The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-16

Manager Reeve and his Colts, just
returned from a losing trip at Lyhch-
burg, dropped the first game of series
of four to the Portsmouth Truckers
yesterday afternoon, losing by q score
OF 5 to Z. The loss Of the game is d.
rectly and solely attributable TO Duke
Carter, the pitcher who was sent In
against IIallman, Portsmouth's side
wheeler.
Carter only pitched one inning, dur
ing which four singles, double,
triple and base on balls yielded hVe
runs and the game. Salve replaced
him, and with the exception of his
opening inning pitched brilliant ball,
really allowing but one lonely single
in the seven innings following. Um-
pire TRULY called Hevener's bunt good
when it really rolled foul, and his
decision makes It necessary to score
this as a hit. Young Salve was sent
in without opportunity 70 warm up
and with five runs chalked UP against
his team. He walked the. first batter
and allowed the second to reach first
by an Intellectual effort TO cut OH me
man going 10 second These two men
scored on singles by Hennager and
Warren. After that the young LETT
handler was in mastery form, and the
n
their lead. 1t was a magnificent per-
Torrance. and stamps Salve as a great
pitcher.
The Colts played fast ball in the
field and made a plucky and almost
successful effort TO tie the score. Had
they run bases in their usual form
they might have won, but they appear
ed to be anchored TO the bags when
they reached them. Timely hitting was
also lacking. In the third inning. for
instance, after Heffron had beaten out
bunt and Reeve had smashed out
n two sacker, with nobody down, only
one run was scored In the seventh
ReerGs second .c2o-bssger. and singles
by Wallace and Siebrie Yielded only one
run. This failure TO realize on their
thirteen safe swats, is largely due
no the sharpest and fastest kind OF
fielding by the Truckers, notably by the
outfield. who played in big league form.
Cooke. Sullivan and Loos all helded
hits so quickly and ceaniy that there
was no show to stretch them. Credit
must be given them for the smallness
or Richmond's score.
The whole story of the game is told,
however. wnen It's said that Garter
was plum pudding for the Truck
rrs. and that consecutive hitting by the
visitors in the only inning lie pitched
won the game. Even with six hits off
Carter in the first, the visitors got burt
four more, all told. in the remaining
eight innings.
Carter has not been in form sine
his injury on the head by batted bal
here in the last Portsmouth series
Twice he has essayed to pitch sine
then, but has hadto be displaced III
has made good record with Richmond
and will probably be all right IN
week or two.
Here. is the. sad story Of the slaugh
ter: Cooke slammed safety to RICH
field, and when Tltman let the bal
the third corner. Heyener sent one I
Reeve and WAS down at first, Littl
Sullivan. the star hitter Of the team
picked out a nice one, hit 1t on tn
nose and smashed 1t into right 70
three bags. scoring Cooke. Homage
got In the slugfest with rattlin
double to left Just inside the foul lines
and Sullivan counted. Warren single
to Heffrcn's pasture and scored Hen
mayer, but was himself thrown out try
ing to swipe second. Martin got trans
portation, and Moss raped one out
right just to keep in fashion, Burn
sent fly to short left, which Shout
have been an easy out, but Cowap an
1leffron both started after II, and, b
r. aSpiH' aathS -ttNo Prl
mitted the ball to drop between ther
Moss and Martin scored.
ialinlan ended tho agony with a f
to deep centre which Wallace squeeze
Tor Richmond, IIefrron famed Rec,
got first on Martins error. ritman sci
a fly to Hennager at second, and Wa
lace was out at first
The Truckers faced SalYe in the ne
round, and Cooke got walk as a star
or. Hevener hit to Salve, whoNcl