The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-21
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Richmond, % DanyiIic, 0.
Ronnokc, % I.ynchburE, 1.
Norfolk, 1:;5 Pctcrsburg, q.
STANDING OF THE CIT,
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
DunviiIc uf Richmond
Petersburg nj Norfolk.
Ronnoke Mt LynchburS.
ny GUS arALpERT.

The peace of mind of all, Richmond
was disturbed yesterday. Clouds which
lowered upon our house, In most fore
boding fashion. fringed the skies. sur
rounding this home of the great ma :
tional game. Even Squire Graves wept.
The winds blew east and west and
north and south. The blasts We're
chill. and blasted were the hearts of
the brave.
1t was the day which is marked in
the calendar of the State of Virginia in
red letters. The league season was
scheduled to start Hinged with the
tang which comes when one is led 10
0 De- icy, the worst was the air 1t was
warm, but OF such a warmness which
Dortended approaching evil. S,ill, at
least 5000 braves paid the price of
admission In this mans town and sat
through nine innings OF the great game
hoping against hope that something
would happen.
A Cold Story.
was told TO write DESCRIPTIVE
story OF the opening games In the ytr
sinia League. 1t was an ASSIGNMENT
which pleased me much For good
long time l had been looking forward
to the day when 1 would be able m
say that the beginning OF the pen
nant race had actually arrived. But
believe me. gentle reader, when tell
you that the chilly blasts which swcpt
my way yesterday were enough IN
drive my choicest thoughts far n-sen.
and made cold recital of the aetna
facts. something to relish and g,oat
upon. n
Before o'clock yesterday. John
carter secretary of the DanvIile team
sot ON street car and went out to
Tie pall park. lie was anxious to find
out Just how many two bits were be
Ing registered at the entrance gates
The clouds at that time were gather
Ing. and before the first car arrived
with the real cash payers, thew had
formed close corporation, making IT
capital crime for the sun to shine
ourihs any part OF the engagement.
Last Years Game.
Last year the opening game was
also scheduled for Rlchuond, but un-
fortunately there were those who held
different opinion. Consequently ii
rained and the opening event was
postponed until later date. This
year the elements were some kinder
but not SO kind as not TO keep more
than half the people who would have
been out from attending.
II was such a day as poet would
have called the welding of tho graz
and blue. Over to the north were
clouds banked upon clouds. To tho
south the prospects We're just al omin-
ous on the east 1t looked like n snow
storm, while the one glimmering ray
of hope came from the west, where the
break was apparent.
True to the hopes of the assembled
thousands, the sky cleared and be
fore the game was ovs", The sun ap-
pearcd making every one happy. and
allowing some soacc to the fans who
had been good enough to gather, de-
sritc untoward conditions.
Marker Used Head.
Richmond had tho best team ana
won. True large element OF luck
aided in the winning. But Jack Bar
kcr pitched IL rcInarka BILE game. lie
showed what have maintained from
the first day saw him--that he has a
head and is capable of using it. On
more than one occasion he had OPP
portunity to show what he was made
of IT was upon these opportunities
that he won the favor OF the fans
While batted more freely than his op
poncnt. Hanks 1t would he foolish 10
say that he did not have the best OF
a pit hers battle because he Won.
In the third inning he had tho bases
FUN and only one man down. II is
under such conditions that a pitchers
ability can be hest tried. Barker is Il
youngster, but he acted like veteran
Instead OF skyrocketing, he balanced
himself, With the aid of Jimmie Sulli-
van. and the whitewash score of tho
visitors shows the result.
M Largely Luck.
Speaking of the game, simply as a
game, IL must be admitted that Rich
mond had a great streak OF luck
Really and truly Hanks outpitched
Barker. While we battod harder than
DnnYilie. We did not bat with as much
regularity. The two runs that We So
cured were the result Of mispiays
rather than of tho prowess OF the
team. Hanks pitched u game which
should have declared him winner III,
allowed but five hits, and In only ono
inning were two of these made. Nor
gan. q good little ball player. should
BIO given credit for the defeat, for liz
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