The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-05

tcrday afternoon. IL 10 >, Home
run hits by Nerooat and Ccwan were
features OF the morning game.
Such a crowd witnessed the after
noon game. L; filled the grandstand
and gverGowed the pavilion. IL
sweated ON the bleachers and roasted
in the hig coop o4i in Mr.. Wallaee's
garden.
Every ran had fan--large fans
81 brilliant hue. Supplied 10y the
thoughtful management, or an enter
nrising advertiser, Tor they were free
OF charge They s@ayed strenuously
and added 10 the riot OF color under
the roof OF the graudstand
Poor car service was blamed By the
Petersburg boys for their late arri.
Val, bat finally at asa o'clock the
game started, Mr.. Flynn iimpiring.
Bowen faced F<app's pitching, and
slae very first ball was strike Two
o.herS followed and Bowen went to
the bench. This was nice start, and
the crowd roared It's delight.
Booze bounced one to Dobson. who
sHtHt t4ttA ~ u
the runner sale and was called a
rohher
Busch struck at a wide one lust
as Booze started 10 steal, and Cow
an S throw Went abroad Booe got
10 third, Then he tame home on 81
squeeze play-~Would have made IN
withoat assistance. but Busch bifTed
the bail and Dobsen got IL az first
for the out
keiiher lifted 10 Maths aud the
first half of the inning ended with
petersburg a run to the good. II
vas tough luck for Rapp, who was
pitching great bail
And go the game went on
Martin awoke all kinds Of snp1ausa
b. Pulling down cowan's throw 70 .ret
hooe. after that swift runner hao
bounced "A single off BLOSSOMS sl,;,,s.
Ten HeInc Fasch doubled into the
ieff t'eid hieaehers and Booe catte
aeHss. rms was with two down in
the hird, and keliher ended the rs,1ly
by seing out at first
.sssEr Wallace had struck ous in The
.eefa.d half, little Selvidge woke fho
echoes by grs hbing McCabe.s high
fal 1t was a beautiful catcn and
"a ST tNed the applause. Maths eoated
he s'Alt to right and Richmond WIS
eite I'm behind. Score, 10 |.
hen came the fireworks
with Spencer down In the fouft Il
asleiG Walked and t;,-trfrow singled ia
iett. y short passed bali on a wide
pitch advances both men. Then SCI.
vidse smashed one to Ezeklel an
Stein heat the throw home 3ruck.
miller shot one To Martin. but LIE.
kiei, Ia his anxiety dropped the tcss
- selNidge was safe on second ard
4enhow came home. Bowen fercat
hueh at second and then drew Z
Throw from Rapp by going down 1,
tie middle station. Ezekiel couifi'l'
get the toss and Seividge came home
1.o0en went to third. but when h,
tried to steal hcme he was easy ans
The fireworks were over.
Three runs. with Petersburg Lead
Ing. > to /.
Win BruoknIlIer pitching grea
f'all the game ocked good ..s Won
end although Pierce was sent in L
stop the Cockade City lads. thew wer,
never really In danger. Richmon'
~ three runs in the sixth ON Maths
double. Martins single. Dobaon'
double. Cowans out. and a single l..
Pierce after Ezekiel had famed. TheI
BAKER hit 10 Bruck and the "ail,
ended
Petersburg added a run in the ffti
fat,r in the seventh, two in the eighth
and two in the ninth, but the gam'
had been won lang syne.
To be sure Martin made "a triple il
the eighth and scored on bopso1'
single but that was only an incident
The remaining features OF the gam
were few. SelVidge made a latch Of
McGabes foui fly in the sixth .ha
! brought >'4sle 1fstss HslIlrE" root~sss IL
their feet with cheers for the AtC'
catcher. and Rruekmiller. Whea re
tershaIrg scored four runs in Ehe set
enth pandemouium broke loose.
Just before the last half ~ tn
s-e-es4ti4s ns- Matthews the RiSaiHieas
club physician, was presented with Z
Is.id headed cane. The fans though
tHpjrc fiynn was going tn call I'll,
game, but We're appeased when the,
found II was nothing worse than
presentation.
3ruckmilier vas given a tip by In,
winning rooters but thar doesn't tigur'
iI9--tht score
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