The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-03

Tho Cborubs gave another indication
IN tbc garc with Allentown yesterday
,hat thev were out for the championship
rag and 81 they continue along the same
line OF team playing and hitting 'heIe
is little doubt That they VIII pe N'iS "'
,be 0se even Do they fail 90 cdptu IT,
rbo ranc Yesterday should have been
a,o,bor shut out for the opposition but
in the very iirst lnnrg shorty NlgneauA
GOT over-anxious and IN attemp'lns 10
law Ilrich al first on hunt ne 'hteW
The ball mile over Lutc's head ana II
rolled through a hole in the fence thus
giving 10 the Allcntown's second basV-
man home run on an error
This misplay put Shorty on his metal.
hoUever and Il was through his mt IN
The next inning that Dundon scored ana
ont OF four times mp DE made four mus
one Of them for two bags ana maze one
run. hilton.
were twice cut of AT The plate by excel
,srt local fielding hui other than that
,hev never passed second base.
Several Of tho visiting PLAYERS are WeIl-
Nr.-rr i'm Richmond "Rcddy' Foster
Is with the team. and he played with
great deal of ginger ana was gwen =
Found Of applause when ne went 10 w
i-Irich we're fsvorably remembered from
LAST season and Shaffer. the Norfolk
hvena also looem dup on first base.
Ollie smith. played IN Richmond III 1870
and George Clcvc In 1921. ,,
The visitors field very we'll but Ike
the other Atlantic League clubs that
have played here. they cannot hlt
c,b.sb-o mitchell for the Cherubs. and.
while no is credited with an error no
ho6v noticed that much. for the bril-
llsncy Of his twirling put everything else
into the shade.
The visitors fell before HIM like bricks
An a row such hard hitters as Moran
Foster and Ulrich are alleged 70 ne
dropping by the waysid" like 80 much
chsn.
The youngstcr really did himself proud,
and tho crowd gave him tho glad hand
when. in the third inning ne struck out
three men in succession.
Vigueaux ate zap everything that came
along. and his batting was a feature Of
the contest that reminded the spectators
Of DeweV's feet bombarding Manila. lie
was soon forgiven for his error in the
first inning and that incident was erased
from the minds Of the spectators. but IL
was not forgotten for % was the only
run that had been scored against the
Cherubs this season.
There was an enthusiastic crowd pres
ent Notwithstanding the oppressive heat
and never once did they conceive the
idea that the Cherubs would lose. ON the
contrary. the cranks are beginning 10
feel that the Cherubs are out of the At
lantic League class.
BY winning the game Yesterday. Rich
mond is the proud monarch of the loo
per cent. mark. Allentown falling with
her defeat.
The Cherubs made nothing I'm the first
tnning. although Gutenberg hit out fOr
three bags. The visitors went up with
confidence. and Moran famed out. Ill
rich hunted and Wig ran for the ball which
he picked up on dead run and attempt
10 throw down TO Lutte. but he was of
his feet and the ball went wild mile
high. and through the fence. and Ulrich
with an exultant yell, trotted home.
This was the visitors only run.
In the second inning the score was
tied. Hargrove went out al irst. Dar-
don singled and went TO second on Kain's
choice. and then. to atone FOR his error
Shorty put the ball out for a pretty hit
scoring DundOn.
The fourth was productive Of four runs.
Hargy got struck. and was sacrificed by
Dundon. He swiped third. and scored on
Skaters error in throwing over on the
choice. Kahn singled and went down on
Vigneaux hit and stole third, scoring on
Chesbros safety. Nigneaux went 20 Sec
ond on a passed ball. and also scored on
Chesbro's hit and the latter went 20
second ON Moss error. stole third and
scored on a wild pitch.
The last run was made I'm the eighth
after two men were out. Kahn had hit
for two bases. and shorty Nig. went up
The stocky catcher hit one more away
out In right held. 1t was a clean hit for
one base. but Clove LET 1t 20 through
him. and when Shorty stopped running
ne was on third and Barley had scored
That made six runs.
In the fourth the visitors made srea'
sprint. UlricR got 20 first on another
error. this time BY Chesbro. who threw
100 low. He went 10 second on Smith Z
hit TO third on a choice, and was nailed
a. home by Lutenburg. who had the bal
IN an effort from Klopf TO Kill Foster a
hrst. Moran was caught in the sixth al
tho plate He singled. stole second, anC
tried Ia score on Cleve's hit. This end
Cd n: nobody else ever got beyond mrs
base.
Her Is tho correct score.
RICHMOND