meet
Richmond here. On Tuesday morning
both teams will go to Greensboro TO
play n game. and early Wednesday morn
inc the new Bluebirds will march up
Virginia street and register at the Lex
ington I'm your town. That afternoon an
exhibition game will be played at Broad
Street Park.
That the club has been benefited by
its practice away from home Is a TACT
that will be demonstrated. HAD the
weather here continued hot, as IL was
carly in the week, Richmond would nave
been I'm much better condition, thougn
when they report at home no fallt WIZ
he found with them. The score to-day
Was do i0'' r. II. f.
Richmond .......OO04013S1-l2 q l
Augusta 10000 OO20O0-2 3
BATTERIES: stmmell and Hess, Cornit
and Vigneaux; McMackin and Armstrong
Umpire, Stocksdale. IT,
surnmary. TBo-base hits-Leahy, Lnt-
erbrrg. Seabold Armstrong, Mains
,rhree-base hlt-Hargroye. Stolen bases
I<ain and Armstrong. Double plays
Corniff to VigneauX TO Leahy; Leahy 10
<Iopf to Lutenburg; Smith to Armstrong
to \. O'Brien. Base on balls-on Stim-
nell. /: off Corniff, 3. Struck out-By
ctin1naI 2. by Corniff, A; by McMacken,
Time of game--1 hour and 80 minutes