The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26
STANDING OF TEAMS.
WHERE THEY PLAY To-MORROw.
Richmond MT Portsmouth,
Newport News mt Roanoke.
Norfolk ut Petersburg.

The Colts won the first game from
the Builders in the ninth inning. af-
ter one man was down: when Bunting
sent ~ sacrifice ny to left garden and
worth. who mad reached first on n
feldei's choice. advanced TO second on
Grimcs's hit and stole third, was across
with the counter.
IL was an uphill battle with the
honors Of the pitching work in favor
OF Grimes. who held the ShipbuiIders to
eight hits. while Murphy. who was OF
the mound until one hit had been
made off him in the ninth. allowed a
total OF eleven hits for five counters
Barton was found for single by
Woerth. and Bunting's sacrifice fly.
Tho visitors took tho lead in the
initial frame. Gondoln walked and
went out at second on Krepps's field
ers choice. Mcixell singled to left, and
Krepps took second, and both scored
when Walters hit to centre. Smith sent
Waiter around to third on hit to
right, and stole second. but they were
left on, when Carnes flied out.
First Triple rIny in sennon.
Murphy walked Bunting and Robe
In the first frame for the locals. and
things looked bright for runs when
Newton stepped confidently TO the rub
Der. He hit the ball firmly. and 1t bee
lined TO arst base. where Carnes nitted
IT. stepped to first and retired Robe and
threw to Gondolfi ut second in time to
put out Bunting. who fell in endcavor-
ing 90 make a quick Eet-back. Thus
The FIRST triple play of the 1914 seaaon
was pulled off at the local park.
In the third inning AIeixell tripled to
centre and scored on Chunks sacrifice
hit.
With the. score 3 to In favor of
Newport News. the locals repeated
their performance of the day previous
and.in tho third inning every man on
tho team had time ut bat, and six
hits, including Grimes's triple and w
Snydcr's double. resulted In four runs.
"oer;h, first man up. singled To right
and scored OH Grimcss triple. Grimes
came homo on "a wild pitch by Muir
ply. Bunting beat out a hit to short
and stole second: Role few out to
centre. Newton beat out hit to third.
Bunting was safe at third. and New
ton at second when Berger hit to
short Gray laid down a feldcrs
choice. and Bunting was out pitcher
TO catcher. With the bases full. w.
Snyder hit TO left for two bases, New
ton and Berger making counters ].
Snyder went out. pitcher to first, re-
firing the side.
Clever fielding and splendid pitch
Ing by Grimes kept the Builders from
scoring until the eighth. when they
tied up the score by making two runs
in this fashion, Gondolh hit to left
Krepps famed. MeiNell hit TO centre.
Gondolh and MeiXell advanced when
Walters drew n pass after Chunk had
flied TO left. With the bases full,
Smith laid a pretty grounder down to
Bunting. and the second bascman let
IT go by Gondoln and AIeixell crossing
the plate. Smith stole second. but
Carnes famed. retiring the side.
The visitors did no damage In the
ninth. but the Colts did, and that tells
n nj a 1nr I,i
to left, but died 1T second on Woerth's
fielders choice. Wocrth was adj
vanced by Grimcs's single to centre,
and he and Grimes executed q neat
double steal. With one out. Bunting
sent the ball to Smith In left field and
Woerth scored before the return was
made.
Rain Interrupts Second Game.
BY his insisttncy that Umpire Nor
cum resume playing. after the game
had once been called off and once sus-
pended on account OF rain Harry
Mathews. rallied his team In the ninth
inning OF the second contest yesterday
afternoon. and. with the aid of three
successive errors and two hits, wrested
victory from the Colts. Though New
ton must be charged with two errors
In this inning and Bunting with one.
1t should be said In their favor that
the ground was wet and ball almost
zoo SllppeTy 10 nOluN when once they
had their hands on It, Under normal
conditions they would have ficlded tho
ball in proper manner. and the game
likely would have been saved.
It is no discredit to Harry Mathews
that he insisted that playing should be
resumed after each of two showers
but many thought that Umpire Norcum
should have called the game at the end
of tho eighth inning, when the score
stood 10 l In favor of Richmond and
rain was still falling. But Mathews
called his men into the field: Norcum
and Renrolds looked the grounds over
and then decided that the game should
be played 10 the usual. finish.
Mchrthur's Work Good.
IT was AlcArthur's first appearance
on the mound for. Richmond, and
though he allowed nine hits. three OF
them were lined out In the Initial ses-
sion. when n high wind was blowing
from the north and the ball was
waited about at the pleasure of every
puff that blew. After that he settled
into his stride. and kept his hits we'll
scattered until the ninth. when, after
three errors had been made in the in
field behind him. two singles were
made from his delivery.
Newport News scored her first tally
III the first inning. GondoIf singled,
and Krepps went out on first, Macarthur
covering the bag. Meixcll lined out a
single In tho infeld. and Chunk fol-
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