The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-09

A Roanoke dispatch says that Man
ager Jim Sullivan. of the Richmond
baseball team. is wearing such a
crouch that everybody speaks in
whispers when he Ia around. The
Crouch Is due to the fact that his
team of real baseball PLAYERS was
beaten by the near-tean managed by
Frank Shaughnessy
The Roanoke fans are giving Sui
Ivan what is termed in iow-brow
circles as the laugh.
Sullivan is in no laughing mood.
lie III sore, dead sore and if the
Richmond boys do not take the next
two games from the Tigers one OF
two OF the Colts are ant to hear some
thing besides words of admiration.
Johnny Ferbout had his game won
Monday. With lead OF four runs
he was going along nicely when John
had one OF his bad innings. That
is one of the little pecuiarities OF
AFR. Nerbout. He viii have one OF
those bad innings In at least one game
out of every three he pitches Some
times II is two out OF three but at
least in one out Of three games Hand
some John pitches he will have had
inning, usually around the sixth or
seventh session Just when the game
appears to be won
Ncrbout's Bad Inning.
Now this In most exasperating on
the part OF John. II gets the fans
norvous.
Every time John goes TO the box
the very picture OF what George
Cowan terms the old confidence" the
fans utter prayer or two. They are
in a fiutter lest John should have one
of his bad innings.
John may be there with the conf
dence but the fans rarely. II ever. feel
as confident as he looks. They know
John Of old He will pitch beautiful
ball have the other fellows banging
the pill IN the air or straight at a
fielder and then--bing'
couple of two-haggers and n home
couple Of two-haggeds and "a home
run will tie up the score and usually
put the other fellows In the lead.
Fireworks In Sixth.
That is what happened in Roanoke
Nerbout went along in beautiful style
until the sixth and then came the
fireworks. Gardin hit for home
run and as Manager shaughnessy
happened TO be on the base paths he
troued in ahead OF his demon out
fielder.
Sullivan gave Pierce the high sign
for help and Cy. the wise. began TO
warm up. As no further damage xas
done that inning In spite of the fact
that Holland eorr1hed Johns delivery
for a single Eerbout continued TO
pitch.
Sullivan Slips Up.
That IL where little James dropped
his molasses jig.
He should have sent Big Cy in right
then and there. He didn't He al
lowed that John had got nyar his
had spell and would pull through all
right.
But John wanted that sure enough
bad inning II was one OF his days
for bad inning and he refused TO
allow the opportunity to pass.
Effrd. pitcher was the first up.
Ehirds effort was a neat little single
over second base. right out OF Mr..
Nerbout's reach. Then Frank
Shaughnessy poked single safely
on the hit and run. Jenkins, run
ming for Enird. only got to second
on the hit. but Truck Egan helped
him to third when he made mess
of Gardin's grounder. The bases were
full when Joe Holland came up.
Holland simply couldn't miss such
a chance. He soaked the bali on the
stitches and IL jumped away for two
bases. Two runs came in. Then Sui
Ivan made the distress sign and
Pierce went to the mound and John
to the bench.
Pierce Lacks Control
Naturally In an enArvencv YtercA