The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
nY Gus NIALnEnr.

hau games were played yesterday
Believe il not, kind reader The hoaN
Is out Verify there were TWO ball
games Yesterday and they happened
after the sun had passed the mcri-
dian. In the forenoon there were two
performances which should have been
ball games, but were not for divers
reasons. Rather should the affairs of
the before lunch session be designated
rs siftdispepsing opportunities. being
duly taken advantage Of by the Colts,
by which Kindness George lIcclcrt
was presented with both. the scores
being TO and TO 6. respectively.
But listen. all ye faithful, to the
Hitting strains of this song, during
which will he spilled some thousands
OF words In an endeavor TO tell YOU
how IL was possible for George Heck
ert's inconsequentinl Class y pehnant
pursuers from the wilds of Trenton,
n. J., 10 claim three OF the Lilliput
va riety OF ball games from Jeems Sui
Evan'S master minds OF modern base
tsll accomplishment.
This time was 10 OF the morning
ire air was pregnant with doors
CT glorious spring. The sun was
high and smiling, when Icems. rotnnd
OF form and rudy Of face. announced
that he was ready with his choicest
brand OF decciycrs. And he was right
az will presently make itself known.
Ward Hcavcs High.
Youag I'd Ward, who has been
allowed 10 perform but once before
dur.ag mis- civili1!ng sotourn in this
dseefve- OF them all. Things looked
b-i1at FOR very few brief minutes
Trne h. walked the very first man
thar faced aim, and that same indi-
sidual managed 10 make the circuit
fcr the hrst score. but all that was
forgiven, FOR did we not tie 1t up IN
tha second and didn't IT remain tied
up Until she fourth?
Sue that fourth! May there never
be another such. Young Ed Ward
forso. that there was any limit. lie
took the ceiling off and played Mars
IN the corner pocket. Then lie car
rouled with reverse English, and after
after the flnal shot. Heckert had pui
three dots IN the run column OF ms
score book. We managed to slip
neasly enc over in the third, put II
mattered not. When the final session
came tho score STOOD 10 against
Us and so it remained.
Boyce Blew Up IN Fntnl Fourth.
( The second parlor festival was
beautiful thing TO behold until Boyce
Lefty Boyce-sat on powder
keg. to which somebody had at
tached lighted fuse. That also
happened in the fourth period.
and IL was as bad as that other fourth,
81 not more so. When they began
1narkinE in that box we had six juicy
rallies to but one for Georges crowd.
ind Boycc had been going immense.
How he fell! HI walked three, missed
one that was batted straight at him,
allowed a couple of hits and two had
crossed the rubber. with the bases
still fun and but one out, when Sulli-
van. in his kindness. sent Barker IN
to relieve the situation. Jack struck
out the first man. but the next. oh! the
next, He slapped one over eyeryoody's
head on TO where Maths was waiting.
end when the ball stopped rolling two
more had formed acquaintance with
every corner of the diamond. That's
when 1t was tied UPS TO 6. i.
In the very last inning Lodge got
busy trying to get ball before it
reached tho batter. and the man on
Third was safe because OF this unwar-
ranted interference. while Lodge was
struck on the finger With so much
force that lie will be out OF the game
for a few days trying to mend the
member and wondering why nc allowed
himself TO become SO "het up" The
score al the close was TO 6 against us.
All About the Afternoon.
Refreshed with ths, midday meal and
with a brief rcsts.ihc. combatantS vera
G 1t again by 4 o'clock this time With
more than 5000 spectators on hand
IT was announced that Mcssrs Pierce
snd Ncrbout would work in the two
tabloid offerings. Jcems himself had TO
do the backstop work because Of
Lodges injury.
Believe me when ] tell YOU that they
were some ball games. It struck the
onsarvant that an attempt was being
made 10 live down the earlier perform
snces Incidentally. the first game was
remarkable in more than one way. We
made but ono hit and scored two runs
Pierce walked six men, and yet not q
Tren ton lad made the circuit. lie also
struck ont six. which may account for
the above result. In the very first Cy
started by making Clay fan Then
ne walked Dugan struck out Tie
meyer, walked Damrau. and finished 1t
ell by striking out a. Kerr.
Baker drew pass. stole second.
went TO third when Blanchard threw
over Hlest's head trying TO catch him
of the bag, and scored when Daniran
JuGglcd Martins Bail-splitter. The
second and only other score Of the
game came in the fourth. and WAS The
result Of another base on balls mis-
tine presented 10 EEan, who was sac
s!iiccd TO second By Martin, from which
place ne scored on Mattis's hit 10 left
There was some fast Gelding exliib.
tied. McCabe robbed Frost of a hi
jn the fourth, coming in like 4 whirl
wind and spiking one right At his
& E2ISA Two Cvrla