The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-28
SQUEEZE PLAY
WINS FOR COLTS
Reeves Blunt, With Cassidy Oh
Third, Defeats Danville in
Close Game.
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CASSIDY IN RARE FORM
Allows Visitors but Five Singles
and Keeps Them Well
Scattered.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Yestcr,lay's Results.
Richmond, 3: Danviile l.
Norfolk. q; Roanoke. l.
Lynchburg, 9; Portsmouth, 1.
To-Dny's Games.
Oanvillo at Richmond.
Norfolk at Roanoke.
Lynchburg at Portsmouth.
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CLUB STANDINGS.

n a timely single by the much-abused
NShaffer, in the fourth inning, which
Scored siebrie and tied up the game,
$and Cassidy's free walk in the fifth,
followed by two perfect sacrifices by
3Titman and Reeve. which pushed the
sptcher over the pan, gave Richmond
#yesterday game with Danville by
sthe close score of 2 to /.
Both pitchers were in superb form,
5the locals getting but five singles off
ss1oucks In the first four sessions and
8Eoins hitless in the remaining rounds,
2and the visitors being able to locate
4 Mike Cassidy for but five singles.
(which came. two in the first and one
leach in the second and SIKH, and ninth.
sThe one in the ninth was a demon
sdrive to Reeve off Pug Hicks's stick,
4 which took mean bound and caught
the shortstop full In the face just be-
q low the left eye. leaving an ugly
8bruise. Despite the fact that Reeve
@was badly dazed for several seconds,
Aand was barely able to see he re-
fused to be taken out, sticking gamely
Ito his task and throwing out Ryan,
the next man up, at first. Each twirler
famed three batters and passed me
man.
ShnTcr on the Job.
one OF the features was q one hand
catch by Fetzer in the eighth. when
he stabbed Il terrific swat by Ti,man
with his gloved hand, thereby robbinE
/ Gentleman" Guy of what should east
~ nave gone for q hit. The work OF
shatfer in scooping up al! but i'm
possible throws from the iniicld is also
wen worthy OF MENTION especially IN
view OF the fact that even the bleach
crs and grandstand handed Pop" the
slad hand on three occasions when he
s s.,a siebsle from two errors, and
Cowan from another.
Besides fielding his position IN prea,
style. the Colts manager banged out
Two singles out OF three times up. He
1s also credited with stolen buse,
n NJ lea ar, alone would be feature
realized that Pop" pliers n bag af,onI
4 as often as maiden lady has a birth
In the seventh inning Loucl1a ,nrnod
the remarkable trick OF retiring Inc
locals on but three pitched balls. Shat
Ter Ter MT the first ball thrown to Fetzer,
pnd on ths n ese t rynney out at first
70 Hicks in rieht-feld, and Cassidv
duplicated to McKevitt. Not once N
Ids inning did Catcher Ryan have his
. s,hads on the ball after the first man
AS Kirkpatrick had bad knee
caused by sliding. Manager shaifer
nccided TO reward the cries Of the
Ians to play Cowan at thirG and ala
go. While the boy put up fairly
good game at times, one Of his stnns
rpeing sensational catch of n vicioms
(ine-drive off Henn's bat and donhi;p .
x to first in time to catch Fetznr nff
that bag. he fell down on two ea g.,
chances. the first miscue giving tho
Vlsltors their only run.
How Runs Were Scored.
Danvilles run came In the second
HICKS hit to centre, and when Wal.
lace let tho ball slip through his legs
the former Richmondcr took second
Ryan hunted the third strike and
Reggy was thrown out at first bv
Reeve. Loucks then knocked one r.
EoWan, who booted, allowing Hicks
70 cross. Doyle was out-Siebria t.
Richmond broke into the run column
IN the fourth. McKevitt dropped Fet.
ger's assist of Siebrie's EASY ont ,nd
The runner was safe Cowan In IL
uoWn a beautiful bunt, which nlace6
slebrie on second, from where he
scored on Shaffer's hit to left Shaf.
Ter tried to reach second on the
thrown IN. and was thrown out Walsh
flied to left.
In Richmond's half of the fifth Cas-.
sidy led off with pass, and on TIT.
mans sacrifice he went all the way
to third, as there was no one there
tn take the throw from McISevitt
Reeve then worked the squeeze pla,