The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-07
Yesterdays RESULTS.
Richmond, o; Norfolk, o.
Lynchburg, =; Portsmouth, 8.
DanviIle, - ItonnoiSc, o.
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Norfolk, Va. June Gable to mus
ter only eight men in the eighth in
ming. when Pitcher verbout was fined
$40 and benched BIZ Umpire Davis for
curslng, Manager Messitt was forced
to allow the game to be forfeited this
afternoon to Norfolk by the score of
. TO 0. AT the time, the Tars were
at the bat one run had been scored,
tying up the game, and the bases were
all occupied, with no one out. Every
| available player of the Colts had been
In the game and retired making them
ineligible to again play.
Salve had the pitching Anger OF his
left hand injured while batting, it
being hit by a batted ball that went
foul, and Hale succeeded him. In the
eighth, the Tars showed that they had
found Hales curves, and when two
singles came in succession. as an open
er to the inning Manager Messitt APP
piled the hook and sent in Nerbout.
Early in the game. Messitt himself
had batted for Salve when he was
injured, and he was not available to
enter the game.
Verbout, on entering the box, after
a confab with Bigbie, deliberately
walked Bonner. filing the bases, evil
IDENTIFY wishing to take the chance of
a double play or put out at the plate
to prevent score. Mullaney, the
next man up. was hit by pitched
ball; was given first by the umpire.
thus forcing in Otey. who was on
third.
Verbout entered q kick, lie claim
ed that Mullaney made no effort to
avoid the ball Umpire Davis could
not see 1t that way. 1t was a slow
and easy ball, but was wild. 1t was
here that Verbout was fined, and on
cursing Davis. he was promptly
benched.
Then 1t developed that there was no
the only Colt not already used. was
In citizens clothes. Umpire Davis
said he would not have benched Yer
bout had he known no other player
was available for the position, but
that he did not propose to allow the
cursing to go unnoticed. and that he
would not revoke his benching order.
He gave Manager Messitt five minutes
to get another player. The Richmond
end of the time. Umpire Davis an
nounced the game forfeited to tho
Norfolk team by the score of to 0.
The game was interesting and fast,
DESPITE the fact that the field was
soggy and waterlogged, rain falling
until after noon. Tho starting had
to be delayed until 5 O'Clock to per-
nit the diamond to get in condition
for the playing.
AT the start 1t looked as II the Colts
would win. Salve was going good
and Otey, while pitching well. seemed
to have luck against him, as the few
hits he yielded came just when they
counted.
Richmond scored in the first inning
With one out. Baker waited and got
four bad ones. Shaw duplicated the
performance. Baker stole third on a
close decision. Wallace sent UP high
one, and Bonner was unable to get to
it owing to the mud, and Murdoch
failed to capture 1t, and made poof
throw home, Baker scoring. Tltman
and Bigbic We're easy.
The fifth counted for the visitors.
Cowan singled and was sacrificed down
by Messtt, who took Salve's place at
the bat he injuring his finger. Land
graft famed. but Baker singled and
drove Cowan home.
Norfolk's first run came in the
seventh, when Murdoch and Jackson
singled. Busch drew a free pass, fill
ing the bases.
One man was out. Reggy drove a
high fly to right, and Murdoch scored
on the throw in. Tiedeman drove a
long one to centre. and the crowd
cheered wildly for It looked labelled