Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-04
THE SENATORS WIN.
THEY DEFEAT RICHMOND IN A
WELL-PLAYED GAME.
GOODWIN PROVED A STAR THIRLER.
lie Succeeds Cbesbro In the hon. ana
Holds the WashinGtonians Down 10
=. Tcx Uff,-inothcr Game This
Afternoon.
Afternoon

mo washington Senators came here
Yesterday from Hampton. where they had
been pracucng for the past week or ten
days and inaugurated the season Of Ma
tional League ball i'm this city, meeting
the Richmond Champions on the diamond
at Broad-Strect Park in the afternoon.
They won the game That was TO be eX-
pected. but the local lads played much
stronger ban than Richmond has yet put
up against Il big league team, save that
contest in which Richmond defeated Bos-
ton at Charlotte last year.
The Senators had the advantage Of con-
siderable practice, and had gotten their
wings" in shape for tossing the sphere
over the diamond. The locals have had
little practice. yet they jumped in the
game and went at the Senators in a BUSH
ness-llke manner They fielded the bail
quickly, and with one exception accu-
rately; ran the bases cleverly, and batted
heavily. Although Manager Wers team
demonstrated that they are a bunch Of
good players and they more than pleased
the cranks who sat upon the bleacheries
and I'm the grandstand and shivered.
THE SENATORS ARE STRONG.
The Senators are much stronger than
they have been in past years. Their in
field is an excellent one, having been re-
Gently augmented with Dick Padden at
second and in Gcttman they have one of
the fastest men on the bases in the base
ball world. He is "A good hitter too, but
I'm stick-swingers the Senators are we'll
supplied.
Chesbro went I'm to pitch for Richmond
"a fiVu yrue T.
ted. He continued through the third in
ming. when he was succeeded by Good
win. who IL he continues as he started
yesterday, will prove one of the star
tWirlers Of the Atlantic League. Good
win had lots Of speed, even with his arm
SIN and sore, and he introduced some
puzzlcrs I'm the way OF curves and hyper
holes which kept the learned Senators
guessing for awhile. The Washington
fans we're unable TO do much with his
delivery. and he was kept IN the box until
the finish.
PROGRESS OF THE GAME.
Richmond made one run in the first
aiming a gift from weighing, an error
made by him. and hit lined out by
UOlan yielding this result. Washington
then took the bat and the lead, the SEN
ators lining out two singles and three
Dagger which yielded all told, three
runs In the second neither side scored,
but the visitors increased their lead by
two runs I'm the third, a two-bagger and
a single together with an error made by
Dolan giving them the opportunity. In
the fourth the Champions undertook TO |
crawl up on Washington. and Calhoun |
being hit in the short-ribs by Dunkle. |
was sent home on "a single by NigneuX |
and double 10y Goodwin. NigneuX then |
went home on Wrigley's single but !
Goodwin died on third when Dolan flew |
out TO left field. The locals made one |
more run In the seventh inning but this |
did not put them in the forefront. and !
the game ended with Washington safely /
in the lead.
The contest was quite interesting, and
demonstrated beyond question that Rich
mond is represented by a team OF ball
players and that with a little more prac-
tice they will be able TO hold their own
against all corners. The same teams play
to-day.
The score, which is here appended, viii
tell the whole story in detail.