The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-29
TO-Dny's Games. t37
Danville at Richmond 1.-TWO games).
Norfolk at Roanoke.
Lynchburg at Portsmouth,
Club Standings.

In a three-cornered race at Broad
Street Park yesterday afternoon be-
tween Danvi!le Richmond and Old
Man Pluvius. the first mentioned fin
Ished first. with but one run ahead "
the Colts, who were a close second,
with two TALES. a slight drizzle was
falling at the opening Of the game.
but both Shaffer and McKeyitt were
willing, SO Umpire Byron started the
fracas. During almost all OF the eight
rounds played heavy rain fell, but
1t had no effect until the beginning Of
the ninth when the arbiter decided in
favor of q small cloudburst and stop
ped the contest despite the disnpproval
OF the locals and their supporters.
1t is impossible to pin any one play
down as responsible for the defeat. as
there were Just as many reasons why
1t should have been in Richmonds ia
vor as why it shouldn't. In the first
place. that young man Walker. whom
McKevitt lately signed. was an I'M
sOlvable puzzle to every man on the
Richmond team excepting Shaffer and
Long. who each found him for sim
gle. And the remarkable part of 1t
all is that these two lone biffs came
in the same session. together with an
error by McKevitt, which allowed
Walsh to land safely on first. How
ever. Shaft made the mistake Of try
Ing to steal--emboldened. perhaps, by
his theft OF Thursday--and was
thrown out. Long was then forced at
second by Titman after singing
These two outs. with Cowan's fly. pre-
ce,dins Shaffer's hit, retired the side
and was the end of any scmblance OF
hit by the Colts.
Two Scores Without Hits.
Despite the scarcity Of hits, Rich.
mond scored twice. one each in the
first and ninth, both resulting from
man hit by pitcher. bases on balls
and passed balls by Ryan. There were
Dttier chances when 1t seemed that {;
turl would be pushed across by tbs
home crowd. but Walker would settle
ana with fast fielding behind him, re
tire the side. While the above re
snarks are ample proof that Danvillt
should have won. IT is not a mistake
nor contradiction to also say tina
Richmond would have won had It no
been for an error by Cowan whic.
was followed by u sacrifice and sin
gle. and very questionable decision
at the plate when Shaffer returned q,
assist from Long on FetZer's drive t
Walsh. who apparently had Powell gu
mile. The locals had played sucl
good ball up to this time that the,
were given the support OF tho grand
stand WIS, VINO called loudly Tor Ven
Eeance to fall upon the head of 9TH
Robber Byron However vengeance
evidently wasn't near enough to fall
30 the faithful had to stand for it.
Two distinct features were tho hit
ting OF the demon Powell, who go
three hits out of that many times ur
and the sacrificing OF McKevitt, VIII
registered three of these out OF fou
turns at bat. His first time up he file
to Hetfron. Another feature was tn
manner in which Shaffer handled Co
wants error in the fifth. Notwithstand
ing his gibbon-like reach he had t
jump for the assist. and the way Ii
scared into the air for that wild heay
would have put many would-be flynn
machines to shame. Had 1t not bee
for his beautiful stop, Hicks woul
easily have taken second. The score