The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-03
CLUB STANDINGS

Shhiiefs Colts well deserved the VIC
tory over Portsmouth yesterday. when
the locass defeated the Truckers in n
iairly interesting game by to l. While
enough runs were pounded In in the
last inning to win, Hinton started
things in the seventh and made II
possible for Shafer to score the win
ming tally on Titnan's slashing sim
gle, by laying down neat bunt which
Pitcher Kenny, Of Portsmouth, couldn't
handle fast enough, and which allows
me little Lawmakcr catcher his first
hit during the league season.
Still was given the work of handing
EN- out to the enemy, and by his
pitching yesterday, Notwithstanding
the fact that ten hits were made off
his delivery. the Colonel demonstrated
that he has at last arrived Still had
quite an assortment. but he showed
them over in a way to cause heart
failure TO the loyal bunch who gather
ed in the grandstand and blcachers,
regardless of the unpleasant weather.
Several times the Colonel would pass
UP man, or issue free tickets to first
and in some way fill the sacks. and
then proceed to now down his oppo-
nents in the most approved style. He
tanned seven batterD has two assists.
one of which was a beauty. and allow
ed but four passes in all. 1t might
be said right here that Phil Hinton
was onto HIS job and saved a number
of losses that would have resulted ia
tally by clever catching. Nevertheless,
taken all in ALL Sill pitched a steady.
heady game, despite what the rude
boys who are always ready to knock
say In the matter.
Reeve and Wallace excelled for
Richmond with the stick. Each con-
nected for three nice singles. while
Kirkpatrick and Shaffer were there
with two apiece Hebron was slightly
lacking in this respect. but he moro
than made UP for 1t by one of the
prettist catches seen on the Broad
Street grounds this var Warren
pasted sizzler TO left-centre, and as
Wallace was playing a little too far
10 the left to get 1t. Hebron made
beautiful run. and got what should
have been n good two-bagger. Little
Count O'Neil also received the glad
hand for nice pieca-of work in the
eighth, when he got difficult ground
er off Martins bat. and though he was
still on a dead run and half doubled-up,
he whipped II over. Reeve III
time to get Lawrance at second. Still
was another to pull off a nea. stunt
that brought forth applause. In the
seventh, Dobson drove mean one to
the twirler. which he managed to get,
but he fell as ne grabbed it. While
seated on the ground he passed it to
Shafrer in plenty of time to cut off
the runner.
The feature from the visitors stand
point was the unassisted double play
Of Martin in the second. Shaffer had
drawn q pass, and was playing slight
of first, when Hinton knocked
a hot one right into Martins glove
The first sacker stuck his foot over
and touched out Shaft, thus complet-
ing the play.
Portsmouth was first at bat, and
wadcd right in to retrieve the defeats
which have recently been handed out
to them in the home town. With War
rem and Lawrence down, Martin hit
past second. and then piece of hard
luck was the result of the first and
only tally registered by the Truckers.
Loos drove the ball to short right, and
Titman ran up on it, that he might
hold Martin at third. Just as he got
within distance to get 1t on the re.
bound, 1t struck a bad place and
glanced several feet out of Titman's
reach, and Martin crossed. Loos going
to third Moss knocked one to Kirk
patrick. and was thrown out at first.
Locals Tie Score.
For four sessions neither could cross
the rubber. A number of times men on
both sides were on third, but the neces-
sary bingle was not forthcoming. In
the sixth Richmond caused joy to the
bleachers by tying the score. Reeve
grounded to first and Hebron flied to
second Wallace then singled right,