The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
BASEBALL SEASON
WILL END TO-DAY.
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Richmond Will Close in a Dou-
+ ble-Header With. Fast Dam
vile Team.
MAY LAND IN FOURTH PLACE
BY Winning Both Games To-Day
Colts May Tie Roanoke. If
Latter Loses.
MAY LAND IN FOURTH PLACE

The close and uncertain pennant
race of the Virginia League Will close
to-day with two games at Broad
street Park between Richmond and
Danville: one at Portsmouth with Nor
folk. and one or two at Roanoke with
Lynchburg BY falling to win yester-
day ard allowing the Danvlle team to
tie UP the game. the Colts lost chance
to land in third place and fairly close
to second. Had they Won YESTERDAY
they. would have been close enough to
Roanoke to tie them by winning both
games to-day. They would likewise
have been close enough to tie the
.Lynchburg team, and might have fin
Eished above 800. Should they win in
both games day they can do no bet
ter than 800 In the percentage COL
umn.
IL Roanoke loses to-day and Rich
rnond wins both games from DanVllle
the Colts will be able to tie for fourth
place. II Lynchburg loses two to-day
and Richmond wins two, the Colts VIII
tie with the Shoemakers for fourth
honors, and If Roanoke loses two
Richmond will have a. chance to win
fourth place. ~, !.
The team did we'll not to lose either
game at Danville. bat had YESTERDAY :
game won until the ninth inning
They won on Thursday. AS 1t is, they
cannot possibly land higher than q w
for. fourth honors. With the exception
az Portsmouth all the teams are closely
h,rnched and. as a matter of fact, al
siy teams are we'll balanced In strength.
r. the season were to be gone over
a rait, vssth the clubs as now mace up. TIC
winning of the nennant would be as
luncertan as 1t was three months asu.
To-day's .double-header, beginning at
Q P. Nj. will be the final appearance OF
two league teams on the local dianlo1a
for the season, and the close OF the
! VIRGINIA League series. The two teams
will arrive from Danville this morn
Ling Reyelle and Stackpolc VIII PROB
| ably work In to-day's games for Rlch-
mond. and Lavinder and Walker Tor
lDanville. A large crowd Is assured
with pleasant wealth er, though not SO
/ large as 1T would have been had the
| Colts landed higher in the race.
1t is too late to srleve over lost
opportunities. The thing to do, and
| the only thing to do, is to strengthen
the team for next season and go after
| the penna11t from the start. With a
strong nucleus Of seasoned players,
and 4 fine string OF. pitchers the out
look Is bright for next season.
Many have been laboring under the
erroneous impression that Richmond
did not win the pennant becauseSsslt
/ would be unwise for financial reasons
to do so. This is an utter mistake inc
team lost because the other teams AZ
strengthened toward the close. whfle
! tho locals remained almost intact uh-
i N after thefFJune slump, and the
change oCs managers early In July. That
i the other teams have strengthened Is
evident from the fact that Pl I,'s,:
.EOtey. OF Norfolk; Lavinder and Walsh
4 n panyille, have shown such form
j that they have been drafted by my
major leagues, and other players :. on
4 those teams are likely to ne dralteu
also as soon as the us IS MACS Ai'oN''