The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-21
ERRORS AT CRITICAL POINT, WITH
TWO MEN OUT, COST FIRST
GAME.
Il 4, alAsr
SECOND is EXCITING
UMPIRE DONAHUE ARoUsEs IRE
OF PORTSMOUTH PLAYERS, BUT
RICHMOND HAS GAME IN
HAND ALWAYS.
First Game.
Portsmouth, 8; Richmond, 2.
Second Game.
Richmond, d; Portsm outh, q


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Just ordinary baseball luck cost
Richmond one Of the. games with the
Portsmouth team yesterday. The
home team should have had both
games instead OF merely splitting the
double Bin, doe" Ayers was fairly
cheated out OF a hard earned VIC
tory and though the fans may blame
Mccon1as ands Carter neither OF them
should be censured severely. for their
errors were just the luck Of the game
A bad bound put McComas in bad and
Carriers poor return of the ball to
Mace, was another accident.
TITS all In the game!" said Fred
Lucia as he watched the teams battle
from the grandstand. Lucia took. ex-
ceptinas to the ruling of Umpire
Donahue In the sixth inning, when he
sent Garyin back to third and Becker
and Heating back to second and first
when Carriers return OF keating's sir
gle hit the jumps in the back. The
decision drove the Corsairs into
near frenzy and Manager Castro was
SO incensed that he grabbed Umpire
Donahue by the pad and bit words
into his face.
Looked Like Small Riot. 2
The spectators thought for mo-
ulent there would be riot. for RI the
tally had been allowed, Portsmouth
would have led, 3 10 2.
Umpire Donahue was quiet right In
his decision, however. if section 4
OF rule So is correct. This rule states
II the person or clothing of the un-
plre interiors with the catcher in an
attempt to throw, or the umpire be
struck by a ball thrown by the catcher
or other fielder TO intercept base
runner. the base runner shall return
10 his base without liability TO be
put out"
Castro's argument was that Gar
win had scored before the umpire was
hit by the bail thrown by Carter. and
Lucia also said that Garvin had
passed the umpire before Donahue
had been hit by the ball. but the UNI
p3re was In a position to know whether
this was tina case. Anyway. things
were very lively for a minute
How Ii Happened.
T.tman, who had outguesed Strain
twice, hit the first bail pitched fer
single to right. Cooper noated out
to Carter. Garvin was lucky and drew
g pass. Wood sacrificed by bunting
at STRAIN and died at first. Becker
came up and Becker Is a dangerous
hitter at all times. Strain decided to
walk him and take q chance with
Heating This filled the bases with
Titman on third and Garyin on sec
ond.
Heating had the count three and
two and Umpire Donahue was max
ing Strain split the pan for strikes.
Even then he missed one or two. But
anyway, strain shot the next one over
and Heating belted IL to centre.
Becker trotted in and GaFvin. who is
an Ice wagon for speed. tried to do
So Carter threw home. and Umpire
Donahue running from behind the
pitcher to get the play at the plate.
got In the way of the ball, and Rogers
never had IA chance To get it.
When Donahue waved Garvin back
to third Castro rushed at him. grab
bed him on both sides Of his chest
protector and told him forcefuily and
energeticaliy that he was wrong. lie
fairly frothed at the mouth In his
effort to tell the umpire what he
Thought OF the decision and still re-
strain himself from letting go wal
lop. One or two other Portsmouth
players raised their VOICES. But UNI
pire Donahue was firm and the play
ers went back TO their places,
Umpire Kindly Man.
Donahue displayed a remarkably
sunny disposition, He is q son of
sunny Jirn. red locks and all. IL he
plastered fine ON him no one would
1, have, blamed him. He kept his tenn
per- and merely smiled at the heat OF
the swarthy leader of the Corsairs.
Donahue may be red headed robber.
as one OF the fans declared. but ne
is the best tempered sarbiter who ever
handled an indicator. And there have
been worse umpires in the Virginia
league n Red, believe us.
or course the bases were still full,
but when Nixon drove the ball az
Strain and Strain tossed 1t to Raley
the furry ended Richmond proceed
ed then to pound out two more runs
and take the game.
Strain not only pitched great
game, but he fielded his position in
grand form. In the second. with Tit
man on first. Cooper laid down a bunt.
Strain naturally expected he would
attempt to sacrifice and he was In
toward the plate the instant the ball
left his hand He grabbed the ball
and shot 1t to McComas in time to get
Titman, and the intended sacrifice
went for nothing. Strain twice walk
ed Becker In an emergency and twice
did the same TO Watson. More than
one person was ready to declare that
Umpire Donahue gave him the worst
Of 1t on balls and strikes. He look
ed TO have both Garvin and Heating
GIL ckEIhGS III the stNths oak A~cAeAbAbN
said otherwise. AS Donahue distribute
ed his favors impartially. the fans
had. no kick coming in reality.@
Riohmonds Hard Luck.
The first game belonged to Rich
mond by the score of to o. In the
very first inning the Colts fell upon
the wonderful Mayer and banged him
for two earned runs. After that the
gunner from the navy yard was In
vincible. II the usually reliable VIII
lie McComas had not made bobble
Ayers would have had shut-out
game to his credit. AS 1t happened
three runs were scored after two men
were out.
In the ninth the Colts started one.
OF their rallies and for minute II
looked as II the score would be tied.
Raley banged beauty to left. Ten
nant sacrificed him to second and
Grimm gent Rogers tn to bat for Mace.
This proved fatal, for Rogers fan
ned. Charlie Strain went to bat for
McComas and bit at two high ones.
ThenEhe shot an easyone at Castro and
Portsmouth had taken the game.
10 q The detaila.