The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-11
NEWPORT news MET
FIRST BITTER DEFEAT
Manchester Did the Trick and
Score Was Eight to Seven.
CAME WAS BELOW AVERAGE
errors Were Frequent and Snap Usu-
ally Displayed Was Entirely Lack
ing-Eleyen Hundred Specta>
tors Saw the Exhibition.

Newport News baseball stock took It's
FIRST tumble yesterday afternoon at Broad
Street diamond. when. with score OF
s to Z. tho Manchester team walked on
the field Out OF the three games the
boys from the seashore have played this
IS the drst lost But then Manchester has
habit OF doing things tn this surprising
manner. Thomas was In the box for the
boye from across the James, and seven
little stngy hits was all the opposing
side received. Donnie, Tor the visitors,
lad an OF day, allowing fifteen safe hits.
There wero about eleven hundred spec
tators. and before tho game bets were Oh
fercd for the Newport News team without
takers
While tbs crowd rooted for the Man
chester team. they nevertheless hsd grave
fears before the finish that Newport News
would take the victory. The game
was not UP to tho standard seen on the
diamond, being played in a shffness kind
Of fashion, with frequent errors. Driver.
for the Manchester team played about as
bad as possible. he being responsible Tor
two OF the runs credited to the visitors
by ruuffing two balls thrown directly into
bis hands. In fhe seventh inning he was
taken out OF the game and Hooker placed
on crst bag This possibly won the game
Tor Manchester. Hooker made q double
and single from two times at bat, cross
ing the plate twice. the last time being
IN tho ninth inning, and winning the
game Jones, for Manchester, is largely
responsible for the defeat OF the visitors.
he making four hits from six times at the
Lat
There was an absence Of the lady root
ers which had q distressing effect upon
the players
DETAILS OF GAME.
Jones. for Manchester, was first mp, and
after letting two balls lass without
swing. pasted one to deep center. making
second bag with ease. Holland went o'1t
from third to first, and Crostlc connected
wi:h the sphere, scoring Jones. On
wild pitch Crostic got to third bag. and
dice there, FritZchae and Bighe tanning
the air. With Maloney welding the stick
Newport News opened their FIRST timing.
Maloney hit TO short. Crostic picking 1t
up prettily. but throwing over flrsts head.
h1aloneE went to third on the pass. scor-
ing a minute later on Payne's hit. Curtis
banned to the pitcher, and Payne died at
second Davis. the long man, popped one
TO Jennings in left garden, snd with one
Of the prettiest plays OF the game the
ball was taken in and then thrown on a
direct line to second, catching Curtis nap
ping.
The score was to ] IN the first and
bets were being made even. Driver In
the second, for Manchester. went to first
on four balls. Jennings went down on
an error and Driver kept on to third.
O'IIara swatted the bail nicely and
Driver crossed home-plate. Left-fielder
for the visitors dropped ball knocked
by Thomas, and Jennings scored. Jones
battcd safely and Thomas crossed the
,aJo yo1J
which was pulled in by left-tield. and
Crostic tried to knock it out of the dia-
mond, but centre-tield got in the way.
Fritzchae got against the leather for
single and Bigbie famed air. Three runs
had been made, and pandcmoniun broke
loose in the Manchester camp. The visi-
tors came in, but failed to find anything
not man reaching first. One man was
brought across for Manchester in the
third inning, making the score 5, while
in this same inning Newport News got
busy with the bat and had a net OF
three runs when the inning closed
NEWPORT NEWS MAKES RUNS
Another run counted for the Manches-
ter aggregation in the fourth. while the
seashore team failed to tally. Then in
the ending Of the fifth, after Manchester
had failed to land a score. Newport News
went in for four runs. placing them one
in the lead Dennie knocked a slow one
20 short, which was handled and sent
down to Driver on first bag. Driver
dropped It Maloney sent one to short
and it was up to Driver by Crostic.
Payne lined out two-baEger. Curtis
got four balls Davis got part Of him
self in front OF the ball and went to
first Hopkins singled Monfalcon had a
players choice dying on second min
flfe laSa Aa1 Io1J
tired without any trouble and four runs
had been chalked up.
This made the visitors Z, and right here
they stopped the run-getting process In
the seventh Hooker scored a minute after
knocking the cover half off a ball. In
The ninth Hooker got. a single ana
brought in the winning run, when a ball
from Thomas was fumbled by Short. of
1he visitors
The detailed score follows:
MANCHESTER.