The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-27
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The Colts made the Truckers LOOK
.,,,ra yer,tahle amateurs In the way they
friskad away with yesterday's game.
The story is told by the scor
,nond. ~; Portsmouth, but TINS dees
not give an idea 81 the walkoter LOT
p.aue:s n,en Cassidy was in the box
Tor the locals, while Mailman, the re-
t.oubtable. the man who recen.'s !
oJtched n hltless game. was speeclnH
thar IN with that formidable left wing. !
But the prestige OF the tai Iruehe.
Inspired no terror for the COTS, Wn VIZ
went at his delivery, hammer anu
tongs. 81
Richmond batted out the yictory, Sc
4 curing eleven hits. for total OF M
teen bases, and punching them IN lou.
innings. In the other four they dlo not
toucl, him. The visitors gave q comsay
of errors, chipping In seven mispiaYs
ar tho most inopportune times. viewed
from their standpoint. Every error
was made In the innings In which N, me
locals were smuggling the ball. me
conseaueuce was Waterloo-loo lot
Portsmouth. Besides the scaHt dozen
hits, Halln1an walked three men ana
hit another. and added his quota 70
tho error column. It was an oH-day 70.
him all around. and likewise an $awtal
one. s
The home team kept up the fast
nlay which has distin guished them
since the departure OF Shaffer. playing
crrorless ball and hitting when every
safety counted. The men felded IN
brilliant form. Hef1ron. -ttman ann
Reeve adding stellar plays 20 an GIN
erwise embarrassing game IL was
one. however. which delighted crowd
OF loyal enthusiasts. and they Euyed
Mailman and BOSS Numerically,
though in the most good-natured way
Mailman began BY tanning Hebron,
but Reeve gotta life on zsdeSeaers
f,,rnble o, a ground hit, and Ttt!nan
by Warren. Then the crowd started
and whooped things up. Wallace Went
down, Moss to Sutnian, and the crowd
au1eted somewhat. Then Hallman gavs
stebrie one in the ribs Reeve lad
already scored on passed hall aro
when Gettig got q pass he bases bases
were filled and the crowd was wild
with enthusiasm.
Then quiet old ICY" Bs,wen came VI
with his stick. and the crowd callet
for him to do or die. He did. and !!
great shape. Catching one q Han
mana speedy ones sauarely he g y e
1t into right-held, and It rolled TO tn
fence, the three men on bases count
ing and the batter paustng at thtr
to recover his wind. 1t was a t.!ael
MT and q. beauty. and 1t at once 20
for Bowen the admiration OF the GROVE
cowan retired the side with driv
to Warren, but sufficient damage ha
been done. Four runs, with but
single hit; one inning that beat
whole nine.
Portsmouth had cleaned lionel
tally IN their initial inning on cor
eecutiye singles by Sullivan and COOK
and a passed ball
Both teams went, down IN order
the second, bat In the third. the loca.
demonstrated to Hallman that he WE
not so mysterious. Titman started r
fun. with slashng single to cent?
Wallace retired on strikes and slenr
smacked two .Eacker to left-cent1
scoring Titman. Moss threw Gett
out at first, but Bowen's safe bound
scored Siebrie, and Cowan ended 7
inning with fly to Cooke.
Not satisfied with this execution a.
8 score OF 6 to |, the Colts went
Mailman saVagely in the fourth. "a
sidy got his second promenade. HEIR
popped hy to Butnlan, and Rec
drove safety to right scoring Cassie
while the batter took second on \
shea's error. Tit,ran got into I
game again With a corking double
centre, and scored Reeve. Siebrio Z
one to safe. territory in right, and T
man had already tailed after Wallac
ny to deep right, Gettig singled. ser
ing Siebrie to third, and he scol
on the throw to catch Gettig at s
ond That was all--four hits and +.
runssin the inning.
The visitors had punched out sin
each in the fourth and fifth, but Il
were unproductive, In the seve