The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-03
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KILLS FIRST GAMF
Colts Recuperate in Second, However, and Pull
Over One Rum After Which Game Is Called
on Account of Darkness Much to the En-
ragement of One Steve Griffin-Curtis
Walker Pitches in Spite of Protest

I chased the asbestos cat midas p,,,4
chair. They seemed to have str,nr
matt spavtns. wind gals and the otbar
eo,ipt.'h's. Murray had as litale diff.
cuity IN shaking them off second base
before they got on as a crocodile daas
iunchlng on Parsee devotee. And
the rest of the bags were the scenes
of similar tragedies
Few There mt First
The crown that was present RI co.
the first engagement between Colts
ana Bugs was SO slim that IT was
hardly noticeable. The low-hanrine
clouds gave every appearance OF rain.
peiore the game started, and the fans
whose enthusiasm has been slightly
cooled did not have the courage tn
face both expected defeat and rain
The first game. however, worked its
way through without a drop falling.
and, although it became dark enough
Tor searchlight, Umpire Ponder did
not call the second game until Danville
mad been at bat eight times.
Revelle was the gentle angora thar
ate out of the hands of the Danylllians
In the first game. One inning tells
1he tale, and after that there was
nothing to 1t but Bugs Two bases OIL
palls and three slunging hits, the last
or which was for two good bases. did
the work for Revelle, and although he
worked we'll after that, 1t was no use
me tragedy was pulled Off in tho
third box Just as Revelle was warm
ing up IN proper style. Rickert start
cd the fracns by accepting, with
,hanks, free pass to first. CASTOR
thought we'll enough of the perform
ance to take the same Dose and both
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flee hit.
Steyc's Hot Drive.
Griffin came next. and the way he
potted single drive down the third
base line was enough to make the
father of all Colts weep. Hooker
smashed one between Clayton and
Dobson, which moved Griffin up to
third, where there was chance FOR
him to make another tally. and calm
ly stole second while things were COM
Ing the way of the Bugs. Priest died
on an easy fly, but Schrader connected
with vengeance and landed on second
base, with both runners scored, before
the ball came in.
Bussey who worked for Danville
was batted often and hard, but the
base running of the Colts precluded
any thought of big score.
In the third inning Burke managed
to drive out double Dagger and came
home on put-outs before the side
was retired. That was the only tally.
however and after batting Bussey to
every unoocupied corner of the OUT
field. Richmond closed the game u
very poor second
Second Game.
Tn spit of warnings as to Curtis
Walkers eligibility, Griffin put him
In the box for the second game and
defed all Corners. Walker handled
himself In tlrst-class form and noth-
ing In the world except the fact that
yerbout handled himself In better
form kept Danville from winning.
Verbout let the Bugs down with two
far apart hits during the eight la
nlnGs, and neither of them counted.
In the third inning an error and a
hit brought Burke to the fireplace
with tho only run of the game and
the victory on his shoulders. He sent
a rather easy one TO Priest, and Priest
tried to handle it too quickly and
slammed 1T at Sohrader In such a man
-negsthat schrad sE has y TO ssgo, to- tho !