The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-31

BELIEVE HIM GUlTYL

The verdict OF Richmond fans has
been recorded. Snodgrass did at
tempt to spike Frank Baker In the
late historic struggle on the diamond.
This decision IL rendered every time
the motion picture OF the play 10
shown ut tho Colonial, which, accord
Ing to the eminent Ed. Lyons, 10 every
day this week.
A large gathering OF tho fans were
on hand yesterday to see tho nrst pre-
sanitation OF the worlds series pic
turso In this city. and the SondgFAss-
Baker incident was the one that
caused the greatest comment. Next
to II was the homo run hi. Of BAKER,
which won the second game.
Big Six" Mathewson. the pitohtng
maiuQAy OF the Giants. 10 seen work
Ing in his mastery and graceful man
nar. That big Six was not able 10
win the championship for New York
all alone 10 no rejection on the F&c-
toryv1lle. Pa. boy. Had he been lor-
xunAta to be the AthlettcS piscnef'
the White Elephants might NOT nAvs
lost Z game
Charles Albert Bender. the rsdskin
twirisr. whose masterly pisching rase-
cd him to Z niche with Ma-nsWeon. -
seen In all his glory. Tho last brave
Of the Chippswas may well sing mo
praises Of Bender, tor his achieve
ment In theeo modern times was
xreAtar than that OF any war chiet.
Inrry Doyle, the Giants captain.
gsts quite q hand. The doughty IN.
Tie Irishman plays like demon. anu
Il the Giants had All been Doyise =
different story might have bssn Soio.
Eddie Plank, the lean ana ian4y
twtrlsr, graduate Of 0ettysourg Go'-
lewe, Also came In for hand. Inat
this dependable port-hoe nineer. On
whom nobody figured In the ser,ess
wa able to hold the Giants 10 nvs
hits in nina innings and WIN sems
from the much.touted MatneWson os-
lights the fans.
In the play showing tie spiking OF
Baker the feet Of 6nodgrass are the
most prominent 6nodgrass made .
vicious and vigorous attempt 70
reach third base safely. ana pos ply
he did not attempt TO aseasAnaAs
Baker, but the pictures make II ap-
pear otherwise.
Baker 10 the bio noise IN the Pic.
tures. He u shown meeting the ca..
pitched by MarQuArd and driving II
over the right hcld fence IN Fni,A-
delphis. Collins 10 seen scortng the
winning run ahead OF him. and. then
the focus IN close. % that Baker may
be seen slowly AmblinG around the
Path and tallying. Applause accom-
panies him all OF the way from thtrd
base TO the home plate. and the etate
Of Maryland has other things 70 Dc
prpud OF besides the late Admiral
Gchley aand other heroes.
Modest Connie Mack. tho Athistacs
manager, II only visible twice. Once.
whom he walks across the hsad. look
fnx rke an undertaken. and iasee,
when he 10 pictured with Manager
Nc0rAw. lust prior to tho starting OF
the first gAme OF the series NC
0raw II more visible. because ne -
always working. setting bis men an
example.
the crowd In Philadelphia looks
iArrsr than that in New York. even
though the attendance was 1900
len While tho Polo Grounds may
he the greatest baseball stadium IN
the world, tho Shibe Park enclosure
suffers nothing by comparison. ana
indeed Ueema to be the more com
Portable and hAbitAble place OF the
two. located a. II In right IN the midst
Of 4 myriad OF Quaker homssteAds.
How viciousiy and earnestly was the
MAY Il manifest by the manner N
which tho players Of the contesting
teams ran the bases. In ono picture
Baker 10 shown sliding into third.
where Herzog 10 upset trying to make
the out. This was In tina second n
ming OF the second game. Baker scor-
fne Immediately after ON DAVIS SIN
Rie. the firse run Of tie game ana OF
tia aAr4AR.