The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-25
ONLY Fl MEN FACE
RICHMOND PITCHER
Haalhpden-sidney Defeated in Championship
N Game, Not Hit Being Made Off Baldwin.
Lewis Is Star of His Team.

~ Hampden- Sidney declares that Rich
mond College is It's hoodoo: also that
IL cannot win u game, either baseball
or football OH the Broad Street Park.
mere seems to DO something to this
View when yesterdays game Is taken
into consideration. The contest, which
was the first between those old rivals
for the Eastern Virginia Championship.
WAS the fastest game of tho season.
having been played in something less
Than ono. hour and twenty minutes. 1t
WAS won blythe local team by the
score OFF, to o.
Tho great feature or the game was
the fact that I'm nine Innings only
twenty seven mcnpfa faced Baldwin, the
star twirleri of the Collrglans. Only
twice did Hampden- Sidney men Ectpast
first basc.sanu both times they were
promptly nailed at second when they
attempted to pllfer that sack. For nine
fast-played innings the visitors from
farmvillc, heretofore tho heavy hitting
aggregation that recently played the
strong V. p. 1. team TO an eleven in
ming 10 score, came up TO the bat
and were retired in one, two. three
order. Not 6n(c hit was Registered
against Baldwin. lie nclded his posi-
ton perfectly. and Is credited with SIX
assists. He was given good support,
his teammates having made only two
errors, neither of which amounted TO
much. behind him. lie struck out eight
men. and gave one base on balls
Lewis. too. the Hampton sidney
pitcher, Jared mighty well. except that
his support was weak ut critical
stage. He seemed to have more speed
than Baldwin. and gives the impress
sion OF being stronger pitcher. He
did not walk man, struck out nine.
and five hits were made off him. one
n u.l Icl ,.nc No.
Off-Dny for HHtern.
II wns an off day for the batsmen OF
lIampden Sidney. and though they
have made splendid records against
some OF the best college pitchers In
the State. they couldn't do n thing
with Baldwin.
They either couldn't find him al all.
or when they old, 1t was only to hit
to the infeid. the majority OF the
grounders going either to the pitcher
or tile shortstop. There was only one
ball hit to the outheld, and that Il
high fy by Hostrandcr TO Snead, who
dropped 1t. but iiostrander was caught
III a moment. trying to steal second
base.
Both OF Rlchmond's runs were made
In the second inning. and both arc at
tribn,able TO errors Clark got TO first
when groundcr TO third was fumbled.
i'fsHi', t!'N iic'Nt 'Ildll VI, HI u not uft
10 the pitcher. who threw Wild TO sec
ond in an attempt TO catch Clark. Both
men were safe. Baldwin then hi, to
short. who hclded the ball 10 third 10
out off Clark. but saunders dropped the
sphere. and each bag was covered. Then
the pretty play Of the game was made
Taylor who leads Richmond Colleges
batting list, hit hot one 10 short, who
tielded Il perfectly 10 the home plate.
cutting off Ciark's run. and Frye got
II 10 nrst In time TO catch Taylor, com
pleting the double play. But two men
were still on bases. and Gill. tho next
man up, Hit safely. scoring them both
Guy. who followed him. retired the side
hy dying out to right field. This end
ed the scoring.
Another Double Play.
\ III the very next inning Hampdcn-
Sidney got another classy double play.
Meredith, the first man UP for Rich
niond, hit safely. Snead then lined out
n hot one TO short. who threw to sec
ond, catching Meredith. and Atkinson
finished the play BY catching Sncad be-
fore nc reached first.
Hampden- Sidncy's loyal little band
OF supporters never lost heart, and they