The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-27
Showing Of the Lawmakers
During Past Week Will
Long be Remembered.
RICHMOND BECOMING
AUTOMOBILE CENTRE
ianes w. Graves, Of Deep Run
Meet, Getting Entries in the
North-W. and l.. and
V. M. |. Have Very
Fast Baseball
Teams.
uY IL. ). GHIrFITH.

I,Y L.. y. GiIFFITH.
For the Lawmakers the past week
In baseball IL one that Will be referred
to for seasons to come as a memorable
start. Out OF six games, four were
won handiIy and two were tied; and
the last lie game was similar to VIC
tory snatched from defeat.
On account OF losing OUT for the last
two seasons, d great many support
ers of local baseball had grown pessi-
mistic and could see no promise in
Lipe's squad during their practice
games with big league clubs. Last
Monday before the first league game
had been played with Roanoke ! ven.
tured to state that the majority OF
the Richmond team We're OF the sort
to make a winning club. and said tina,
to pass judgment by the showing made
in practice. games was faulty Every.
body has hGen thrashing Sorfolk. yet
the crew defeated Altoona and tie
Tri-Staters mauled Richmond. which
goes to prove that my conclusions
were along the right lines.
Undoubtedly the locals have work
ed the rabbits foot at times, but they
Certainly deserved some luck as they
have shown better form and have made
more good Individual plays than either
Roanoke OF Danville.
Until the last day or so Titnlan has
been lemon at the bat. but IL he holds
his recent gait no one will have any
kick concerning his stick work. sat
urday he lead in the batting, secur-
ing two sineles and two-bag hit out
OF four times up. He Will have to get
a hustle ON him. however. In the field
to keep UP with the fast company he
10 playing with.
Richmond has had the advantage OF
playing the first six games on the
IA, I'll III a ~ =.
terent proposition the first three days
OF this week as they play In Roanoke
and The local fans will be satisfied II
two out Of the three games are Won
Lynchburg. which is in second place
plays here Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday. These games will be watched
with the keenest interest, as the hill
climbers are making an unusual good
showing.
There is no reason why Richmond
should rot be the automobile centre OF
the South. The lay of the land and
tht. material at hand for making good
reads are conducive to giving the sur
rounding country some OF the best
highways In the United States. and
where there are many auto owners
good roads are a natural result; and
as there Is no reason why Richmond
Should rot be an automobile centre. she
l., fast approaching the right to claim
a place among the leaders. The In
crease in the number of cars purchased
here during the last year has been re-
n.Grkable. and 1t Is said by dealers
that the last month has seen more
sales than any other equal e%panse OF
time in local motor annals.
The next thing on the program for
motorists should be big race like
that run at Briarciff last week or at
Savannah some time ago. Savannah
got. and is still getting. more publicity
"a the result OF the race there than
she has received for years. There are
several good routes about Richmond
that would make excellent race courses
That Washington and Lee should de-
feat the North Carolina baseball nine
by the score of . to /. after the Tar
heels had taken one game from VIZ
einia. and had whipped many OF the
strong Northern colleges. speaks well
fer the strength of the Lexington base
lall team. Washington and Lee also
was responsible for 81 victory over
the Lehigh team, and as most OF the
players will return to college next sea
son, the team for 1900 should be q
strong bidder for Southern honors. The
game between Washington and Lee and
y. p. I. May 10Th will be watched with
interest.
Another baseball aggregation that
has shown up excellently OF late Is tht
Virginia Military Institute nine, which
downed st, John with an to score
end defeated the strong v. P. I. team
which was victor over Lehigh few
days before.
Mr.. James w. Graves, of the commit
tee Of the Deep Run Hunt Clubs horse
show and race meet, has gone North n
the interests Of the meet and the name!
Of the Virginia horses whose owners
he will induce to bring here are await
ed with interest. Mr.. Graves Is visit
ing Pimlico and other horse centres
aud will return early this week.