The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-09
MAY LAND IN
SECOND PLACE.
Colts Have Fighting Chance to
Secure Position Over Danville
and Lynchburg.
MANY GAMES AT HOME
Much Depends on How the Rich
mond Lads Handle Portsmouth
To-Day.
Schedule for To-day.
Lynchburg at Norfolk.
Richmond at Portsmouth.
Danville at Roanoke.
Record of the clubs.

with just twelve more days OF the
Nirsinia League championship sea-
son remaining. the next two weeks
promises to he lively in baseball. All
the clubs are we'll balanced now, what
ever the table OF losses and victories
may indicate. The dispute as to wheth-
,er the two games won by Pitcher
Paige. OF Norfolk, shall count for that
club and against Danville. which is to
be decided at a meeting OF the league
directors in Norfolk tomorrow night
Is OF peculiar interest, as It may have
an important effect IN the fight for
the League pennant Gyon IL the games
are thrown out Dsnville will be s,ir
eight games behind Norfolk, and
Jynchburg. which on Saturday dropped
two games is apparently out of the
fight
Danvflle has a hard row to hoe. The
team has won two moro games than
Norfolk and lost eight more. assuming
that the protested games are thrown
out. This means that Danville must
win two-thirds of It's remaining games
and Norfolk only one-third OF those
in a great finish. Eight of Eorfolk's
twelve games arc at home, and 1t Is
hardly possible that the team will lose
two-thlrds of Its remaining games
Lynchhurg is even further behind, and
has only three OF its dozen games at
home. the other nine being in the
enemy.s country. Danville has twelve
more games and all away from home
Schedule of Gnmcx.
Richmond now has the best schedule
OF any of the clubs for the remaining
two weeks. or its twelve games. nine
are at home and only three away. and
those with Portsmouth. Here are the
schedules OF the six clubs for the rest
oil the season:
Richmond--At Portsmouth. septem-
Der 9Th. 10th and tith.
Al home-Geptcmher 12th. 18th. 14th
with Lynchburg 10th. 18th and 18th,
with Norfolk; September 18th, goth
and 2lst. with Danville.
Norfolk--At home. with Lynchburg,
9th. 10th and nth; with Roanoke. 18th
18th and 18th. with Portsmouth, 18th
and goth.
Away from home-September 18th.
nth and 18TH at Richmond; Septem-
Der 21st, at Portsmouth
Roanoke--At home. with Danville.
eth, 10th and 18th; with Portsmouth,
10th. 18th and 18th; with Lynchburg,
18th, goth and 2ist.
Away from home-At Norfolk, 18th
18th and 14th.
Portsmouth--At home, with Rich
mond, 9Th, 10th and 1lth; with Dan
vile, 18th, 18th and l4th; with Nor
folk, 2lst.
Away from home-At Roanoke, 10TH
18th and 18th.
18th. at Richmond, 18th, 18th and 18th;
mt Roanoke, 18th. 2oth and 21st.
At home--With Danyille, 10Th, 18th
and 18th.
Danville-Away from home-At
Roanoke. 9th. 10th and nth; at Ports
mouth, 18th, 13th and 18th; at Lynch
burg. 10th. 18th and 18th; at Rich
mond. 18th. goth and 2lst.
NIny Land Second.
Richmond has good fighting
chance for second or third place. With
nine games at home and only three
away. the team ought to win at least
seven of the dozen. That would give
the Colts a record of SO games won. so
lost, and percentage of .562, If they
can do this they will come pretty close
to second place. If the Colts can
win eight and lose only four, It would
have a percentage of ST.. If Norfolk
should lose so per cent OF its remaining
twelve games and the Colts can win
81 per cent. of theirs it would mean
the pennant That is too much to hope
for, with Norfolk's favorable schedule.
Second position is within the reach
OF four teams, with Richmond having
the most favorable schedule of all, and
Roanoke next. LynchburG next ard
Danville the least favorable schedule.
The team is up against a stiff PROPOSE
ton at Portsmouth to-day, tomorrow
and Wednesday. Although tatl-enders,
ClarlS's team is one of the strongest
in the league as now constituted. and
Vail and Carter may be depended upon
to do their best to defeat the Colts.
with Leonard and Loose in reserve. the
truckers are liable to take two OF
the trio, or If a double-header be
nlayed, the Richmond boys ought to
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