The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
FANS ENJOY A crawl" GAME IN
FIRST SESSION AT BROAD
STREET PARk-
COMEDY RULES AFFAIR
TAXES HOUR AND FORTY MINUTES
TO PLAY FIVE INNINGS IN
WHICH SIX PITCHERS
ARE USED.
by JAY LEWIS.

Still IN second place. but as a fs-
nous If rather irregular physician, |
declares:
There is hope.''
Just as long as the Roanoke ciu
is playing in Broad street Park the
fans will continue to do a heavy
business in hope.
10 quote another phamous ply
seian;
There's reason"
No hope Of the white race ever
looked moro hopeless than the Rich
fnond teams chances to win the game
Thursday 81 s o'clock p. NJ.
The Roanoke team appeared 10
have il permanently down In their
list % victories. on ice. In their bat
tag, or wherever Roanoke writers
prefer TO place games won.
A. that particular moment Roa-
nake was six runs To the good,
At s:i7 O'Clock r. NJ. the Rich
mond fans were wheoping with de-
light Richmond was In the lead.
10 6.
There was more hope around that
diamond than the owners Of the
riope diamond ever possessed.
The fans hoped Richmond would
hold the lead. They hoped the team
would not come across with a tying
and then a winning run. They hoped
the Richmond pitcher would last.
that the Roanoke hurler would be-
come a whale and blow,
But Why enumerste all the brands
Of hope on tap?
You couldn't mention any particu-
lar brand but what you could get 1t.
And when II WAS all over and
Richmond had won, the fans felt like
u bunch of small boys who had wit
messed the Southside lnvincibles beat
the Northside Conauerors They were
Just as happy. Truth to tell, the
score reminded them OF their happy
childhood days,
1t was q TO +.
And only five innings at that.
just Few Statistics.
II took exactly one hour and forty
minutes to play those five innings.
an average OF twenty minutes to an
inning, or ten minutes for each half.
II took exactly twenty-five minutes
tor the Richmond team to put out
the three necessary Roanoke players
that retired the eide. The game start
ed with Roanoke going to bat at
s:35 O'Clock. 1t was precisely s
o'clock when Baker. walked to the
plate fer Hfehmond's half OF the in.
ming.
In those twenty-five minutes Pitch
er Cy Fierce had walked four men
hit two, struck out one and assisted
III retiring another. Only one hill
had been made OFF him. but that was
d three Dagger. and five runs had
heen scored. Pitcher Donovan, whc
suceeeued him. walked two more.
forcing IN another run. Nine. balls
had been called on him without q
strike being registered.
Nine batsmen had faced Pierce
Three more went UP before Donovan
Frank Shaughnessy had gone to tht
plate twice without having time a
bat charged to him. The same wal
true Of Gsrdin. Holland had beer
put out twice. In all. twelve Roa
noka men had gone to the batter
box before three were put out o.
| the other nine Fix hau scored.
AS for Richmond, eleven men wen
up and six Of them hit the bali safe
~. two for two baggera- Wallace wa.
twice retired In the same way. thire
base To first. Seven runs were scored
And ii took just seventeen minutes
for all this 10 harpen--7forty-tw tive. uatns
utes for one inning
Roanoke used four pitchers, tive
eatchcrs and the inheid and outflelc
were switched NO often that the ON
eial scorer was on the point Of teie
graphing his resignation to Presiden
Williams. Roanoke might have usst
another pitcher, only Manager
shaughnessy had played Pritchard II
the outtield for part OF an inning
and could not call him from the bench
to the box after that.
II Was u Baul Game.
You really couldn't call IL a hal
game. Rather 1t was havi game
Everybody hawied. The fans bawles
to have pitchers taken out. The
pitchers bawled for help. The field
ers bawled encouragement 10 tbs
pitchers. The managers bawled out
their box men and their other play,
ers- Coachers bawled. Tho umpires
bawled.
Small wonder with such bawlins
that everything was all baiied UP.
Certainly. IL was ba~l CANA
Pierce started of like Waite,
johnson. The first two pitches were
striges- The next four were balls
This sent shaughnessy TO first. HI
stole second or the first pitch to Gar.
din. He stole third while 0ardir
was trying to select one he could hit
Then Pierce slammed one into Gar
din's midrif and he went to FIRST Hol.
land went out. Pierce 70 Cowsn
shaughnessy being held at third, vi,
though Gardin mace second. Press
" struck out and Pierce appeared &c
b crawling out OF the large cavit,
Ia which he had deposited himself
And then Cooper walked. Shields was
hit In the arm, for cling In ShauEhnessy
Dotson walked and Gordin came home
Wilkerson slammed cat three Dagger
clearing the base. Five runs were In
and Pierce was flying signals OF dis
tres,
Donovan. Barker, Without and
I<athrnp were out warming up. Cefalti
walked ard Manager Sullivan sent
Donovan In before he had time Ia 60!
the kinks out Of his good left arm.
s~' :. sSAauKfihtssy walked Tor the second
time. Gordin walked and Wilkersor
came home. And then Holland smota q
( beauty that looked good for double
hut Pop Tgan made flying leap fol
II. grabbed II and held IL. Tho side
was out Six runs were in.
II looked sort Of sick for our side
The fans sat back and figured just how
badly Richmond was going to be beat
en-. Umpire Eckman dusted the plate
with his little whisk broom. Cefuls
sEot four fast ones to Cooper and
smiled a. he thought how easy things
were coming for him. And then Bake,
went to bat.
Richmond Takes q Turn.
Baker got four bad ones and ~ent "a
l.rstl Wallace hit to Dotson and vas
~lf. MeCabe WAS up and after q strike