The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-28
SECOND GAME

Having in mind tho comparative
ease with which BERTHE Ehrd dispo. ed
Ct the Colts in the drst game. Buck
Presley decided 10 use his blonde
twirler IN the hope OF humblins Grif-
fms men Tor the second time lu one
day. Hearing tho ann9urccincnt. lirif-
I'm decided that II Ehrd was good
enough to pitch two games ia one day
Doctor Ayers was equally qualified TO
do tho same thing in two successive
days. Griffin proved the better gamb-
ler and Richmond won. In fact Enrd
didn't last but sin innings. In reality
he didn't last that long. for. when he
retired. the game was in the cold STIR
age plant and Ayers had added to his
laureis. also TO his market price
During the eight innings OF the
game just twenty-scven men faced tho
fledgling. lie had been hit safely an
aggregate or four times and only one
He was going easy without any trou-
Bile brewing. After the Colts had pill
ed up nine counts. without overexert-
Ing Themselves. the doctor eased up
bi, and for time In that ninth things
did look squally. Hits were coming
so thick and fast that 1t was hard
matter to count them. Graham. Gar
man. CHM, PRESLEY. Holland and New
ton each hit In rapid succession. and
they were no friendly clouts either,
but good strong drives. and nobody
had been retired up to that time Five
runs had been scored and there were
some who began to think OF the per-
tormances of those other Tigers from
Detroit. who have habit of making
as many runs as they need in the clos
ms chapters. But Shields forced New
ton at second LATTE was out on a
sacrifice fly which scored Holland. and
Green struck out. so the misery was
over.
Eefup Nearly Costly.
rnquestionably. Ayers Intended TO
cnsc zip in the ninth. He doubtless
vas instructed to save himself but
II Is doubtful II he expected, the bonn
bardment to be as great or TO last
long as It did. Anyway there WAS i
Green. by the way. is the sat.c young
man to whom the Colts handed
dribbing Friday. He worked list one
inning yesterday md during thai short
period four hits for three runs were
gathered. After that. Buck Presley.
who has but three pitchers IN work
Ing order. retired the short and club
by HEAVIER and went II the mound
imself. He didn't have great deal
10 do. and he did 1t we'll Carter and
Graft We're easy for him. and after
Griffin had been walked he was caught
trying to steal.
The first Colt score happened in
the frsf stanza. Carter hit to Efrd
and was out at first. Graf caught an
Offering on the outer edges of the
plate end CHM had trouble tnding
the ball in the corner of rehthel1
he RESULT being three bases for
Graft. Griffin hit to the inleld and
was safe. while Fred counted The
second count came in the ncxt Crane.
and was even easier. This time Raiey,
with nobody down. got Triple TO the
same corner. Tenant hit to third
ard was snfe, but PRESLEY held RaIcv
tight. Rogers grounded out. IND than
Willie McComas pulled the sQueez. to
perfection, scoring Raley moment
later Tenant was caught at the plato
on an attempted steal.
-Four healthy swats counted twice
In tho fourth. Raley hit again. this
time 10 left. Tenant again heat out
an infield tap. which went Into Newton
like ton OF brick. Raley was forced
at third by Rogers. but McComas ad-
vanced the two when his tap to New
ton was also safe. Carter turned tho
trick, scoring both with his slashing
drive over the heads of the inner de-
tense works The fifth drew a blank.
but was not hitlesa. as Gran added
to his record. this time with drive
TO centre.
The sixth. being the last In which
Efrd participated. melted exactly two
Tenant hit and was followed by
kosers with another Mccomas de-
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