The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
Club Standings

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Three ANGLES. a base on balls, wild
pitch, two errors, and a passed ball
IN the fourth inning Of yesterday'a
game with Lynchburg gave the Cham
pions four runs, and enough to win
the game from the locals by 5 to 3.
Galve had been going fairly well up to
ihis time, but in this session he let
down with the above result. The only
criticism that can be made Is that
Manager Reeve committed the griev-
ous error of waiting until the inning
had closed before he ran in the big
yellow Hobbs. who performed notable
work during the five rounds he was
IN the slab.
The. way Stewart started out he
bade fai5 to break the strikeout record
for the season. AS matter of fact
he came within three Of accomplish
Ing this feat. He famed nine batters,
allowed but seven scattered hits and
issued four passes. none of which
amounted TO anything. Hobbs cele-
brated his initial appearance on the
local field this year by causing the
first thrse men that faced him TO AZ
cut His first time at bat in the next
round he pasted beauty TO centre
Iiold, which tailed Richmond's first
two runs. In the ending OF the same
fie created a seasons record BY retir-
Ing the side on strikes. Then in the
eighth. after Mckenna had barked
Longs shins with q hot one and had
gone to their on a sacrifice and an
out, he settled down and struck out
the other batsman.
Features OF Game.
a peculiar feature was the fact tina,
Richmond put UP far better game
hftar being crippled BY Walsh's alb.
Eence than 1t did before. In the open
ing Of the fourth. with Evans on thirc
and Holt on first. Walsh siGnaled for
the short throw. and when Hol
went down threw to Stebrie. who was
standing in close to receive the ball
Evans made no attempt to reach home
md Walsh became peeYish becaus'
Siehrie had not let the ball go on t
Reeve thinking perhaps that Hol
might have been touched. After thl
little AFFAIR Walsh went out OF tn
game. cowan went behind the bat
Hobbs replaced salve and Long wa
put on first, Though no difficult ball
came his way except that drive o
McKenna's. which glanced off hi
shlns before he could bend to get u
he carried himself we'll in the posi-
ton.
There were several fleldings feature
10 the game In the second. Gettii
was given the glad hand for stabbin,
n terrific liner of Hollis bat. and II
the fourth he duplicated the trick oil
q. 0ifticult foul off Bowen's bat. Wal
lace came into the limeliEht in tn
same inning by scooping up an al
most Impossible one after hard ru
when Evans drove Texas Lacquer I
daep short. The fielding of what shout
have gone for clean hit by Fisch
man in the seventh by Titman wa
another pretty play which Gillette
much applause Fischman drove on
to deep right along the tirst-hase lin'
and only Titman's speed robbed tn
batter of q hit.
Champions Start Early.
With two men down, the champion
started things in the first. Hooke
doubled to left-feld fence, and Evan
: brought him home moment late
q with a singletto snort. Evans attempt
ed to steal, but perfect throw b
Walsh nailed him a mile off the sacl
Goth sides then drew blanks until tn
fourth, when with Bowen cut, Hooke
singled, took second on a wild pitc
md third on Evanss single. The la
ter stole second and Holt walked, fl
Ing the bases, Anthony drove hi
one to Gertig. who cut Hooker off ;
the plate
passed ball allowed Evans ar
Holt to score. Anthony going to SCI
pnd. Rhoades put Anthony on third c
y single to centre and stole secon
walsh then tried to catch Anthony @
third and threw past him to Heffro
'who fumbled the sphere long enoue
for both runners to count Fischms
drew pass, but Stewards fly to Gre
zig ended the misery.
In the nth, Richmond opened u
Siebre walked and was forced
second on Gettg's drive to shol
Eowan then drove one to short cent?
snd while second, centre and rig
played the Alfonse-Gaston act, ov
Gvho should take the ball. Gettig ga
aoped home. and Cowan landed on sc
ipnd, from which station he came hon
after Waisil had famed on Hobbs
Timely single to centre. There W
bothing more doing for either un
che ending of the ninth, when Ric
snond looked good for a rally. Gett
flied to centre. Cowan hit to t
same territory and Went TO second