The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
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The Colts rcganed tho 800 mark in
tho league standing yesterday after
noon by winning wftll case from the
Truckers, who had defeated them so
dedisively the day before. The steady
and consistent work Of Pitcher Long
and the brilliant support accorded him
~ the entire team, together with
~3Avy batting by the locals assured
) victory The score was 10 to 3, but
The game was far from one-sided for
all that, the visitors being within
striking distance Of winning up TO the
eighth inning when Rcvellc, who was
In the box for Portsmouth. appeared TO
let down, and as q result of combina-
lion OF bases on balls and free hit
ting Richmond scored five runs and
clinched the result then and there.
On the other hand, Long grew stronger
rs the game proceeded, and was In his
best form at the finish.
In the victory of yesterday the work
OF the Visiting team is not to1be dis
paraged, and a large sharea9bf Tho.
fielders for their great work. Long
was hit much harder than the base-lit
column indicates. for the fastest kind
of fielding alone, kept down the safe
ties TO six. II Is rare and remarkable
that the three outficlders are credited
with a total of thirteen put-outs, and
really there We're seventeen fly balls
handled In the outficid Reeve and
Siebrie both taking care OF drives that
the outfield might have handled with
ease.
In fact Moss popped up dewdrop
to short left -centre, which both Reeve
and Wallace started after and either
could have gotten, hut through sor.
OF od,,l al pm So, and CASTOR display Of
them, and Moss was safe Henra ger
scoring on The misplay. The cap
Tain should have signalled which field
Henron pulling off beautiful catch
OF spiasainS hard drive to deep left
of an apparent two-bagger by Hen
mayer in the sixth.
HsTron retired seven Of the VISITORS
in sight. with one exception. ''''t'f .
1.-The The visitors did not field in the same
charged with several misplays almost
all of which were costly silIivan in
centre. usually very fast and accurate,
get through him. and three men scored
before the ball got back to the catcher
Ievener at second fell down on two
chances. but handled six others cley-
erly.
The Colts hammered smiling Revelle
hard; and their bingles came IN punches
pre- pretty well. They raped out ten
WITH i've passes and FIVE errors by
their opponents would flave won al
m Wifh h any b same Heffron was there
burning. landing for a triple t6Irigtlt
and two safeties, and scoring tw6hrrns'
Wallace. too. kept up his hns suck
work, smashing out a double andia Sin
gle. and Walsh had two safe ones.
For the visitors Warren was the only
man an, To to duplicate :, d,,,,te hits.
score
famed thirteen batters. was as much
easier yesterday and lost his usual
grin. in that eight-inning fusilladc.
Umpire Trubylseiit two battersto first
peared Somewhat Indifferent iobbins
tho ball over in such fashion that
three hits were raped out. which, with
the two walks and smllivan.s error and
Cowan'S sacrifice. cost five runs
II was in the first inning that Rirh-
mond went after Mr.. Kevelle mos,
savagely, punching three hits. for. eight
run drive to The Times Dispatch sign
in right centre. Hoffron had ham
mered the first ball ptched aImost 10
the fence in right and pulled UP, il,
beaten out n bllni, when the circuit
rider followed
Revell. steadied down then and
n hung!e in the second they ne,ted
nothing. CoWan being thrown out al
second while attempting larceny. In
the third and fourth the Colts did not
balls, q wo-sacker by Wallace and
two errors nettedstw moro runs, and
enough to win. Scoreless innings fol-
lowed until the eighth. which has been
For the Visitors Cooke beat out =
hunt and Hevennr sacrificed him, and
he scored when Titman failed to handle
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