The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
STANDING or THE CLUBS.
WHERE THEY PLAY MONDAY.
Richmond at LynchburE.
Roanoke mt Norfolk.
Portsmouth mt Dnnville.


injury because Umpire Davis called
Hamilton out for interference with
Tom Meseitt at the home plate while
he was In the act of scoring the run
that would have won the last game OF
the series for Portsmouth, Bob Stafford
and his band OF ball players refused
10 play yesterday afternoon in the fif-
teenth inning and Umpire Davis for
feited the game to Richmond. He an
nounced the forfeit, making Ii the
usual score of to o, The real score
was 3 to }.
The play that made the Portsmouth
players and manager forget that they
are paid 10 play the game and not to
behave like schoolboys came in the
first part of the fifteenth inning. Ham
;lton had arrived at first on account
OF a wild throw that Baker slipped
over in the heat OF the moment, and
went to second before the ball was
returned.
Toner slammed at ball that went
straight to Baker, who sent 1t to Mes
slit with half an hour to spare on the
put-out at home. Hamilton came
down the third base line like streak
and took high dive into Messitt's
stomach and laid the brawny catcher
out as cold as dish Of oatmeal at
noon
Swnrmed Around Plate.
Considering that Messitt had the ball
waiting for Hamilton to come home
and be tagged, and there was no
possible way OF his dropping 1t except
by being butted into the next world.
Davis held that Hamilton was out for
Interference. AS soon as he announced
the decision the players began to
troop into the territory Just around
the plate They shook fists and looked
as IL they were saying exactly what
they thought about the matter. but
Davis held to his decision. Then Bob
Stafford forgot that he had taken his
diploma from the high school several
years ago, and. putting on his sweater.
umpire waited a minute for play to be
resumed and then declared the game
forfeited to Richmond
The game itself was largely in the
nature of a Jig saw puzzle all the way
through the fourteen innings that were
played. II was case of who saw 1t
first and bothsteams made great get
tings all the way through. Four errors,
chalked up against Landgran and
Baker, came but those errors were
more than paid for by the play that
followed them.
Like the Borneo Man.
Hannifan started out as wild as a
Rocky Mountain goat with a tin can
tied to its tail. Eight bases on balls,
two wild pitches, two batters hit by
pitched balls and general air of
untamedness gave the whole Ports
mouth bunch the cold shivers and
made them nervous and overanxious.
Revelle was a little off color In the
first innings too. and his supporters
had nervous chills from sfhe centre
s.J.1 ~. s4st,
grandstand. In the first inning he al
lowed two smashing two bag gers,
which, with a base on balls. corralled
two runs and almost put the game on
the ice.
The Colts began to take real notice
IN the first inning. when Hannifan
was generous enough to hit Land graf
and Wallace with pitched balls, give
Tltman a base on balls and furnish
Baker with a sacrifice hit Landgraff
scored on a scratch. s;5
Bigbies Home Run.
81 Richmond came to life lin earnest in
a the sixth Inning with a really truly
& home run. Titman had been presented
with free pass and Bigbie banged
4 out a home run, Blgbie didn't know 1t
was a home run until about Ave min
ntes after he hit 1t. But 1t was just
The same. i3 AZ n. 4, \
The ball sailed over Chunks head,
Ind landed fairly against the house in
4 deep left field, & IT bound ed back under
/ The grandstand, and when Chunk ar
rived on the scene, of action 1T was
nowhere to be seen. Chunk found, how
ever. a ball that had weathered doz-
IN seasons or more, and, as a, stall,
threw 1t into the diamond. Bigbie saw
IA bail come home, and stopped at
third. 1T remained for one Of the
ptherS players to examine the ball and
garry the inf ormation to Bigbie that
he could come home with safety,
Which he did, giving Richmond one
more run than Portsmouth. l M!
Even Score In Seventh.
In the seventh inning Portsmouth
\. woke with q START ana Booe popped up
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