The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
BENDER LOST THE
GAME FOR THE ELKS
By His Costly Errors at Second
Base.
SCORE EIGHT TO NOTHING
Petersburg Also Played Badly. We, Won
on Worse Playing Of the Elks.
Umpire lnge is in Need Of
Coaching on the Game.
SCORE EIGHT TO NOTHING

Coaching on the Game.
Petersburg owes her victory over the
Ejks at lsroad-Street Park yesterday al
,ernoon to the extreme punk playing 0!
bender the second baseman OF :he Rich
3nonc aggregation Eight runs IN one
inning, all on errors of the opposing SIDE
Is disgusting to lovers of the game anc
does harm to The league. Patronage VII
drop OF at this gate. and the captains OF
tho teams represented in the league
should not Hesitate or stan don sentiment
IT. releasing a nan who plays such rotter
ball The score yesterday was to IL
favor Of the boys from tie Cockade City.
Before and after tas fourth inning the
game was we'll played. IN tiis inning ST.
ience is charity. Eu;chcr. for the k.-s.
was not up to his record, while Thomas
pitched q very fair Cs!na. ici>seyey. the
catcher for tho Eisa. 10 inc Teakesl poins
IN the nine. In National League game
he would be fined all his salary for sui
lcnness. So soon as q ball player gets
an ieda in his head that the rest OF the
team are not giving him support JUST
50 soon Is the team strengthened When
be resigns. McLeevey has played gooo
t1all, but yesterday his game was on the
rSer OF a spelled child and revolving to
q cool. clear-headcd ball player.
THE GAME.
! However:
| The game opened with the Elks at the
bat Bigbis went out from second to first,
and Jones faced Thomas. On the n st
pitched ball be Smoked It against the
renee and landed ON third Hicks made
{lrst On bunt. and Mcdowell had play
ers choice which resulted in double
play, Putting Jones and Hicks out Of the
business, Jones dying at the home bag.
]. Tho side was retired. tlankenship. for
PctersburG, opened UP with safe hit,
&7,d was followed by Fowlkes, who placed
the sphere 50 that double play could
be made Erockwell went out from third
TO first and the first inning was over.
Eccre. 0 to 0.
IN the second Wills. for the Elks, went
6ut from second 10 first. and Bender got
safe hit. Fitzpatrick sacrificed ard Nc
Leevey followed with two-baggsr Ben
der scored and Hulcher went down from
second 10 first. Petersburg,s half resulted
In a blank, though 1t was by the very
elcwcst kind of base running. with poor
coaching Wrenn got a safe hit Clayton
emacked out a two-bagger. anchoring him
on third. Thomas punched-the air three
zines At this stage of the game runners
were OH second an; third. Northington
flew out to left field, and $-renn held the
base after The ball had been caught He
had all the time he wanted for the plate
Nuanally went cut to the catcher on a
/, foul.
i THREE IN THIRD.
The EIks scored three runs in the third
on such playing as this: Bigbie went TO
first on an error of the second taseman
and stole second Jones waited for the
balls and got four of them. Hicks could
not see the bah and retired to the bench
after waving at the air three times. Nc
lowell got hit and the bases were filled.
Just a minute before Mcdowell WAS struck
Thomas threw wild and Bigbie scored
Wills hit safely and went tearing around
first to second. Two men came over the
/, plate and he died at second. Bender
went out from second to first. and the
side was over. Score. to in favor of
the Elks.
Eleven men came to the bat in the
Fourth inning for the Petersburg crowd,
and eight men tailed. Here Is where
lovers OF The game became seasick. Brock
we'll started off with safe hit. Wrcnn
went out Clayton got TO first on an err
Sor Of second, which should have been
q double play. Here Is where the side
would have been retired with good
second baeeman. Thomas got his base
on balls and Northington brought Brock
well home with q safe hit. Nunnally
went to first on an error Of second again,
Milling the bases, with one man out.
,Eancs pasted one for two bases and three
stnen scored. Hlankcnship drove out
4uc.besger. and two more scored.
rowllsee was struck out and by passed
lnii of the catcher got TO first. A throw
was made TO second. and this was wild.
Then the threw home by the second base
.xnar vas again wild. and Fowlkes finally
t0topped running when he was on third
bag. Brockwell came hack to bat In the
same inning and went out to the fielder
sNrrenn popped up to the short stop and
akhe side was retired Score, to 4. This
II what It was when tho game was over.
pendcf Is responsible for the loss. Un-
heire lingo Is respoasIble for two runs be-
nx counted for Petersburg. At one time
iAe was looking towards first base when a
man was out on third. He didn't see 1t,
but called it safe.
/ Fairly decent baseball was played after
iAhie inning, and tho spectators forgot for
i ~ tine being that they had Just pre-
sHtcuely seen such childish work. The
Wnrk Of Hulcher was fairly good in the
Arfeld. The little twirler has a good
head but on certain days can't get his
curves Just right, Several decisions of
Gmpire Inge ELECTED criticisms from both
spectators and the players.
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