The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
GREAT RALLY wins
FOR THE |. LOCALS A S.
The Colts Really Exhibit
knowledge Of Game
andWin Merit.
TIMELY HITTING
is A BIG FACTOR
Yesterdays Contest Best Seen
on Local Grounds This Sea-
son-Eight and One
Half Rounds Played
in Little Over
an Hour.
Yesterday. Results.
Richmond, 8; Norfolk, l.
! Lynchburg, s: Danville, /.
Portsmouth, 5; Roanoke, 2.
/ !. q 1. i
Ycsterdny's Results. E
Richmond, 3; Norfolk, 1.
Lynchburg, s; Danville, /.
Portsmouth, S; Roanoke, 2.
Tomorrow. Games.
Richmond at Portsmouth
M Norfolk at Danville

Clubs. Won. Lost. PC.
Danville ,:.....s.. p - .5ss
Portsmouth 1900. IS II .51S
|Lynchburg $500. - II .B18 =
Richmond .......;r IL .4S8
Roanoke ...l...,.. ~ ~ .474
|NOrIOlk l...g....... 10 IL "A b.
The Colts showed a flash OF their
clG-t,mc form yesterday afternoon on
the Broad Street diamond, ana in the
pcetticst game seen there this season
defeated the Grew of the Mary Jane
in q great eighth inning rally by a
score Of to I. The first run was the
result of an error BY old Bob Fender,
while the other two were well-earned
by clean hits Norfolk's tally. while
really earned on three singles. could
have been prevented but for the slow
work of Long In the eighth, when ho h
took too long to think it. over. and 81
remembered too late to throw to third
to catch Jackson s3s5
1t was an eleventh hour finish. in the
eleventh hour OF series Of defeats
most entirely OF stupid playing Had
Norfolk won yesterday they would
have gone to next to last place, with
Richmond in the position now occupied
by the Tercentennials.
Thrilling Finish.
The locals both outbatted ana OUT
| nelded the visitors, getting two hits
to every one Of the four Norfolk se-$
cured. and making but one error to
the lntter's two, That one miscue was
Registered by Long himself, who threw
wild to second to catch Hankey, who
was running for Pender, whom Haas
knocked an easy one to the big twirler.
However, though 1t caused a rising
along the spinal columns Of tho fans
by finally resulting in men landing
on second and third with only one out, q
nothing came of 1t, as Rutland flied to
Wallace and Alanion ended the game
by tanning. It was thrilling finish
to a corking game. and the fans gave
vent to their delight and surprise. at
seeing Richmond really win o game,
with the widest en- thusiasm. 5SS
Until the eighth round only one man
on the visiting ship, Jackson, could
locate Longs insoluble twists for a.
base. this rap coming in the fifth with
two down.
Edwards came next, and was retired
on strikes. Not only did Long keep the
marks In the hit column down to q
minimum, but he was stingy with his
transportation to O degree OF mean
ness. OF tho two bases on balls
that he presented the other side WITH,
one was Of the INDIAN giving" kind
|
at three wide ones. Haas then drove O 4
high foul Into the air, and Cowan got
4 1t and whipped It to first in time to
double Seitz. who was taking his time.
In returning to that bag. Besides this
good pitching Long fattened his bat
ting average by passing out O nice hit
| In the second. sy
Replete With Good Work. 8s
lit was not until the eighth that
al Gid In a HI Efr,To 1ofo t1,.aN
circuit, and despite dearth OF talliesS
Throughout these eight. sessions the
4 game abounded in tho fastest kind OF
fielding. The fact that the entire eight
and one-half innings went but one
hour and twenty-eight minutes. which
Is ample proof of the lightning man-@
4 ner in which each side was retired. jssgl
4 Manlon pulled off pretty play In
the third. and though Reeve managed
to beat out the throw, 1t did not detract5
from the work Of the Norfolk short
} stop, who turned a clean hit into
scnnt ono by u nice stop and accurate
4 throw. Then, in the fourth. Kirk
| patrick and O'Neil came In for their
share Of the spotlight. Fender opened
/ this round with q terrific slash about
i four feet above the ground to third,
(which Kirk hung onto. ONeiTs per-9
i formance came on tho next play, when9
i he handled a mean one Off Haas'ss
stick and threw him out at first on
|what should have been hit The
only other piece OF work worthy OF
mention In q contest that was replete
4 with good ones was a duplicating of
i Kinks first stop in the eighth. jack
son had scored on Longs heavy think
ling and a hit by Fox. and with the
4 latter on first and two down, Seitz
Ileaned against a screamer that made
sparks as 1t flow into Kinks nit. Tbes
i third -baseman held onto 1t, however,
and the slide was retired.
Cowan was certainly the busy boy
bchind the bat He handled bunts.
1 strikoouts and difficult fouls In great
style. and In tho fifth got the cham-
pion freak hit OF the world Tho ball
was caught on tho end OF his bat, AMI
i buzzed along few inches OFF tho
ground until It reached first, when IT.
hit tho bag and caromed OF into
right-Aeld, In drunken fashion,
The Way 1t Happened.
4 Norfolk opened In the eighth and
caused woe to tho true loyals and joy
to the knockers by pushing over its
lone tally. Manion singled, and Jack
1 son followed suit. A great many
1 thought that Reeve had thrown In time
4 Ito catch the latter ut first but Bryol,
called him safe Shafter, seeing Manion9
going 70 third, quickly whipped the
ball to Kirkpatrick. who touched the
4 runner in time. Edwards then pound
sd q ground ball TO Long,. Yho staTtA1,