The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

BY the successful operation of sew
eral bonehead plays. Richmond yestsr-
day afternoon succeeded very aptly In
score of 7 TO o. To those who are still
uninitiated into the mysteries of the
honehead play yesterdays game was
revelation. II was beautiful exhi-
coIti5f oi--i ne bonchcad play, and the
Colts deserve lot of credit. The ten
men who took part in the game for
the locals Will draw for the prize, as
all are tied.
Shaughnessy's men started scoring
in the first inning, when they sent
two across the plate on three hits.
Powell singled: Doyle followed with
a liner for two sacks, scoring Powell
when Left-fielder Irvine played ping
pong with the ball near the foul line,
and Mr. Shaughnessy sacrificed Hol-
land singled and scored Doyle. but
went out at second when Cowan ac-
tually managed TO get the ball down
10 Landgraff, who had, fortunately.
taken a position on top of the saw
dust Irvine played with the ball. and
Doyle went TO second, Powell going in.
Then Doyle followed across the plate.
1t was a splendid piece OF work. 1t
was like handing the game over on a
Took Murrinsey Out.
After Morrissey had allowed four hits.
one two-bagger and the last liner
for the third sack, he was relieved of
The arduous responsibility in the second
inning. and Nerbout went to the mid
die of the diamond. Verbout contented
himself with allowing only nine hits.
Roanoke. through the generosity OF
the two pitchers, scoring thirteen hits
altogether The grandstand groaned
and then laughed
Keep up the good work" they
cheered ITS just fine Then Roanoke
got another hit, and the game went
merrily on until the scoreboard showed
up with seven-spot for the visitors
and an empty circle. for the diamond
stars OF Richmond. Then some of the
spectators actually began to think they
hadn't got their moneys worth. The
idea,
Richmond was fine on batting, most
OF the hitting being within the three
corners and some of it falling to the
kept busy chasing fouls, Richmond
went to the bat nine times and came
away with goose egg every time.
But it did look possible to score in
the second halfeof the first. Landgraff
sent one to Holland. in left. and was
out. and Brown sent a Texas Lacquer
into short right, stealing second. shaw
singled, sending Brown to third But
Wallace handed fly to Schmidt and
Titman went out on high one to
Spratt.
MIR. Sprntt ut the Bnt.
In the second inning, Roanoke IN,
Spratt touched Morrissey for three
bagger and Mr.. AIorrissey was relieved
Workout taking his place. Five men
had faced the first pitcher and got from
him four hits. Schmidt then hit out
a sacrifice fly to Wallace, scoring
spratt, and Presley and Andrada
grounded out Bigbie, Irvine and Cow
ar went out in good order.
In the third Powell, for Roanoke, got
his walking papers, and Went to third
on Cowan's wild throw to first, and
Shaughnessy sent one between short
and third scoring Powell. Holland arr
rived at 1rst on a helders choice,
Brown exhibiting a splendid specimen
of the 1bonehead genus, and Shaughnes-
sy stepped on the plate that counts.
Verbout, Landgraff and Brown sent
visitors into the aerial blue, and again
RICHMOND retreated in good order,
fourth, Powell sent a high fly sWal-
lace, who made a fine catch. With
Richmond UP. Bigbie sent high one
to Newton, who made a pretty catch.
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There was no scoring in the fifth,
but Roanoke had a chance to make a
uhles play and took It. Irvine singled
over short and CoWan went out, New
ton to Presley, after Newton had put
Irvine out on second.
And Still They Come.
s In the sixth Roanoke scored twice,
PRESLEY hit out into left and An
vine exhibiting some more ivory by
failing to handle the ball Powell went |
TO first on Landgraff's error and Doyle
sacrificed, the first two men having
gone in on the second baseplan's error
famed and Holland flew
out to- Brown. 6ss
There was nothing doing in8the sew
snth and eighth innings. but Richmond
iid q succeed &c In making double play
but Went H out at second, Cowan "a
Brown; and Andrada wa lked. Powell |
lew out IN to Landgraff, who caught |
.Andrada off the first sack, He didn't
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