The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-22
Club Standings.
A wild throw by Kirkpatrick in the
first half of the third, a base on balls

first half OF the third, a base on balls,
! n sacrifice and single by Burns In
Z the fourth, together with the inabil.
ity Of the Colts to connect safely at
opportune times. gave the Portsmouth
Truckers yesterdays game by to 2.
With the exception OF several dumb
plays by the locals. which, however.
! did not count in the scoring. the cons
test was rcpiete with thrilling situn-
tons and fast work. In the opening
round two corkinS plays We're pulled
off. Martin landed on first on Cas-
sidy's bad heaye, and when no one
covered first on Warren's swat Just
inside the first base line, both runners
were safe. Martin, however. was not
satisfied. and was going on to third.
jbut Cassidy threw him out ut that
sack. Another quick play came in the
; same inning, when, after Warren had
gone to second on Martins on: and
reached third on sulllvan's choice. the
first runner started home, when But
man drove a liner to Sicbrie. who cut
Warren off at home. Siebrie turned
the same trick in the fifth, when he
kept Sullivan from scoring on some
what similar play.
Shnmnnn Not So Much.
With the exception OF Mixes wild
pitch and his error. the boy pitched
good game. and the big fellow, Shu-
mann. who shut out the locals in his
home town several days ago, proved
u mucl easier proposition than was
expected and really had nothing on the
local pcllet-pusher. 1t was moro the
men behind Shumann who won the
game than the twirler. for they hit at
more opportunc times and fielded bet
ter than Richmond. An illustration
n n RI ri mr. H,h tt,t NJ
the Colts to hit the ball into safe tor
ritory at opportune times came In the
funlucky seventh. After Siebrie had
pasted long drive to centrefield
fence for three bags. Kirk fell down
| for the third time and flied to short
and Siebre himself was caught nap
ping off third by lightning throw by
AShumann. Shaffer then famed and all
hopes OF the locals winning wcre
, squelched until the eighth, when Cowan
started things by singing to centre
He was forced at second by Cassidy,
and tho next two were easy outs.
There was but one other time that
Richmond had a chance. but that was
killed by pure piece OF robbery when,
after Heffron had secured his second
| hit. Martin pulled in a liner way over
his head nddoubled the left fielder
at the initial sack. Siebric was hit
4 but Kirk again went OUT. this time
an easy one from pitcher to first, and
the game was over.
Portsmouth Scores First.
Portsmouths first two runs came in
the third, with two men down. Martin
walked, and Warren singled to right.
Martin went on to third. and finished
up at the plate. when kirkpatrick
booted Titman's throw to head Off the
runner. Warren raced to third before
the ball could be got back to the In
field. and came home on Sullivan's
timely two-timer. Tho next came in
= the fifth. Fox walked Moss sacrificed.
and Burns's single put Fox on third,
from where he scored moment later
when Wallace. in his anxiety to double
the play to home, muffed Shumann's
! long fly to centre.
Richmond crossed in tn. second and
Fourth. Siebric landed when Butman
booted Burns's assist. after missing the
strlkeout Shumann then tried to catch
tho runner mapping. and threw into the
| riEht-f1eld bleachers. Siebrie going to
th1rd. from where he was scored on
6haifer's beautiful suicide. Heff led off
IN the fourth with his first hit, went
to second when Wallace followed suit,
and when Wallace attempted to steal,
burns threw to centrc-neld, advancing
both runners. Had HeRron had better
coaching on third he might easily have
made home. Siebrie then sacrificed,
l and Hcff crossed. Kirk famed. and
6haffor went out. second to first, The
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