The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-03
BROWNIES WON
THE SECOND [: \ D GAME 4 n {:
Errors Were Numerous at the
Start, and Runs Were
Made.
PITCHER ARMSTRONG KICKED
He Didn't Like Umpire Dukes
Decisions and Walked Off
the Diamond.

Norfolk lost to the Brownies yesterday
afternoon By the score OF six to four
in a game that was at times poorly
nlayed by teams. Armstrong; delivery
was not perfect in the fourth inning and
two runs were forced across the plate
by men walking to first. Dissatisfied
with the decisions of Umpire Duke. Arm
strong left the box and Leanard, who
won his game Tuesday. went In to 40
tho twlrling Umpire Duke didn't like
the kicking and refused to continue the
game. Mr.. Stable, who In the early
mart Of the season played with the.
Norfolk team did tho umplring for
the rest2of the game.
But in this fourth inning the game was
lost to the visitors. Hogan was the
first man up and got to first on an error
OF Whites. Gruner died from short 70
first, but advanced the runner to Sec
ond. Crawford got a single to right.
Knightly ozoned, Two men were on bases
and two were ont, Rose drew com-
plImentary pass and filled the bases
McEvoy waited for four OF them and
Hogan had to get of third TO make room
for another man. Jack Anthony looked
over four OF them and another run came
across. Armstrong was getting mao
about this time and made strenuous pro-
test 10 tho umpire. He was confident
that he had been throwing them across
the rubber and Mr.. Duke was equally
as positive that the sphere had been go,
ing around the plate. The captains were
called together. There was q delay Of
several minutes and Armstrong was seen
10 walk from the diamond, Without
warming up to any extent, I.eanard went
in the box when the bases We're fuli.
Umpire Duke wouldn't go back and finish
the game The crowd yelled for him
to keep on nmpiring, but he was angry
TOO, And Mr.. Stable was introduced. r. 9
has done some big league work as an
umpire and was all rlght for the crowd.
But Sharp found the first one Of Lean
ards benders and sent 1t to free cour-
try for two sacks, Two men spiked the
rubber, Sacho sent a whistler TO short,
but took the mouyner's bench at first and
the side retired with four runs
Allowed But -Four Hits.
crawford's pitching In the game yes
terday was above the average ald With
the proper support there would have beef,
no runs against him, FIe allowed only
four hits, ono of which was a bunt In
the ninth inning. Until the last inning
there were only TWO men VITO haa iounu
him gafely, and only two during the game
received free passes to first, but two
battors We're struck,
Leonard was whacked twice and Arnl-
strong saw two Of his twlsters 80 to
safe country. The hits were even, each
team getting four, Gruner, The man who
has a habit Of putting 'em over the fence.
didn't get a hit yesterday. and his playr
jng at first was not like no has done
before this season, In fact he had q slight
touch Of dropsy. It was said and four
Of the balls sent TO his territory escaped
him, Hacho was there with two errors
also, and Eacto has g habit Of keeping
clear Of that error column y
The brownies went 10 bat flrst and
Rose couldn't find the three that were
sent over. McEYoy worried tho restallrr
ant ant trick and. waited. Jack Anthony
famed the microbes and SHARP sent one
ut to left garden that made ISeane work
1 II WIS all over.
Barry DUMPED little Que down and
was out 10 first, White sent one to Grunef
and and it wasn't handled. Randall got u 4.
by Eacbo,sS tumble. and keane wont
"a arst an Gruner,s accl dent, ,sWl tn Apopi