The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
CROWD ENJOYS
FAST PLAYING
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ton to take charge of the hosting
apparatus. Nobly no filled the job
assigned him, thirteen of the Red Sos
hitting the ozohc without effect, while
Just ten safe swats were garnered dur
ing those long and sometimes heart
rendins fourteen innings. Harvey
Busscy was nearly as good. and dur
ing the earlier stages had about
everything finger can possess. keep
ihE the Colts guessing and allowing
lust two to reach second for eight
inninSs
Tied in Ninth.
To make the attraction all the more
noteworthy and satisfactory Steve
waited until the closing moments of
the ninth, with two down. before push
ing tho tying tally across. 1t was
one OF those nervous. nerve-racking |
contests upon which the fan, looks
afraid to celebrate because OF the pos |
sibility that the home club may fose. |!
While not wishing to detract from
the Colts. much can be said of the Of !
fsnstve play. Errors can be forgiven
and forgotten. The fellow WHO does
not boot EN- would not be in the Vir- |
ginia League. But there Is little ex-
cuse for dumb base running on the part
oot old and experienced ball players.
ably satisfied with the result Not a !
soul but got his moneys worth. and
then some, but Richmond should have
won that ball game. and the final chap |
ter should have been the twslftb. MOL
less a person than that sterling ball
PLAYER. John Raley. is responsible.
Charlie Strain. who substituted for
Flournoy in the ninth. mad hit TO left.
Burke hit 10 right, sending strain to
second. Instead OF stopping. he kept
on, to third and was caught. hut the
given. especially as he is youngster.
Rniey then followed with a hit. ad-
vancing Burke. the two of them adj
T yam, s,, while Graf wns EroHd.nE on.
slowly to BuSSey' who throw low ,"I
Schradcr. getting life on the error.
RRIeH Fnils to Shine.
Here is where Raley failed 70 shin,.
Tho play was in front OF him. or ra Their
ne should nave seen it. The ball rolled
away from, schrader. Durke crossed.
hurried bit. Instead TIE stopped at
the third sack, and the game finished a
tie.
Strain, in the fourteenth, led off
ther, as Burke, Ralay and Graft all
three popped Up. easy chances; In the
ninth. when Grifiip scored; many
down a perfect bunt along the first
base line and that Gus Schrader had
pulled the ball foul, but the jumps saw
ii as Schrader did, and thereby spoiled
possible score, which might have
ended the game without extra sessions
being necessary.
Burke managed TO Dr.ak into tho
limelight with TWO as good catches as
have ever been made here. His grabs
of two ny balls. both rvom Dave Gas
tons bat, ono in the, sixth and the
other In the ninth. unqucs.ionaol,
saved the day while Arthur Wallace
did as much for his clup. going To tho
fence In left-ccntre after Flournoy's
terrific drive in tho sixth. AS said be-
fore, both clubs PLAYED almost perfect
defensive ball. Richmond did not take
advantage of opportunities to score as
we'll as Danville, and that really tolls
the story of tina lie game,
'rhe SoX FIRST made the circuit in
the sixth what was intended to- be
squeeze. hut resulted in a hit. Hudg-
ms had caught a fast ball and drove
1t to the fence for three bases. Run
ser, with the squeeze on, hit Just far
enough inside to keep Raley from get
ting him at the bag and pulling him
off his balance so that he could not
make the play at the plate Griffin
SO nobody was covering fret. The
other score happened In the twelfth
the Colts tying 1t in their half. Grirs
error started hte fun. Chunks double
settled It. But at that II was a won
dsrful bali game-wonderful because
OF the performance OF Ereenhorn in
the box and because scoring was about
easy as finding hens yeeth The
detailed score follows: