The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-12
PETERSBURG PLAYS
RICHMOND AGAIN
FIRST GAME IS VERY OSE-sIDED
BUT HOME TEAM IS
WINNER
VIEWS OF THE FANS
ONE EXPLAINS HOW 1T HAPPENS
RICHMOND TEAM HAS oDn
sTREAks IN SCORING
HITS AND RUNS.
VIEWS OF THE FANS
BY JAY LEWIS.


"Yup, Petersburg" replied the Fat
Fan. He knew that the Thin Fan
knew and the Thin Fan knew that the
Fat Fan knew that the Thin Fan knew
nut IL is polite at times to assu,n G
ignorance OF baseball in order that
the other fellow may air his knowl-
edge.
Did yuh see tn game yistiddee ?'
went on the Thin Fan.
Il did, replied the Fat Fan solemn
~. that is. saw the Richmond team
play with those Petersburg fellows.
yum understand. You couldn't very
well say they played agains, them.
yum understand. But what gets me
is how our fellows can bang the core
out of the ball one day and go run
less the next. yuh understand"
Well, that puzzled me for a while. -
responded the Thin Fan. but / doped
1t out finally"
'Doped it?' exclaimed the Fa,
Fan.
'Uh-huh! They gets so tired bat
tin tn ball an runnin bases, they Is
slowed up tn next day. They hits
Sow and they runs slow. they're that
| tuckered out. When they hits slow
they hits weak and bein' weary they
can't beat out a hit when they does
put one safe. That's why"
The Fat Fan gaxed at the other
solemniy almost suspiciously. Then
he suddenly thrust out his right
hand"
shake" he exclaimed. You sure
have doped it
"Billiken" Lothrop said after the
game that he needs more work to be
at his best
Biljiken" Is a hard loser.
''fGEn't haNa
rent II ought to have mora work
for a fact. I'm going TO use my spit
ter, next trip. l haven't used it yet
left-handed pitcher with a spit
ter Is a novelty. Big Jim Vaughan,
OF the Highlanders, Is the only one
VINO comes to mind who is said to
use one. There may be several but
Few fans know about their ability to
use the damp ball.
Lothrop started Off like winner.
but four hits and three runs In the
second inning sent him to the stable.
One or the hits Was a triple by keu
her. who Is naturally left-handed ana
bats from the right side of the plate
That fellow Hamilton is great
pitcher for all he Is hit SO hard" de-
clared fan when Richmond con-
tlnued its fusilade of hits of the
Petersburg slabman in the third in
ming.
He pitched a no-hit game last
year, and several one and two hit
games yet there were times when he
was driven from the box. Just as
richmond is hitting him now. He
hasn't got much to-day"
Huh" grunted his nearer. Per
haps he's pitching for his release. +"
Wouldn't trade our Martin for their
Martin" observed a jubilant Richmond
rooter when the Petersburg player OF
that name struck out for the second
time.
Later on our Martin missed two
grounGers in succession, bootIng the
second one and fumbling it in his anx-
Lefty to get the ball.
oh, all right. all right" exclaimed
the rooter as his friend looked at him
and smiled. IF he was a Petersburg
or Roanoke player at home the bat
ters would be credited with hits on
those chances ~ e
Mr.. Rooter stated something quite
truthful. And not 4 Richmond fan
would trade Richmond fan would trade
our Martin for their Martin.
Heine" Busch made spectacular
catch of Martin in the eighth, running
far into left field to the foul line for
the ball. One Of his stops was a
beauty. Baker hit grasser over
second that looked d sure hit but Busch
got it with his left hand and then
threw the Rabbit" out at first, Busch
played q great game, even IL he did
make couple of error, uneorkine a
wild throw 10 the plate that let tn
run.
Aa
looks like sure-enouGh ball PLAYER in
spite Of the fact that he dropped Mat
tbs fly In the eight. He comes from
the Carolina league and is reputed to
De quite a hitter. He got two safe
ones Thursday.
Sheridan was caught stealing In the
third. He slid into the bag, spikes
In the air and Martin stabbed him
self in making the put out The
piucky short stop was cut on the left
hand and forearm but he refused to
quit.
Pop Egan's triple would have
been home run for lighter man.
Pop" pulled UP at third blowing like
porpoise. His double In the sixth
was good for a triple but Pop" re
fused 10 run past second. He scored
two runs. however, and played a nifty
h1i atVuNu game.
Petersburg scored its three runs in
the second through singles by Sell
vioge and Busch, a sacrifice by Tabor.
triple by Keliher and a neat bunt bv
Diver. III
The run made OF verbout was the
result OF two errors by Martin on
Busch and Tabor and a fielder's choice
on Divers drive to Baker.
- BakeF's' base. Or bHtis and NalIacAs
home run scored two for Richmond in
the. hEst. Ths home ran swas q sbsansy,
over the fence to the right Of the
house In left field.
The five in the third came a. a result
OF singles by Baker and Wallace. a wild
pitch, triple by Egan, single by Mar
tin, double by Cowan and q single bv
Verbout.
In the fourth Baker walked: wal
lace was safe on Kauchers mufY and
McCabe doubled He was out stealing
third. Egan popped to Selvidxe and
Martin was out stealing after getting
base on balls ~.
Three In the NTH were due to bases
on balls TO Maths and Cowan. and
another mum OF verbout's bat BY Kau-
cher. Lodge had struck out but Bak
er's single brought In Verbort, Wal
lace and Mccahe wers out on infsefo
chances.
Tho last pair came through double.
by Egan snd Martin. Maths out ana