The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
Records Of the Clubs

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The shoemakers took the first game
of the series from the Colts yester-
day through the steadiness of Pitcher
Murray and the unsteadiness of
pitcher Vail. il was a pretty battle,
nevertheless, and was ANYBODY
game until Lynchburg's ninth inning.
when tho men from the hilltops
clinched the victory by adding two |
runs TO their trio Despite the err
rors, most OF which were on diai
cult chances. the game abounded in I
sharp and pretty feldtns.
Vail gave transportation to six OF
GriIn's men and struck two more with /
the ball Besides this, he was touched |
IN for three doubles and Ave singles. /
The visitors punched three OF their
hits with two bases on balls In the
sixth. and really won the game then.
scoring two runs. They duplicated
hits again in the ninth. and this
brace. with another walk, and
Walsh's failureYto stop ball thrown
TO catch McKenna at the plate. Melted
two runs. Eleven bases on hits and
eight men allowed to walk to first
were too much to expect victory
thereafter. Murray, on the other
hand, lust pitched straight-along
steadiness won, not a batter being
given a base or struck. and all the
base hits allowed being singles and
well scattered. Richmond punched
two safeties in the fourth but Wal
lace had been caught at third by
Mckenna's throw from right before
the second safety came, and there
was no run. In the sixth they grouped
two more hits and scored their sec
ord and last run. In the nrst sew
enth and eighth they did not get a
hit, while IN the second, third. nth
and ninth, they got one each.
Among the pretty faiding features
were Reeves great stop of Anthony's
drive. which looked good for base.
brilliant running catch by Anthony
In left, depriving Siebrie of hit. and
the work OF Cowan, Reeve. Bowen,
Walsh. Cumming and siebrie. all OF
whom had many chonces. Walsh
raught a fine game and nipped three
runners trying to steal. sturdevant
also caught a good game. throwing
out two Colts attempting to pilfer,
and accepting al. MS chances without
error and without passed ball he
also raped out two bagger to left
that scored the first rum
The story of the Game.
Lynchburg was first at bat. Reere
threw Bowen out at first: Mckenna
struck out: Hooker was safe on
Reeves tumble. and Anthony doubled
to the left field bleachers. Cumming
shot hot grounder to Reeve who
passed the ball across to Cowan. Nc
runs.
Bowen threw Hefron and Reeve on
Mt C,umm;ngss corner, and Fischmar
nerfornaed a like service for Titman
Nothing doing.
In Lynchburg's second kirkpatrick
sent screamer to Henron and wa
down; F'ischman's drive to Siehrie wa
passed to Cowan. and sturdevan
popped a high one to siehrie. TO
Richmond. Wallace raped one to lef
and stole: siebrie gave Anthony an
,other putout: C.ettig drove a sky
ecraper to McKenna, and Cowan CAV
Anthony another chance.
In the third Murray was out, Reey
TO Cowan: Bowen was safe whe
Cowan dropped a thrown ball. but wa
thrown out to Siebrie by Walsh. Nc
). Kenna's bounder to Reeve was tosse
TO Cowan. Walsh sent fly to Nc
Kennu, Vail got hit, but was throw
out at second on Hefron's rap
Kirkpatrick. HeRron stole and score
on cunningham's error after !, Ree eve
drive had been thrown to him fro
third Reeve was thrown out tryin
TO steal. One run.
In the fourth Hooker walked. b,
was nabbed trying to swipe secon
Walsh to Siebrie; Vail famed Anthor
and Cumming. For Richmond. tt
mans bounler was handled by Fiscl
man: Wallace raped out his secol
safety, but when Siebrie hit to rig
Wallace was caught at third on M
Renna's fine throw. Gettig popped
Hy to Fischman.
In the NTH the visitors evened
the score. Vail passed Kirkpatric
Fischnaan sacrificed him to seco
WITH a. pretty bunt to Vail, and sturd
wants two Dagger to left brought t
tally. Murray famed.
In Richmonds half Cowan we
down, Bowen to Cumming; Walsh e
hit TO second by lucky bound. b
was nailed at second by Sturdeya
Vail sent a fly to Anthony
With the score one to one, Lyme
burg Won the game in the sixth. At
McKenna had popped fly to. Cove
Vail passed Hooker. Anthony folio
ed with his second two saoker, scori
Hooker. Anthony counted on Gu
mlngs hit to right, and the rum
look second on the throw in, but "
caught at third by Walsh's thr'
while attempting the role of ba
portat,on by Vail. and took third
rischman's hit to right. sturdev'
snded the inning with fly to Reey
After Cumming had handled He
hons hounder, Reeve placed a pre-
single in right. Titnan hit to Els
man and was called out at hrst
Mr.. Handiboe, though 1t looked Sc
Reeve taking second on the out. W
lace landed his third consecutive
and promptly swiped the next GU
Ion, Reeve scoring, siebrie en-
the inning with a drive which III
patrick helded to first.
In the seventh Murray flew out
Reeve; Bowen walked and stole s
nnd. but was thrown out at third