The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
COLTS LOSING
STREAK BROKEN
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time they weren't quite Succession In
lodging, and then mixture of man
and mud didn't make very pleasing
spectacle for the crowd.
Fender exercised poor Judgment in
not calling the contest. If the home
club or the visitors need the money
so badly that four and a half innings
had to be played to protect the gate
! receipts. then 1t should have been
called after Roanoke was re-
tired in their half of the fifth. 1t
could have been called III the fourth
without any one getting the worst of
1t The rain wasn't fooling. 1t was
no mild summer sprinkle. but
clothes soaking. spirit dampening,
chilling downpour
Not Rail Playing.
Neither team was able to play the
game. 1t was case or hide-and- seek
TO get the ball as it rolled with a
squashinG thud from the willow OF the
batsman. Both pitchers had to lob the
ball over. and Richmond won because
Roanoke was unlucky in hitting into
the fielders' hands, while Richmond did
Just the opposite. Call 1t anything
you will. but never give the name OF
ball game to the travesty.
Not man in this good old town Is
more anxious to see Richmond win
than the writer of this. but he Is
enough of sport to believe that it Is
working a hardship on Q lot OF honest
young fellows TO make them stick out
nine innings of play in the kind OF
weather which was dished out yester-
day. y hurry call should be sent In
right now for the club physicians. and
watch the hospital list grow as a re-
suit.
Luck Counted Most,
AS to the travesty itself. not much
can be said. Every time the Ginger
took a chance at trying for the plate
he was taking his reputation in his
hands. Not a chance existed to throw
curve ball with any degree OF ac-
curacy after the rain began, and those
which came over noated up as big as
balloon. Then ii was up to the man
at bat to poke, and IL he was lucky q
hit resulted. Inheld taps were the or
der of the day, the soggy condition
of the turf made It impossible for tho
infield to handle the ball, and. even
after the men got their hands on 1t an
accurate throw was an imposslbillty.
Fast or good base running was equally
as impossible. and what errors were
made were undeserved, for all of the
reasons already narrated.
Richmond won the game In the
fourth inning, when Hall was com
PEELED to let up. 1t was then that
the rain was at its height, though II
continued throughout the time OF
play. In this same fourth every man
or the Richmond club scored but
Lucia. Every man came to bat. and
Martin, Cowan. Lucia and Hogue came
up twice. Priest, Charles. Maths
Wallace. Dobson. Martin and Hogue
hit safe. and Martin and Cowan each
walked. Included in the hits. OF
which there We're seven. for the In
ming were four doubles and a triple
and Hall helped by making n fiz2le OF
Cowan's easy chance. The net result
was eight runs.
First over In Second.
The first run In the second was the
result of base on balls given to
Lucia who was advanced by hits
from tho bats of Hogue and Priest
and scored on Cefalus error Three
scores We're counted In the nth on a
fielder's choice. and hits by Wallace
and Dobson. Titman made a couple
ed. First he let the ball get com
pletely away from him. which allow
ed Dobson to advance an extra sack
and then he heaved home to stop the
runner and hit Wallace on the heel
the ball taking a bound and stopping
at the Erandstand
The last count was In the seventh,
and resulted from Wallace'g second
double. wild pitch and Cowan's swat
for an extra sack.
Tigers Scare EARLY.
Roanoke took the lead in the first
inning by hitting HosUe rather hard.
Shaughnessy had walked. and Pressly
and Mccarthy each hit. which. helped
by Cowan's passed ball. counted twice.
The other tally came IN the third on
Shields's triple and Halls single,
1t would have been much better II
the game had not been played 1t
certainly should not have gone longer
than four and half innings. The
ground was already wet from the
early rain, and sand had to be used
to get 1t In playing condition. Rich
mond won. but 1t was an empty VIC
tory. and not appreciated by the fans,
McCabe and Baker were both sick,