The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-11
NEW STYLE DOUBLE-HEADER is
INAUGRATED WITH TORONTO TEAM
Two Games of Five Innings Each Are Announced for Tues
day Evening Performance in Broad Street, Park,
as Home Teams Seems to Like
Short Distance Route

I from Egan. But Baker waA slow In
getting back and Shaw went from
first to third on the dinky hit Keeior
poked down the third base line.
Baker made beautiful overland
scoop and throwser the ball, getting
his man In fine style, He seemed to
think his work was done but Shaw,
seeing third unguarded, dashed for
IL. Egan threw across and Baker
tried to get the throw but it hit
Shaw's flying heels and went to the
grandstand, Shaw going home.
Three bases and a run on sacrt-
fee hit is some ball playing. by the
fellow who turns the trick. 1t doesn't
speak volumes in praise Of the team
that allows It to be pulled off.
Game Was Interesting.
Yet the game was interesting and
ii showed that our boys can play
ball IN spots. When they can go
nine innings as we'll as they can four
or five, Richmond win have some
ball team.
1t is. no doubt. due to this five In
ming habit that MANAGER Sullivan
has determined upon a new kind OF
doubie-header games. He il going
TO fool the boys. He is going to
ihahe tbStn pay INo Bafnes III HNc
innings each with a short rest in be-
tween. No doubt he figures II this
way:
The boys go along fine for Ave
innings and then they blow Up. Well,
III fool them.
"I'il make them go FIVE innings,
call II game and start them all
over again for another nve innings.
Now. taking two games OF FIVE In
nings each they Will have a double
chance to win. So will the other
fellows but"
Well. that is the scheme ne IL
going TO work. 1t Will 60 In opera
ton against the Toronto team Tues
day evening.
Doubie-Header Games.
II may be Manager Sullivan took
his cue from New York Saturday. the
Giants and tho Yale boys played
double-header OF five innings each.
the regular team going in the first
game and the Yannigans the second.
Both Giant teams won.
Sullivan will follow the double
header system In all the following
games against Montreal. Altoona and
Trenton.
The games, however. will start at
the usual time. O'Clock.
But. 10 get back 10 Mondays
game
The Toronto team no sooner show
ed up than old time fans began to
ask themselves and their neiKhbors
where Joe Kelley had dug up all
the oldtime big ieaguers.
Old Time Ieseuers.
There was Kelley himself among
them. though not IN uniform. He was
y ha
riayed with tho big four in Baltimore:
and with him was Wee Willie" Keeler,
another of the famous quartet of Keel
er, Kelley. Jennings and McGraw.
Yes. Keller is playing right field
for his old time side partner, and he
ehokes his bat in the same old way.
AZ he did when he was the surest bat
ter in the game, tho man who never
struck out.
How can he hit. grabbing his bat
half way up the handle" asked fan
You'll see" observed his compan-
ion.
The fret time up Keeier popped a
ny. The next time he tapped q roller
10 Clauser. The third time he laid
down perfect bunt that Baker got
by a pretty play. II served it's turn.
however, The next time he hit the
first ball for a single TO left. shot It
on line between Baker ana Mar
tin ana> the last time up he hunted
and was ~ e. .~
Pretty fair, for an oid-tirner.
keeier Not the Only One.
But keeler was not the only old tim.
or In uniform, On third base was Bill
still wearing the shirt he
wore with the Cleveland team. And
he played q great game.
On first was Jim Jordan. tt,e demon
years ago, and a first baseman for
whom John McGraw. 1t Is said. once
offered $4,000.
George Winters who was on the