The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-02
NORFOLK BEATS
The BROWNIES
Collegians Took the First Of the
Series Of Games BY Two
lst Runs.
GAME WON IN THE EIGHTH E: {; II
Keane's Long Drive When Bases
Were Full Gives Game
$ to Visitors.

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kehne's ripping three.sacker Ii, the
eighth inning when the bases were filled
won the first OF 4 the series Of gaines
beginning yesterday between the Norfolk
Collegians and the champion Brownies
for the visitors by tho score Of to g..
Two men wero on bases when the left
fielder for the Norfolk aggregation
sn,acked the sphere to deep right garden,
just far enough In to be called u safe
one. Bowers, Rlchomnds safo fielder.
was playing In for the batter when the
swat came. Three men spiked tho RIB
Der, while keane was mailing the circuit
to third. Owens, who followed Keahe.
dropped an easy one down to Anthony
on first and the Side was retired. but not
until runs sufficient to win the game
had been chalked up.
Z Until the eighth inning It was veritably
a pitchers battle, for Lcake, for the home
team, and Leonard, for the visitors, we're
getting such peculiar twists in tho ball
that the battcrs were puzzled But when
the inning next To the ninth came. the
Norfolk boys fell on Lcake for four swats
ana one OIL lLG tId6I UHc-@Nd
sent out With O ticket for three sacks.
Leonard allowed four hits, one In the
thfd one In the fourth, another in the
Sixth and another in the seventh Leake
had only two hits against him until the
fatal inning.
& The Brownies scored first. sending two
men across the plate in the fourth inning.
Errors OF tho visitors were responsible
for the tallIes. McEvoy sent high ny
that dropped into Lawlcr's hands. it
didn't stick. i Bowers sent a warm one
out to right garden, and Armstrong f lH.
to pull 1t down. Sharp smacked one to
short and Bowers died ut second, but
McEvoy had ambled down to third and
the batter was safe at first. j. Anthony
sent a slow one to short and on the
throw 10 first. McEvoy scored. Albert
Anthony tore off q clean single scoring
Sharp. Eacho nailed one, but the left
fielder, was In tho way. and It didn't touch
the ground.
How It All Happened.
The collegians started off in the fifth
.by sending Smith to the bait He was
given complimentary ticket emitting
him to a seat on the first sack Twirler
L,eanard ozoned and Churns sent one
down to Sharp. who tossed It wig when
attempting to make a double. Both men
were safe. @ H.f
Armstrong hunted towards third and
beat the bunt out. McEvoy, IN ,tt,
Ing to catch Smith. threw tho ball wild
and one ruin came over. On the bad play
another man spiked the rubber. LaWler
batted to Leake, who caught Armstrong
al second and Eacho transferred the BAL
to first in time to kill the runner.
Two bases on balls, two passed balls
and an error gave the Brownies one run
in the opening OF the eighth The soore
was three to two in favor OF the nome
team when the Collegians stepped TO oat
in their half Of the inning before the las.
one. Churns, who before IN me sa. .,,.
had pasted q safe one, duplicated .tne
trick Armstrong followed and straight 4
cd out one Of Leake's benders. La Tle e,
fanned the atmosphere and Churns took
. leAd OF second. Gilmore ran up ana
se,t the BALI to short, who sen II 70
thlrd and Churns took the cemetery roaa.
Harry drew four and walked. W INTO
pasted a single and the bases were
crowded with the runners, put tnere
we're two men out an no one 'oo , t!!oo
matter very seriously. keane sent sev-
eral fouls around and one OF mem wy ~,
ned behind the catcher, but near tle
ora nd stand. Elmore couldn't get II anu
tha next ono suited Keane's eye lac
struck lust a fraction late and the horse
hide vent out TO right garden Nor lori
supporters broke into one cheer tnat
lasted FOR minutes, for three runners 1't''t
we're coming across. .,,,,h
with only one more Inning t.o IN rms, wn't to
Il + p ths score aaa q lie three e YIN ths
Brownies f,r sent Sharp to bat h sn lilsedd
TO GARDEN bnt k sos ne happqtto
e .eo ne rd. Who tossed il 70 Grst. AZ An
thony sent one e short and on the paa
throw got ars1 The d 9own l. T the
S Sose to n'u better watch the catch, Just
as az the umpire turned his BACK y * d ana
started towards the center ba q from oa the the
h t,iumm1 hands and threw It out TO
right Held. And while the bn sena th vas
getting Il Anthony had re Is cSn eou ,hr
cnnncet with Leannrd's benders. ~.
The Norfolk team played good ma na!' s w3ra
the exception OF two innings; me score SCOT