Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-11
A GREAT BALL GAME.
uuoorLYN ACHIEVES A VICTORY,
mr. ONLY AFTER \ HARD FIGHT.
BISHOPS PITCHING THE FEATURE.
The Richmond Boy Rcmains In the
Hox throughout the Nine Innings,
and Proves N ssuzzIcr TO the BOr-
ouch Lads-Anothcr Game To-Day.

The rcorganized Brooklyn team. Of the
Nauonal League. played here yesterday
and achieved victory over the local
Champions, though TO do so they were
forced 20 play their hardest and exert
themselves to the utmost
COMPOSED as it is. of the best material
t-am the old Baltimore and Brooklyn
teams the new Brooklyn team is
strong a1-rcgauon. and will. no doubt,
IL. heard from in the first division of the
Zig league. hut for all their strength and
skill the Richmond players made The
lads from The borough do considerable
Guessing. and but for a bad mishap in
Che ninth inning might have vanquished
ih.m
Manager Wells sat on the bench and
coached his team, and under his superior
ssuerllsh.p they played the Brooklyn
tics % a standstin. They batted the be-
wgh pitchers literally. and at times
quite hard. and played the game for all
twas worth. Kennedy, who first went IN
f- Brooklyn. was batted hard from the
outset. and but for the clever fielding OF
the men behind him his score would have
shown him up rather badly. Mcfarland
took the ball from him i'm the seventh in
ming and stepped IN the box with con
fleut air. He. too, was touched Up, and
ere Do had gotten warmed up good he
realized that he was up against trouble.
BISHOP THE HERO.
Beauty Bishop, he Of the elongated form
and wonderful dexterity, welded the
sphere Tor Richmond. and so well did he
oflcata ON the rubber that he was kept
ir the game for the full nine innings.
He had perfect control Of the ball, good
speed and lots Of curves, and he kept
fhe Big Loaguers guessing I'm lively
fashion. IL was not until four innings Iad
been played that hit was mace OF nm,
and iu the entire nine only nVe SAFE ones
were made Bishop pitched winning ball.
ana he would have been able 20 land an
other scalp on his belt but for the errors
made behind him. Richmond lost the game
on errors and II was an error made I'm
the ninth 10y DOlan that really aid the
work
Tho game had progressed rapidly and
On scientific principles each side working
earnestly and hard for the victory but
the two teams were neck and neck. Rich
InOnd took The lead in the first inning,
and i'm the fifth Brooklyn pulled up 10 a
tie Then in the sixth Richmond made an
other rum and again took the lead but
again did Brooklyn tie. Thus things con-
tinued until in the ninth. With only one
man out i'm the final inning Dolan raised
a. sky-scraper from the end Of his bat
and drove the horsehide against left
field fence. lie pulled up on second and
was advanced 10 third when Hargrove
was thrown out az first. lie died at third.
and with him died Richmond's chances
tlr victory.
THE WINNING RUN.
Irooklyns gray-suited heroes came in
i- leir ninth, and quick work was made
of Itllan who was thrown out at first
lF hoIan Mccain next welded the ash,
tl he drove a hot one along left-held
Iolan made a beautiful stop, but
la mpted 10 throw ere he recovered
lm,ef and The result was he threw wild.
and ft sphere bowled along 10 the
cherries. while McGann trotted 10
iI'. There he paused only temporarily,
ir Daley raped "a safe single into left
i..l and Mccain scored, winning and
t.nr fae game
lae victory of Brooklyn IS by no means
tosrel.t 10 the Richmond team. The
Nmn.lls played great ball. and If they
/ ttnue at the same gait, will undoubt- |
distance anything in the Atlantic |
<asle Steeman did great work behind |
Ii Dat; the inheld worked beautifully |
tHor and the outheld played I'm per
manner. The whole team batted well. |
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