The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28
Diamond Dust

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Won two out of tnree.
The rest of the teams broke even
In the double headers.
Yesterdays game was the first one
last week in which we made over t"o
runs. ~
Didn't steal a base on cowan; he
was there with the goods.
vail is pitching in mighty hard luck
lately.
Titman is getting TO be regular
chicken stealer.
what do you know about that grand
stand catch Breennn made way out
In centretield that looked good for a
three Dagger off Siebrie's bat.
Kanzler lad a cinch on first, having
only four chances.
Cowan was all to the ggood-tlve
outs and fveFassists to Ills credit.
Chief Rootcrs sydnor and Iseman
had the rootcrs on the go yesterday.
They must have tried to make up for
Fridays quietness.
Bobby Vail pitched nice, steady
Heffron knocked ny ball so high
that he walked to first before It came
down, and then Smith missed 1t.
Lipe was hit a mighty hard crack
in the back with pitched ball.
Two runs without hit. What DO
you know about that?
The lucky seventh again.
Cownn pulled down u difficult foul
near the grandstand.
Revelle is .leadins in the popular
player voting contest. He was very
popular after the game yesterday.
Griffin swatted out a pretty one that
brought Vail and Russell in.
In the sixth Lipe singled to right
Of centre and Kanzlcr beat out an
infeld hit; then Riggs did the same
thing. Sandherr fleY out to centre
left, advancing Kanzler and RIGGS, but
Siebrie struck out and Cowan also.
-Four hits in one Inning. and then
the locals could only score one run.
Say. did Vail pull himself out Of a
hole in the sixth? Well. l guess SO.
Mighty Rigs came to bat with three
men on bases only to pop up high
fly to short. Had he hit the ball witt,
one of those swings OF his there would
have been something doing.
Bleacher Jim was. out with n green
vest and two suntlow ers in8his button-
hole and a big bow tie, also green.
Manager Griffin seems to be a mighty
jolly old fellow-when he's winning.
Free fans were distributed around
yesterday: oven the players had them.
Vail felded some mighty fast balls
that looked good for hits.
Bill Heffron made an error, the first
one for long time.
Titman made fine throw to the
home plate, trying to get Russell.
The Augusta club has traded Out
fielder WALDORF for Inflelder Red" Nc
Mahon, OF Columbia.
Pitchers Chech. Of Cleceland. and
Willett. OF Detroit. are using McGin-
nity's famous underhand raise ball.
Two points IN which Hugh Jennings
IS achieving success this season are
criticizing rival teams and getting sus-
pended by Ban Johnson.
Topsy Hartsell. of the Athletics, is
sadly handicapped by a lame ankle.
Tho game IS never lost until it's
over, and itsfnever over until the last
man is out.
The motto of the coach line. Open
Your eyes and keep on your toes"
Umpire McKeever went to Lynch
burg yesterday and Byron came here
after being III for several days.
Cowan caught two men trying to
steal second in the first
Smith caught q mighty good foul
from Kanzler's bat after a hard run.
Vail passed Heftron. the first man up.
N1essitt was on the coaching line
with his lame finger.
MAY. ne lnHl uluTaI TOD Sle-
brie out OF hit III the second.
Smith was called out by, Byron for
stepping across the plate to prevent
Cowan from throwing the ball to catch
the runner.
Every Saturday in July there will be
doubfe-headers played here.
Detroit .advices are to the effect that
the club has for $4,000. purchased the
sensation Indianapolis pitcher. RUDE
Marquard for September delivery.
The man who always runs em out
will make good in any game he
tackles.
The man who stretches single into
an extra base is OF more value than
he who hits three bases and stops at
second.
VIII the Hughes anti-racIng bill
help baseball in New York? Well,
some at least. Ell
Jack Barry, the Holy Cross short
stop, has signed contract to play
with the Philadelphia Athletics.
The race in the Southern League Is
| the closest and most exciting In the
history of the league, With the sea-
son half over, seven teams have an
equal chance for the pennant,3 Bir-
mingham Is hopelessly out of 1t. ~
Norfolk and Roanoke PLAYED two
good games, both winning by the same
| score.
Wallace and Westlake had the bat
ting honors In the first game, Boz
4 getting two and Westlake getting
/ three out of three times up.
Wallace swatted ont zone Sof his IA.
Horite thrce-bagEers yesterday.
/ They didn't kick on Umpire Mckee.
Yer in Lynchbults yesterday. #
Otey only allowed his old mates
three hits and shut them out by 9 to o
Roanoke's outtielders are leading the
4 batting order.
Fox was back in the game and al.
q lowed Roanoke only one hit.
a The feature OF the game between
Greensboro and Spartanburg was the
!. work Of Anthony and Walsh.
WesterVelt Is still on the lob In tht
north Carolina League
/ Mr.. Nathan Michelbaclier, Of TIL,
city, received a letter from stanle,
7 Bigbie, who is playing with LINN II
. the New England League. IIe SAY;
that he is making out fine, and 1,
there with tie stick. He also sen
some newspaper clippings, which hay,
| al kinds Of cartoons Of him. In
| game last week he made four ~,
: catsof four tispes up. The feature =
every game Is, his batting.
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