The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-05
STANDING OF THE c,,,us
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Richmond ut Petersburg.
DnnriiIe ut Norfolk.
L!nchhurS at Ronnokc.
BY GUS MALBEnT.


season came TO a close yesterday when
Richmond defeated Petersburg in
we'll stayed exhibition to Q Tho
Coolers by winning the morning con-
test to established themselves as
the Virginia League pennant winners
OF 1911 and the only fight OF interest
now remaining is that between Lynch
burg and Richmond for fourth pos,
ton
Hannifan's wildness in the first In
ming aided by heady work on the part
OF Griffin good base-running on the
part of Priest and nifty clout by
| Wallace at the proper moment netting
couple of counts won tho game tor
the Colts. Outside of that first box
Hannifan pitched steady game. al
lowing but seven more hits Unfortu-
nately for Larry. three of those hits
came together in the fourth. adding
another Colt tally. while another OF
the btngles was for the circuit roll
! Ing from the bat Of Ralph MATHS and
sailing high over left field fence
HoSuc AEnin Twirled Well
Ira HoEue pitched another great
his work in the first game against
Danville last Saturday. He was hit
safely five times and has walk
charged against him. In only one In
ming, the ninth. did two hits come to.
gether. and they produced the only
count to which the Coolers were en-
titled. The other tally came as a re-
suit of Bakers poor fling OF KeAhcr's
! bourcing slam in the nth. which al
lowed the first bascman to advance
to second The little fellow made a
nice play in getting the ball. which
took nasty bound at an angle. but
should have made better peg
Laughlin breczed and Spencere lofted
to Spencer which woulc nave retired
the side, had Bakers throw been right
| Instead. Selvage. who struck out his
other two times at bat. caught
freaker on the end of his stick. pro-
ducing two-sacker. which scored
Keliher.
Ira failed to ehual his record of
cightyfour pitched balls, made In Sat
urday's game though he started out 20
DO better. Up to the nth inning he had
tossed but thirty-hve but the fifth
broke badly and he piled up twenty
one. The ninth was also bad. fifteen
heaves being necessary In all he
I heaved l0l times, OF which thirty
were balls. sixty-sevcn strikes some
.! which We're hit to the helders. and
! four fouls after the second strike had
| been called.
IInnnifan's Had Inning.
| Hannifan walked Priest in the first
! and Johnny pilfered. Then steve wait
cd and placed a pretty bunt just to
the right of Hannifan. too shallow for
! either Guiheen or kcliher to handle.
| He was safe and Johnny advanced.
I Wallace's tap scored Priest and steve
! took third. though !. did look as IL
Anthony loafcd in the relay. Larry
! didn't like to see the cushions empty.
| so he fieided them by walking Maths.
and to help matters forced steve across
, by passing Charles
| count almost was registered in
! the second. and but for Hanks poor
! coaching at third the local end of the
! score would have been heavier Priest
| got life on Busch's heavc to Keliher.
| Steve whacked for two, which legi-
| TINA tcly put Johnny on third. Booze
/ was a little slow making the return.
| and when he did get the throw away
It pulled Sewage off the bag. Johnny
| took a look around and slowed up.
| but getting no tip to stop went on
! home. where nc was nailed by Sell
wages peg to Laughlin.
The sacks were choked again In the
! seventh. with two down. when Lucia
/ $ ngled Griffin nailed his second double
! and Larry hit Wallace. Martin was
| olt to Spencer. who. by the way. play
ed Il great fielding game and nobody
moved up.
After all 1t was a pretty game and
made very good ending to a rather
! diastrous season. The score:
/ MORNING GAME.
I Petersburg, Va. September A.
/ n'hree thousand eager. excited and en-
! ihusastic fans saw Petersburg cinch
! the pennant by defeating Richmond
/ this morning. Vance In the box for
! Petersburg won his eleventh straigh;
game. Taken as "A whole his support
, was not of the class which the home
j team has been putting up. AT critical
/ times Vance was terc with the goods
| and either struck OUT the batsman or
| retired the side on n dinliy infield hit
/ Nerbout also shone up in the box. Ear-
I ring the first inning he pitched win
| ming ball. and but for Cowan's muT of
| Anthony's foul fly in the ninth inning
| the game would have gone to extra
| innings. and the result might have
1 been different.
| Petersburg scored two in the first
! inning on base on balls, sacrifice
| a single and Keliher's three asger
| Richmond scored IN the second on An
| thongs error and singles by Charles
| and Baker. In the third inning Rich
| mond made two runs on singles by
| Priest and Grimm. and Mattiss three
Dagger. but Petersburg tied the score
on Charless mum of Booe's fly. a stol-
en- base and a single by Busch.
! In the ninth Howedcll struck out. Gut
heen singled and went to second on
Vance's sacrifice. With two men out
| Cowan's muffed Anthony's high foul
| With two 2trikpg aud three halls