The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Gave Them Hard Work.

Gave Them Hard Work.
The gamo was n good thing for the
Richmond bunch of players. apd It did
much for Manager Shalfcr, for from this
game and the one next Saturday and
again on The following Monday. he Will
& layo the chance to see the boys at hard
:wo IL. Is VI (, Il
TItinan; was easily the favorlte yes
stcrday, because he used the willow to
such good advantage. Hc was az bat SIX
times. ana In the score column, II you'll
notice real closely, there are just a half
dozen hits. One OF the swats was q
scratch one tits true. but all OF them
count In baseball. And, say fellows one.
of those bins was for three sacks. l[c
accepted the only chance he Ind in the
field, pulling down a high on: with case.
~Titmnn will make some player hustle
for4tle, job in the right garden From
where the man up Nigh sits. lie looks
good. ~ ss,t.!4 81
~ Sharp. was at short. ana Willie he tore
soH8n single and Il double. lie didn't show
up 10 any very good advantage with his
throwing or his fielding. He got two
errors marked to him for his bad throws
to Shaffcr But for the fact that Charlie
was covering the initial sack in true
style and taking everything that cana
on the ground, in the air. off on The side.
and in fact, any old place near around
the first sack--the bad throws might Fave
resulted in something worse. rs II Sas,
they had something to 10 With the gains.
Wall showed up fairly we'll IN lett
garden and bffed the lorsehldc twice.
Anthony surprised them all hy not
hitting any oftcner. but then, none of
them y can re! safe ones all the time
He played 4 pretty game, ana landed
on one at critical time.
Ticks went after everything in sight
and when a two Dagger was wanting he
tore the two sacks away. lie had one
error, one of these things that happen
TO all of them. y bail got through him
and no one knew that It was bad any
better than did the fast shortstop from
this city.
Hamilton Did Well.
Hamilton covered the third sack very
we'll His throwing was good at times
but he was weak with tho willow llamll-
ton, however, from where sly, viii make
one of the fastest men on the team.
shaffcr-well wake UP fellows, O. this
manager-c aptaln-plaYcr-go od-fellow lie IS
the candy. There wasn't anything around
that sack that he didn't cover ana With
the stick he was peaches.
Hinton did not show up so we'll under,
the bat His throwing to second was not
or the best order and In comparison With
the work OF Cowan was a little on But
Hinton can improve wonderfully IT must
be remembered along with this stuff !
am writing that the game yesterday was
kind of an exhibition one and tho men
are just rounding into shape
IIckstone in the box didn't do very
much, Tho men bffed him safely for six
times nnd Just that, number Of rms
came over. This probably--in fact. II
did to q ccrtanty--losc the game for
tile Richmond crowd, lie was bined
from the first and then he didn't field
his position the best in the world He
comes here well recommended, but with
hall pitcher It Is he same as with
n tnewspaper renorter-if he can't de-
live the goods. recommendations don't!
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Iyenner should not he criticised for, his
pitching, for his work was fairly well.
He was steady and used his head with
him. '
but Long was The prince for tho last
three innings lie has an 'lndernanh
ibuu that looks good and It must LOOK
otherwise To the batter; for they dldn't
Seem TO connect with It 70 any great
degree However, there We're Four swals
of the .pliere that came from THIS SOUTH
M ~ mystery And While Long was doing
tho stunts in tho. boS, only one man
landed safcly-tNis for . ;:wo'sackcr.
-Four Runs in First Inning,
Baltimore made tour f,ll'sa u he lrsl
inning, partly because Eckstonr walkeea
r. following