The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-28
HAPPY JACK BARKER
DIPS TARS
Recruits Humble Victorious Colts, Win
ming First Game With Ease, z to 2-Jimmie
Poole Master Of Situation, and Allows
but Six Hits.

me iirst man charged to him since he
has been working In Iiichmond. lie
had just as much as he has shown In
any game. nnd lie allowed but eight
hits. which ordinarily will win his
games. provided the Colts are sticking
In their usual manner.
Could Not Hit in I'Inchcs.
This they failed to do. Ii one
strong point OF the team. and u point
which has stood out conspicuotsly I'M
Ill yesterday. was tho ability Of the
men to hit whcn hits were needed.
There were several opportunities-gcod.
big, juicy opportunitics-ln that Eanc
which were passed ,p In about as un-
pleant a manner as local fandom could
have witnessed.
II started bad for us right at the
beginning. Jack, who is usually as
stcndy as a clock. and who can always
hing them where he wants 10, shot the
first one to the inside corner, trying 10
get Anderson, who was standing all
most on the plate. Tho ball came IN
too close. grazcd Anderson's shirt, ana
he passed unmolcstcd TO first. About a
second later Jack looked toward Cowan.
found that Anderson was Oft tho bag,
and threw to get him. The bail passed
through Cowan's hands. and Anderson
made the circuit. lie was called back
70 second because of q ground rule
which allows but one base on a passed
ball. Babb grounded. and was out,
Anderson going to third, Kircher put a
bounccr down TO Baker. and he was
out. l
The Catastrophe Happens.
Then tho horror OF 1t all happened.
Staub batted to Martin. and the short
stop failed to handle ii. Anderson
scored. and Stauh was safe. Dodge
smaclted Il beauty to left, which would
have been al out but that Maths failed
In rot I'm II ia c, ~ /, = - ...a /; F. - {,
proved to be n double. Staub scoring on
the hit Law singled to left. and Dodge
scored. Pagel ended 1t all by forcing
Law at second. from Egan to Martin.
Here were three runs scored after
chances to retire tho side were tossed
in the air.
The rest of the scoring was largely
duo TO the ability OF the visitors TO
handle the willow. In the third, q hit
by kfrcher to centrc. a sacrifice by
Statib and Laws single to the same
place added another. Still another
came In the fourth. Block hit for two
bases into right field. Poole sacrificed.
and was safe when Barker tried to get
Block at third. Anderson hit one to
Baker and was out. Poole pulled IN.
wool over the eyes of the locals. get
ing caugh between first and second,
letting Block score, after which event
he was out. Cowan TO Egan.
For two frames the visitors rested,
but In the seventh made the circuit
again. Poole triplcd 10 centre and
scored on Andcrson's sncrifce ~ 10
Maths. Tho eighth was u~nproductlvc,
hut the ninth yielded the final tally.
Pagel singled. was sacrificed TO second
by Block. went TO third on Poolc's hit,
and was squeezed In by Anderson.
Colts Score In Second.
Richmond managed TO put one across
In hn SaCnn6 a nd shawl 49,, 49, - H
ness only knows how many more but
for too speedy base running. Egan
was an easy out, via the shortstop
route. Martin hit n double to left, but
was caught going to third. Maths
walked, and Cowan was safe on a field
er's choice when Martin was caught.
Sullivan doubled TO left, and Maths
scored. Cowan was caught at the plate
in attempting to cross tho pan on tho
sa me hit.
From then until the sixth there was
not Il chance, only one man getting as
FAR as second. In the sixth. after a
conference. Wallace came up strong
hit safe to left. McCabc dupli-
Gated in centre, but, sad as 1t IS TO re-
late. all of tho mighty timber wieIders
who followed fell down dismalIy. and
wallace and McCnbe rested where they
were. tssan popped ono to left; Mar
I'm dld the same to second, and Mat
It's tapped oneTin the air to right.
Tie final squirt came In the last In
ming. when we managed to shove an
other across. Martin hit. went to third
on a wild heave from Poole, and scored
as cowan was going out, second to
hrst Maths In the meantime had
struck out. Sullivan walked, but Bar
Ner popped to second, and It was over.
Poole pitched a great game Of ball
and was never worried. lie LET IN To-
ward the finish, but whenever there was
II chance of damage being done put tllc
lid down and sat on 1t. The score;
Richmond.