The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-31
VIRGINIA STATE LEAGUE
Results Yesterday.
Rlchmondj o; Danviile, 3.
Roanoke. s.; Norfolk, O. #
Portsmouth-L ynchburu, postponed,
stnn,ilnE OF tic Clul
Gnmes To-day.
{Danyille at Richmond
Lynchburg at Portsmouth.
Norfolk Mt Roanoke

1t hath passed into proverb that
there was no joy in Midwife upon an
occasion. when Casey cut three nice
large, slices from the ozone. Poets
have 'rhytned and bards have sung tho
varied feelings OF sadness and sorrow.
which can be directly charged UP to
thattwoeful occurrence. The mighty
feelings OF bereavement caused by that
Street Park yesterday afternoon. There
is indeed no Joy In Richmond. for
the mighty Lawmakers lost--went
down in the dust OF defeat before their
old enemies, the Red Sox.
What Ia the use of living when your
team loses, and loses on dumb play
and few lines of hard luck besides?
And worse, and more OF u! What
happened to rooter's row! MOST OF
that usually jovial and, at times.
noisy bunch shut UP like CLAIMS. and
waited for the spirit to move them TO
utterance. but 1t was evidently an OF
day for the spirit, and there they sat
.iieni and suffering. While victory
ners and the legion OF Lawmakers
lowered their standards to defeat.
Then came, not the lucky" but the
uniucky seventh. and things grew dss-
perate--so desperate that usuaily
jim shook from his feet the dust OF
Ills native hanging-out place. the
blcachers. and sought the shelter OF
the grandstand.
Fearing from the quietudc which had
settled down that the rooters had
fallen asleep, II occurred to some one
to use Bieacher Jim as an alarm CLOCK.
dispatching him at once to the rooters
row, and ordering him to awake the
making such wonderful noises that a
few rooters not only woke up" but
sat MP. long enough to see the last
man die on a long ny to "Outcasp !.
well, but the rooters-wherc were
they? For the rooters this is no para
hle but a plain tale. that he who roots
may read, and thereby hangs moral.
two men out in the last inning. Per-
haps to-day the tables Will turn, and
there will be found balm for defeat in
the Joy OF victory
How II Happened.
Danvilla started the first with blood
Ter and rydenan died: sandherr 70
Kanzler Hem Knocked an easy one
TO "Hoot mon and. though he iielded
quickly. the umpire thought Hem beat
good bat and siashed out screamer
to right, but his chickens was caught
between buses and died. In the sec
end Stafford walked, went to middle
10 third, and scored on Ryan's single
Iii the fourth the Bugs scored two.
Stafford anchored on Kanzlcr's error.
hut went our at second on Fishers
srounder 10 Lipe. Fisher scored on
Reinharts terrific two-sacker. and
Retnhart scored on Ryan's drive to
right.
Richmond came near tallying In the
fourth. but lost the chance on bad
coaching. Lipe went out. Fisher to
Stafford. kanzier drove hot grass
cutter over second. Stinson was hit
by pitched ball. Sandherr banged a
nice one into tho right grass plot and
the coacher ran Kanzler off third. ,He
was caught between third and home
and tagged by. Reinhart. who threw
To second. catching Stinson and retir-
ing the side This was a poor piece
OF headwork for Richmond. and re-
minded one OF back.lot baseball.
Richmonds other chance in thv
fifth. was cut short by u double play
or Doyle. unassisted Titman singled.
1son walk I'D, each moved up q peg on
Walshs wild pitch. Cowan flied out TO
short. Then Mckenzie drove a hot one
to Doyle. who took 1t into camp, and
doubled Ison, ending the frame.
Neither team scored after the fourth.
Save for the good pitching of both
slab-artists, the game was featureless.
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