The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-25

4twirler for the Spiders, did work IN the
box that made the older ones look to
( him as future sensational humanity III
leagues to come. Fills pitching at every
stage or the game was good ana nothing
shows this any better than tho fact that
THE Richmond aggregation only got six
I hits off his delivery. Two Of these sWats
were neaslcy ones. but they counted.
4 Crowd Not Large.
Wallace started things a-movlng, and
4 did the box work&for three innings. Still,
the Colonel from kentucky. went In the
box in the fourth inning and remained
there until the beginning OF the seventh.
Fry. the good little mess Of fish from the
North. handed out the coffee in the last
innings, and there is only one hit marked
against him. This was the dinkiest sort
OF a swat, too, and the scorckeeper hated
y TO do IT, 28i
Wallace allowed ono bif OF the ball.
Saunders was the man who got against
i one OF his benders. Colonel Still, the dis
TILED bunch OF supplencss from the Blue
Grass State had fills drop working all
right, ana there were few Of them who
could even get foul. One man did hit
the horsehide. but that didn't count so
X long as he died on the sack
Twice when a run would have meant
hit the colonel stopped the procession
by making the batter ozone.
The crowd to witness tho game was
not n large one. No one knows why the
people didn't come out to look at the
exhibition, for 1t was really good thing
from start to finish. But the grandstand
didn't have but a few people seated around
1t and over In the Meachers there was
huddle OF humanity that enjoyed the
game just as much ms though it;had been
National League exhibition Those who
did see the Lawmakers at work. how
ever, know that they can do the stunts
when the time Is ready for them to per-
form on the diamond stage. They were
there yesterday when any shoots came
In their direction. and no one, not even
that bunch OF sore -hendcd Knockers who
frequent the games, can say to the con-
trary
Everything is In readiness for the game
to-day and then the game on Thursday
when Lynchburg comes here to open the
season.
Story Of the Game.
The Spiders started tho ball yesterday
afternoon with Richardson at the bat.
He died to first via the pitcher, Mr.. Wal
lace. 4 Gardner took tho skidoo after
Nealy, the Beacon light, had gotten his
init upon the ball and pushed 1t over
the diamond Handy took tho twenty
three at the first sack.
Titman, that great right fielder for the
Richmond bunch. ambled up to the plate
and smiled at Gardner when shaffers
crowd had its time with the willow. Tit
man waited for two OF them, and then he
landed safely from the shoulders down.
The sphere sailed to FREQ country. ami
when 1t got back in tho circle marked on
tho swatter was on the sack nearest
home. He had scored a very pretty three
sackcr. Cuddy, that smiling short stop,
who goes after them all and says but
little, got his transportation to the initial
bag, and Anthony flied to Richardson
a. third Hicks hinged one down to
second. and was out at first. but Titman
was putting his shoes on that dear home
plato In the meanwhile Nealoy sent
whiskered gentleman to tho third base
man, who did tho honors In serving tho
first sackman with tho celery.
Tho first inning was over. With the
score standing one to nothing.
Gardeners error and n scratch hit In
tho third inning sent another Lawmuker'
to tho committee room, where the bill
was signed for run. Still blffed ono
good and hard: Tltman sacrnced ana
Cuddy put the timber to the horsehide
In tho NTH inning, and two tallns were
chalked by tho boy on the board that you
can't see in the field.
Tho eighth inning Melted the Richmond
crowd three runs, because the right field
or and tho left fielder Of the Spiders did
some very rotten--beg pardon. please