The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
WHERE THEY PLAY MONDAY.
Richmond mt Norfolk.
Roanoke Mt Lynchhnrz.
Petersburg nt DanyiiIc.
ny GUS MALBERT.

Outplaycd. outguessed, outbatted,
outlucked and outseneraled Can such
combination spell anything hut de-
feat? At any rate. It didn't in the last
game between the Colts and the Shoe
makers. played at Broad Street Park
yesterday afternoon. when the team
from the Hi City captured the fray
and the series BY winning tho contest,
E to i.
1t wasn't even q good game TO look
at. for more or that dumbness which
IS becoming too frequent was dis
played The fortunate part of the
game. from the managerial standpoint
IS that so few were on hand to spread
the report OF how poorly the Colts per
formed Had the usual Saturday
crowd been present howl would have
gone up from one end of the city TO
the other
Blnnked In Two Series.
This Is the second series in which
the Colts have participated and in
which not single game was won by
the Colts. 1t begins TO look bad Even
the offensive prowess, OF which we
have been wont to boast, is no longer
apparent The men have lost the art
OF hitting when hits mean runs, and
the lone tally scored yesterday was
due 70 the errors of the opposing
team, rather than to the ability OF the
boys who live here with the willow.
The six hits that We're made were
desultory, and came when they could
do the least possible harm to the in
Haders.
On several occasions, az the detailed
story OF the game Will show. the Colts
had chances. for the first man up got
on base. But the hopes OF the fans
began TO ebb when this same first man.
safely on first. was caught OF the bag
through sheer carelessness. And yet
one Is supposed TO boost and boost in
the face of audiences which range
from 1900 to 5000 people, who see
the crude work of the team.
Bruck Wins Both.
To make matters worse. Stocksdale
selected Bruck to go the route again.
Notwithstanding the fact that he won
the first game from the Colts That
the selection was wise. the score
shows The best the locals could do
was to get the six hits referred TO
above. Not during the nine innings
did they show aggressiveness enough
TO go after the game as II 1t was really
wanted Jobson, from the Tidewater.
opposed Bruck. and he pitched good
hall, one OF the runs scored off him
being directly attributable to Martins
throw heavenward to get man at
first But what boots 1T that the
pitcher is doing good work If the rest
of the team fails to help?
1t was simply n case of the best
team winning. Now the cats out of
the bag, and IL this be treason the
supporters OF the locals can make the
most of It, Patience surely ceases to
be a virtue after the slump which has
hit the Richmond crowd. 1t has gone
so far that excuses can no longer be
found, and the only consolation that
can possibly come Is that we have a
baseball club which is not quite as
good as the others.
In view Of the fact that the story of
the game is told below by innings, it
seems useless TO enter into further disc
section The game was lost. That's
the gist of the matter, and the CALLING
part Of 1t all is that those pesky Shoe
makers simply toyed with us In ad-
ministering the defeat. It's sad, but
true Read the game in detail. which
follows and see if you do not reach
the Same conclusion.
First Inning.
Iobson. Richmond's second recruit
from the Tidewater. started to the
centre. Speedy Heating faced the
barrier. Over the pan came the first
ball, and Heating swung. The bat met
the ball, but 1t bounded to the pitcher
and Heating was out. Woolums swung
at two and the third, also over met
hands. Morrison chose to do better
and he did. doubling to Maths. the boy
fielding the ball clean and fast. Nc
DonneIl could not deliver and Jobson
fooled him three times in the same
place.
Dobson again topped the batting
list for the Colts. but he did nothing
more than foul to Bien:: Priest met
the ball squarely. but 1t sailed and
rested peacefully with Krebs. Nc
Cabe rose to left and not even a Colt
landed on q hassock.
Second Inning.
Martin grabbed Stocksdale's ripper
in great shape and the fox died at
FIRST Krebs swung ut two without
landing, and only drove to Priest i'm
Abe air. Zannelli dropped bingle
p'-- lContinued on Second Pagel