The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-08
BY JAY LEWIS.

Three more games with. the Roa-
noke team while Norfolk is playing
Lynchburg should bring the two lead
ers closer together.
On form, Richmond should take all
three from the Tigers. even IL they
do play them In their own lair. Nor
folk will be lucky to get two out OF
three from the Lynchhurg boys. the
way the latter are going.
STILL as stated In these columns on
previous occasions, baseball Is very
uncertain. The champions OF to-day
are the tail.enders OF the morrow.
The uncertainty OF the sport was
never better illustrated than last Sat
nrday. The despised Tigers beat our
boys in twelveinning session. quite
reversed their form OF the two preVi-
Gus days.
You never can tell.
Revenge of Roanoke.
Roanoke's team had been beaten
TO froth. the frothinE being furnish
ed by Manager shaughnessy, Then
the same patched up team hands
Richmond beating.
To many the victory of Roanoke
was not entirely unexpected. Read
ers OF this newspaper may recall that
on Saturday 1t was stated that Roa-
noke was very likely 10 have u lucky
day and pull Off victory.
That Is just what they had.
Their pitcher, Draper. got going
all right, The Tiger defense hraoed.
luck favored them. and in the twelfth
inning their leader was able to pull
the game out OF the fire. aided by
a timely hit by Holland.
Shaughnessy deserves great credit
for the victory. He worked skilfully,
He was coaching his team from the
bench. in the fieid and on the bases.
Ills steal OF third in the last inning
was beautiful piece OF work. To
his headwork, as much as the pitch
ing OF Draper, the batting OF Pressly
and Holland, victory was due.
Lothrop Pitches Wen.
''Billken" Lothrop pitched ball
good enough to win nine times out
Of ten. The men behind him back
ed him up in good style but they
were not there with the necessary
hits. The little laft handler is some
pitcher and he fields hts position in
great style. He need not be ashamed
OF the brand Of ball he pitched against
Roanoke, The luck of the game was
with the Tiger team.
However. the chocolate creams will
have q chance to square accounts in
game there the rans witt forgive
them. Two out of three il a win
ming percentage.
Ii Richmond will only beat the Nor
folk outfit When thaS tack La the Tars
for the second time the fans Will be
happy. At present Norfolk is get
ting away with majority OF the
games but they are likely to find
Lynchburg a tough proposition.
Lynchburg Looks Good.
The Lynchburg boys certainly are
putting up a fine article of ball. They
trounced Petersburg three times in
the last series and Petersburg has a
very fair team. Playing on their own
grounds they should give the Norfolk
fellows all Mr.. Babb's bunch can
handle comfortably.
Norfolk is setting stin pace, but
Lynchburg has a scrappy iotsof play
ers and they look good enough TO
check the Tars.
The season ID young Yet and there
will be changes In all the teams
After the hnal ups are decided upon
the fans will have a better chance to
Judge the merits OF the six clubs.
Right now Norfolk. Richmond and
Lynchburg look the best, but Dan
ville and Roanoke have fashion OF
putting out crack teams and Shaugh-
before the end Of Jun.
Petersburg Comes Next.
Petersburg comes here the latter
part Of tho week. Tho Colts trimmed
the Cockade City boys three straight
in the first series. but they will be
lucky to repeat. Buschs boys are
dangerous at all times. They have
given every team a battle and are
game to the core.
The fans in the Cockade City are
the talk of the league. Never wal
there such q bunch OF loyal. royal
rocters. visitors declare.
That speaks volumes for the team
No club gets support unless the play
ers deserve II.
The place that suiIivan's team has
In the heart OF the Richmond fans
II shown by tbs attendance Saturday
It 10 stated that Ave thousand attend
ed the game.
In the face OF the showing made by
Roanoke in the first two games this
attendance sss refsiarkxtfe.a II sdetnosiA
strates that the fans are behind the
team and intend to give the club MT.
ting support