The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-10
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Rfchtnond, 3; RonnolSc,. 10.
Norfolk. O; L3nchburE, O.
Petersburg, ]; Dnnvilic, o.
STANDING OF THE CAUps.
WHEtE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Roanoke Mt Richmond.
Dnnriltc nj Petersburg.
LynchbmrE ut Norfolk.
By Gus MALBERr.

In order to ailay any apprehension
Which may be resting upon the minds
OF the people OF Richmond. i, should
Cured Yesterday afternoon about $50
o'clock, was not a sympathetic earth
quake in answer 10 the horrible af
fair which happened in Mexico. but
the disintegration OF the Richmond
bnse ball team. IN battle arrayed al the
ball lot in West Broad street against
the Roanoke Tigers. Al this writing.
while Q number of the locals are
score being 10 o3, it cannot be def
nitely stated whether any fatalities
Will result "A
Far be it from this scribe TO dignity
Inc session rs q ha seball game 1t
was literally dismembcrment Of the
nine which has been la boring under the
expressive and euphonious title Of
colts Somewhere in this benishteG,
land of ours may be found an excuse
for Yesterdays performance, but the
lexicon of the sporting desk refuses
10 answer to the demand. Some time
there may appear balm in Gilead 70.
the wounded pride and feelings or the
gore 1900 who were on hand but right
ct this moment the market is all-frcd
snort on palm. tt s
Donovan Not to nlnmc.
Let the sackcloth and ashes be
spread. for tho ostrich act is in order,
and collectively the Richmond team
would look far better. with It's cullec-
tive head deep buried In the sand of
oblivion than on the roster of a lea que
credited with playing professional
baseball Talk of the slaughter of the
Macedonians or Of the watery death OF
1 IL Il
pie of acknowlcdg emcnt when the true
story of what happened yesterday is
told.
Patsy Donovan should be exoneraied
from all blame. He started In TO pitch
game OF baseball. which would have
made him the first shut-o out slabman
OF the league His intentions were good
and his execution of the highest cali
her. but his bulwarks OF defense prov
they crumbled just as did that house
bull, upon the sands.
Take IN EARLY Lend.
Richmond grabbed 81 two-run lead In
The first Inning by sheer ability With
the stick Willie Baker did the un-
usual BY leading off with single,
and against Draper. the champion
portpaw OF the visitors Wallace also
did the unusual by laying down neat
Y
ond. McCabe hit to short, and Cetalu
was unable to handle IT. Martin
banged one to the same place, only
Draper intercepted. and tried 10 get
Baker at the plate. which he failed
TO do. Martin being safe and McCabe
Eoing 10 second from whe. he scored
on Matiis's double. But ills brief
span of glory vas all that the Colts
enjoyed
ZIP until the nth Donovan had not
allowed the suspicion OF a hit. Even
In that frame. during Which the air
ship was launched. he was successful
In retiring two runners before any
,damag was done Cefalu hit q high
inyto Rapp who was again on second,
and Rapp ei-' 1t pass harmlessly
through his hands The only redeem,
Ing feature OF 81 all Was that Cefaiu
believing that he was out, didn't run
end stopped AZ first. when. ii he had
Kept going, he could easily have land
ed az third. Cooper singled to centre
sending Cefalu 10 third Draper hi
an easy fy to Maths and the left
fielder made his first error OF the sea
fon. dropping the ball Cooper taking
third. Then Shanshnessy hi the trst
ball over for triple in deep centre
Is scoring Cooper and Draper. and tax
4 ins the lead. which was never relin.
Il onished. n
Ninth Wns the BiE show.
The visitors got another In the sew
enthi Cooper hit 10 deep short. anc
Martin made a beautiful stop bu
could not recover in time 10 make III,
ont. Draper sacrificed. Sllaughness,
was an easy out. bur Pressly beat OF
an infeld hit, and Cooper scored.
The ninth was the banner frame 10
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