The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-27
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Richmond, 4; Dnnvilic, 1. E
Petersburg, ., Norfolk, o.
MISUNDERSTANDING, rain.
STANDING or THE CLUBS.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Dnnrllie nj tichmond.
Roanoke nj Lynchhurg.
Norfolk III Petersburg.
ny CTS MALBEnT.

Young MIR. Rapp, imported from
Altoona. Pa. and old Mr. Griffin, nov
alternating In the city on the Dan,
started out In a neck and neck race
at the local lot yesterday in the sec
ond game of the present series with
the Red Socks. Until the NTH lap
there never was a prettier race. both
going easy, with the wiseheads up In
tho air, and few layers willing TO
pick winner between the two But
that fifth lap proved the undoing of
age. for young Mr. Rapp secured with
his trusty stick home run, chasing
In Cowan ahend of him. and the lead
he thus obtained put the quictus to
any further hopes of the travellers,
The finish finding the score to / in
favor of young Mr.. Rapp's side
Giving proof 10 that grand old adage
that history repeats. Joe Laughlin's
tribe reversed Itself and PLAYED base
ball MS she is "wrote'* There was
no fooling about 1t. either. They
played ball every minute, and the
errorless error column tells a Won
derful tale of the come Effectiveness"
OF those Danvillians.
Griffin vs.. Rapp.
Harry Griffin did not pitch a poor
game It was simply that Rapp
pitched a better game. Also he 1t
noted in passing there was some
snnppy fielding behind both pitchers
Martin and Egan, though both are
charged with errors-the only Two
chalked against the Colts-s peared
scrcamers which looked like safe
swats in any league. Maths ran
around In left garden like the colt
that he is and nabbed couple headed
for the bleachers, while Dobson and
Cowan were Just what was ordered in
their respective places. And young
Mr.. Rapp pitched, oh! how he did
hcavel
Now. for a few bouquets for Dan
VILE Cooper at third. Laughlin at
iirst, Frye at short and Coggtns at
second gave evidence OF the fact that
they are ball players. It was any
body's game until the ifth. when
Griffin. vidently thinking he would
have little trouble with a pitcher up,
iohbed one UP for Rapp. and that
worthy pushed his attenuated l53
pounds up against the leather to such
good effect that It didn't stop sailing
until left field fence had been cleared
3 Griffin Nearly Won.
Griffin would have won his first game
Of the season but for few things
which happened. chief of which was tha
aforementioned young Mr.. Rapp But
there were others. For instance, in
the sixth. Wallace singled to centre.
was sacrificed to second by McCabe
and scored on Martins double to left.
That was one thing with which Mr.
Rapp had nothing to do. Again in the
eighth Truck Egan pasted one through
liorner for three sacks, and romped
nome on Martins second double. You
couldn't by any possibility blame that
on Mr. Rapp.
Asi q matter of fact RAJ p's whole
performance was blamclcss. Two his
out OF three times up, and one of them
y home run, scoring two, only two
bases on balls, with six strikeouts 10
his credit and allowing but Ave bin
Eles to his opponents. is good enough
record for an opening performance in
a strange town, and one forgets that
he hit Horner. who had the unSraci
BUSINESS TO score afterwards
Horner BrinEs Lone Tally.
Horner's tally was the only one
which Danville could get Rapp was
tower OF strength defensively, and
Joe Laughin is Of the opinion that ne
is some pumpkins on the offensive.
Harry Griffin likewise coin cides in this
opinion Ray Morgan. tho clever little
shortstop for Danville. was ont Of the
game, suffering. not from split nm
ger as appeared in this column yester-
day. but from chills and fever There
fore it was necessary for Prye 10 &c
10 that position, with Horner. all out
fielder. filling Fryes shoes in right
Jack Barker, In citizens clothes. was
in the grandstand, and II may be tina,
lie has allowed himself to become dis.
engaged by sullivan,
Evidences OF ninth inning rally
by the Tobacconists were not lacking
In that frame Joe laughlin was given
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