The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-14

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wynnc, Of tho Sarah Jane Grew.
threw the ball over the head OF
Bcnbow on first and to the bleachers
IN the right Both men came over the
plate, but were sent back by the umpire,
who Gained that n ground rule IN pre-
vented them from scoring. The contch-
ton is made that ground RUE GOES
not apply to Il thrown ball IN TINS SENSE
Centcrneldcr Dingle, of the Norfolk
team, threw three men out at the nome
plato in Saturdays game. Ills arm Is
good one, and his aim was true cach
time. 2
Manager shaffer lined his team up
differently Saturday, and there was
very perceptihle Improvement. Titman
who had been. batting first, WAS placed
seventh on the tlst. Titman is q good
hitter, but not good sacrifice nan m
When he lands on the ball it generally
goes a long ways and when a runner Is
on third, a long fly will bring home
rum ,slE4 {t
Kcanc, who played left-feld for the
Norfolk nine here. is q Georgetown boy,
and played college ball in Richmond He
did good work With the willow IN the
three games played here last week. and
1lelded' MS position Wen. 1sg f54e,54a55
Jack Anthony. the fast fielding and
heavy hitting Lawmaker. is suffering
from "Charlie Horse, and lee Sharp
played the center garden position Satur--
day. Hinton sprained his ankle In Fri
days game, ndAmay not be able to go
behind the bat for several games.
The Lawmakers confidently believe
they will take two out OF the three
games In Roanoke from that crowd.
Danyille beat the Roanoke crowd all
three games, and put Benny's aggresa-
ton in the lead.
Eckstone is slated to pitch the opening
game to-day in Roanoke. Eek" has
had his troubles with opening games.
but believes that tho hard luck. nroposi-
ton won't last always, II he wins his
game, Richmond will very likely take
two out of the three.
Colonel Still,' who has won two games
and tied the third one, will be in tho
box one day for the Lawmakers while
they are away from the city.
Bass, the Manchester lad who is twlrl-
ing for Roanoke, got his bump from tho
trobncconlsts at Danvllle Saturday. I1c
left the box in favor or Dcbold, Roam
okes star pitcher.
peyton Charters, the clever Manches-
ter splt-ball artist who Is with Jack
Grim in Lynchburg has been up against
q good hard luck streak since the open,
ing OF the league. In every game that he
has rAtchcd the opposing mines have hit
him at their will. The Lawmakers biffed
him out of the box In two games.
Cuddy. Richmond's shortstop, will havo
to got n shortstop arm. lie appears to
have a wing that enables him to throw
about three feet too short. lEo fields his
position fairly well, and Ia n good, safo
hitter, but his throwing Is not up to tho
standard
Bicrman, shor,stop for tho Danvlle
team, is the fastest inncder in tho
league. Ele has the best arm Of any
shortstop seen so far. Irv the games
played In Danvillc last week Blernan
deliberately remained back until a slow
ball would reach him. Just Vhen the
grand stand would be Of the opinion
that the runner would beat It out, the
sphere would shoot across the diamond.
The throws were always accurate and
the ball went like n bullet. Herman has
only one fault and this perhaps keeps
MN out or major leagues. lilo hasn't 4
hitting eye.
There are two Third bnscmen NIcAla-
hons in the league Norfolk has one and
Roanoke the other ROnnokc's man has
fiery red hair, while tho Norfolk Nc
Nlahon Is also II blond, The Roanoke man
is the faster Of tho two in getting q
ball across to hrst, hut both are good.
Lynchburg appears to DO work hg Mo-
ser, the star slnb-artIst over time. lie
has pitched in almost every game and
only has about one defeat chhlked up
against him. Moser is the man that
Benny in Danyile wanted and tried TO
get away from Grim
The Richmond fans will have an OBJ
portunity to see the Portsmouth bunch
at work here Thursday, Friday and sat
urday, Portsmouth has only won three
games, but it is said a change VIII DO
made and the nine will be very mate
rally strengthened But, anyway, " the
other teams can take three straights
from the Truckers" there's no good rea-
son why Richmond shouldn't follow the
example.
Long, the big pitcher for Richmond,
$40 thor