The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-12
Diamond Dust

Iiyo out of seven this weel--gong
some and still going.
Three out OF four from tho tall
Lots Of people blamed sparks for
tho defeat that Lynchburg gave MS,
but y0u can't blame him. as he did
right T, y, giving Hooker his base on
swnttcd out hits, which resulted In
runs. x ri
Wallaco broke up the game with a
fthree-bagger.
The feature OF the game was the
playing of Snndhcrr at short.
rho rooters wern there in full. ap-
tplauding every play.
Next Wednesday, The Policemen and
Mail Carriers vii play a benefit game
at Broad Street Park. Game called
Yesterday was the first time this
year that louble-llcader has been
played here.
SIX hits ana four runs in tho nrst
game .rSsy c Gusss that's going 1d bad.
and only made five hits
Little Sandhcrr swnttcd the ball In
tho first for four bases. scoring Knnzler,
Siebcr and himself.
z Not n stolen bnse In tile first game.
Hebron certainly8did rob Kirk out OF
a pretty two-bagger.
Rnley hinged the horsehide for the
first hit. He batted bad in this series.
Ifpe made n pretty pickup of Togo's
bouncer, and threw him out at first.
The Lynchpurg players are too slow
on tho bases. They don't take enough
chances to win a game.
The Crew must have tried to mako n
record In run-gettinE.
Bowen pulled in nice fly from
.Lipcs bat.
rs Very fcw OF the rooters had their
coats on. My, 1t was q warm day for
roofing.
Chief Rootcr Sydnor Is back In the
city. Hc and 1seman had the rest OF
the rooters on the go.
Bleacher Jim was out In full. lie had
a straw hat with a bunch Of lemons
or, It. a red and blue tie, and his usual
white suit. lie was accompanied by
Mary Jane In z sheath gown 'I:... ~ !,
Lacquer In the fourth.
Kanzler and Sandherr worked the
squeeze play to perfection In the
fourth.
8 Sweeney. Bowen and Raley had an
exchange with the ball that resulted In
q double on Hebron and Lipe.
Hooker swatted the pill out in the
crowd for two bags. Had II not been
for the ground rules, he could have
gotten to third easy
Togo Bentley couldn't locate the Soc
ond sack. The result wa that every
body stole second.
Jimmie Ison hinged the horsehide for
three bags in the second.
Wallace will have some OF these big
pitchers on the go before long.
The first three men up in the fifth
swattcd out singles for the Shoe
makers.
-Four hits IN the fifth netted Lynch
burg two runs.
Sieber knocked such high fly that
he got to second before 1t came down.
Bowen got under It.
Sandherr's arm is getting In fine
shape. He filings them across the dia-
mond like Perry Lipe.
Ison hunted and beat 1t out. Now,
who would think that Jimmie would
do such thing as that.
TOO bad good batter like Messltt
has to bunt ball when he can swat
them out.
Bowen. tho first batter up. flew out
to Hebron.
Jane, qonnaly the Pc, If the ball
cards, selling them at tho park.
Kanzler hated right-hand to Schu-
man. who is left-hand pitcher.
Chicago has played two successive
games, which Is a rec
ord this season.
After the game yesterday. Wallace
was asked how he liked his new man
agcr. He replied that he liked him
better than any manager he has yet
played for in his ten years OF baseball.
He is going to pitch regular, Just rs
soon as Manager Grim gets another
fielder. His spitball Is working fine,
and q little more practice will put him
there.
Kirkpatrick pulled Ison's bouncer
out of the air and made a pretty throw
to first. getting him out.
Things looked good in the ninth,
Messitt. Hebron and Lipe singled. but
Kanzler flew out to Kirkpatrick and
ended 1t.
Schuman. tho southpnw. was the only
finger that could win the game.
Ten hits off Sparks. He wasn't In
- BEN TUCKER.