The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-05
RICHMOND LOSES
MORNING GAME
Danville Shuts Out Colts in
One Sided Contest
Score 4 too
BUSSEY INViNCiBLE
I'm ALL INNINGS
Local Batters Unable to Connect
With His Delivery When Hits
Meant Runs. Big Crowd
Witnesses Defeat.
Richmond, 0; Danville, 4.
Roanoke, 5; Lynchburg, 0.
Norfolk. 10; Petersburg, 2.

BY the score Of TO Danville de-
feated Richmond in the morning game
here
~I:oaroke which is pushing Danvilie
for nrst place. also shut Lynchburg
out.
Petersburg scored In Norfolk but the
result was very ouesided.
In the Richmond game Bussey was
In great form and held the Colts to
q few scattered hits. while Edmondson
was hit OPPORTUNITY.
There was large Labor Day crowd
out. and the contest aroused great ex-
citement among the fans.
Both clubs were badly crippled and
not able to put up their best game
Both Clayton and cowan were i'll and
not able to play. Messitt caught for
the locals and Morrissey played sec
ond.
Rickert was out of the game and
his place was taken by CASTOR. May
berry playing second. This is how the
battle ran:
First Inning.
panville-Suliivan, the first man,
cracked a beautiful single in the df-
rection OF left and center field, just
where they amt. This good start,
however. was nipped In the bud AZ
ter Mayberry sacrificed, Steve Griffin
failed to connect, and Hooker fouled
to Burke. No runs
Richmond-Burke walked, was
sacrificed to second on Shaws bunt
Morrissey hit q sharp grounder to
Priest and on quick play Burke was
caught at third. Wallace drove a
pretty one to left field for a single,
but all TO no avail, as Bunting fore
ed him at second. No runs.
Second Inning.
DanVille-Gaston few out to Dob
son. Priest out to Messitt on fly
Schrader thrown GU thy Bunting. who
made a sensational stop OK a hard
grounder Ma runs
iehmond-Titmsn whifred, Dob
son grounded out to Schrader, Mes
Sit fouied out to Murray. No runs
Third Inning.
Danviiie--Murray was thrown out
by Edmondson, Bussey few out to
Wallace. Sullivan singled 10 center.
hayoerry popped fly to Shaw. No
runs.
Observation-Disclosures flew out to
lett field. Burke struck out. and Shaw
hit sharp one to Bussey that bound
ed off his knee TO Schrader No runs
Fourth Inning.
DanvilIe-Gritfin drove a line drive
to Bunting Hooker grounded to
short and CASTOR did likewise 10
Dobson. No runs.
Morrison grounded to
first Wallace cracked single to
center. Bunting fouled to CASTOR, who
made a great running catch. WAL
lace ended the inning on an attempt
ed stea. to second. No runs,
Fifth Inning.
Danville-Priest grounded 10 Ed
mondson. Schrader drove one at
short too hot TO handle and followed
with a steal to second Murray walk
ed. Bussey grounded to Shaw. Sui
Ivan hit a single to right field and
Murray and Schrader crossed the pan
before the ball could be relayed In.
Mayberry drew free ticket. Griffin
fouled to Dobson. Two runs
Richmond-Titman drove an easy
one at Friest. Dobson drove a hot
one through Mayberry Messit flied
to Priest and Edmendsen hit a
grounder in the same direction. No
runs
SIKH Inning.
Danviiie--Hooker doubled to the
left field bleachers. CASTOR sacrificed
him TO third Priest was thrown out
by Edmondson, and Schrader ended
the agony on a fly to Bunting. No
runs.
Richmond-Burke hit n slow one
to Griffin. who threw wide at first,
Shaw flew out to Bussey Morrissey
hit a high one to Schrader. Burke
was caught stealing. No runs
Fourth Inning,
Danville-Murray singled to LEFT
field. Bussey sacrificed him to second.
walked. Mayberry singled
and the ball slipped through Wallace.
and Sullivan scoring on the
error. Griffin famed again. Hooker
lew out to Wallace. Two runs.
Wallace sent a tly To
CASTOR. Bunting beat a slow one to
Priest. but was forced at second by
ritman's grounder TO Bussey. Dob
,on flew out to Sullivan. No runs.
Eighth Inning.
Danville--Gaston was thrown out
by Messitt. Priest grounded to short. I
schrader stopped things for the time |
with a fly to Titman. No runs.
Richmend-Messitt fouled TO Mur
'ay. Edmondston drew a pass Burke /
VAS easy on another fly to Murray. i
Shaw flew out to Sullivan. No runs.