The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-19

Norfolk and Richmond split a double
header In their last appearance of the
season, YESTERDAY. Richmond taking
the first battle eaaily. by to 2. while
Norfolk won the second. to o. The
inbeaten Stackpole. who pitched for
Richmond In the initial contest, htId
the Champions safe at every point.
while Pitcher Jordan proved a plum
pudding for the local bstsmen. In the
second game conditions were practl-
caIly reversed. Reyelle. who essayed
TO pitch for the Colts proving a very
easy mark. while big Loucks. the Dam
VILE caat-off. had the Colts tanning
or popping up easy flies. In the eight
innings the locals did not duplicate
bingles until the last round. when.
with three on bases and nobody out,
they failed to break the egz-row. The
Colts appeared to have exhausted thelr
strength hammering Jordan. and played
like a different team when they faced
Loucks Pinch hitting, sacrificing and
daring base-running were again sadly
lacking.
Reeve made the only sacrifice hit In
the first inning, and not a bag was
stolen, though the very same team had
pilfered five on tbe same catcher In
the preceding inning.
Both teams played fast and fault
less ball in the first game. but In the
second Richmond's errors accounted for
: the first brace of runs, but the third
cost nothing. Norfolk hit IL out and
won as Richmond had done in the
first. There was little sensational
fielding in the first game. though the
work of both teams WAS clean and fast
In the second game Warren. at first.
made sensational catch OF a high
liner that was almost hot enough to
blaze. Heffron also made two beau
tiful running catches In left. The work
of Reeve and Siebrie In both games
was noteworthy.
The First Game.
In the first game the Colts got
their hits in blocks OF four, and rea-
lised two runs in ono case and three
in another. while the fifth run was
tho result OF h pass, single and a
sacrifice fly.
Norfolk opaned like winners. Dinsle
was hit by Stackpole and Manion sac
rificed. salts flew out to Heffron, and
Jackson's double to right tailed Din
gle. Griffin gave Heffroh another put
out.
Richmond did not score until the
third inning, though Walsh poked out
a hit in the second. Heffron started
the pyrotechnics in the third with a
single to right; Reeve did the sacri-
ficial role as clevery ms usual. and
Tltman cracked a two-sacker TO left.
scoring sHeffron. Wallace hit to centre,
but jackson fielded the ball TO the
plate and cut off Titinan, Wallace
taking second on the throw in. Siebrie' &
single scored Wallace, but Gettig's
drive was he1ded to first by Manion
In the fifth the Colts strengthened
their lead. Hebron waited and walked
Reeve singled and stole. and Haffrcr
scored after jackson caught Wallacc's
long fly. Reeve was caught at the
plate.
Norfolk got it's second and last run
lin the sixth. Dingle walked. went IL
Jacksons drive to right counted Din
gle. jackson was caught inEthe act O
theft and the side was down.
In the seventh the Colts added t
their lead BY hitting Jordan bard. lief
front beat ont b 6,,nt Re T,t 9, az
swiped the next cushion and scoret
on Wallace's triple to right centre
which Dingle made hard try to reach
Siebrlesslong f1y to lett enabled Wal
lace to count. That ended the r.in.get
runs were the result Of batters walke'
with triple and a single, while Jack
son and Griffin divided the Norfoll
double and a single. TItman rappe'
out two -sacker and safety in fou
times up The score; ;,