Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-12
LAYOUT FOR TODAY.
Lancaster mt Richmond.
Allentown at Norfolk.
Reading mt Newark.
Hartford at Paterson

One thousand faithful, true rooleIs 5eo-
terday afternoon witnessed the best ana
most exciting game Of ball that has been
nlaved here this season. Richmond ana
Lancaster battled two hours for victory
and in the ninth inning with a lead OF
two runs TO pass, Ralph Seybold hit
ball over left-feld fence. scoring TWO
runs ahead of his own. and winning lhe
game that puts Richmond 10 points IN
the lead.
If was an old-time, old-fashion, get-up-
and-get exhibition of ball-playing, pre-
senting more chances for roofing ana
developing more interest and excitement
than any game that has been played IN
the Atlantic League this summer IL
was a game like those that attracted
thousands to Broad-Street Park last sea-
son. Great Jumps Of exciting excitement
were simply piled on each other unui
every man, woman. and child IN the paiA
was yelling like old-time rooters.
Rioters threw their hats into the air
many times. and when Seybold made his
winning hit the crowd arose as man
and made the grounds fairly shake.
Rooter Moses Rose jumped from one OF
the private boxes in the grandstand 10
the field, and meeting Ralph at third base
trotted home with him, holding TO his
hand.
1t was an umpire game. For the nrst
time this season the players cut the par
lor game" and old-time exhibitions were
rung In, much to the delight OF the
crowd Several times the players crowd
ed around little Brady, the new UMPIRE
and he had all kinds Of trouble straighten-
ing them out again. This started the play
ers. and soon the crowd got in, ana
happy time was spent
Jack Chesbro started the pitching, and
he did great work. except In one inning.
When he started his arm evinced suspi-
cons Of rust, but he gradually worked h's
wing into true pitching form, ana aiter
mastering control shuffled out his deck
Of twirling deceivers and worked them
off on Rims men. He missed his marx
in the eighth. and five hits, netting iedr
runs, resulted, but in the ninth, when
pitching counted, he shot fast ones and
curves over the pan, and released him.
self from a critical situation.
Sprogel pitched for Lancaster, and did
great work. He kept his hits scattered
well and but for Seybold's great hit
would have won his game.
The game started promptly on time.
During the first two innings sharp ball
playing by both teams prevented scoring,
but pleased the crowd no little. In Inc
third Richmond got three men on bases,
with but one man out, but two long mes
to the outfeld settled things.
Lancaster broke the ice in the third.
Wente reached first on single, and was
forced at second on Sprogei's attempt 10
sacrifice. Chesbro made wild pitch, ad-
vancing Lancaster's twirler 10 second,
and then executed an error that scored
him. Richmond was BANKED in the fourth,
and Lancaster Jared likewise.
In the fifth there was fun for the root
ers. After one man had gotten out, Klopf
got a hit, and went to second on Shan-
mons base on balls. Gutenberg singled,
and Klopf started around the bases.
Schaub blocked him at third, but Brady
called In the run, and moment later
Shannon crossed the plate. making thlnss
oven. Lancaster was BANKED In the sixth
and seventh, but Richmond ola nara WORK.
rood hitting, and nice base running ana
scored a man in each inning. The root
ers we're perfectly happy, and felt SAFE
with the lead Of two runs but in the last
hslf OF the eighth. after Richmond mad
been thanked, the Lancaster men nam
mered Ave hits, making four runs, ana
Just changing things.
The rooters commenced to work In the
ninth, and the situation became very eX-
citing. There wasn't man in the PARK
who did not believe that the game was
lost, bat everybody kept peppering away
Klouf started the ninth with an easy OUT
and shannon drew his fourth base on
balls. Gutenberg got the same sort OF
,rize' and then Seybold came to bat. lie
met one Just where he wanted IT, ana nit
it over left-held fence. between the score
board and the clubhouse. clear over the
apple-tree outside the fence. The CROWD
went wild. and when Richmond went out
yelled words of encouragement 10 the
boys. ,,-, ,.
CHESHIRE settled things by striking out
furthermore and Chiles, and Leahy threw
out McVey. The game was won, ana the
crowd went home happy.