The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
PERCENTAGES Of
CLUBS CHANGED.
Yesterdays Results Made Big
Difference ii the
Standing
.LYNcHBuRG TIED NORFOLK I.
shocn1akers Are Making a Great
Fight for the First Placc-Racc
for Third Position.
.LYNcHBURG TIED NORFOLK

81 Results OF yesterdays games made big
changes In tho standing OF the different
clubs. Richmond dropped from fourth
place into fifth place, and Roanoke. which
was playing tag with Portsmouth, leaped
UP near Lynchburg, and took the third
station In the percentage column. Nor
folk lost to Roanoke and Lynchburg wal
loped Danville. This tied these two cities
for first place.
In the event that tynchburg wins to-
DAYS game and Norfolk again loses to
Roanoke. the shoemakers will take the
first place from Norfolk. Tho Mary Jane
Crew has had an option on the top OF
tho column since the season opened.
Richmond can get into fourth place by
winning to-day's game This is provid-
ing, OF course, that Lyhchburg beats
Benny's bunch again.
Hicks covered a lot OF ground in the
game yesterday, ana ;Cuddy did some good
work at short. Both players have been
doing fine work since they left last week.
and the Richmond fans are expecting
them to keep It up when playing here.
Roasting Is all right, but a player
shouldn't be openly roasted. A DUMB play
makes the player feel Just rs bad, and
d roast so that the grandstand can hea1
1t doesn't help matters any
schumann, the big fellow who pitched
for Portsmouth yesterday. stands FIVE feet
eleven and half inches, and weighs PIG
pounds. No wonder he has plenty OF
steam
freddy Foster received an ovation
|, when. he. appeared behind the bat for
i Portsmouth, yesterday. He did good
work but didn't connect with the sphere
to any noticeable extent Ills throwing
to second was all that could be wanted.
"Bl" Morgan, an old Brownie, Is play
| ing right field for the Truckers. Morgan
| played left field when he was last seen
on the Broad Street diamond, and many
! is the runner who has been thrown out
at the home plate on n long ny to left.
! Morgan Is making good and is batting
! fairly WE'LL 8si,si us
Jack Anthony, who has been out of the
| game for several days because OF Charlie
horse tIp5 hts right leg, Will leave with the
steam tllis week .@,tand nwill l. be in the
games played in Portsmouth. He Is get
| ting along nicely, and.is taking good care
| OF himself. n
Manager Benny, OF the Danville team,
was so pleased with the quick throws OF
Bierman. the fastest shortstop in the
league, that he sent him in to pitch in
Wednesdays game. tBierman sent this
ball straight over the plate, but the bat
ters connected with It.
Roanoke, Lynchburg and Danville are
| the only teams that have walloped the
Norfolk aggregation OF ballologists.
| Umpire Bishop, who Is here this week,
is southpaw pitcher, and could be signed
by city In this league II he cared to
play ball this year. He may decide to
| give up his Job as umpire and do some
box work before the season Is over.
Twice yesterday Richmond had a
chance to win the game. but hits were
not forthcoming.
Titman's catch OF line drive to right
field yesterday was the star, play OF the
game. It very probably saved run, too,
for the next batter up smacked one
safely.
Cowan went in to bat for Hamilton in
tho ninth inning yesterday and AFTER
wards played in center field. He stopped
one out there that would have given the
batter chance to make two or three
bags had 1t have gone through the fielder.
Hinton sent one down to third that
had whskers on It, The Norfolk third
baseman got glimpse OF 1t after 1t
passed to left field.
Roanoke, Dnnvllle ana Richmond have
each lost one more game than they have
won. There is only, seven points diff
| ference between the three clubs, and one
game either way will change things
around a whole lot.
Tho six clubs yesterday made only ten
runs. These ton runs won two games,
| lost two games and tied ono game. There
were also ton errors made by the six
clubs yesterday.
| Richmond got three more hits and made
| less errors than Portsmouth. yet tho best
| to be had was tie game.
| Double headers will be extremely fash
| ionable In the summer.
POTATO RACE ON SKATES,