The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
MANCHESTER WINS
FROM BROWNIES
Ia d Snsppy Game at Broad Street
Park Locals Lose.
The SCORE WAS THREE To0NE
One OF the Bes, Games Of the Season
Was Seen Yesterday Afternoon by
Ono Thousand Five Hundred
Peopie-Tabuiated Score.

No less than three Manchesterian ath-
letcs tioundered around the circuit at
Broad Street Park yesterday afternoon,
crossing the plate with runs to their
credit, while the ex-champion Brownies
plastercd but single tally on the score
board. and Mr.. McI5voy. the boy with
the wondrous drop. was twirling for the
boys from Fulton. How sad for the here
tofore invfncible Johnny! HIS fierce
pruning shoots were cinnected with at
the most inopportune momentA and the
result was naturel, inasnuch as Mr..
Thomas. who did tho slab work for the
visitors. gave up on four hits.
AS has been opined before, four sa1o
ewats in bsse-balidon are regarded as
Nnlucky for the team making them. and
extremely fortunate Tor tho SALESMAN
who does the drit. and only once was the
ball bired hard bySR Brownie. and this
amounted TO naughtst for tho foxy swat
ter endeavored to stretch the hit, good
three. baxKer, into q homo run and was
Thrown out at tho plate.
Fully 16o people had turned out to
4 witness the contest. and the local team
Twas big favorIte before the game COM
fnenced. the chances OF Manchester be-
4nE regarded as slim even by their most
ardent supporters. q large fook OF whom
adorned the grandstnnd and bleaohers
While Manchester had defeated the
tBrownies In their last sonata at Broad
Street Park the victory was regarded by
i many as flukc, one OF those unavoidable
accidents that will happen to the best
.of them at times. and no one really
Wrought the visitors had a ghost OF
4 show, especially since It was known tina
John AcEroy. the boy who let Petersburg
down without run. and only one meas
!. 1y single. was to do the twirlfng for
| the locals
True Manchester had decided to show
T. Mr.. Thomas. the ex-Three Lacquer. IN
1 the box, and while every one admitted
fshat he was a crack-a-3ack SALESMAN N, no
lone thought for a minute he was IN ehe
Eria.s with McEvoy. And then, too. IT
twas argued that Manchester could not
1 swat the ball like the boys from Fulton.
But before the game was over the ent,re
crowd were OF an entirely dinerent opln-
eson. and now Mr.. Thomas is looked upon
las the greatest tw.rler IN the m n1socia'io'
I WE'RE ALL EARNED.
r,.,. &c no fault to find With McEvoSs
mo.k for he pitched n rerna; kanly
$3.50 game 1t was not, however. Tue
is,,,a that wins, for he failed to keep the
,,,,, an the diamond at the critical stages
~ the game. every run made by Nanches-
Tor heing earned.
Fso.h ,i.rhtrs gave two men tne't oH sss,
n1.,nthesterians Thoin:s succeeoea IN
Fct,,:nr only six NJ The Brownies. but th"se
facts do not convoy the correct iripres-
rion. as McEvoy's strike-outs we're chars-
81 against only four players Jennings
falling to connect four times and 1homas
three times. Neither of hes two men
even SO much a-fouled the ball du'jrg
.be;r toe .: mt On NO other hand
tic six str.kc-outs attributed 20 Thomas
mr., ,,retty evenly distributed among the
different members of the Brownies. going
to show that he ready had any enc Oh
1ttm al his mercy ut critical moments.
Since the Brownies played their initial
Eane at Broad-Str.et Park some 'nne
nEn the fans have been II the oon'on
4:.at there was walk srot in the team,
md Yesterday this -p.t showed Itself
rood and strong IN TIE form Of three in
eac,:sablc errors. Ga:hright can nci:h'
~r hit nor field the ball. and the marriage
tr.t,nt q, the Brownies shnui! take tmme-
dixie steps to strengthen this iriro!iant
i 1,tsition. Gathright is :, hard player and
n: doubt he does Ills best, bns he is mt
the right man for The rlacr. 1t sce'Is
Srnpcssble for him Ia prop cry handle 4
e.3urd hit or low bnii-a trap-a7a he
Is ralpably weak =: In. hat. never yet
having been ah,n 10 deliver the rouds
, >heil INIT would hav. meant run.
The game commenced with the locals lat
: sre hat Sharp being me first man to face
j Thomas. He went ont from second to
first, Darby followed and was retired
on in easy hit to th:d hesn Morgan
i ~ss thrown out from ;iit:her to first. Fer
j Manchester. J. O'Ha,a few out n sht1t.
J Jennings followed by punching and
Crastic retired the vide Ivy knocking an
C..sy one to fret.
In tho second Eacno went out from Sec
cnc TO frst whiie Jim Mcl3v"y secured
/ his lsse on an e.Hn:>i Ivy j. O'11ara. He
ras advanced to second by Gathr;rht get
ting free pass 10 first cn four bed cres
Tner with two men i,ase Thomas set
Ties down. striking out Doth Hogan and
F.,n"re. For Manrhcst:r. Fritzschca Sc
cured safe hit and was advanced TO sec
ord by Driver. Nho was hit with pitched
lnll He scorCd on $. safe swat by
Knowles. Drivtr then attsnrtcd to score
81 hit to Darby by Lewis ane WIS
THROWN out at .he plate. Tat O'IJara
and Thomas stuck out. Sc":e to ..
The only run r1aGs by the brownies
vas secured in the thi,a Elmore hit
ea-rly but was <or,ed gu. at eccond en-
a1.ort inficld .irive by Sharp. Darby
weP given a!s base and Sharp was moved
a,tnE to secoL'l. from which place lie
eco'ed on two.haE.er by Morgan. bar
ny being thrown out at the Plate from
left field in at.arap':ng tc cross on the
ssaIe hit. 1t was bad piece Of coach
ing. Eacho again went oHt from sccord
TO first. leaving Morgan anchored IN third
J c'Hara, first ND fvr Manchester. vas
given his base On balls an.l stole sec
end j. Jennings again struck out and
Crostic went to the tnit:,! Gnr on m err
ror by Gathr.g'i-- }'rItcsches few nut
e. the short step md Dri2er tailed to
connect Scor". to ].
F-om the THU nti the seventh innirg
neither team ala anything worth record
ing. the men e1inr Ont g., one. two. three
cider. but in this inning Manchester adj
dcd another rua TO her scor. breaking
81" tie and really WANING the game Tat
G'Fara was the first man IN and he bifiel
the hall for three bases the Grive being
ono Of the longest Of the SEASON. 'rho:nas
struck out. AMI then Patrick scores, on
swat for two bases by his brother, John.
~ho died at Sc .on!. Jennings striking out
11fnreh