The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-20
CLUB STANDINGS.
RICHMOND, 9, DANvILLE, .

RICHMOND, 81 DhNNIIsJII, :.
Well, the Richmond baseball laddies
turned tho trick again yesterday otter
noon. and though tho game was far
from being as interesting as the opener
OF the day previous. stll 1t had IT'S
thrills. which several times sent the
crowd to its feet and kept them fairly
comfortable, despite the chilly bronzes
which swept the grnndstand and
bieachers.
The defeat of Danvlle can readily
be attributed to the wlldness Of Nc
Donald in the first two rounds, for It
was in these two that tho locals went
the rounds for four TALES. the margin
by which the visitors were beaten.
The Clay City crowd both outba.ted
md outfelded the winners. Against
Inc clear error sheet OF TIE Iosers are
three miscues for Pops Lawmakers.
and in the batting department Eek
stone was found for nine safe bing!es,
three of which were corkins two
hackers, while all the home team could
DO was to land but six times.
Men Fast on Bases.
The Capital Cityites we're never better
on the bases. Reeve being especially good
in this line. Twice in succession he pill
1ered a bag. the second time doing that
difficult feat OF swiping third. Titman
and little Count O'Ne also broke the
eighth commandment by each stealing n
sack. Danville was not at all backward
either when 1t came to swiping bags.
-Four times was the erstwhile detective,
Cowan, unable To catch them tn the act.
Wallace should come in for n little mcn-
ton for the able manner In which he
backed up second on Cowan's wild heave
3n the first session, when Reggy stole.
This good habit of backing up tho throw
was again illustrated in the same round.
when Reeve. with time to burn. threw
high to shaffer. and pulled him off the
bag in a beautiful stop. Happy Eckstone
was onto his Job. and could have received
the ball had the manager muffed 1t.
In the second the infed showed stead
mess, after slight ASCENSION. which all
but gave the visitors II tally Mcdonald
pasted one 10 Reeve, who was slow get
ting tho throw TO Shaffer. Mcdonald
landed safely. and O'Neil called TO Shat.
TO head of Powell, who started for third.
The leader had thrown the ball to Eek
stone before he realized what was hap
pening. and Eckstone, not knowing what
was going OH. pitched to Cowan, who
saw that Powell had hesitated too late.
and threw to kirkpatrick. who touched
out the runner.
During the muddle Mcdonald thought
lie had chance to reach second and
was just going down, when Kirk. whipped
the leather over to Shaffer, making the
third out. The double play was pulled
off by Q'Ntil and shafrer in the last.
Doyle drove a hot one to the second
sacker. who barely managed to squeeze
onto it and get 1t over to the initial bag
in time to prevent Reggy from returning.
1t was clear piece of robbery on the
part of O'Neii, for it should have gone
for n hit.
Old chit 'em-out" Titman and Wallace
carried off the batting honors for the
winners with two neat singles apiece, all
OF which counted in the run getting. For
tho losers. Hessler was the "soak-'em'
kid, with two singles and a double. His
double brought in two runs. Reeve. Kirk
patrick, Shaffer and Eckstone each
caught the opposing twirler mapping for
n suicide apiece. On tho other hand, the
redoubtahle Happy fairly ate up the only
two attempted sacrifices of Danville.
AS was the case IN the first game.
Richmond started right off the reel to go
the circuit. After retiring Danvillo In
Reeve sacrificed him to second, and
on Heffron's out from pitcher to first
the runner took third and scored a
moment later on Wallace's single.
kirkpatrick famed. In the second
three more runs We're annexed on four
bases on balls, a sacrifice, three stolen
bases and wild pitch. Another came
In the fourth on a. pass, a sacrifice and
hit. The sixth and last crossed the
pan in the seventh on base on balls,
a hit and long fly to right.
Danville's two lono TALES camo In
the seventh O'Neil's error gave Ster-
ger a life. The southpaw stole second.
and after Regsy had drawn pass
tho two galloped home on Hessler's
twobagger.
Danville plays here again to-day.
Salve and Hinton will be selected by
Shaffer to work to-day. The Dnnville
battery will be selected this morning.
The score: t,E
Richmond. ~
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