The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-15

tro1g Team From Elnporia
HOBBS ! Old GOOD WORK
EIIalcllcr Kept His Hits Scattered
and Visitors Gotta Goose
IL Egg.

5 X HI Il IN
TIulcher, the southpaw wizard OF the
Brownies, delivered unto the 11nporia
aspirnnts for State championship honors
ono large, round goose egg on the Broad
Street diamond yesterday. The present
tation took place before II multitude that
filled every available seat in the grand
stand and bleachers. Score, to Q.
One hour and thirty minutes were con-
sumed in the prcimlnnries Incidental 10
the donation Of the aforesaid goose cgg.
When 1t was ali over, there was one long
whoopg that completely shut out the sigh
that emanatcd from the visitors corner,
and then every one began to discuss the
relative merits Of the two teams.
Tho game between Emporin and the
champion Brownies. Of the Twin City
League, was to settle the dispute as TO
tho championship for amateur baseball
in Virginia, In administering the terrible.
defeat to the visitors the leaders Of the
local league have "a clear tltle:4to the
honor, and until some other nine In the
Twin city League snatches the first
place, the Brownies will be the recognized
champions.
From start to !spirh the game. was a
thrilling one. There was not q dull inning,
and until the last man was out In the
ninth, 1t was not atogetherEcertain. that
the shutout was to be scored. q In the
third inning the Brownies scored two
runs ION an error or Gaswrlght at first
base, and again, in the seventh, With two
singles and an error, two runners spiked
the rubber \, 81 a 6ssj 4sS5
Bad Team Work.
Emporla showed up badly in team
work. Hobbs who did the pitching. held
tho champions down to six hits, and the
game should have been different His
support was not of a high order at
times, while IIulcher was given the very.
best Of support all through the game
Only one error is chalked up against.
the Brownies. and this was made by the
pitcher, who was responsible (, for the
victory. The error was a hard one 70
chalk against q player, yet one that the
scorer has to count. Z. n 5G
4 The game opened well for the VISITORS
The Brownies went to bat and Bowers
proceeded 10 knock the microbes. Nc
Evoy, usually good hitter, also ozoned,
and Rose was allowed to walk. Sharp
dumped one down to short, and Rose
expired at second. 4
W. Catcher Hobbs started the ball to rolls
ing for the Emporia delegation by get
ting next to one ,of Hulchers drops and
sending the sphere sizzling through
short. Heath pasted a good lone. Hill
struck tho ball just enough to get Hobbs
thrown out at third. Reville sent one
down to Hulcher, who threw to third,
catching Heath. AicEvoy returned tho
ball to first with short arm throw that
was one OF the prettlest seen on the dia-
Imond In months, effcctlng q double play.
IPandemonum! st
Not a Run Made.
Three hits were chalked against Hulcher
In tho second inning but never run.
did the visitors make. The Brownies
sent IIulcher to bat In the third. Iio.
ripped corking single, and McLcavy
made a pretty sacrifice, advancing the
runner to second. Hulcher pilfered bag
No. 3, and tried to make It home OIL
SBowers's slow one. to the :lnfed.sl The
runner5died at the home plate from short
stop, but Bowers anchored. on first. Nc!
Evoy thereupon pasted a pretty single
and advanced Bowers to third. Rose
sent grass-burner down to first ana
.Gaswrlghtslet him so through him. Bow
5ars and McIIyoya trottcd across the RUB
Der. F.! 5.i s 81 Il
The seventh inning opened with Nc
tLeavy at the bat. Nc. nailed one away
from the nine players, and went to Sec
3ond on Bowers's sacrifice. McEvoy tore
holes in the atmosphere. Rose saw one
he liked and drove 1t to freedom Nc
tLeavy tailed Sharp was given a COM
pllmentary ticket, and whtn he tried TO
steal second, the ball was returned from
second to home. 1t didn't reach the
plate in time, and Rose scored on the
error This was all the run-making but
1t was sufficient unto the day
IT isSivery probable that the Brownies
will play the Emporia team In Emporla
next Thursday. The rooters along with
the visiting players never gave up cour-
age. and until the last man was out
they were shouting for victory, The eX-
hibition was "a fast one, and pleased
the crowd that witnessed It, The official