The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-03

Games TODAY.
Games To-day.
Portsmouth al Richmond
Newport News AZ Norfolk.
Roanoke Al Petersburg
Danvilip at Iynchburg

1aa baseball matinee ~ Broad
Streef Park Yesterday afternoon was
st1srtct tttftte Il rczri uiti titrrt-Ti
fest Everybody was hitting the bah
end running the bases. The only OBJ
lection tho usual Thursday crowd of
fans found was that Portsmouth wss
doing the most Of It. with the Colts
holding to the smaller end Of A Il
10 score. when the final gong sound
ed.
r. three and twn-third innings II
Ioek~d 80 though the fans would be
trs&,sf To a see saw contest. with
either side forging ahead in alternate
innings. With two down In the fourth,
and ffrst and second occupied. Maver
gent a pop to short left center. Me
Comas went back after It Mt top speed
and was Yelling I've got IT" Justify.
flournovo came tearing In at break
neck speed tfstt-ir his ~ E~rtrp~s -
make the catch failed To hear Nc
Comqs warning cry. As they both
got under the ball there was a terri
Ar collision. the little shortHeider fail
ing In hig tracks II required the at
tention Of two physicians to bring
him 10 his senses NCCcnas was an
conscious FOR ten minutes. and 1t was
ffar red FOR a time that he was suffer
ms internal injuries that might prove
serious
When he recroered Senshiltt,- he
begged 70 be allowed II continue in
the game but II was plain 20 see that
Re was vet dizzy and, on advice Of
the doctors. Griffin sent him 10 the
clubhouse The injury TO McCouas
seeTed 10 take The heart ont Of the
Colts
Then came perplexfhr question
fer steve Ii was finally settled by
Fwltchiug Strain to short and Yer
bout went to the box. Johnny was
touched up pretty lively and In the
sixth Warwick The latest ACQUISITION
to The Colts hurting department, want
to the mound. All were hit hard and
tn punches the total result being six
teen hits. among them four two bag
gers which Melted the husky Truckers
thirteen runs
Eatten Their Averages.
on the other hand the Richmond
bows continued 70 fatten their own
batting averages on Mayer, and hit
safniv eleven times. hut they were not
SO we'll punched
\ single. double ard infeld out gave
Portsmouth two in the second.
pass. sacrifice and hit bv Burke
had brought one across for the Colts
In the FIRST Hits hv Ralev and Mace.
with Murphvs error let the local tie
M In the secODd~~tWp each
Murphy singled In the third, stole
oud. took third on an out. and
scored or a PASSED bali, giving the
visitors ore to the good The singles
and a double on Strain. and two sim
gics of Ferhout in the fourth pat the
game on fce for Portsmouth. four runs
crossing
Riehncnd's Last Runs.
THREE singles In ordev in the fourth
gave the Colts one and hits Ivy Griffin.
who stole second. and Burke added
the last in the 9th.
The Truckers behaved nicely until
the seventh when thew again started
something" Two SnGles. q pass and
Castro's second double added three IT.
that round In the ninth two errors
ana four swats for one base each sent
four runners around the sacks In
REGULAR Marathon.
Burke and Maths distinguished
themselves by wonderful catches In
the field. while Watson stabbed hard
on ffy$s: g, 5tg7sSy't So r. '%'S t3ffN
that won n round Of applause,
In the FIRST Watson sent q long foul
over the left field fence Castro, whose
antics on the coaching lines kent the
crowd laughing continuously. hlurted
ont a In Eli Ashenhach: Hey. Wat.
stop knocking OAR balls over 10 the
United states League" and the crowd
roared.
The box score tells the balance 81
the story;