The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-29
STANDING OF THE oLUBs.

Two sickening errors. two Sacrifices
hits and sprinkling OF healthy clou.s
ended the story and rang down thu
curtain In the thirteenth act yester-
day afternoon. when Roanoke finally
managed to bring one game home.
There are 1907 reasons advanced for
the loss OF the game. and there is an
Enswer to every reason except one
those two errors. Had they not come
Roanoke would have headed the fun-
eral procession. and the Colts would
have been the white horses. The final
score was TO /.
For twelve long innings Revelle
worked like a sewing machine putting
in cross stitches. He discovered where
the corners OF the plate were. and he
used those corners so much that they
wore away about the edges. The wear
and tear on the plate, however. was
as nothing compared with the wear
and tear on the Roanokers who could
only pull down six hits in the whole
of the thirteen innings. In the course
OF the days entertainment. the Dutch
man waited all thoughts of safe re,
turn to home from eleven men. and
only gave passage to one, and his
ticket came because there was all
easy mark waiting to bat.
Mountaineering Errors.
Two heart breaking errors in the
second inning. mixed with nasty
hit by Powell. chased the first run
across for Roanoke. and but for those
errors the extra innings would not
have been played. Revelle pitched
winning ball in every box except the
thirteenth, and then only two hits
came. In nine of the innings only
three men faced the pitcher, and in
the other four he did yeoman's SER
vice in retiring the good ones that
might have done harm.
johnny Shaw arrived yesterday af-
tsrnoon with another two-bagger at
the psychological moment when g
two-baggcr was needed worse than.
anything else in the world. Titman
had slipped a hit over the picher's
head and was hanging to first Shaw
waited for the one he wanted and
slammed 1t to the fence for double
that brought Titman all the way home
with time to throw away. The squirt
ended there, and Andrada placed the
funeral wreath about the necks of the
next two batters.
Precisely Romps Home.
In the third inning Presley fell
across first by means of an erro. by
W
one to Landgraff and that individual
failed to connect with 1t, Presley
went down to second.
Then Powell clouted out a lusty one
for a safe hit and Presley tore off
Two bags and made the plate by the
skin OF his teeth. Landgraff made up.
for the error in the next play by
putting through as neat double play
on the runner and batter as could be
In tho 11yho 10 h on ~ Or
From the third inning the teams
settled down to do the business for
which&they are got together. and there
was nothing doing but baseball. From
home plate to centre field every man
was on his job. and although one
error crept in to miss up the score
books. that error played no part in
a the game. 1t was three men up and
three Mon down dos-H- dos and back TO
the bat all the way through
Richmond had classy opportnnit%
to- score in the eighth inning. when.
Landgraff heat out a slow hit, The
AGhall was fielded properly and thrown
Ito first base and Presley dropped It.
ALandgraff had beaten the throw how
ever. and as he refused to be pushed
off the bag, although the ball Went
I, the fence, the error did not count,
# Maker sacrificed Landgraff to sec
Odd base and lie took heart. Far
from being doubtful and fearful
about leaving ting has. he threw his
f fetrs to the bow-woWs and took a big
lead when he thought Andrada, was
going to throw the ball home, Andrada
wal not going to throw, however, and
4 he naught Landgraff off the bag by
a !lrd, A kick was raised about a
balk but the umpires didn't see 1T and
Lantgraff was out.
Crowd Forgot supper.
WHEN the twelfth inning ended the
rrowS stood up and started to go
home, but the Colts trotted out into
II the dhmond as usual, and the crowd
forgot supper and sat down Then
each Ind every individual who res
manned wished he had gona home. be-
sranse hen 1T was that the slaughter
began. 81 s II ,s.yf sa e.
spraa came up first, and without
constellation for the feelings OF Re-
II valla oHthe Colts or the crowd, y la nd ed
y IN lcHtinued on bird F'a1sl, @