The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-02
Losing Team Was Game to the
Last and Friends Never Lost
Heart and Hope-The
Brownies Have the
State and League 5
Pennants.
.Stanlinet' Of the Clubs, !,
Yesterdays Scores: l.5-
Brownies 5, I'm perlals Q.
Richmond 8, Manchester o.


4, George Daily, manager OF the Brownies,
is the happiest man in the city. because
his aggregation now carry a double cham
pionsh hip-that OF the Twin-Cat League
and that of the State. 4. Il II. s8sS5
Il Before tho largest crowd OF spectators
ever gathered In Broad Street Park. num-
being about 1000 people. the Brownies.
for the third consecutive game demon
strated their superiority over the I'm
per.als, one OF the fastest teams ever
seen in Richmond. ~ @
The game was for the champio nship of
tho Twin-Cit League, san N organization
composed OF four OF as fast teams as ever
played In Virginia. For two weeks the
icontesting teams had been at a tie for
first place, while Richmond and Manches-
! ter fought bitterly for I bird place. ss
Two games were played yesterday. IS the
first between Richmond and Manchester.
which was won by the former, and the
second between the Brownies and iIn-s
perials This second game was the fea-
ture OF the day. and from $3.50 u clock
to after 4 the cars were packed with
lfcranks anxious to see the last and de-
Gliding game &of the Twin City a Lea sue
|sseason. The staunch Barton Heights
rcoters were out in force. .fss r hey began
|sto# root early and kept IT up unt;l Bachs.
.the3last ra.sup IN. the ninth inning had
lperished
Faithful 10 the Last.
Ss Hope was not lost, even With he score
s to o.. and #the n Nortsid der rooters stuck
BY their friends to the last. @ Z
|88Nvinston, the @ big 81 Brownie pitcher
proved TO be a wonde err Only two hits
were secured off his delivery s and one
of! them was q Sdink. He was almost in-@
vincble. and had the neayy- hitting
Northslders at his mercy. On the othsr#
hand, Fitz,5 the wonderful 8twirlers from
tho Northside, seemed easy 81 for sgS the &
Brownies They were on to his curves,
Winston being the only Brownies who
failed to connect. 81 ss5 Az III 3s 5s
b The Brownies put up their best game
OF the season: they were on their lnettle.s
and tile only error made was that ofg
Frost In the second Inning. on Tritton's L
hot grounder. Eacho. Hicks and Me-
5I.envyg did stellar work, While Jones land
ed three beauties In left. field Ninston's 3 {
work saVored Of the American League.
and licLeavy's backstop attempt was su-
,pcrb. Sharp hadn't chance. and Il
Knowles only. one. Bigbie worked ii his n
usual fine shape. while Frost had little
jto.d do. s . 59':sgS55 3s 4 sis$s
On the other hand, Rose was not IN
good shape He couldn't connect with
Whist on. and he dropped a fly. Tho 1m-
perials had only three chances to score.
In the second inning F!tz walked and +
got to third on steals. Then 1t was N
that Triton safed on Frost error, but
Taylor famed the ozone and put the side z
out # XII 5l3 Il MI Il 81 5 3s 3
Tho next chance was / in the seventh.
jMcEvoy took a walk. was acriticed to
second by Bache and went to third onEu ~
passed ball. with only one man out,
Boone famed three chunks OF ozone and
Fitz went out from Winston to Btgbie, Ri
The last chance came in the nlnth
Holland was given his base by Winston Y
after Rose had failed to connect. He
stole second and went to third on Me-
Evoy's out at first. but Bache struck
ont and the game was a an end.
& In all the other Innings 1t was a case a
of one. two, three with two clever double
plays by Encho. Frost and gbie. With 1
the exception Of the third. fourth and sew
enth innings the Brownies always had 1
men on bases.
Favored Brownies.
Tho roofing yesterday was strongly in
favor Of the Brownies. The oranks re-f
al!zed that the team was a credit to the \
city, and they We're accorded much ap-
iplause. Their playing has helped revive
the great national game In this city.
Not since the beginning OF the season