Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-02

The Newport News team signalizcd its
FIRST appearance in the Tri-City League
N this city yesterday afternoon by dust
ing the diamond with tho Brownies by
the score OF so s. But the score really
doesn't show how much superior the visi-
tors were to the local team. Tor they
outclassed the Brownies at every point
Of the game. and showed themselves to
be Hrst-cIess ball team.
The park was taxed to its limit when
the game was called at 4:So. When the
srst afternoon game was called at 2:3o,
every available seat in the grand stand
and bleacheries was occupied, but the
crowd continued to pour in, filling the
field space along third base. 1t was the
expected Labor Day attendance. and
Squire Donati counted the gate receipts
as q miscr would hoard his wealth
Probably 5000 spectators witnessed the
game. The contest was not close enough
to arouse any excitement, but the exhlpl-
uon put up by the team from the snip
baildins city by the sea convinced the
crowd that there is one club In the III
City League that plays ball like bal.
team and not like q bunch Of peeyist1
children.
The indifferent, negligent work of Cros-
tic, usually an earnest payer, in the sec
ond Elk-Manchester game yesterday: the
ugly. barefaced tactics Of Darby. in try
Ing to hold Dennie. of the Newport News
team, when the latter was running to
ti..rd base in the seventh inning; the in
difference on the part of several or the
Brownie players in not running to first
or batted balls, because they seemed to
I, &c no
the patrons of the game yesterday com
plasned. The snappy, clean, up-to-date
playing of the Newport News team was
spectators.
The Newport News team is a bunch of
hitters, as their aggregate Of sixteen hits
will show. Hopkins. the right fielder.
came to the bat five times. and got four
hits for a total of seven bases-a triple,
a double, and two sfngles-and there was
nothing of the scratch order about any
OF them. Dennie. the Newport News
pitcher, tore of four singles out Of five
times at the bat, and there was some fine
stick work by Curtis.
HYPNOTIZED THE BROWNIES.
Dennie puzzled the Brownie batters.
The seven hits recorded against him
were so scattered that they were Of little
use. Davis, the lengthy first baseman Of
the visitors was an object of much in
of about nine and q half feet, ana is apt
to get everything coming his way except
the balls thrown over the fence. The new
team made an excellent impression yes
terday, and will be at the top Of the per-
centage column If they continue to
play as they did yesterday.
The Brownies hit like cripples yester-
day, when they hit at all, and did not
put up their usual good game in the field.
Two passed balls by Elmore at ..ie out
set of the game let in two runs. and in
every fielder's choice the Brownies failed
to put a runner out. The team seemed
10 get dishcartened after the first inning,
when the visitors scored four runs
passed balls, errors, and some lively hit
ting. Darby. in the third inning, raised the
hopes OF the Brownie rooters by smack
Ing dandy triple to the centre-field
fence, but he never got any further. In
the second inning there was another
Hurry among the local fans. when En-
right singled, went to second on Jim Nc
ENoy's base balls, and scored on
Bowers rafting hit. Bowers scored on
Elmore's long fly. After this inning, the
Brownies never threatened again. and
had only one runner left on base. Morgan
was of color, and Enright did not
strengthen the team, but in view of the
good work done by the Brownies in the
past. it is only fair to suppose that yes
terday was an off day, and incidentally,
that they were up against the strongest
team in the Tr-City League.
The story Of the game is this: