The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-13

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set some real excitement.
II The playing of every man was snnppy.
and when difficult, chances came each
position was occupied by n w-Afaker
equal to the occasion. Hot grounders
were scooped up. high flies we're pulled
down, and slow ones were hustled across
to the sa cks in a. manner that sent the
crowd into constant uproars..
Day By day the men are getting over
the soreness incidental to the first prac-
tce after winter Of "softncss The
pitchers are getting their wings into
shape, and the basemen are loosening up
the muscles in their legs. Altogether. the
bunch looks good from the spectators
seat, and to choose between several very
fast men Is going to be job that man
less experienced In selecting q nine than
Charlie Shaffer would hesitate TO tackle.
ss3. Are Excellent Men.
Nothing but praise is heard on every
side for the aggregation that No1ager
shaffer has assembled together. And
nothing evidenced the enthusiasm with
which the rooters are filled more than
did the applause yesterday. The practice
game was a rarn treat FOR the fans. VINO
have for months been patiently waiting
for the opening OF the season, while they
read the dope OH the players and the pros
poets for one OF the greatest baseball
seasons In the history OF Virginia.
Each pitcher vas given a try-out yes.
Eterday with the exception Of Colonel stu
whose arm was very sore. lie NEG
down the frs, sack and did some good
hating Still will he all right IN day
or so and will live up to the reputat'on
b that he has for speeding them over ths
plate. ;,,.e
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patton first base: Nealy second base
Ripplemeyer, short-stop: Hamilton. thlrt
base: Wall left-feld;5 Long. center-field
and pitcher: Lewis. right-Aeld and pitch:
Ecr: Fry, pitcher Wallace. right-Held and
pitchers; Shelter. pitcher
Yaps-Hinton. catcher: Shaffer, first
base; Hicks. second base. Sharp, short
stop; Betscher. third base; Anthony
center-held: Titman. right-neld: Rose.
sleft-held: Weaver, pitcher: Eckstone.
pitcher: Riddelmoser. pitcher
The latter team. the Yaps, were the
.v.ctors biz the score of Is to 3. Hinton,
one of the catchers. batted at the per-
centage rate of 1000. He landed safely
for four times. two of the swats being
good for two sacks. The fifth time he
had a nice sacrifice hit to his credit.
Charlie shaffer tore off two-sacker, a
single. made a sacrifice sent long one
TO left garden ana announcer not one 90" u
to the third sackman.
Hicks was there with four safe swats
out Of five times UP, and Betscher pasted
three safe ones in his five trials with
the willow.
Jack Anthony sent one to right that
netted him home run npd biffed two
others on the nose for singles.
Titman, with three chalSes, got three
runs and one safe mfr.
Rose landed twice very safely, and the
pitchers showed up well IN the box
Good at Two Points.
Cowan, one OF the catchers. showed
up very we'll both behind the bat and
with the stick. Nealy and Rippelnleyar
did some fast work at second and short
respectively, and Hamilton did star work
at the third sack. One Of his pickups was
Of the sensational order and perhaps
prevented two runs.
Wall. the big man who is to do the
work in the hox, showed that he could
hand them over in good style. and that
he could also play the field, FTe landed
against one of them, and when the sphere
touched terra flrma 1t was In deep right.
Long was stretching for tho third sack
when the horsehide came hnck to tho
diamond
Wall got against one for three sacks
also. and pulled down everything In his
territory.
Fry. Wallace. Shelter and Lewis did
some good work in the box. sl.ctter Is
handing over the spthal with side
arm Jerk that Is pllazing to the man
with the willow.
A box score OF the game yesterday-and
the game was only practice. mind you
would take about enough time as It would
require to figure out the percentage Of n
seasons batting, Hence this dope on the
game; hut, as q pointer II can be handed
ont that the man who missed tho exhibit
ton won't do It again after he has talked
with those who were there,
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