The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-30
3ECKMANJ FORFEITED
GAME TO PETERSBURG
Telegram Said Fines Must Be Paid, at Plate and
Jumps CONSTITUTES Message Literally, Award
ing Game to Coolers Sulivan's
Protest Unavaiing

had been paid, II should so go. Any
other action would be unfair. ana
would justify tn. local manager in any
| acton he might take
Santa CInus fn Evidence.
as TO the exhibition itself. there was
nothing TO It BUT a pr ,inenade for the
Colts, with Santa Claus leading the
r-ccession and young Chambliss play
ny: he march. II, walked n,ne men,
had wild pit,h. and was hit eafeIy
Yen times. once for home run.
Fierce pitched a stoaIy game, although
nit Tor nine safe.lrs. some Of the very
scrstehy variety Martin distinguished
A'niself In making a couple Of circus
stops of hard hit balls.
:he Colts scorAi In the Hrst on Nc
CaSe's hit and Essn's swat to Rruck-
miller which he couldn't l4anilo end
Martins sacrifice ny To deep lei, Ihe
Ioooers took way the lead In their
half Booe walked and stalo second.
'1ohnnS Shaw singled. sending Bcoe to
thire. Johnny stole second, AMI both
ne ana Rooe scored on Bownn's ,r;nle
Gown the flrst base line. Only once
more conid the Petersburg con I'm gent
score. In the third a double by Booze
to right and single by Bowen to LEFT
sfored the former.
Four Cross In Second.
tHichmond got quartet Of counters
in the second. Chambliss was respon-
slo!e for 1t all. Dobson beat out an
lnheld hit, and went to second on
passed ball. Cowen singled to left
ana ana went to second on the throw i'm
20 SCI Doeson ct the plate. which
tailed Barker hit over second send
ing CowaH to third. Pierce was walk
e. forcing Barker 10 second and ill.
ing the corners. Baker hit to left
scoring Cowan and advancing each
OF the other runners with the corners
still hlled. Egan was walked. forcipe
In Barker. Martin YVES walked. fore
ing IN Pierce Then fast double play
set'inS Martin at second retiring Mat.
'is az hrst, saved further trouble
Some more of Chambltss's witdness
presented another in the fifth. Dobson
walked after Martin and Maths we're
OUT. he stole second. went to third
on Wild pitch and scored when
Petersburg Martin failed to handle
Cowans easy chance The sixth was
the last scoring round. Pierce beat on,
an infield hit and went to second on
Shaw's error in the same play. Baker
walked and McCabe promptly sacrl-
need MIN to second, Pierce taking
.hiro. Then Truck Sgan planked one
out OF the park over left field fence
and the three trotted home. Martin
singled stole second and scored on
Mattts's double TO right.
Didn't Relieve sullivan.
Whether the game would have gone
the same way had it been a regular
anair is not known. But Richmond
did win 1t in olean-cut fashion. such
actions a s that of day will lend
credence to the reports that the UNI
pires arc laying for Richmond and
VIII also add weight TO the report that
II is the rest of the lea que against
the Colts. 1t did not help matters.
While 1t Is true that article I, sec
ton ., says that no player with u fine
standing against him is eligible to
Play until that fine is paid, leniency
has been shown before undor similar
circumstances and could have been
shown to-day. 1t was u case OF either
believing or not believing Sullivan
Eckman evidently did not believe thar
the fines had been sent In. and he there
fore declared the game forfeited. sew
eral of the officials OF the Peters
burg club have expressed themselves
IS being sorely put out at the action
of the umpire.
The score OF the exhibition game
follows: