The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-12
NEWPORT NEWS
WINS FROM E[KS
IN One Of the Best Games Seen
in the League.
THE SCORE WAS FOUR 70 ONE
Exce,len. Pitching of Charter for the
Visitors Has the Elks Guessing
HuIeher Pitched Winning
Game, but Lost-Details.
THE SCORE WAS FOUR TO ONE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

1,,,,. 13 6 .6SS
Brownies .............. Nv,
Manchester ........... II -"
Bclipsing all previous games played on
the Broad Street diamond, demonstrat-
ing beyond a shadow OF a doubt their
ability as slab artists and incidentally
disprovinE q few statements that Fey
TON Charter could not pitch ball, Inc
Newport News team wrapped four runs
a.round the Elks' necks yesterday AFTER
noon. only receiving one wrap In return
this being made In the ending OF the
ninth inning when tow men had gone
before.
-Four hits resulted from the twirllns
of Charter, the boys beinG unable at
any time to find his twists. Huicher' io'
the Bks, allowed only six men to con
meet with his wonderful curves, P'lch-
ing what would have been winning
game against a less strong team IMAM
fhe Newport News boys. Not before this
season has there been any pretuer pai,
PLAYING than the spectators were trealeo
- ,,es.erday. From start to finish the
game was exciting. the score being 10
o until the eighth inning, when the vlsl-
tore added three more to their credlt,
while the Flks pushed a runner over In
the ninth.
WAS DECKFD IN SCARLET.
Charter, dressed IN q scarlet SUIT
walked out to the box mid a storm OF
applause from those followers who nave
declared all along that he was the pest
pitcher In the league. Be is said, though,
that the criticism passed upon him mas
heretofore been nlerited. lie has been
up against hard streak of luck, the
boys finding him at will. Yesterday
game made his standing all flSht- anu
he made good with the managers Oh the
team. McLeeyyt was in q suilen MOOD
yesterday. There is no discount'ns this
players ability, yet when in those suifen
moods he strengthens the team by getting
oat of the game
The Elks had the bat first and twas
one, two, three with them. Stanley Big
bic who was once q player on the h1ch-
rnond team and who comes here from
New York where he has been playing
professional ball. went to the bat first
and lined out 9. pretty one TO center.
Early happened to be standing on the
particular spot this ball wanted to land,
and OF course, he pulled it in. Frank
Biebie. brother of the professional, failed
10 find anything but air when he struck
go went to the bench. Hicks gave the
Fight fielder some exercise. but then mat 8
what he got paid for, and he, TOO, went
% the pines.
Newport News sent Maloney to the hat
ans Hulche1 commenced mis- pretty work.
A pop-up near the first base which was
,.,l.ea il: by Bulcher afta- long r.n
and fail. Payne waited Tor fonr balls
and pot them. Curtis hit safely. fo]lowcG
by Davis who also patted one gently
ana safely Hopkins, the heavy hitter for
No b.,It to n nfrssr
ara Payne came tearing in home. HUI
cher very properly three 10 McLeevy,
who dropped it. allowing the man to
score A suppressed hiss was heard at
this, and then NcLeevy got his pout on.
lycnnie also hunted. the ball going down
ta taird. 1t was thrown home and Curtis
died, NIcLeeSy sent the ball down to
first. but not in time to catch the run
ner, and Davis tried to score on the
throw. Wills didn't hold the ball n min
ute but sent it again home, catching
Davis off the bag. he side was retired
and McLeevy had been responsible for
1t, as he was also for the one run which
was made.
[kNE, TWO, THREE.
Il vas Just one. two. three then Until
the eighth inning. The E1ks got the bases
full but could never score. 1t began to
look Ike a ] to game until that fatal
eighth Payne led off in this inning get
ting to first on four balls, which HUI
cher took delight in giving to him. Cur
tbs hunted and beat it out. Davis swung
twice at the air, then connected with one
of those drops of Hulcher's. 1t was a
two-ba gger, and two men came home.
hopkins punched out, and Dennie brought
DAVIS home with light drive through
short-stop Early went out from short to
drst, and the side was retired.
The ninth opened with the score to
0 IN favor Of Newport News. Frank Big
bic struck out, and then Jones died from
short to first. Hicks did the trick and
saved the Elks q shut out. He simply
pasted it for two bases. and the crowd
vert Wild. Mcdowell hit safely and Hicks
car,e hoIxr Wills made desperate eff
fort TO bri<g Hicks home. but center field
got under the ball. and one of the most
interesting and fastest played games Of
the .easoG, had come to close
StsTley Bigbie, the newly signed man
@ith the Elks, can run all around any
ether player in the league in the matter,
OF stealing bases. He PLAYS excellent bali.
fielding above reproach and batting very
veil.
THE SCORE
Following Is the official score OF the
game: