The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-23
.COLI'S PLAY UPHILL
GAME, BUT CAN'T WIN
Might Have Had Chance if Sullivan Had Yanked
Donovan, Who Was Being Hit Hard---As It A
Was Lynchburg Carried Off Honors
Of Sugfest

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Keeps everybody seated until the las
man is out in tho ninth
Tile Colts gave an exhibition OF try
ing 10 win ball game which appeared
hopelessly lost, and by Il couple of ral
lies, one In the eighth and one In thu
ninth, came within one run of doing
SO If James W. sullivan, manager OF
che Colts. had used his authority tc
yank Patsy Donovan out of the box ir
the sixth inning. when the visitors We're
hammering him all over the lot, things
might have been different. If he had
used that same authority even as la te
as. the ninth. when the score stood
Rlcnmond &, LynchburS Z, things might
still have been different.
What Might Have Been.
| III he had only ordered the hook after
| Neating led off with clean single
! IN that same ninth. there might have
peen ropes OF at least tie game, for
The Colts did get one run across in
their half of the finale. But this isn't
an II game. AMI Sullivan did not exer-
clse his managerial prcrogative. and
therefore the game is in Otis Stocks
ualc's hamper. along with a few others
ne has managed 10 collect in his tray-
els. si'1.'
EVen though II was a SUGGEST, il was
Interestingly OF course. one may; sit
down quietly after it's all over and
win the game in retrospect. Sullivan
seems to have to bear the whole brunt
OF the loss, for 1t was his COUGHING
which drove Donovan on home after
ne mad hit for three sacks in the nth.
me pitcher, already winded BY his ex-
ertions in the 5oX and his foot race
around the bases. was about all in
when ne stepped to the mound. Incl
dentally, he was caught about a mile
rom me plate on relay from Stocks
dale TO Zannelli 10 McCormac.
Donovan WcuIscned
Patsy weakened Considerably after
TINS, and somes of us who have no right
Whatever to express an opinion would
nave thought 1t advisa BILE 70 grve nm
ca nice, quiet rest on the bench, cspe-
cially in view of the fact that Rich
Inond could have used the game to
Just as good advantage as Lynch
ourg' 1t was in that fatal sixth that
every man on the team but Kcatint
had n swat at Donovan, and FIVE 81
them landed for safe hits. a triple
pelng registered among the number
IL is not often that a pitcher is al
lowed TO rematn on the mound after
a triple and two singles have been
made on him in succession, but Patsy
was forced to remain for the slaugh-
ter, and slaughter 1t was
Richmond had scored once in the
third on two hits, Dobson popped to
snort centre, and both Morrison and
Iannelli started after the ball Some
body yelled something TO somebody
else and both men stopped and the
ball fell safe. Dobson resting on frst.
He stole second, and AIoCormac, in
trying to get him, threw to deep centre
and the local boy kept on to third,
bit of daring base-running which
rrnu .d 1Ia
Cowan hit to left.
Gumc Tied Up. @
Lynchhurg was BANKED until the
fifth, and should have been banked
then but for a bad throw by Egan.
Iannelli hit for three bases over Wal
lace's head Wallace threw to Egan
and Egan relayed to Baker, but in
stead of DeGEing true he hit ZannelIi
In the back and the ball went to the
fence, Hannclli scoring.
The Shoemakers added n couple in
the seventh. Heating hit safe 10
centre. Woolums hit to- right, Keat.
Ing taking third on the hit Morrison
put beautiful sacrifice fly to McCabe.
and Heating scored. Woolums going
TO third on the throwrn. Stock sdalt
Their hit one in front of the plate.
and Cowan. anxious to get the out,
threw wide to Dobson, Stocksdale be-
ing safe and Woolums crossing.
Coming up in their half of the
eighth, showed under by lead of six
runs. the Colts might have been ex.
cused If the ginger had disappeared.
but there was nothing like IL. They
were more Coltish than ever, and put
on extra steam trying to win.
Baker hit to centre but was forced
at second by Wallace. One man down
! and things didn't look so bright Me-
Cahe hit for a double 10 right sending
Wallace 10 third. Egan doubled, scor-
ing Wallace and McCabc Martin hit to
centre and went 10 second. when krebs
threw TO catch Egan at third.
Stocksdale came in from right at
this point and sent Phelan to the
! bench. putting Bruck in the box. Nc
Cormac let one of Bruck's Founders get
through him and Egan and Martin both
scored. Maths struck out. but Dobson
was safe when Mcdonnell booted his
easy chance, but Cowan waved and the
,mh'ng closed 6 So, with RicWond one tally
Even under these conditions, with
Donovan UP in the ninth sullivan would
make no change. The crowd was anX-
ious for some one else 10 go in, hut
there was nothing doing and as re-
/ SUIT the first man up In the ninth for
lSnchbure got hit. the next man
struck out, but the next hit too deep
! Tor i:gan 10 get him at FIRST. thought 1t
| was a great stop which Truck made
t and Mcdonnell hit, scorning Heating
! and the game was on ice
! Had sullivan made the change the
! score would have been tied for Rich
| mond came back in the last OF
The last inning and scored once. and
| might have scored more 1t looked
like poor Judgment. but the manager
must know, 50 the game belongs Ia
l.ynchhurG. despite the great efforts OF
| the Colts. The score:
| Richmond.
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