The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08

Richmond o 1 0 0 o 0 0 IL
Summary: Two-base hits-Siebrte,
McMahon. Sacrifice hits--Heffron,
Reeve Left on bases-Richmond. Il;
Roanoke. \. stolen bases-Reeve. War;
rem. Double play-Warren to Cowan.
First base on errors-Richmond q;
Roanoke, ]. Base on balls-off Heis-
man. (Cowan). Struck out-By
Revelle, g. by Hesman, 5. Time of
game. 1880. Umpires Messrs. Byron
and Liebrich. Attendance, $500.
The Second Contest =.
After few moments Umpire Byron
announced the batteries. and called the
teams on the field for the second game.
Long pitched the game for Richmond,
while Reynolds, who has been in great
form recently, did the box work for
the Magicians. Both did brilliant work,
save in the first, when the visitors
secured a lead which the Colts could
not overcome, and were barely able to
equal
In the opening inning Hessler was
thrown out at first by Reeve, but Eus-
tace laid down a beautiful bunt along
third base line. which he beat out.
Brodie Immediately took his cue and
initiated Eustace, he, too, reaching the
bag before Long could field the ball
10 Cowan. Eustace scoring. Reynolds
also hunted very slow one. and War
rem, who fielded 1t, threw too quickly
TO first in a hopeless effort to catch
the fleet pitcher. who had beaten the
ball out
The throw was wide and Brodie
scored on the the throw. Reynolds
was thrown out at the plate on Rick
ards drive TO Cowan, and Richard was
caught at second trying to steal. With
a lead of two runs, the game dragged
on until the hfth when aRichmond
pulled out its first run. Heffron was
walked in the first, but was caught
trying TO steal, and wallace surprised
everybody by laying down good
bunt which he heat out in the second
Siebrie sacrificed him. but the neXt
two men were easy outs.
In the sixth Titman doubled with
two men out, but the next batter was
retired. In the seventh and eighth no
Richmond runner reached first. In
the ninth, however. the Colts made q
great finish and almost won out. Reeve
cracked out safe one and Titman
cleverIy sacrificed him. He took third
on Walaces out at first and scored
on Siebries single.
In the eleventh Cowan started the
fun with a single, but Walsh In at
tempting to advance him was struck
out Long singled and Heffron Sig
nailed Cowan on third to work the
squeeze play. His first attempt to bun:
MAS foul, but next time he rolled a
slow one along toward third. Cowan
mad taken little lead off third and Rey-
holds ieded the bunt so quickly that
he was afraid to dash for the plate
Reeve tried to land the needed hit but
popped fly to first.
Neithett team. could score In the
Eleventh, though Hcssler walked ane
was advanced to second by Eustace's
sacrifice The next two men went
down on inheld grounders. Richmond
did not reach first
After the successful series of bunts
In the first the visitors only got three
hits off Long. One came In the seconC
with two men out; another under SINH
lar conditions in the fourth and ir
the seventh Mcmahon drove a two
Dagger to the clubhouse but after two
hands were down. After that Long
was unhlttable.
Both games were cleverly and a
times brilliantly played. and the crowt
was kept on edge with excitement fo
the four hours play.
The score of the second game fol
lows: