The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-26

The home run came IN the lis.
inning. when two men were out ana only
one man had tailed. The rat ana 1oV'ai
shor,stop landed squarely on one that
came from Colna's fingers and the sphere
sailed far away against terra firma about
aye feet from the fence, near the house
IN center-feld. Hahn and Zurlase potn
went after 1t. hut. as though ~ hau
struck India rubber. the horsehde leapeo
IN and scaled the fence beautifully. An
thony was on third and shafer on second
when the bail leapcd the boards.
.,Take 1t easy, Joseph, old man. yelled
Tho era stand and bleachcrs. and Jo-
sepn didn't forget to touch the sacks
It was the first home run knocked mere
this season. and the first ball that mas
gone over the fence.
Triple Play Followed.
Ordinarily this would have been sum
Gent for one player In game put Iuddy
wasn't satisfied. and when DanVllieTsot
two men on the bases in the seventh m
ming and there was no one ou', ne popp - =
I'm with A triple play that so startled inc
|nns that IS was several minutes before
they could get their breath back
Colina. the twirer, started the inning
h., strengthening out one of Stills bend
ers. Then Reggy was soaked In the rios
and il looked bad for the nome no ',, .
Danyillc's rooters were getting busy WIZ
voices
tallies came across. Biernlan was ny
third hitter and after foulng two OF
,her, he knocked hot one about two feet
ahova the ground to Cuddy, who played
deem second for IT, Colina heard the crack
of the bat and saw the ball move away.
He Immediately started for third. Reggy
laf, brst on the jump and wanted to get
on second. But Cuddy got ms glove Oh
the hall and it didn't get away
Without the loss of moment he ran
IA second and slapped his foot on the
sack. This killed two men, for Gonna
..hadn't out to- left the sack on a ny
hall caught Then with lightning-like speed
he whipped the sphere down 10 smarter
at first and Reggy couldn't get back IN
time. ~,
It is the first triple play made in thio
league this season and the odds are
against there being another one made
They are few and far between and the
man who figures IN them has TO 40 some
quick thinking and also some fast WORK
with his feet and his arm
Years ago Jake Wells. then playing
frst base TO. Richmond, put two men
out and assisted in killing the othcr
one and this is the last TING, so far
as the old fans can retollect. that was
pulled off until Yesterday.
Danville Was Outplayed.
But Richmond outpayed DanvlIe ct
every stage lot the game yesterday.
colina. the twirler for the Tobacconists.
was found for the extremely unlucky
number OF thirteen hits and Colonel
still for the Lawmakers pitched an even
game all the way through. In one In
Ming he did allow the hits to be punched,
hut after this the men who We're won.
to swat did not connect.
Benny. B!orman and Reggy for the
visitors played rather ragged game
Yesterday, each getting more than one
srror and none of them hitting at oil,
THE only two errors made by the Rich
Wonders were made by Cuddy and both
~ then, were in n nature eXcusable ones.
And they were certainly forgotten after
the good work he did with the stick and
the triple plav that he pulled off,
Rose was playing in left garden yes
terday, and he played the position en-
tremely we'll, and at the nat dld fairiy
good He walked In the first inning
worrying Colinn out of his -FOUR palls.
Reeve sacrificed nicely and Hicks got
hit on the head.
Could Butt With His Head,
About that lick that Hicks got on the
top-knot, there Is more to tell He ducked
10 get away from an inshoot of the orpos-
ing pitcher, when the ball cracked MN
soidly on the head. The sphere rolled
back to Colina In the box, and Hicks
shook his Uranium and walked tn first
base Shaffer got one down that retired
Hicks at second, and Rose scored min
ute later, Anthony landed safely be-
cause Reggy fumhled and this 1t was
that brought Rose over. Then Cuddy
got busy with the willow for that four
Dagger.
It remained four to nothing in favor