The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-29
III a Close Game Barton Heights
Lost Yesterday ..Afs, AZ
ter1looti.
PORTER olD GOOD WORK yE Y;
The soutl,paw Blonde, for the.
Visitors, Had Some Peculiar
Twists.

4 I "A took the game from Barton Heights
~ he score Of 10 TO G. With the cx-
cepuon OF the first inning. Porter the
1southpaw blonde twlrler for the visitors,
was invlncible, md he handed them
over the plate, In style that mad q
lingo OF the big league performances,
Three Of the six hits scored against me
! visiting curvcologist came In the opening
inning when that famous splt-ball failed
Ito break in the correct place.
Not only did the stanton aggresa-
ton win the game yesterday, but the
manager OF the aggregation took away
from some OF the most ardent supporters
OF the Richmond nine neat little pack
age. containing about S2s5; that hadNbeen
B wagered on the result So far as ID
a known the game yesterday was the only
one OF the three upon which wagers have
been made, and Manager Opie for the
team from Staunton. certainly had r.
"hunch'' that was q good one For When
the sports in tho grandstand wanted to
bluff him or the board, he held his hand
y and dernonstrat ted that there was no four
flushing being done.
" Hosklns, for tho Barton Heights team.
pitched good ball until the third Innings.
when the visitors found his benders and
proceeded TO smack the sphere TO the tall
UNCUT. Brooks went In the box. IN the
fourth, but such was the habit OF the
stanton nine that nothing could check
" the swats that wern coming 10 them
They not only pounded the leather and
thereby made runs, but the nine from
across the divide didn't play With the
usual ylgor that characterized the two
previous exhibitions. 56
Triton. for instance, down at first, waa
out Of form. And Triton Is a good ball
player. He Is a safe hitter. an excellent
base-runn and covers the first sack
with MS much agility as any man In the
Twin City League But yesterday was
his off-day. as the error column Will show.
The absence OF Mills from the position
OF catcher changed the Barton Heights
line-up around. and possibly resulted in
the loss OF the game. Rose had to be
called In from the field and placed on
third Bache, who does time on the sack
s nearest TO the run-making one was put
behind the bat. and Brooks went out In
left field. The change OF the positions
Of the players had something to do with
the playing OF the men, collectively.
But that has nothing TO do with the
game. For excitement the game was
unequaled by any OF the three. There
were few Of the prophets In the grand
= stand who could tell how It was going
until the last man had died In the last
half OF the ninth. II was one OF these
games where everybody. even those who
never did the trick before. hit the ball,
and where the very best OF players throw
the horschide without aiming. Passed
balls were a kind OF ordinary thing. and
+ wild pitches became very usual.
Porter did better work In the box. with
the exception OF the one inning. than any
ono OF the other visiting pitchers did.
He lined them over the plate in good
STYLE and, with proper fielding behind
him, the score for the Barton Heights
would not have been so large. In tho
fifth inning. when two menSwcre out and
two on bases, the third batter-was struck
out. Craig dropped the ball, and when
. Crawford. tho runner from third, came
tearing down the line for home plate,
Craig turned the sphere loose and two
runs came In, while the man who had
struck out landed safely on second. This
was a sample OF the playing. Yet It was
exciting. And nothing goes to show that
there was plenty OF chance In the ex-
hibitIon better than does the amount OF
tho bets placed on the teams.
Barton Heights went to bat, and Rose
fell victim to three balls that Porter
had spat upon. Boone caught one OF the
balls before It broke properly. and drove
it away for two sacks. Hoskns drove
a single and Boone went to third. On q
passed ball he came across the rubber.
n Crawford dumped one down between the
first and second bases, and Porter neg
lccted to cover the first bag. Both men
were safe, Bache sont one out towards
center field, but Shields made ono Of
the prettcst running catches OF the sea-
3 Hal ! mi
two OF tho balls and then landed on one
for fair, The sphere sailed out over the
head OF tho man In left garden and struck
with dull thud against the fence.
While Phillips was getting around to the
third sack the other two mon were COM
Ing across the plate, .5.8
Brooks sent one down to second, ana u
wasn't handled, Phillips came across me
plato on the tumble Triton sent one
out 10 right garden that should have been
a hit, Fast work of G, Campbell caught
the runner at first, and the first hair o.
the first inning came to an end with the
Barton Heights team four runs llks the
{ lead.
Shields opened for tho visitors. and
went out from short to first, craig
knocked the microbes and g. Camper!
sailed one down 70 Triton, VINO pu.'eu y
down after beautiful run, And II was
three IN and three down on either SIDE
until the third, when the utdotng came.
Feiser opened for the staunton nine,
lie pasted n single. Porter filed TO Snort
and Can't drove one down towards first,
and 1t was not handled, The ball was sent
across to third, and then was another
tumble. Fe!ssr scored on the general bad
play. Shields connected with an out lroHl
Hoskins's nit, and the ball went out fof
three sacks, Craig nailed one for, TWO
sacks. and CAN'T and Shields placed
their shoes against the rubber, G Camp,
bell got single and stole second, ana
then went down to third on tho same ar
tlcle, NJ, Campbell sent one out to lett
garden, and after 1t was pulled down MS
brother scored. Fuller got q single, Sut
Tucker went out to short and relieved
the misery. Result: Five runs and rive
hits.
1t was at this stage Of thu game that
the betting began. Those In tho grand
stand were sure that IIoskIns would not
allow any such thing to happen again,
and placed their coin accordingly, The