The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-16
SERIES HERE WILL DECIDE
II the Colts Can Take All Three
from Norfolk the Leaders
May Lose.
Schedule for Monday.
Norfolk at Richmond
DanYille at Lynchburg.
Portsmouth ut Roanoke.
Standing OF the Clubs

BY dropping three Of the five games
of the series just closed to the Cham
pions the Richmond baseball team viii
hardly be able to land higher in the
pennant race than fourth place. 1t
Is possible that the two games lost
by the Colts to Portsmouth may be
thrown out but even In that event
the locals would not land higher un-
less they made marvellous record In
the remaining SIX or seven games.
Norfolk will be here to-morrow TO
begin three-days series with Rich
,mond. and upon the results of this Sc
rics the pennant may depend; not
that Richmond has ghost OF a show,
but because Danville may yet win
out In the flag race. The Tobacco
nists themselves are up against very
hard proposition in the first half of
the last week. playing Lynchburg In
Iynchburg. AS the series Just closed
here amply demonstrates, the Cham
pions are far from easy picking for
Danville. Norfolk or any other team.
and. but for the iAly slump Grim's
men would have walkaway for the
pcnnant. When the team was with
out Bentley, Holt and Evans all at
once. and was experimenting with
amateurs. 1t dropped eighteen straight
games and shot downward fran the
pinnacle TO the bottom Of the cellar.
1T has not been possible TO regain the
lost ground. though the Champs are
playing great ball.
Interest naturally centres IN the.
games to be played by Norfolk and
Danvillo. the two aspitantE for the pen
nant. and the only ones with a look IN
for the flag. Norfolk will play three
games with Richmond. w1ila Danvlile
IL trying conclusions with Iynchburg.
after which Richmond will go to Dan
vile for games on Thursday and FRI
day. and return TO this city 10 close the
season in double header with the
Colts. while Norfolk tx playing two at
home with Portsmouth and one III
Portsmouth. 1f Richmond can win two
OF three here and Danville can land the
series with the Shoemakers. It viii
cause very close finish, but Norfolk
VIII win by a percentage of .55S TO
.55s for DanvilIe, assuming that Dan
Vile plays seven more games, II Dan
Nllie only plays six more gamcs and
wins FIVE of these. while Norfolk wins
VIII land the pennant. Norfolk has bur
two more games at home and four
abroad. its schedule being precisely the
same as DanviIleis. save that Danville
may play ouble-header here with
Richmond next Saturday. which would
give them five games abroad and hut
Two at home Reducing the situation
10 It's last ANALYSIS, Danville must win
Norfolk lose at least four OF its six
games In order for DanviIle TO win.
1T looks good for Norfolk, even
though II be deprived of It's star pitch
err Paige. Richmond Will do remark
ably Well TO take two of the three
games here. and Portsmouth will hard
" land more than one of the trio with
Pender's men. That would give Norfolk
the coveted bunting. It's lone shot
7tor Danvillc to win but with LAWN
der and WALSH working as they were
Two weeks ago. and Walker also in
good form. 1t is possible that the Pitt
svlvania lads may win by remarkable
finish.
Richmond will not be able to land
better than fourth place. and the Cham.
Danville out for second honors.