The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-13
Club Standings.


Portsmouth 20 81 .475
Richmond .......s-..... q 81 .'hS
Since the opening of the season here
with Danviile, when the Colts took
three straights from the former aggre-
cation, hooters Row has not been so
happy. and so willing to travel home
TO a cold supper after a ball game here.
than 1t was yesterday afternoon
when Reeves renovated ball tossers.
fielding like demons and batting like
fiends, took Jack Grims champions
into camp by the most Joyful score OF
IL to /.
Every member oe the team seemed
ripe for victory, and the way in which
big Pitcher Long and the men behind
him moved down their opponents up
to the ninth inning without the SEM
blancc or run. ana only two hits, is
sufficient evidence of how the locals
rubbed it into the visitors with the
greatest of force and enthusiasm. To
pick out any one man who did the nest
work is out of the question. and to
mention every play that deserved all
the applause it got would fill as many
pages as ono of w ]. Bryan's speeches
on government ownership.
Three Runs In Frat.
The most important thing, perhaps is
the way the Colts landed on the two
pitchers who were sentenced to execu-
ton by Manager Grim. Both of them
got 1t and got II good. The first was
Oakley. He started the last half OF the
second after his side had gone out one.
two. three. by passing Titman and
Reeve Heftron got his base on dinky
1nneld hit. on the next ball over, filling
the sacks. Wallace then leaned against
the first shoot served to him by the
visiting southpaw, and before the right
fielder could get II back in the dia-
r1ond. Tit and Reeve crossed Hebron
En!n gto third. Siebries out from Sc
cond to first scored Heff and put Wal
lace on third. The big centreficldei
then got caught by bentley at the plate
ON an unsuccessful squeeze play, ~but
the crowd didn't care Gettig Their
flied TO left but the harm had beer
done. Richmond was off with rust
and going too we'll to he stopped. Thu.
ii was throughout the remainder OF tbs
game, LynchbuTs never having
chance.
The Colts, probably foreseeing the
great base-running ordeai wh'cl
awaited them in the NTH, let thing:
slide. and were satisfied with two hit:
md a run in the third. Then in tbs
gladstone NTH Long started Oakley!
downfall by reaching tirst on Fisch
mans error The/bats went all tn
way around. and by the time Walsf
,:iied TO left and ended the misery fo1
tReeve's guests and the Joy OF his back
ters. three singles. sacrifice. one erro
md Siebrie's two-sacker. together witt
numerous pilfered bags, had pushed
over five fat TALES.
TX sImmons's First Name per-:
Murray, strapping big fellow, wa
eent in by Grim to bat for Oakley
but Long famed him. the next tw'
ibeng easy infield outs. Enter at thi
point an ex-salorman. by name Sim
mons, whom Grim says he picked u
an Newport News, and who Is jus
out OF the navy. When Long con
lnected with one of his shoots, and Tit
man and Reeve drew passes, on
pf the wags in the grandstand aske
Grim II the twirlers first name wa
Per. Whether that is the case or no.
1.-THE navy didn't lose much when it los
tSimmons for If he was as wild in 10
eating the enemy's ships with shell
as he was in finding where the HON
plate was with baseball he had tn
champion long-distance and sprin
record of that branch Of the Unite
states service in missing targets. I
each of the three rounds that the eN
tar served 'em over Richmond counte
Apnce, and the only reason they didn
score more is probably because the
.ran themselves to death In the fftl
Aside from the pitching of Ions
who allowed but two singles up to III
t!ninth inning, and the many scratche
an Richmond's run column. the wor
pf Gettig and Reeve were feature
The manner In, which Kirkpatrick
able successor hoped nimbly abo,
that third bag was nothing short
"Wonderful. He was as nimble as
sand flea on stretch of beach tu
after heavy rain. Not Being sati!
Ned with seven assists which can
his way. he invaded Reeves territol
twice in search of drives and one
the times he made good by heavir
to Cowan after difficult run
worlds OF time to get the rune
The other time he slipped up on
hard chance. and though he recovert
quickly it was not in time. and !
must be given an error on the chanc
Iettlg had eight assists and two pu
Houts. Reeve Is accredited with six a
slsts and three put-outs. Two of the
were beautiful attempts.
Wallace in the LiInelieht.
The three hits made by Walla
were most timely. Ills first came
the opening round, with three men
bnses, and scored two runs. His ne
came In the third, and was q slashil
three-timer to right, Reeve waikiki
homo from second His third sw
happened in the fifth, and pushed a
other runner over the pan. While t
losers were standing about trying
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