The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
Yesterdays RESULTS.
Richmond. 6; Lynchburg. 0.
Danville, 4; Roanoke, 8.
Portsmouth, 8; Norfolk, 2.
TO-NIORRoW's GAMES.
Richmond at Norfolk
Portsmouth at Lynchburg,
Roanoke at Danville.s
CLUB STANDINGS.

Though the Colts failed to equal the (
great batting record of Friday when
they found two Of Lynchburg's Twill
ers for a total of fifteen hits. they
managed to make one young man
Oakley-supposed to be the pride and
lnainstay Of Manager Jack Grim's
champion aggregation, look like a.
North Carolina cornfeid ball-tosser
among the majors, by pounding hiH8at
most opportune times for eight very
superior hits and total of SIX runs,
which latter were just SIX more man 1a.
tho champs could get. The eight hits
made are classed In the superior grade
because with few exceptions, they
came at most opportune times, and
generally pushed man over tne
counting block. The victory OF ken
mond Yesterday can well be attriputeds
10 timely swnts coupled with the tam
talizing twists offered up to the enemy
by that big fellow Long.
Longs pitching was noteworthy Us
was his fielding of his position 'tl9! s5
four times did the mighty siuggerfs
from Iynchburg connect with his de-l
livery. and what makes TINS even ,,o .,,,,
credItable is that no two of them came anne
n The same round. Long gave one one
mass and famed but one batter nu l'
With the exception Of those four use Sc
less singles. had little or no trouprtlee
causing the visitors to pop to the 4nleFs
behind him, who. by the way, gave
him giltedged support. not one s. error lir,1s
being made by tho winners. At no no
time was the game in doubt Not one e
man on the Lynchburg contlngent5
reached second base but Bentley. rms ms
much boosted heavy hitter slammed
out a screamer, which looked good
a,.r, INN Stantnn8
and. much to the disgust
Of Haas, waved Bentley back to have
another try Haas persisted in argu;-ss
ing, which action frctted Stanton. and
that worthy, not wishing to handy
words with Mr.. Haas, sent him benchS
ward Henninger covered the bag TOE
tho remainder Of tho game. This was
the nearest tho losers got to second
COwnn the Star. 3la
While Shaffer would not admit that
lie felt slight trepidation In seeing
Cowan on the third sack instead Of
kirkpatrick, still tho fans would have.
felt easier had Kirk beer onto his 10 p
That Is, this was tho case before the
game. AS it is now. though kirk Is
undoubtedly the man for the place.
there is little cause for worry when
Kirk Is left out of the game. as long
as Cowan Is there to fill 1t. It wasn't
unto the Third that tn ox-catclier had
a chance but 1t was an easy one that
a baby could nave captured. and II wa 8:
still much hoped that no more would
,colre his way
In the fifth, however, Cowan opened
|up, and astonished both his team
mates and the crowd by taking hard
drive Off Bescher's bat and whipping
| 1t over. la kirkpatrick. to Shatferl
| in plenty OF time to eaten Bentley
who had started for second.
Needless to say. this little stunt drew
] forth much applause from the grand
| stand and bleachers. Then An the
seventh the lad retired the first two
men up by whipping over two low,
| mean ones to first In great style. AL
| these performances looked exceedingly.
| good to Shaffer. who had just before.
| the game photographed to North Caro-
lima asking some bush league leader
down there II he wanted q catcher.
/ But the surprises Cowan had up his
sleeve were not half begun. MclSen-s
ma opened the final round with shot
to third, which Cowan reached out for
| and handled like an old-timer. And
then came the feature of the game,
! Bowen pasted a bounder that should
/ have been n clean hit several feet over
| short,
Cowan galloped over In front Of
Reeve, who was playing back. and
with a beautiful jump stuck up Ills
gloved hand and the ball stuck. With-
out stopping, he heaved 1t to Shan a
mlle ahead of Bowen, Hooker then
drove another to the same spot, which
Cowan also handled perfectly, thus re-
tiring tho side.
How nuns Mere Scored.
Asfusual, Richmond began things In
| the first, and on Titman's pass, Reeves
| sacrifice, and the runners steal to
third Just befare Heftron's choice,
which Oakley didn't get TO Bentley IN
| time. the victors got their first tally.
The second came in tho next With
| twoetucn down, Walsh singled. Went To-
second on Fischmans poor handling
lof Longs drive, and came home on
ITitman's pretty hit through short.
There was nothing more doing until
3l1he sixth. when the Colts put four
u acrovs. Three OF these were earneda