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THE LYNCHBURG GAME. The orange and black waved triumphant over the white and blue at the close of the first championship game with V i r ginia, last Friday in Lynchburg. The superiority of the Virginians was very noticeable in their base running, in all other respects, as the score by innings will show, he "Tar Heel" boys out playedt them. The splendid battery work of Stephens and Oldham called forth loud applause, i n d e e d it could not have been better, and if the rest of the team had sup ported them, there would be weep ing and wailing and gnashing of teeth up at Charlottesville. It seems strange that North Carolina should have been beaten with ten base hits to her credit, while Vir ginia, secured only five, with three errors for N. C. four for Va. Stephens for N. C. struck out twelve of the Virginians, while McGuire and Hume for Va. , only retired four of the Carolinans to the bench. Still they beat us fair and square, and North Caro lina shows no disposition to kick. We no doubt feel like the Vir ginia boys did last fall in Atlanta, when the orange and black trailed in the dust before the white and .blue, in the greatest game of foot ball ever played in the South, by a score of twenty-six to nothing. The Lynchburjg papers state that the crowd that witnessed the game was the largest ever seen out at a base ball game i n that city. The day was too warm, and the sky much too high for pretty fielding, still all the errors made were made on the infield. The features of the game were the bat tery work of the Carolinians, the beautiful catch of Mc Guire, and the base running of the Virgin ians. Mr. Iyeftwitcli, of Rich mond umpired the game in a most impartial manner. At 4 P. M., amid the loud Wall! Who!! Whas ! ! ! of the Virginians, inter spersed with an occasional effort of some pathetic Carolinian, the game was called, with Carolina in the box. Robertson steps to the plate and Mc Guire throws one, two, three, four balls over the box and he takes his base. Oldham goes to the bat,' and it is soon seen that McGuire has changed his tactics, for of three efforts to' place . the ball over the fence he goes out on three strikes. frevin is called to the bat, he makes a sacrifice hit and goes out at first. Robertson going to sec ond. Gray hits a grounder to Smith and retires the side. Rhett steps to the bat amid the applause of Virginians, but gets his base on a dead ball. Marshall hits a pretty fly to Moye, who catches it as he usually does. The ball is in the pitcher's hands and Rhett gets off first about five feet, swift as lightning the ball goes to Devin and before Rhett can get his corpus to first, he is touched by the ball, and is called out. McGuire goes to the plate and knocks a pop fly to Busbee, and the first inninpf is over. Second inning. - B u s b e e knocks a grounder to Smith who puts him out at first. Moye is given his base on balls, and is thrown out by Marshall while trying to steal second. Mason goes to the bat and goes out after three strikes. Virginia goes to the plate, and Smith takes the stick amid the cheers of the Virginians, for they feel sure that the big ex-captain and the crack player of the team, will do as he did against Boston, land the ball over the fence, and make a home run, but some how Smith is not up to Stephens' de livery, and after feeling around in the air once, twice, thrice, he goes out on strikes, and for the second time since he has been on the Virginia team he goes to the bench without making a hit. Virginia gets a little blue, for to strike Smith out makes them feel anxious. Worthington puts a grounder to third and Mason sccops it up gracefully and throws him out at first. Abbot takes his base on dead ball. Watts knocks a fly to Stanley which puts the side out. Third inning. Stanley knocks to second and is thrown out at first. Stepheus strikes out and Robertson follows suit. Tusley is the next Virginian who faces Stephens and goes out on three strikes. Stone hits to Stephens and is thrown out at first. Rhett the champion bat ter of Virginia, takes his seat after three strikes. Fourth i 11 11 i u g. O 1 d h a m knocks to second and makes first on error of second, who throws wild. Devin comes to the bat and hits the ball for a two bagger, sending Oldham to third. Gray knocks a pop fly to third and goes out. Busbee hits to right field and is out. Moye hits a grounder to Smith and is put out at first. Marshall leads off for Virginia, and strikes out. McGuire goes to first on base hit. Smith goes