The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-13
WILLIAM AND MARY HAS
ALMOST CINCHED TITLE
bF defeating Richmond College Yestcr-
day Williamsburg Contingent Prnc-
tically Lands Championships
ERRORS AID VISITING TIE
TEAM
fIHnnnSnn Pitches Brnyely, hut His
teammates FaiI to Give Him Propcr
support mt Critical Timrs.

., After game that was tammed to
the hrim with excitement and spoctacu-
lar plays. the bnscbalh team from vii
nam and Mary won the game from tho
Richmond College Spiders, which prar-
ucnily gives to the winners tho cham
/ plohShip OF tn" Eastern Virginia Inter-
coiieglnto League. 8 to .. it was only
after the hardest kind of work that
me visitors were able to maintain their
and again In tho latter part of the
game the Spiders made assault after
! assault upon the Loonics. and although
theS succeeded In putting across n
brace OF Tn He's IN the sixth. they were
not quite able to win.
.. me S2 !,,o wac practically presented
70 the WillamsburBo by a couple of
boncrs on the part OF the Spiders. one
was pulled by Crossiey, who Was rcst-
ing ON the hot corner after smashing
our Si%Hilng triple to the centre held
fence. ON the hit and run play he
seemed confused ana instead OF run
h!hE nome on the play he wavcred in
ms tracks about fifteen feet of third
and allowed the Loony third saciter
TO tag him out. The other ivory stunt
VAS on tho part OF Lewis, the Spider
iirst-sackcr.
In the Loony half OF tho sixth frame.
when with Jones jumping back and
iorth between tiird and home Lewis
neld the bali so long that his throw
70 catch Jones at the plate came too
i;'tc, ana the runner scored with case
y, LAD II not been for Crossings bad
49, AiN'h. Inc spiders would
fanny nave had another tally. because
the men following him were scored bv
c cussb,e me- hsa, rrossiey Is partly ex
was his FIRST game this season.
The SpidtR made seven hits TO lin,
winners four. and .whilc ten of thr
spiaess Mhsd qnhy si Iys Of NE
lies In the five passes issued ty Finn
m,as"n. The eight bad errors made by
the team behind him and thu hon.
I
fiannagan, the Spider southnaw il
no passed quintet OF Loonics but
no passed u quintet OF LooncvS buf
none OF these free tickets resulted in
scores Tor the visitors. He showcd
"ntenu'd control in the pinches. and
when the sacks were occupicd he ANN,
/ times got ont of bad positions bv Fan
h!nS the next man. Ills eff.c,ivon,.,.
IN ms line may be Judged by tn"
' h'Ic. 'h "a, zen zen or tn Loonies walked
vhinly. punching
or the four runs made by tho visitors
oC!t3 one MAS carried. while both OF the
np,uer tniites We're clcaniy won. While
H Nh, ,wishing TO d"tr.ct from Garnet
william aud Mary's twlrlcr, VINO
. ntG". 20 a pcautitul game, 1t must bc
s nm mar ~ the two pitchers had been
from williamsburg would not h1Vr
emed half 80 good. Only the fast
i ne s S,mn OF expert and lighting ncld-
liz saved nm time and again lie h;,a
ms teammates entirely to th,n,t "a
IN" victory. 80
fiannaEan can blame his teammates
" !oSS. with such miserable sun.
port both In the Held and AT m. hn,
- pciiofinance Was all the more cred
Snidnr III ~ me bad performers on tho
T T.,, alHe or the lineup. Lirgan nud
i'hNis We're by far the worst fimc Nh
-, - an LiEsa dropped perfect throws
that would have retired Tho rlu,rnr .,,'J
scores resulted. AS Tor Davis H.. 60,
cd TO he very nervous bchina fhn VA,
hhnd ~ ms PASSED BAH after Flannagan
,Htu ttruck the batter out allowed 1n
hrSt William ana Mary tally.
tucker ana Pcachy. the l.oopov..
II IN do sncker ana shoristop. rcspective-
-. "eScrNc much credit. Their work
was simply unbeatable. Slainc IN
,ooFeu Ro%d Tor sure hits wcro handled
porie:tiE by both of these men. and thn
h"autiiui Shicrs, the visiti,ir -, 80
S"TNcr. III" some very good work 49,
In ne n" 'I%" "s, made their runs thusiy:
~ y" hESt. after the first man nm a.. :,
whitfield. Addington aent an ,n,oIrP, 'i 10
10 Nlicy Flanagan thcn wmiind ~
the en S' , I,In up h ana ih"; struck out
strike strike get by him ana AdGina ,i'ln
numt In front Of The plate wien "J nal; Il
iunhicd and above 9TH riirnnr -, ~, W.
"rd ticker sacrificed him 10 Sc.
houndcr 20 Wiley. winch rnt,id hifn
~ n"nhiru ana Shiors got To- MN
",nre .h""lnrt"n Hfcly.roachcd frs;
''tI' p!tcntu Davis mad.
- ncaNtltui throw TO I.irgan ann ,,,,,,,,,
S,nlcEs Two feet on the bar INF Ii..-'., ~
n"!i." lh" hail. !nicrs then scorIi 49,
c"th out Aucarrow to Lewis Zc,y
,"n sent a choppy ono 10 shortnniI
territory. which IiSEan ,,lus.ni 49,, az, -
ihS AGdingtou TO tullv '' 'i
- ~ the sixth, Jones hit a clean si,rlo
. ."D.''H h""t"d and the runnc, TOOL
49,, ~ ''Irhct was out trying 10 bIut
w.. ,"o thiid strike. Shiers laid dove, y
hpu.', Wh'rh was good for an irneld ~,
~ 'Sins Jones !" third AS Lewis boi,i
'ic pan Jones started for hn,nn 49,,
H'.." scare Tho runner back TO mira
~ ne went on home, and Irwis'
throw 20 catch him was too I,,o ~, rs
.a,.5 'he Lonn"ys' scoring for thn
The Spiders got their two ,au,os g.,
,ii" Iast OF the sixth. Aftar WA, 81.
u l"Hh,d. trosslcy trinir dto -,
o.nl'e. AncHrrow them walked ana
rt.'o second on the next ball Iirirn,,
iHt. hpt one 10 Tucker, who h"ld ~
az, :. h!Io and then turned aro,ind
mo matted 'rosslcy off third inI.i
S,t1f4vu over second scoring Anc,rrn,r
w ICY "ls" sent n clean single en-, IN
N'Htc scoring iigrRn. Tho Score.
1910 h'n"nd College.
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