The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
Standing or tie clubs.
Games To.Dny.
Norfolk at Richmond.
Danville at Portsmouth.
Roanoke at Lynchburg.

MeTnOTlaI LAY Will De q memorial
ono for local fans because the Law.
makers, coming back with vim and
yiciousness from their recent slump.
lit OH "Pop" Sheffer's aspiring sphere.
cilascrs with both feet yesterday. and
came out with two victories, the morn.
ing bnttle ending toll and the evening
fray resulting TO nix. When the
JIighlandcrs went down for the last
count and the good news was received
that Portsmouth had been defeated. the
joyous report spread that Richmond
had jumped from third to top place
again in the standing Of the clubs.
Both teams PLAYED fast ball in each
melee. but Roanoke seemed SLOW when
compared with the hustlins Lawinak-
cTs. Lipe's men won all the way
\ right smart crowd turned out TO
view the morning exhibition There
were plenty of earnest bieachcrites. all
out 10 pun for the local lads, and the
erandstand was fairly well stocked
with io-cent fans. But the afternoon
light was the time they came in force.
nearly 5000 enthusiastic supporters
PASSING through the gate They pack
cd the grnndstand to Overlooking. while
mary were turned away TO the bleach.
cia. all ~ which were well filled All
+tiiafe were true sports. and Ramblcd
with tho clements. and although they
saw bnt five innings OF baseball on
account OF the rain. they went away
more than satisfied. for the Lawmakers
had won.
T.. p. Rim, manager OF the Lancaster
team in the old Atlantic League. made
his appearance az an umpire. wdrking
with Mace. At the beginning OF the
sixth inning in the afternoon scrap.
Ia =<rr f,.0S
an hour. and then called off for good.
+. was bad game for batting aver
ages but our Lawmakers won, and
when hall players win q contest for
their beloved club they don't care
whether they get their hits or not
what?
Most times Pop shafler on first
is the Lawmakers bette noir, whatever
that may be. and also the Lawmakers
bane. Yesterday he was the Law
makers pineapple Pile Maybe some
body had creased his glove. for he
couldn't hold the ball. and his flukes
resulted in runs.
Morrissey pitched a splendid five
innings for his team allowing only one
hit: but. or my! that was three-bag.
ger by Lipe. and won the game. Re
yelle broke his streak of hard luck and
Hc Dy Gc"H OppSaCHhS.
The first inning was as full of thrills
as three mclodramas and one problem
play. But after that It was mostly an
orderly retirement until the game was
called.
I.ohr came Zip first for Roanoke and
managed to awipc the air thrice. Shat
fer followed him to the rubber and was
successful in doing the very same
thing, Hessler tried hard and bingled
a single to the left bean patch. steal
ing second. Then Clayton hit the ball
a hard whack II bounded over Lipes
head. just tipping his fingers. Hessler
eailoped TO third and tried to score.
but SANDY" Sandherr was Johnny5on-
the-spot, and fielding the ball. shot 1t
homo TO Cowan. who had lots of time
10 tag the runner.
Heffron. as usual, led off for Rich
mond. Shaffer dropped the ball thrown
TO him. and Heffron was safe. Then
5Lipe strodc to the plate, and the rum
ncr skipped to second on Il passed bail.
The next pellet that Morrissey put over
the batter assaulted with tremen-
dous whack. sending 1t UP against the
right field fence. Heffron walked home
from, second, looking the while into
The sky and wondering If It was going
TO rain. while Lipe drew up at third.
Eanzler's sacrifice scored Lipe. The
entire game was played in this one
inning.
Morrisscy had Just gone out at first
In the sixth frame when the game was
called. The score: