The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-17
Standing of the clubr.
Games Tomorrow.
Richmond Mt Danvile
Roanoke at Lynchburg.
Norfolk at Portsmouth

nrst time Lipe has used two pitchers
In one game this season--did the locals
little good yesterday afternoon, when
Norfolk outbatted and outplayed them
to the tune OF { to /.
jackson worked In the box for four
innings, giving two hits and two runs.
IT seemed to be an off day with him,
as he was not twirling in his usual
style. and Lipe replaced him with
Revelle. Dutch" made a brilliant be-
ginning. six men being retired in order.
In the seventh they hammered him out
OF the box. and things went from bad
TO worse when the men behind him
lost heart and booted the ball abou.
the field. The errors contributed large
~ to the defeat. but victory was not
for Richmond, nevertheless. Bertram
the Norfolk twirler. was at all times
consistent.
Once, however, two hits were bunch
ed against HIM, and these brought In
the locals only run. Up to the fatal
seventh the game was pretty even, but
here Lipe's men practically gave up,
and the game was lost.
Rooster Secs Game.
Something over or below 5000 peo-
pie and a Plymouth Rock rooster wit
messed the game The crowd was
pretty enthusiastic at times. The roos-
ter saw the way the tide was turning
and looked on with great nonchalance..
Several unkind fans tried to disturb
him with bottles. but he glanced at
them with disdain and returned to his
pickings in the rather empty grass.
Both Byron and O'Neil worked yes
terday-O'Neil behind the catcher and
Byron on the bases Both did salts
factory work though few unimpor-
tant knockers took occasion several
times to gibe o'Neil because he called
a strike what 1t is.
Norfolk started the scoring In the
first when seitz singled to left field.
and was sacrificed to second by Bon
ner. Cummings followed with another
single, but was thrown out attempts
ing to steal second. after the first man
up had scored. jackson went out on
a grounder to Lipe.
Richmond went out in order In the
first, and didn't last long In the Sec
ond. RIGGS went to first on Bonner's
bad error, the ball being booted clean
out into centre field. and Sandherr
sacrificed him. Titman sent fly to
Rutland, and Riggsswas thrown out az
second bag. Four men went to bat for
Norfolk In the second. Haas reaching
first on Ison's error. He was sacrificed
to second by o'Neal, and Rutland
walked. stealing second. But Haas
was caught by Jackson on third, and
Smith flew out to Tltman.
In the fourth. Jackson,s last inning,
Cummings walked. and the local twirl-
er let the Norfolk Jackson reach first
bag on his own error, Cummings go
ing to third. Haas went out to Lipe,
who made a pretty running catch.
O'Neal grounded to Bonner. and, Cum
mings crossed the plate Rutland
went out to Titman.
Hammered Revelle Hard.
jackson retired at the conclusion,
and Revelle took his place. Two
strikeouts. two flies and two ground
ers retired the SIX men who faced him
In the fifth and sixln. but In the
seventh there was another and sad
der tale. Nine men came to the bat,
Lipe booted grounder that came to
him and Haas was SAFE O'Neal landed
on the sphere for three bags, and
Haas scored easily, Ruhland's two
bagger scored O'Neal, and Lipe's sec
ond error, when he threw the ball at
kanzler's feet, gave life to Smith.
Bertram singled and Smith scored,
5SeItz sacrificed EBertran1, ana the run
ner came In on Bonner's single over
Sandherr's head. Bonner died on sec-
ond. however. Cummings got life on
1son's error, but. fortunately. before
things became more disgusting. Jack
son struck out. 1t was a case OF q
three Dagger, q double and two singles
md three errors. Thereafter the men
went out in order.
Rtchmond's lone tally came IN the
sixth, Heffron sent one out into LETT
Aeld for three bases, but Lipe went.
out on a slow grounder to Ruhland'
Kanzler dropped one over o'Neafs
head, scoring Heffron. He was thrown
out at second, however. and Riggs
went out on foul fly to Smith. There
was no moro scoring.
Il was a poor exhibition on Rich.
.nond's part all through. Nobody could
hit, ana they couldn't prevent Norfolk
from hitting when stick work counted
FOR something besides running up the
batters average. u
The rooster, for all his big show Of
sdisdain, walked off the field rather
dtsconsolately. III. has never missed q
game, and will probably be there.
a1aia. Hia fayortte position i just