The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
ny GUS sIALBERT.

In baseball game which went a
fun eleven innings. and in which
climax followed climax so rapidly
that the fans on hand forgot all
about the evening meal Laughlin's
Red Socks from Danville won the
last OF the series yesterday, 6 TO 5.
thereby getting the long end of the
engagement and a better position I'm
the race.
Revelle and Perryman started out to
do the honors. but the elongated Perry
man lasted just exactly one third OF
an inning. LauGhlin yankinE him our
after he had passed one man, nit an
other and yielded hit The game
was given 10 Griffin, who had bean
playing right field. with the bases fuu
and one down. Only two crossed
winch Kept the contest pretty we'll I'm
hand. 1t was the wisdom of the vis,,-
Ing manager in relieving his frst
choice as slabman which won him the
game although. as matter OF fact.
had Richmond put up the usual de-
Tense. the result would have hean air
ferent.
Got Better Toward End.
Revelle was hit good and hard IN
the game progressed. The run which
won the game came early In tho nro-
ceeding s and was the result OF some.
bodys poor judgment kaufma, dram
pass from Dutch. and Cooper in
attempting to sacrifice, flew IN RIO.
Velle Griffin hit to Baker and donble
! could easily have been made hao rhare
peen somebody covering second. Who
shouid nave covered is question.
a iaI, 6
uraily Egan covered first Martin
under these conditions should hova
been playing close to second. hut he
wasn't. Consequently, Baker was nm
able to try for Kaufman, and had 10
make quick throw to get Grimn
Kaufman landing safely on second
smith followed with a double. which
scored kaufman WITCH
Even the tally made in the last in.
nins might nave been prevented. hut
1or display OF poor baseball sense
. MT a terrific drive to centre
end Mayberry sacrificed from Rake,
TO Pierce. Either Martin or cowon
or even Dutch. should have coyoroi
third. but everybody seemingly for.
got that there was such n nIaco a.
third. for Smith was allowed 10 iour.
ney nnmolested to that station frou
where he scored on Morgan's sacrif,ce
nS " "oiIdce, on which the centre.
heider made most glorious catch
eut the MT was so deep and had to ba
gathered in on the rum so that the
return throw was an impossJhi,it,,
Had there been some one on third has
Smith would have been held at second
and the probabilities are that he wouid
not have scored.
Other Errors Noted.
The foregoing instances are soma ~
the mistakes which helped the visit
ors to score runs. There were ouito
a few which kept the locals from
crossing the pan. For instance. in the
eleventh, Maths, first up hit Clearly
20 centre. Cowan, with two pitchers
following him-Plerce playing first
and Revelle pitchlng-was instructed
presumably, to bunt., George has de-
veloped into hitting when hits are
needed, and had he been allowed to
hit, instead of fouling off two and
finally striking out, the run might
haye been brought across.
There were other things of this kind
throughout the game. but then, on the
other hand. mistakes make ball
game, and without them the game
It was good ball game, enjoyable to
the spectators and with enough spice.
snap and ginger to keep interest ut
fever heat all the way through
Hit Revelie Hard.
Revelle started off bad and worked
through the first few sleeps as If he
was cold. Morgan, who is something
OF demon with the stick, slammed
out beauty to Wallace. Asaa ball
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