Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-05
v. &M. BEATS RICHMOND
IN A VERY SLOW GAME
Dull and Embarrassing Exhibition
Of The aat|Ona| Sport on The
Casino Grounds.
DIG CROW0 OF FANS TURNS our
With Almcist Perfect Weather cond.
tlonu, the Spectators Expected to
see Fast Contest, But They were
Dsappoin,ed-sp Spiders in Especially
Bad Form-score 7 to 2.

William and Mary College triumph
oil over her old time enemies. The
Spiders OF Richmond College. at tho
Casino park yesterday afternoon hy a
scorc of Z 10 ?. in sluggish ana poor
iy played baseball game.
About 1000 fans witnessed the per-
:ormancs. but only a little more than
half that number paid for the privi-
lego. Several hundred people watched
Tie match through the great rents
that were torn in the canvas fence at
the south end Of the park BY the high
winds prevailing previous to the game.
and more than hundred mostly
small boys. drifted through The rent
and joined the crowd gathered out.
side the side line ropes.
With almost perfect weather con
ditions prevailing. the fans had ex.
peeled 10 see fast. snnppy exhibition.
But they certainly suffered disap-
pointment. The William and Mary
nine played n good fielding game aud,
barring dumb play on the bases here
and there, the exhibition they offered
the fans was about an that could have
been demanded. On the other hand.
the game played by the Spiders dur.
ms the opening sessions scarcely
would. have done credit to an aggre
CATION of grammar school boys On
several occasions they hurled the ball
all over the lot, allowing the orange
and white runners to romp about III,
bases almost at will These inctics,
coupled with frequent wrapglcs over
the decisions of Umpire Eugene G.
King on balls and strikes" and oc-
cnsional delays resulting from balls
being battcd ont of the park. served
to denden the interest which the spec
tators apparently braycly endenvoreu
10 take In the game.
w. AND NJ. Scores First.
After bienkeling Richmond ia the
opening half of the first round, VIII
linn and Mary brought JOY to the
hearts OF It's hundreds OF supporters
10y pilinS up two tallics. G. p. Arnold,
the first orange and white man up.
drew n pass and scurricd TO second on
Eaolsiel's bad throw when returning
the ball to the pitcher after an effo:t
to catch the runner. McCandlish laid
down Il neat sacrifice and Arnold went
to third Joynes raped the ball to
Shepherd. Arnold beat the throw home
and the hitter gained first Ioynes
stole second and scored when Lewis
clonted the leather into right field for
a neat single. The next two men
were easy outs.
Neither team scored in the second,
but William and Mary added three hi
the final half of the third session. G..
p. Arnold w.nt 10 first when Gardner
dropped his high fly TO left field. Nc
Candlish walked. ond Joynes hit To
short. Ezekiel failed TO catch the
throw, allowing Arnold 10 score. Nc.
Candlish going to third and Joynes to
second. Lswls hit to Ezekiel. who
hurled the bali home, but iiodgc fail
cd to catch the throw and McCand-
fish and ,Ioynes counted. The next
Three were easily retired.
II Richmons's First Rum
Richmond scored its first run in the
fourth, Handy aud Ezekiel. tho first
two mp. each drawing four had ones.
Handy stole third and counted when
Rodge hit fly into deep left. Two
bases on balls. Two stolen sacks and a