The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-03
Record. of the Clnbs
The Richmond baseball team of the

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The Richmond baseball team OF tho
Virginia League was twice defeated on
it's own grounds yesterday by the Dam
Vile team. In both CAGES the victory
went TO the visitors because they
played the better ball and not through
luck, nor adverse decisions Tho To-
bacconists played great ball In both
games and deserved TO win by their
brilliant work. not a sign OF error
characterlang their play in either con-
test. IKE Richmond team, as whole.
played good bail, but the other fellows
played shade better The pitching
honors were about even In the two
games. Hobbs opposing Walker in the
first game, while Long was pltted
against Lav!ndcr In the second. Bet
ter support however, at critical mo-
ments enabled the visitors to WIN
Richmond's two catchers have been
overworked and showed II IN their
play yesterday In the morning game
when Danvfile tried tho squeeze play
with Powell on third and Doylo on
second Walsh let the bail get by MN
and both runners scored before 1t was
returned 10 the plate. The other
run I'm the morning gane was ike
wise due to q passed bail. In the az
ternoon game, after each team had
earned one run, Long threw rather
high out-curye which split Cowan's
finger and got by him. and the morn
ing experience was duplicated, two run
nors scoring on the passed ball. After
that the visitors scored two more runs
on errors by Carroll, who failed 10
hold two low throws.
Richmond made a daring attempt TO
Tie up the score in the seventh in
ming by means OF the squeeze play.
Slebrie had walked and advanced to
third on warreh's two-sacker, and Car
roll after vain attempt TO sacrince,
had gone out, Lavinder TO HICKS. me
signal was given with Cowan at bat.
AS soon as the pitcher made motion
to throw the ball In Siebrie made
dash for the plate and Cowan swung
Mt the ball but missed 1t. and Ryan
easily touched tSiebrie out at TIE plate
Twice after that the Colts threatened
to score but the necessary hit or
putfield fly was not forthcoming and
only one more run was scored. the
great crowd was sorely disappointed,
but It was case of the better team
winning.
AS the Danville team Is now con-
stituted 1t IS easily the strongest in
the league. They played like big lea
guers yesterday in every department
OF the game Despite his hard strain
of frequent pitching recently. Pitcher
Lavinder went I'm yesterday and did
remarkably fine work. SO did Walker
In the morning game. but in pitching
Hobbs and Long were as good as the
Danville sIabmen. and had they been
given the same support both contests
would have been indecisiye. In the
afternoon Long pitched brilliant
game. holding the avy-hitting
Worms to eight well-scattcred hits and
permitting but one earned run. The
Cults earned one run off Lavinder, too.
Long held the visitors to one hit
effects OF overwork in the box in the
remaining four, permitting a triple.
q double and five singles.
In Hicks. Doyle. Fisher and Rein
hart. the visitors have the most brill
liant infield in the league. and they
are all httters. The outfield is just
MS good, too, with Tydeman, Hem and
Powell. Ryan caught beautifully In
both games. With only three pitchers
the team is playing wonderful ball
and are almost invincible. The work
of Doyle at second was particularly
brilliant. but some OF the stops by
Reinhart at third We're sensational
while Fisher played all over the in and
outiie1d. and cut Off several Texas
leaguers.
FIRST GAME.
The Colts lost the first game In the
opening inning. Danville did not win
1t; the victory Was a present to the
visitors from the locals. In several
innings thereafter the Colts had 9
chance to score one or more runs will
n hit, but the bingle that was longet
for never came. and inning after in.
1.yIyft mr. NJ f
regularity until the row numbered nine
while tho sum total Of the Worms
runs was 3. Three is not a large
score, but 1t looked immense yester.
day, and apparently became more ant
moro gigantic as the game progress
ed.
Captain Hicks and his men played
like pennant-winners and hit wheI
hits counted, ran bases with daring, ant
altogether playud a snappy game, Tht
Colts helded we'll, cleverly, and at timer
even brilliantly, but their base-run
ming was slow and sleepy and the,
could not land on Walker. the elon
gated twirler for the Tobacconists
when scoring opportunities came
Catcher Walsh Is responsible for TIN
loss of the game. He has not playe,
with his old-time snap and ginger late
~, and is always slow iii going ate
pan that gels py MN. InaL SLOW
ness cost two runs and the game. Agail
In the third inning he allowed him
self to be caught between bags s.
that batter hit, a single and a doubl
Melted nothing for the locals. Lacl
of coaching was partly responsible 70
the third inning mishap.
q. The visitors. started in like winners
Powell, the first man up, Mapped out 4
double; Doyle ATTEMPTED to sacritic
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and both mon went safe. Hicks sen
a fly to Cowan and Hem popped on
up to Reepe,tsbut while Reinhart wa
at bat Powell and Doyle attempted