The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
ny GUS MALBERT.

Ineffective pitching. coupled with
errors allowed Petersburg TO win the
afternoon game here yesterday. before
one OF the largest crowds ever wit
Street lot. by the lopsided score OF
IL to s. Richmond won the morning
game in Petersburg. TO 3.
1t was another OF those occasions
which clearly demonstrated that the
Colts are sadly lacking IN the iinging
department Rapp. who played sec
ond Monday. was selected 10 do the
Handy Andy Bruckmiller. who present Is
the class OF the ague when IT com es
to slabmen. Rapp lasted exactly four
Innings. or at least. he was allow ed
to remain that long BY Manager Cow
an. IN that BRIEF space six hits. aided
by some poor playing on the part Of
Ezekiel. who was substituting at sec
ond. brought home Ave Goober tallies,
Just as many as the Colts gathered in
the entire game.
Pierce Couldn't Help.
Pierce carried the white flag to the
ntre and attempted to stem the tide.
but IT was no use. Those Goobe rs
were not to be stopped. They jumped
on Pierce and swattcd him 20 the ex-
tent OF twelve hits. including every
kind but home run. and added nine
e
ineffective fielding was responsible for
some OF the scoring In the earlier
stages. 1t was nothing but the hit and
run in the latter stages. with every
Goober but Keliher and Bruckmiller
crossing at least once. and all but
Bruckmiller credited with safet:es.
Gooberville was happy, for be IL
known that the Appomatti came over
in hordes The Battle OF the Crater
was a feeble whisper compared with
the noise they made as man after man
with the big "P" on his shirt front
crossed the rubber. adding to the tell
Ing defeat administered the locals. And
1t happened in Richmond, which made
the enjoyment superlative
Both Score In First.
In the very first round of the mill
Heinie Busch started the run getting.
Bowen struck out. but Booze beat an
infeld tap, and with the first ball
pitched started for second. George
threw wide to Ezekiel, who was wait
Ing to take the throw, and the semi
pro allowed the ball to get away from
him, and Booze. who is some runner,
kept on to third. Busch was up, and
he took two god ones. Booze got a
lead off. and wkle Rapp was winding
up started on IT,. path to the plate.
He would have stolen home. but Busch.
next thrown ball. even though it was
waste ball down the first base line.
while Booze crossed. the visiting man
ager dying at the initial sack Keli-
her popped to MATHS and the inning
was over.
Richmond tied ii up in the last Of
the same frame. Baker walked, and
stole, although Wallace stood in front
of the plate, and let the last strike
come over without attempting to aid
Baker going down. McCabe beat out
an inheld hit on a mighty close de-
cision, advancing Baker to third Mat
tbs drove a high sacrifice fly to left,
and Baker scored, McCabe reaching
scenod. Martin bowled the bali
through Bruckmilier. and stole, but
Dobson few to centre, and the inning
was over.
Nothing in Second.
Spencer started the second by beat
Ing out an infeld hit. Stein hit to
centre. advancing the runner to third,
and took second on the thrown-in.
Spencer was caught at third, and Ben
bow and Sewage were easy outs, so
that the two hits availed nothing.
For Richmond Cowan walked and
Ezekiel put him on second with a
sacrifice. Rapp struck, out and Baker
The Coolers scored in the third.
Booze beat out another diamond scratch,
and again stole second. Busch doubled
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