Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Richmoaders Taken in Bolh Lit.
orally and MetaphoticalIy
SIX TO TWO WAS THE SCORE
Champions of the State Capital Bowl.
ed Over by InvincibIe Battery of the
Fortress Monroe ArtlIlerymcn.-TaI,.
uIated Story of the Game.


Within the massive walls and bc-
meath the frownIng guns of old Fort
Monroe, the Richmond Brownies were
taken into camp by the Artillery
School team on the fort diamond Sun
DAY afternoon in the presence of the
largest crowd Of fans ever gathered
az baseball game on the peninsula.
inc camp lasted Just nine fast, short
sessions, and when 1t WAS broken the
1oytul shout of Artillery School, one,
Two. three, Tour, five, six, hurrah!
brownies, two-U-," went up from the
throats OF nearly one thousand sol
diers. The sweet strains were caught
mp by some OF the spectators as they
med OF the field, and soon the echoes
from that thrilling tune were rcsound.
ing from rampant TO barrack. through.
out the old fort.
The players Of the Artillery School
team are heroes now and all remcm-
brance OF their former defeats have
oecn wiped away for their victory over
the Richmond Brownies, the cham
pions cf the state, alone remains I'M
printed upon the memories of the
gunners at the fort
IL was Il victory earned by superior
stick and field work for the soldiers
were In great trim Sunday and the
pest among them all was Pitcher Mil
lett, whose great work in the box and
RI tho bat won the game for the Ar
tlilerists. Hats were doffed to the
little twirler. for he sent eleven
Brownies to the bench Oh three strikes
during the game and allowed four
singles, two of which were mere
scratches. And even that is not all.
fNrl- L..
one. and the only. home run of the
game, besides single and he trottcd
across the rubber for two of the
soldiers six tallics.
That game Of Sunday is one long
to he remembered by the fans in this
section for its result WAS an agreeable
surprise to many who Thought the
brownies would win with ease. hut
that was before the first session open
ed ip. .
The Brownies opened the frs; Sos.
sion with the stick and only three
men faced Millctt. When the soldiers
came to put the finishing touches on
that same session. ii looked us If they
TO wo'u'l go ont one. two. thrcr. rs
the first two men up were easy. Aiken,
the tnird man TO tacc kid" liulchcr,
drew pass Dcrrish followed, be.
rame annoyed nj the boil, and jolted
1t over into center field for three sacks
and Aiken trOttcd home. Locnlc:
kept the good work up by lining out a
single and Derrish trottcd homo. Lieu
tenant Stoppfortl, the next man, saw
that n two-bagger was necessary AMI
he smashed the sphere with that end
i'll view and Locnler scored Sudduth,
who followed, struck out and the side
was retired.
In the second session NIillctt allow
ed only three Brownies to face him
and when he came in to lead the SOL
diers ut the bat in the ending of the
second session, he lifted the sphere
over to the barracks and while the
Brownies center fielder was chasing
IT, Millctt came trotting home. An
other single was made off Mr.. lIulclicr
that inning and First Daseman An
thony wnXcd warm mt said llulChcr.
informed him that lie was not or would
never be 81 pitcher, and nj the closing
of that session he sent him TO the
bench and substituted Brooks, who did
not appear difficult for the soldiers,
AMI in the first session he pitched. the
artillerisis hit him for two singles and
scored run. Two more singles off
his delivery in the sixth gave them
their sixth and last run.
The Brownies first run came in the
fourth session when Mr. Sharp was
SO unfortunate as to he hit in the slats
with the ball and he walked. took sec
ond on an ont at first, and scored on
Mr.. hnthony's single. The Brownies
second run was made in the sixth
when some bad fielding by Derrish
gave Anthony his base. The next two
men went out but tho third hit an
easy ono to LoeilIcr. who threw the
hall away, and Anthony came home.
That was NIL. The next three innings
were short and quick, the men hoing
out for the most part in one, two, three
order.
The cold figures:
Artillery School. AB II II Pc a L
Monroe. 3 b........ 4 0 0 Il
Putnam. G. f. .....4 o 3 o 0 Of
Aiken. 1 b. ......3 0 IL Il
Derrish, 9 h. 1900. 4 1 1 1 -
Loetiler, s. S. ...... 4 / 2 20 . Il
/ Stoppfprdt r. E. III. 4 LIZ l 0 o.
Sndduth, l. f. ..i: IS 0 % Z o.
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