The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-31
ny CTS MALnERT.

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ny GUS atALBERT.
The two game Memorial Dav series
between Richmond and Petersburg is
going to prove memorable because of
more things than one. over in Peters
burg the morning game was a victory
Tor the Colts. to 8 being the sign
hung out on the scoreboard. The af-
ternon game, played on our own lot
was also a victory for the Colts
dearly. Until that ninth inning-welI.
until that ninth inning. nobody in all
that crowd OF more than 5000 souls
bad heard Of a ball player answering
10 the patronymic of Hanifan That
4 is nobody had heard OF him but Busch.
EGold-toothed Selddge, catcher. had.
up until that ninth inning, been play-
Ing left. but he had been hitting az
about 1000 minus. The Colts were
three runs in the van, with the
Coolers carrying only one In their
saddle SIS. Busch replaced Selndge
In the batting order and Hannifan--
ma ons-replaced Martin, whose
hitting was also all done In the minus
column.
Kehliher was already on base through
his hit TO- centre. re. WAS advaneef i
from first TO third on AIace's and
Buschs outs Can you imagine any
thing moro soul stirring. There was
that whole city of Petersburg In
Richmond grandstand just pininc and
wailing and moaning and begging for
the kid named "Pschyco."l over in tha
visiting doghouse stod Hannifan wav-
Ing couple of bats above his head.
Curtain Nearly Down, Then
Two We're down; II was the ninth in.
Ming and the home club was in the
lead a
Early diners We're already on their
way out of the park with an I-told-
Sou-so air on their faces, UP came
Mr. Henntfan. Two strikes were call.
cd on him, just to make matters
worse, for them 1t was two down. ono
man on base. two strikes on the bali
ter and all over. but the shouting
But they did not know Rapp ing
sieo rev minutes and then Erooved
the iast BAN to Hannifan. evidently
not worrying much and not caring 10
waste precious curve bali To cut
~ snort high over left field fence went
The sphere and with il the homes Of
victory for the Colts Maths did his
pest 70 make catch, climbing IN into
me bleacEers, but there was M
stopping that pellet To aid little
more excitement. Bruckmlller foliowl
co with hit. II availed nothing az
cept mat the score was tied. 70
ana II remained tied
Luck With Colts.
som BODY must have wished II On
he Colts, Tor II ever luck broke Tor
d CLUB II did for this nine OF our.
The frst inning netted two nm III -.
the locals, which can be charr., ~
70 nothing else on earth bur tse
lucklest kind Of luck Even tha I'm
which caEserAn the seventh should noi
nave hapPSned end would no,Wbsya
happened but. for Johnny shay.sE
yes ne'am; The same one who work ao
mere last year-error Bruckrniller
eertainly outpitched Rapp He was
lns orisihai iron man, and had goat
Cs,yHsihs 10 every member OF the
Co!ts aggregation What he NAV,
nave he made tho locals ih,np ~
hao' and he outguessed them az ever
stage Rapp. on the other hand wae
nj good and hard, and 10 his neIdars
ne can look for the small nunhnr ~
runs scored against him
lake the fourth Inning as an cx-
ample. Bowen. the first man up. hit
10 ISL good and clean. Kehliher MI
ohe down in that tantalizing place
Just IN front OF the plate SO maj ~
BODY could get ii In time and Wv ,.o
SAFE with Bowen anchored on second
Then Mace hit as good and hard 70
wallace out in centre as has evar
peen seen at the local park. Hovcn
started like a shot for third ana IN
20 the Plate. with Mace following fin
Pull on Great Plny.
neither reckoned with the throw.
ing arm OF Wallace. He pegeed beau.
LILY 10 Eowan at the plate. holding
e. Bowen on third. and then COVE -.
turned 20 Martin, who kept sfacc il
between second and third. uging hiz
head and running the play 10 third
nase Martin continued Working IN
on Mace and finally tagged him rigb,
at third. IN the meantime Bowen Nae
started for home. Martin wheeled
threw 10 Cowani and one Of tic pret
4 tiest as well as one of tho most i'm.
usual doubles seen on diamond was
completed. Also Rapp was pulled 81,
of bad hole by good. heady nj
playing,
But that wasn't the only double lr
which the outheld took part, onil
Petersburg had the honors Inc otheI
z time. II was in the second inning
wallace got a life on kehlihers e-ro
in not handling Martins low throY
al first. The hit snd run was wayer
by Sullivan and Wallace started "a
second Instead of hitting on N,
{. Stcuitb 49, POppGu ~ t3uOc, VINO M
quick return 10 Kehliher, ana Tia
double was also complete
u. But there were SO many thing
which happened to make the game
great contest that II takes too lon
TO tell about it.
There was everything from o bal
by Bruckniller TO a home run b.
Eannifan, Sensational fielding stunt
y were the order OF the day. nnd Matti
and Martin were the stars. just t
add variety McCabe was fined IS b
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