The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-17

D. WRIGHT's NOTABLE WORK

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In one of the best games seen on n
local diamond this season, tho Richmond
College baseball team held the crack
Trinity aggregation to n close score on
tho Broad Street grounds yesterday ar
tcrnoon. the latter winning to o.
II WAS a pitchers battle from the
start with the visitor. Lane having some
thing the better OF the argument With, y.
Wright. who went into the box for col
1cge and twirled u remarkable game in
view Of the fact that but the day before
he did the pitching for his team against
the Lawmakers. Unul the sixth inning
Wright held his opponents to but three
hits. In that session, however, he let
down and was touched up for four safe
singles. which, together with errors and
wild throws by his teammates. let in
two runs. Young Wright was az stngy
with passes to first as the railroad OIL
ciais have been with transportation since
The nti-pass law. During the nine
rounds the local man give not n single
base on balls, famed on- batte., had two
put outs to his credit, and assisted IN
retiring eight runners.
While Lane, for the winners, did not
have as busy a day In the dcld as his
rival, his work was very noteworthy.
But fifteen men faced him in the first
five innings. during that time a hit by
Martin, who was thrown out a moment
later trying TO steal second, being the
only ball To be knocked out OF the dia-
mond. In only the sixth and the lass
did moro than three men face MIN. In
the sixth. with two down on pop fly
to the infieid and an easy out from sec
ond to first. he gave G. Wright pass.
and an error by Smith, M short, for Trim
tty. gave the former second and Lodge
first. The next man, Gardner. flied To
Webb. In the ninth Lane forced G..
Wright to fly TO Webb, and followed this
by tanning Lodge. Gardner drew a pass.
and on Richardson's hit went to third;
but Martin drove an easy one to Sniter
vino threw him out al first. thus ending
the game. Altogether, Lane gave two
bases on Balls, and was hit but three
times, and famed five batsmen. Lane
also had one ultout and one assist.
Richardson, Martin and Saunders were
the only ones Of the locals who were
able to solve Lanes delivery, while for
tive North Carolininns sniter and Bivins
carried off the batting honors with two
F hits apiece. feature we'll worthy of
MOI Is tho fact that with the exception
| OF eight ptitouts, which were distributed
among six men, Martin at first for the
losel's+ hD: the remaining nineteen put
outs chatked up 10 his credit.
Bo tn sides went out in order In the
first two innings Bivins was first up for
Trini ty in the openinsSof the third. He
paste d%a nasty one past G. Wright stole
accon d, and on a wild pitch went to third.
Lane went out from second to first AS
bury drove an easy one to d. Wright,
who brew to hend Off EiS:ns. who was
comm, home. Lodge received the throw
perfect ily, and had n second to wait for
the III nner. but dropped the bail when
2ivirs, slid into him. Puryear then sac
rifcsd isburr to second. hut Smith re-
tired Il ,e side BY flying to first, Score:
Trinity, 1; College. o,
In the opening Of the next round Wrcnn
fouied 10 Wright. who made a pretty
catch o difficult high ball along the
third ba. ie line. and Snitcr flied to cenlre
Flowers then hit, and on a wild threw
BY Gwat 1mey went to third. from where
lie scored 4 moment later, when Martin
booted WI Gibbs grounder. 13ivins attempt
cd to bea t out n bunt to d. Wright, but
was thro, wn out by the twirler. Both
sides went out in order In the next. Score:
Trinity, q; College, 0.
Then ca me the round in which the
visitors so wed UP the game. Smith hit
tn right. Ii ut was thrown out by Gwath-
mcy on vs. renn's attempted suicide. He
took SECOND on n mixup, and scored on
Snitcr's hit. Sniter tried to stretch IT
into a twoa sacker and was thrown out
at second hA' Lodge. Flo tvers got u life
on G. Wrights error vent to second or
Webb's safety, and scored. on a;.e1her by
Bjy!ns Lane grounded to Lodge, ana
ended the miHery and the scoring, The
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