Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-02
LAFAYETTE WINS CLOSE
CONTEST FROM SPIDERS
Richmond College Team, i'm First
Game, Makes CreditabIc
Showing.
NoRrnEKNERs WE'RE STRONG
Team Has WalIoped Some of Rest
College Outfits in Stntc-Coach
Dobson Highly Pleased at Conduct
of his Charges.

Surprising the most optimistic
students, and diorrsters, the Richmond
did game against the far famed La
faycttc nine from i?aston Pam, and
IN eight full innings OF rattling good
play yesterday afternoon on Stadium
Field at Wcsthampton. held down the
fast dying NortherDers to the rcspcc-
M ,nnie score OF to = The ZANE WAS
to give the visitors time to catch Il
boat,
The locals have had little opportu-
nifty TO practice, and yesterdays con-
dict was the first real game they have
INDUCED in so far this season. The
score does not truly represent the real
as Lafayette mas one 81 the fastest
teams in big college circles Their
record was perfect on the present
southern tour. They wallopcd V. NJ
L.. II To >. and just day before yes
tcrday walked ali over the Washing
ton and Lee team by the score Of II to
here from Lexington, aud were con-
sidcrahiy fatigucd but whether that
condition WAS responsible for the close
ness of the game il hard 10 tell.
The Spider team. individually and as
a whole, displayed more class than
anyone thought was possible. The
dergoinG from Coach Dobson shonc out
brightly yesterday In its results There
We're no pariirularly sensational field
tho spider nncld. played we'll together
and showed signs Of smooth machine
work, which is bound TO prove big
factor IN the Spiders work this sea-
son.
Robinson In Hor.
robinson. last years varsity squad
pitcher. started out in the box for the
locals, and while he was twrling he
displayed beautiful form. He pitched
nicely. and showed clearly that he has
IS as GOOD as in the conflict Yesterday.
thc Lafayette SiuEScrS found him a
very difficult uut to crack.
Con. The Newport News portpaw. who
We'll. hut did not display the ability
WA, he has shown in The practice
forIm@ the 1'y ysrycs Of M'G"irGs per-
vcry good style. Captain Wiley was
played in the outheid. and his work
her wns very c"mmcnIablc.
Errors We're plentiful five being
committed by til" Spiders ana three by
the l.afayctt" crew. However. tho dit
ference lay in the fact that the miscucs
Of tn" visitors were no, very costly
while one error Ivy Sisson allowed two
runs to score and a single to be
stretched 10 II home rum.
Tia" out;icld ground. however. is none
TO" level. and This was partly RESPONSE
tile. Each team garnercd five safe
hinTlcs. but the visitors wallops were
moro timely ANA resulted in the greater
number or tallcs
Frequent changes were made in the
SninSr tnSun and many men We're
trleu oht Ny Coach l)HhSon, who was
ANXIOUS I" watch their behavior.
Myers, tn" hard hitting first base
man OF the NOrtherncrs carried off The
big honorS OF the day by polling out
a smashing TWO S1Ckrr and a circuit
slam ont of four times At bat besides
reg istcring tW" of the tallieS made by
his team The spiders counts came
by the .clcancst Kind of hitting and
base running.
This afternoon columns the first
section Of the first annual intcr-class
4 -
ne stadium Field at 1910 o'clock There
viii ID" 1--WE different field events to-
DAY. ANA the public is invited There
VIII be 40 admission charged The
lineup: