The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

The good ship Mary Jane ran into a |
storm OF eighteen safc,ies at Broad I
Street PARK yesterday afternoon. en-
erged hopeless cripple at the end Of
the fourth inning, ana sank out OF
sight by the time the kid at the score
board hung out the anal single. an
nounc!ng TO Saturday crowd OF 1000
That GTiiith's new syndicate
crew were winners by the score OF u /
TO O.
1t was fr!ghtful carnage. Three
pitchers were sent In by Shaner to
stem the tide, but the tide wouldn't b.. |
htemmed. Woods. who Went In at the
opening. lasted just three Innings and
fraction. but long enough TO give up !
eight safe hits at the expense OF fou-
runs and some more IN sight. Poole. |
who succeeded to the throne. lived on.
round. and after yielding four hits.
gave way TO McLar!n. vho finished the |
same. McLarin stopped the landslide.
but gave up six hits during his reign,
Tour OF which. coming IN the eighth
inning. Melted the Colts three more
runs.
struin Works Well.
Strain. who pitched Richmond to
victory was steady and reliable as a |
government lifeboat III the five In
niuGS that he worked oniy Three Of
more failing 10 find the ball in three
strikes. With the Colts nine runs to
the good and Norfolk running two
laps In the rear with iiv. zeroes Grif- !
Tin sent Strain and Mace to the bench
In the sixth inning to rum!nate over
the havoc they had wrought. and to
rccuperate for next weeks trip.
Verbout and Thackera donned the
urmor and finished out scoreless
game Ncrbout yielded four hits. and
in al least orc OF the innings seemed
booked for some hard luck. but the
heiders always came to the scratch
md there was no more scoring.
The Winning -Four.
Until R!chmond's tnird It looked
like draw. with no odds on either
team. Then the dogs OF war broke
loose. Mace started things with Il
hot single two points 10 the starboard
or the shortstop. and Strain followed
with another by second. The ball sped
on into the field. where the centre
frighten il. When he finally slowed
st away IN his glove both runners had
advanced. Graft drove the first ball
between second and short. scoring
Mace and Strain. Griffin annexed Il
single and Graft romped home.
With nobody out and Griffin on first
Flournoy hit for two bases. while tae
Colt captain registered. Burke raised
n modest little fly. which was meat
for the shortstop. and Maths famed.
Flournoy expired on pase when the
right fielder gathered in Raley's hy.
Five More /. FSIrsh.
Five more runs in Richmond's next
inning sailed the game away and
caused light exodus from the grand
stand. Some people seem 10 be so
constituted that they can't ENJOY
game unless the score is close. Most
Of the crowd stayed out their forty
cents worth and lived to crow over
three more runs in the eighth Nc
Comas led off in the fourth with n
single by second base, and Mace drove
the ball to the foot of the chimney
against the left field fence for two
bases Strain singled for me second 1
time. scoring both McComas and Mace.
Graft beat out baby grounder and
Griffin drew free transportation to first
base.
Flournoy failed to find the ball, but
Burke found II for two bases per-
hitting Strain and Graft TO register !
Maths was out on three strik es I
Griffin executed Il nifty steal To third !
and went home for tho Attn score Of /
the inning en- Raley's single. Nc !
Comas closed the inning with pop
fly to third
Solid ivory Bnscrunning.
The game continued without further |
thrills until the eighth inning, when |
the Colts put three more men across /
the rubber. Norfolk prevented "A
possible score in the sixth with a neat
double play and Maths, in Richmond's |
seventh. after leading off brightly !
with clean single. queered the |
inning with an exhibition of solid |
ivory baserunning.
Thackcra opened inauspiciously in |
the eighth with strikeout. Verbout |
met the jeers of the Norfolk bench |
with a single by shortstop. Graft !
drove for two bases to left field. and |
Griffin followed with wallop for a |
like distance scoring Verbout and |
Graf. Flournoy raised II into the !
left feldcr's hands, and Burke hit for
one base while Griffin scored Maths |
lifted oasy fly to left field. 4 pos
siblo score for Norfolk in the final |
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