The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-28
.MOsERIAND2 STILL.
WIl / { |'| N PITCH
The Two Star Slabmen5to WORK
h iii One ofStl,e Game This. rs.
Afternoon.
RAIN STOPPED IT YESTERDAY =: R J ! I
Some Live Gossip About the
Different Players it1ttlie IA
4 League.

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Different Players it1ttlle IA
III 33sHs League. 58s3
ii No bills were introduced in tho Dian,ond
HOUSE yesterday ~ the Law NAL kers
Each Representative was In his seat
watching the rit-a- pat ~ tho rainldrops
ana tho argument on tho 14ynci,1b'u.lrg
measure was post poned until S today g 1t
speaker shan er !, VIII open he argument
at su.t $50 8 clock This afternoon. ana Ills
followers will l,old the center Of The stage
Tor about snn hour and 81 half. Having
decisiyely shown that ii Richmond must
climb higher. no VIII submit 70 another g
arg urnent about ten minutes afterwards y
.Lynchbhrg 8 debater, Nj. Grim. will like
the two rounds OF oratory. " v. s$3
s But 10 put It liz the larguage OF the
tribe, there arc going to y be two games
of baseball this afternoon, and tho Ricli-
Smruotnl players 9 are nnx ious, to take both
of 4 kem. NJ ack q rim, With his shoemakers
~ Lynclburg. arc pegging away 70 hold {, u
the sole on the shoe that now ITS on "a, thy
first rung OF the la oder. and with pinch
ers and various other devices the I Law
makers are trying TO tear away the Bfoun-
gdation. VA II li ( . s
It began 4 to rain yesterday shortly after.
noon, I and the diamond was flood led ~ Then
EitSkept I'D, and there was nothing doing
In tho baseball line. Richmond fans were
anxious Ito see the homo team take TN
game from 1.-THE top hers, and the
sErandstand and bleachers would u have
been packed had the weather permitted
fS salve will pitch one OF the games go
day, ana Il It IS probable that still ana 2. q
Ntoser Will 81 work. IN the y. other game
They faced 4 each other Thursday and
Still had something tho worst sof Sat the
encounter. But Moser can IA j old up .ia.ll 81
WAYS o. and the r ichmonders belle they
$willssolve HIS puzzles when the next game
opens. n. is$ sssS u 5s
"A tlanta has lnes = laid sfor st Md and
the Kentucky gentleman may leave here
before the season is over got into the
Southern q Leagu he y goes, 81 K. VIII W
likely be because OF " the fact that he Is
sold. The rflagnates III the SOU thern
League have had their eyes open Il for
some time, and have wat he'd the record
made by the great twirler OF Richmond.
They believe that II he had q real last
fnEgreRatlo,, behind him he woutld n VIII.
the majority OF his games. 55
81 arm going out Of baseball next year,
ga ID Colonel Still yesterday. . like the
game. but I'm going back to kentucky
md settle down with a weekly neWspap per
and DO good. q Ny little wife Ia out there
nov. and 7 want to get back and forget
this strenuous life. s When I get down
10 real hard work, II the baseball team
In my home wants me to pitch e game an
now and then. will do 80. That VIII
keep mo In trim md let me pra ctice on
the curves. s8 i5s 5ss f;s
Jack Grim said before the game here
Thursday that no had d been ex pecting
+ q slump. ana 1T came. We couldn' Win
them all,n said the Grim propositio lon.
as he accepted rain check g { the gate
and looked happy because ct the sig q
the crowd n s 81 55s
S5 Tho fans would be very much fspleased
to take both Of the Egames to-day. Money.
will defeat Moser in the game TODD n
CONGRATULATIONS are always IN order,
$nnd If the players we're congratulat
more when they play good ball perhaps
w would be better. The congratulations
rendered Colonel Still in tho III inning
Thursday didn't8serveg q to make him play
any worse. It strengthens him. Tor no
is a man whose head is not so easily turn
ed as an alleged sporting writer would
have one to believe.
Richmond will have e. new player on Its
team within a few days TheSnoW man
T. 4 said to be very fast ana has q re-
cord for swatting them out Ct the proper
time. s5 II @
With the exception OF shaner. not q
Lawmaker for the pas month has bn tied
over one hundred, The pitchers are either
getting better or the mon are taklng
a slump in their hitting. Something 10
wrong. FL x
Hicks. who all his life has been q
slugger, is dropping back Into the infant
class. All that he needs Is one or two
clean ones and then he Will pc al right =
with the willow, May he get the safe
bingles in to-dny's double -header.
salye and Still should be able to work
Tho trick for the locals to-day, The
southpaw Isl doing good work and believes
that he can trim the Hhoemnkers to-day.
Still will again be against Afoser. and
another one OF those heart-disease games
5is expected. The Colonel Is holding up
well, and II he pitches the same style
OF. ball that lie pitched on Thursday, IT'S
a safe bet that llo will win. Y;
III Richmond takes all three OF the
games from I.ynchburg, ( will head a
Subscription OF one hundred dollars for
the club" said the prominent attorney
Of the city Thursday morning. Richmond
lost tho first game and now only can get
two out Of the three. But Il the double
header Ia won to-day there will likely be
"a nice purse gotten up ana given the
players. se
$a8 Ruhs will work In the first game, to-
day. md Reiss says that he has all tho
curves and as much speed az l,o ever
had. thermometers are hoping that HIS
curves will be Strengthened out. 81 +. N
II twenty-one hits are gotten off q
pitcher In the, big league. how many
should be gotten off q tWlrler IN the vlr-
gina League r Addres. answers 10 the