The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28

= Before a crowd estimated at IL, QUO OF
more people, and nearly all expectant u
OF a brilliant double victory. the Colts q
went down to ignoininious double de-
feat. tz55 IS ST.
IT was a sad blow to the big satur
day crowd and to the team. after its N
record OF six victories during the S,
week.
4 Both Hobbs and Vail. the hitherto
unbeaten twirlers Of the team, got
their bumps and Went down to defeat,
though Hobbs in the first game made
a gallant fight to pull it out Of the
fire. His undoing was solely attrib-
Eutabla to a fortunate streak Of con-
secutive hitting in a single inning,
but the runs that resulted We're too
great lead to be overcome, try as "a
hard as Richmond did, 8 M.
r. Hobbs did his full share toward bat
ting it out getting double and three
singles in four times up. Loos, who
opposed him, In the box, was an easy
proposition. Richmond Fsutbatting the
visitors, but the Trucker kept the
kinsles SO scattered that scoring; was
rare. That tells the story of the first
| game briefly.
Vail Also Loses.
h In the second Vail, and Schumansa
were the opposing pitchers. and the
| Richnonder%g got his. Schuman, ontths&
other hand, was at all times master
of the situation. and thu lonely tally
they garnered IN as a result of their
nine innings &effortawas the direct re- d
suit of a walk, permitted by the Truck
| or.
Vail really gave the game away In
the first inning He had a wild OPEN
| Ing round allowing two hits, walking
two Truckers. and giving ano Their aflifas
on his own error. The three runs that
resulted were sufficient, but the full:
nine Innings had to be played. and the
visitors added one moro run IN the
fourth by consecutive hitting, a1d
wound up with a braaA in the ninth.
Both games We're sharply and pref
Itily playe notably the second, IN
| which three fast double plays were
ma de-two by the Colts and one by tho
Visitors. Sensational catches by T1tma n
and Hevener added interest to the
walkover. Vail, in the seventh and
eighth innings, seemed to get together
and with his old-tme cunning worked
his undetermined raise ball with Won
derful effect. AS a result he famed six
/ OF the heaviest Portsmouth hitters suc-
i ccssively.
Downfall Of Hobbs.
The downfall Of Hobbs came in the
sixth inning Of the first game, after.
Richmond had hammered out a pair
of runs off Loos's delivery. The visi-
tors had not scored, but In the In
] ming named sing es by Warren, Hev-
ener and Sullivan. a triple by Cooke
+ to deep right and single by Moss
4 netted four runs. Richmond gathered
q two more, but was utterly unable to-
4 overcome the lead Hobbs struck out
mine men, and with the exception OF
b the inning named he pitched winning
J ball. He was given the sharpest kind
of support, the only miscue of the
Colts being Titman's failure to handle
a single from Heveners bat. allowing
him an extra base, 1t did not figure IN
the running. however,
How First Game Was Lost.
In the first game Hobbs was IN tine
form for the first five innings, blank
= ing the visitors and permitting hut
} three scattered hits. and not more
than one to an inning. Richmond
meanwhile had found I,oos for safe
. ty In the opening round. and In the
: third Hobbs and Reeve both singled
but the hits We're unproductive. In
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