The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-24

d
BY two pairs of hits that came to-
gether in the most approved style.
Richmond broke even in the double
header with Norfolk yesterday after
noon, winning the second game By the
score of 3 to ]. and dropping the first
by the score of 4 To 2. Dropping is
good for that first game. Colts that
looked good before lost their pulchri-
tudinous charms. and before the first
round between the two clubs was con-
cluded they looked as bedraggied as a
rooster in thunder shower.
Salye started out IN the first game
10 do things to the Tars. but the Tars
wouldn't have IL So That young man
twirled rnanfuily as befits one OF his
size and experience. but he was classed
among the great army of the untamed.
and the way he handed things about
made Jack Lawior. sitting on the
bench. vince with pain. Finally. after
TWO runs had cantered home and he
showed signs OF aeroplanic desires
Iawlor gave him the sign Of the hook
and Verbout went in TO save the day.
yerbout to the Rescue.
verbout worked manfully during the
FIVE innings that he performed. and
Mt one time II looked as II he might
do things. A couple of sweet thoughts
in the shape of hits brought home two
entered the arena. and the Richmond
rooters began to sit up and look
around
The errors that Kill came forth in
an army. however. just as the Colts
began to work, and before the gaps
could be filled two more runs came
across for Norfolk and sewed the
game up as tight as can OF to-
matoes.
TIE r,re haeoo n,e,, a.. ~.
second inning of the unfortunate por-
ton of yesterdays performance, and
Chandler was the disturber of the
peace. AS the first man up in that
box. he took upon himself the office
OF swatting the ball exactly TO that
point In left field where 1t would do
the most harm. Then, Just to show
that the Tars didn't care for NOR
4 tally. Win Clarke ordered jackson
Temple Of Baal ever did 1t with bet
ter grace. Chandler was as good for
second as dog Is for sausage. Munson
pulled out a passage to first by the
four-bal! solution. and Reggy had the
nerve to shove shoulder in the way
of an inshoot. and before the rooters
knew what had happened the bags
son sent long fly to left field and
Chandler scored the first tally of the
quartet.
Fighting for Runs.
In the third Inning Win cIarke's
crew OF huskies again stepped to the
fore and set sails for home. Busch
made things hum like a dynamo with
clout that placed him on the third
sack at the first jump into the pit
Bonner. nothing 10th to make the
rooters feel badly, smacked one over
Salve's head which scorec Busch Then
the colts and Salve hrace6, and by
some rather classy work retired the
side before 1t was swamped.
The. heartbreaking feature of the
game came in the fourth inning. wher
Shaw. who had got double Dagger II
the first inning, opened the ball with
clean single. Then Wallace came
back to form and hammered out one
that landed against the centre field
bleachers, put Shaw home and himsel,
on second base. Wallace came t
third on sacrifice hit. and at the
\ sign for a squeeze play came racing
home with the tying tally when Dob.
son scratched "A manful effort was
K made by Reggy to throw Wallace gu,
at the plate but the big fellow slic
like q trained seal and beat the bal
home by yard.
Then, with the hopes of the Rich.
" mona Wen sWlsueFS as nigh as ParnaS-
E sus, Norfolk again took a brace and die
things that look better in the Nor,
q folk papers than they do here. The
seventh, ironically called the "luck,
II seventh" saw the beginning of The
end Johnson made good forEa single
was sacrificed and scored on scratch
Again in the eighth Win Clarke called
Tor blood and got enough to satisf1
even him. The run that came In tina,
inning wasn't really needed, but tht
Pirates took 1t Just the same. Chand.
Ter started with being hit by a pitched
ball, went to second on a sacrifice anf
name home on on an error by Shaw Tha
closed the game 50 far as run gettin1
was concerned, and the Colts did mo-
have an opportunity to open 1t.
sBt Second Game.
~ Morrissey started out in the seconl
CONTINUED on Second Page