The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
Per- izaezat Common
BY GUS MALBERr.

! and no wonder that they thank Griffin
for what he has brought to tho team.
Wallace only battcd 500 yesterday
getting two hits out of four times.
and scoring two of the Colts three
runs Well. we'll. we'll Guess there
must be something the matter. with
the big fellow. And maybe Baker
didn't do the right thing at the right
time when he wolloped Just to the
right spot in the ninth. AS one charm
ng young person remarked: THE lit
tlest fellow brought I'm the biggest
fellow" Not exactly elegant, but Ger.
tainly true.
Curtis can offer no valid excuse for
his quiet snoozo off first In tho sec
ond. He was caught glued TO the spot.
and when he did start Priest had moth
ing to do but toss to Griffin and tho
Norfolk man was out
Martin was guilty Of nearly the
same onense in the fourth He stole
second after his hit and took tho usual
lead off. but failed to watch Finneran.
| therefore the throw to Babb caught
him unawares.
s 1IuCid SldTIcn WHen nc maze a great
catch of Staub's foul in the third.
Both ne and Priest started for the
ball Then both stopped and then
| started again. BY sticking out HIS
glovo Lucia held the ball. It looked
good.
Babb got a hand after his circus
stab of Grifin's drive in the third.
from which he completed double.
getting Verbout off second. 1t was a
CLASSY bit OF fielding. ind he deserved
the tribute
Dodge tried to work the rabbits
foot on Priest IT was In tho fourth
! Babb had walked and Dodge sacrificed
down first base line. Priest came in
and got II and Dodge stopped. It was
! good work because II kept Babb from
being forced. Priest evidently thought
! he was out because no stopped run
ninE. but the rules furnish no excuse
| for such n thought
That boy Charles deserves watching.
On the bases. with proper coaching.
| he Is most dangerous man. and there
is small hopo for the fielder who hest
tates when he is going around. In
the field he handles himself we'll, and
he stands at the bat like q veteran.
and when he lands 1t is or the nose
and the ball goes on n line. Watch
him so higher.
Martin made wonderful stop OF Cur
tiss drive In the fourth. 1t sure
looked like a hit. Class. that's ALL
| Baker got his share of the applause
| when he handled Dodge's drive so we'll
in the sixth that a double play resulted
which spoiled any chance for the Tars
TO score. He also made n great stop
of Blocks speeder IN the seventh.
Curtis helped Finneran nightly when
he smacked down Griffin's almost hi,
in the sixth. steve hatted IN hard luck
all the way. Babb took care of one
OF his taps and Curtis the other. rob
bling him both times.
| Thanks. Mr.. Dodge. Your heave to
first when you got nervous In the eighth
gave us the tying run.
| Kircher's hit in the ninth was some
thing OF a freak. Baker got in front
OF 1t. but the ball was coming so fas,
that It hit him in the chest and rolled
out into centre field.
That ninth was some inaing. With
| two down. Dodge started for horne In
| tending evidently to steal. for surely
no hit and run sign could have helped
! at that stage. Staub evidently did not
get the signal that a steal was con
templated. and walked into the ball
hitting to Martin and retiring the side
Charles. Martin. Wallace and Priest
got eight of the Colts nine hits, each
getting two. while Baker got the ninth
hit
Detroit won a game yesterday Sc
did the Athletics, so there Is no change