The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-05
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Richmond Team Had To Play
Hard to Win from Local
Collcgians.
GAME WAS WORTH SEEING.
Close Score Of Ten to Seven
Salvc, Still and
Cassidy.

rho Richmond team had no cnch
yesterday at Broad Street Park when
they ran UP against tho College Spiders.
The youngsters gave the professionals 4
nll they could do to win out, and they
actually put Still out OF business In 1
one inning. The colonel was In poor
4 form, and allowed the Collcgiant
TO wallop him freely In the ono inning. Il
giving two hits and wild pitch. No
ono expected the colonel to do much,
~ 1t liz known he has not had much,
time to aliapcn up; but the youngsters
did have the laugh on him.
The crowd was distressingly email
for the style of game. which was by
no means n bnck-lot affair. The boys
went in like winners. and cleared thu
4 Plate for two runs in the first inning.
This put ginger In their makeup. and
all through, with the exception of
enc inning. the Shafferites had to get
up and hustle for victory. Tho collcg-
fans worked the bases like procession
ais. and their good work In this re-
spect reflected upon their trainer in a
complimentary way. They hit the bali
out and got around the path like Cos
manchcs on the warpnth. The little
crowd OF rooters in tho blcachcrics
kept the wellSin in thatSvicinity ring
ing with their yells, and It Is due a
lot to say that this aided the players
In holding their good work to the
pitch.
The professionals did not show up
Az well as they havo been doing al
though, they had foemen worthy their
steel in the youngsters. The hard
l.lttcrs did little In their line, and most
of6the hits recorded were Of tho dinky
kind. Hinton, Heffran and cowan cx-
cellcd In stick work. and Reeve put
In some practice on the b,int. The
players have not yet caught their
wind, and their sprinting is not what
/. will be before tho season opens up
Sslre lins not settled down yet, but
Cassidy looked 1T. He bore his rcgu
lHtion style and put them over like
rt.dscason times. Cowan worked hard
at first bag. and handled some dam
Enrous-lookinE ones. kirkpatrick did
some good ground scrapins around
third, but he has not yet got his eye
4 on the BALL ONeil gains in favor.
and Reeve will be able to hold his
own against any OF them. 3
Game in Detail.
In the. first inning. after one man hal
died, Gardner landed on the bail for a.
hit out In deep right for three bags. and
II moment later lie scored on Salves
tumble OF Richardson's grounder. Rich
ardson stole second, went to third on q
wild pitch. and scored on Martins sac
aitce. Brown, for the professionals. was
hit by n Wild pitch. and scored on hits
by Reeve and Titman.
The sscond inning was different. Two
men had passed up. when Savc handed
Gwathmey n good one on the shoulder,
and he walked. G Wright singled. and
the runner ahead OF him reached third
base and scored on the attempt to catch
Wright at second. Richmond got In the
game good and hard in their half. Twelve
men went to bat, seven runs resulting
from six hits, wild pitch and two or
rors.
After that disastrous inning the Collie
CLANS pulled themselves together and held
the professionals down. while they them
selves crept upward. Richmond made an
other run in the third inning. Brown beat
out bunt, got to second on Reeves out
at first and scored on Gwathmey's error.
The collcgans made q r.l,l.in the sixth
Martin singled. and D. Wright duplicated
tho work. sending Martin to third. Then.
on Wrights steal. the man on third
Z scored. Three runs were made in the
next inning. G. Wright starting the trou-
BILE. He singled, went to second on 8,
wild pitch, and scored on Lodges two
Dagger. The latter scored on Gardncr's
out at first. and Richardson was safe On
Kirkpatricks error In throwing the ball
away. lie scored later on Martins out
Mt second. where lc was nailed from
Hinton to O'Nal. That was all.
Cowan made the last run for Richmond
in the seventh. He was given pass.
went down on Hlnton's single. took third
on Cassldy's sacrifice. and scored on
Browns out Mt first.
The game was well worth looking at,
and the Collegianse showed themselves to
be very fast on bases and good will, the
bat. They will cut isome figure in college