out on sacrifice to first, McGuire going to second; Oldham throws to second but Gray lets it pass, McGuire goes to ' third and from there goes home on Oldham's passed ball. Worthington makes first on Gray' s error. Abbot pops up a fly and i s caught out by Oldham. Fifth inning. Mason makes first on error of short stop. Hume goes in the box for Va. , McGuire takes short stop and Tusley re tires. Stanley knocks sacrifice to second and goes out at first. Mason makes second. Stephens pops up a fly to Hume and goes out. Robertson knocks a fly to middle left field, and is caught out by McGuire who makes a beautiful overhead running catch. Watts goes to the bat and makes three strikes at the ball and goes out. Hume follows suit. Stone hits hard to Stephens who stops the ball and throws him out at first. Sixth inning. Oldham is given his base on balls, but is thrown out at first while playing off the base. Devin gets to first on base hit. Gray takes up the stick and the first ball that comes to him is landed way over left fielder's head for a three bagger. Devin scores on his hit, and the game stands Va., 1, N. C, 2. Busbee makes first 011 sacrifice. Gray goes out at home. Busbee steals second. Moye put the side out by grounder to Hume, who threw him out at first. Rhett goes to second 011 a two bagger. Marshall pops up a fly to Gray and out he goes. Rhett scores on error of Gray. Smith takes his base on balls. Worth ington pops up a fly to Gray and retires the side. Seventh inning. Mason gets first on base hit. Stanley makes a h i t, sends Mason to second. Stephens strikes out. Robertson goes out on fly to left fielder. Mason is thrown out by Marshall on third. Abbot gets first on base hit. Watts strikes out. Hume gets first on base hit. Stone strikes out. Rhett makes base hit and Abbot scores. Marshall makes first on error df Gray. Hume scores. Rhett scores on Devin' s error. Marshall is thrown out by Oldham while trying to steal sec ond. Eighth inning. Oldham is o-iven his base on balls. Devin makes a beautiful two bagger. Oldham steals third. Gray gets to first on McGuire' s error. It looks now as if North Carolina had a chance at the game, with three men on bases and none out, but the fates ordained otherwise. Busbee comes to the bat and knocks a pop fly to Smith and is out. . Moye knocks to second who throws Oldham out while trying to make home. Mason knocks high fly to McGuire and retires the side. McGuire struck out. Smith struck out. Worthington base on dead ball. Abbot strikes out. Ninth inning. Stanley makes first on base hit, and steals second. Stephens makes first on base hit. Stanley scores. Stephens goes out at second by throw from home. Robertson makes first on base hit. Oldham makes first on base hit. Devin sacrifices and Oldham goes out at second. Gray knocks a fly to second, put ting the side out and ending the game. Virginia won the game by her superior base running. That is the only point in which they out played us. The Lynchburg papers say in regard to the game, that, if it was to be played over, the public sen timent seems to be that it would be different, for they acknowledge that North Carolina out played them, perhaps this is only specu lation. They also say, and truth fully too, that it was a beautiful game, and that the visitors to the "Hill City" acted gentlemanly. There was no boisterous conduct and that they were always glad to welcome such gentlemanly fel lows to their city. The game was played without any kicking, and the umpiring of Mr. Ieftwich was as fair and square as could be. University. AB RPO A E Robertson, c. f. 50000 Oldham, c. 5 o 12 1 o Devin, 1st b. 51 601 Gray, 2d b. 50412 Busbee, r. f. 40 1 9 o Moye, 1. f. 40200 Mason, 3d b. 40 000 Stanley, s. s. 41 200 Stephens, p. 4 o o 14 o Totals, 40 2 27 16 3 Virginia". AB R P O A 10 Rhett, r. f. 42 010 Marshall, c. 40630 McGuire, p, and s, s. 41 241 Smith, istb. 4 o 12 o o Worthington, 3d b. 30 301 Abbot, 2d b 3 1 3 4 1 Watt, 1. f. . 30100 Hume, p. 20001 Stone, c. f. 31000 Tusley, s. s. 1 o o 4 1 Totals, 31 5 2716 5 Summary: N. C. Earned runs 2, 2. Base hits, Devin 2. 3 Base hits, Gray 1. Base strokes, 5. Double play9, o Base on Balls, Stephens 1. Struck out by Stephens 12. Passed balls, Giuliani 1. Wild pitches, o. Base hits. 10. Va.: Earned runs, 2. 2 base hits, Rhett 1. Stolen bases 7. Struck out by McGuire 4. Hume 1. Passed balls, o. Base on balls, 3, Hume 2. Time of game, 2 hours and 10 minutes. Umpire, Mr. Ieftwitch of Richmond. Attendance 1,600. s
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