The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
stnndlnn Of The Clubs.
Games To-Day.
Norfolk at Richmond
Lynchburg at Roanoke.
D,anville at Portsmouth


sky. and before small and shivering
crowd. Richmond yesterday afternoon
defeated Norfolk by the score of q
to g. Though each side made two
errors. the battle was mainly between
the pitchers. a battle in which Archer
got the best OF It, for he struck out
eight men and gave only one base on
balls, whereas Carroll struck out three
men less and gave three bases I'm
pire Byron hurried the game with his
characteristic CELEBRITY. yet II had to
be called in the middle OF the eighth
inning on account OF darkness, though
II might have been finished sooner had
the two teams played faster ball.
Slow Game.
AS on the day before. the game was
without special incident. Heffron
helped his batting average CONSIDER
ably by making two hits. one Of them
three-bagger, out OF three times
up, but he fell pSnt in his fielding.
by dropping fly. which was. how
ever. rather difficult to handle. His
three-bagger aided considerably In me
scoring for II landed two OF the four
runs. Rutland showed UP well with
the willow for the visitors by repeat
ing Herron's performance. his error
being a Wild throw TO first. Though
he didn't score himself. his three-haG-
ger In the fourth inning brought o'Nea'
across the plate.
Archer gave far better performance
than the heretofore invincibie Spark
who. By reason OF his poor work shc
day before was suspended by Lipe fos
IN Indefinite period. Archer pitched
consistent ball, and his strike outs
came ut the times when they Were
most needed.
ing the disagreeable weather. and
his support was, on the whole. good.
Won In second.
Richmond practically won the game
In the second inning Sandherr hit out
short one TO Rutland. but Titman
singled and Ison went 10 first on an
error by O;Neal Cowan's timely sin
gle filled the bases. and on Archer's
high fly to Seitz in left field Titman
crossed the plate, making the first run
Archer was. OF course. retired. bul
sent out n slasher to right heia Tor
three bsses scoring the other two run
ners II was three hits and three
runs
In the first Norfolk went out in order
by flies to the outfeld. Heffrons err
ror on far field Fly in the second. Tor
which he had to run sideways. gave
H.,
Euhland's single sent the runner 10
third. the latter scoring on the throw
In. Smith went out on a long one 70
Titman.
In the third for Richmond Kanzlel
hIt an easy groundcr to Haas: RtsE:
went out on throw from Bonner e
Haas. and Sandherr singled. He cict
In an attempt. however. to steal sec
ond Smith sending the ball straight g
shortstop O'Neal. But the tide turne.
In favor of Richmond in the fourth
when Titinan got safe on first on Kun
lands wild throw The ball went clear
to the bleachers. and Titman took II
the third corner. lson walked, an,
Titman came home on Cowan's higi
fly to seitz. The ball was thrown II
as quickly as possible, but Titman bea
II out Sandherr tried to make hom'
on Heffron's single to right after Arch
er had famed and was put out
Had Another Chance.
Norfolk tailed the second time II
the fourth inning jackson hit the air
and Haas went out on a grounder from
sandherr to Kanzler. But O'Neal sin
gled, and came in on Ruhland's ball u
left field for three bases.
Rutland had some hope Of coming
in, but Archer decided to strike Smitl
out. and did 1t in fine form. There
was no more scoring. Richmond hat
another show to tally in the NTH, afte
singles by Lipe and Kanzler but Car
roll caught Kanzler asleep on first
Riggs hit at wide one, stepping