The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-03
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Especial From Staff Correspondent
LYNCHBURG. VA, May 1.-The Law
makers were defeated by one run In the
twelfth inning OF very exciting game
here to-day. With the score standing
s to 8 in tho eighth inning, the battle
ragged fierce and scrappy until the open-
ing OF the twelfth inning, when Eek
stone juggled n ball from shnvcr's bat.
Following this, a sacrifice and two scratch
hits brought Lynchburg's short-stop over
the rubber for the winning run. Pande-
monium regncd In the grand stand and
bleachers. The crowd did not number
moro than a thousand but those thou
sand people did certainly make lot
OF noise. In fact there has never at
any time been such excitement over a
game OF ball as was manifested here to-
+ day. For three hours and q half the
battle was on. In the early stages OF
the game 1t looked good for Richmond.
But after Moser. tho star twirler for the
Hill Climbers, had gotten into the box.
there was nothing doing, save one little
tally He won his game. too. with a
single In the last inning. that brought
& Shaver over.
Story Of the Game.
Nvca1icr, .he souti,paw released last
week by Manager Shaffer, re-empioyed
this week, and traded to Manager Grim,
4 for Laval, another left-handed man. OPEN
cd the game lie pitched ell tight. but
was wild, allowing six men to walk.
The clean swats by Anthony and Hicks
In the first inning gave the Lawmakers
one run. and In the fourth inning the
first two men walked. This was too
much for Grim, and he sent In Charters.
The Manchester lad walked the first man,
filling the bases. CoWan flew out 10
center, and Lee Sharp scored. But Fry
got transportation, and again the sacks
contained runners. Titman was safe on
an error. and Charlie Shafrer put his
Understanding piece on the plate Hnmil-
ton scored the last run Of this inning
on Roses drive to second. which killed
Titman. Anthony was out at first.
Charters walked Cowan in tho sixth;
Fry popped up to third; Ttman ozoned
and Rose walked. Cownn stole second
and Rose was on first Jack Anthony
ambled to the plate, Charters put some spit
on the sphere. Then he rubbed his thumb
on the wet spot. His right arm wound
his anatomy into a bundle, and then the
hall slipped through the atmosphere. It
might have landed In the catcher's NIT
If Jack hadn't stuck his bat out. But
Jack did wiggle tho timber little. and
.l,I<l tJA HSna oil
IN, record-brenking time. When It's riders
got into the starting place again, Jack
had crossed the plate and scored. as
also Cowan and Rose This made the
score to In favor Of the Lawmakers.
and everything that had the Richmond
spirit in 1t was moving about wildly yell
ing.
But there was the eighth inning to
come. Charters went out from Sharp to
Shnffer and Daringer got single, 20
was holding to the first sack when
Bowen. the second baseman for the homo
team, got against small fry for four
sacks. Then the crowd got It's first
widness. For this home run had brought
tho score up to s to 7 In favor OF the
home boys Shafter's men got busy In
their half of the inning, however; and
brought Titman. who has received trans
Hicks hinged long ono to center, and
Titman had no trouble in scoring. Rose
dug 1t up for the plate, and died there
on a relay throw. The right-feder got
the sphere and tossed it to the second
baseman, who sent in hot ono to
Walsh, The ball got to tho catcher
about the same time that Rose landed
there. He was called out by Umpire hoff-
ner, and right here the game was lost.
Rose claims that the catcher dropped
the ball and that he was lying on It
when he was called out at tho plate.
First Man Fined,
Cowan came to bat in the ninth inning, 4
and Umpire Hoffner called strike on
him. He protested, and ran towards the
man with the Indicator, He was fined
IS and ordered to the bench. Hinton
had to take his place with the willow. a
few minutes after this, according to Mr.,
,Hoffner, Cowan applied from the field
an insulting epithet to him, and for this
he was again fined s.. He was the first
man to be fined in the league thus far,
but a second one was not far behind him.
Joe Weaver. the southpaw, Richmond
Lynchhurg man, was ordered from the
coaching line to the bench, and a few
minutes afterwards ran In the direction
Of Mr.. Hotfner in a protesting manner.
He will have a V taken out of his salary
this month.
The Lawmakers left. tonight, and will
be i'm Richmond Tomorrow morning at 7
o'clock. Colonel still from Kentucky,
Sab, will do the twirllng against Roanoke
there tomorrow. Hinton Will be behind
the bat, and Lee Sharp will relieve Eddlv
Rose In the left garden, Lee has been
doing some good hitting here, and to-day,