The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-25
SMILING L. =. T&IRLER - HIT To-
PIECES IN THE LAST
ROUND.
r Z BEL S, ,; CINCY, 81.
one OF MOST INTERESTING GAMEoi
oI SEASON H. KNOCKED TO
SMIFHEREENs IN TWI-
delightful game was spoil-

A dainty. delightful game vas spoil-=
ed in the ninth yesterday when As
rank decision at second and ouin-
tetee of hits carried the game over TO
the enemy
IN To that point it looked like IN
extra inning contest, and the fans who
he'd -trr-rrrtr-t1 ttTE cas---
down hesitat~,l and began to rect tsf'r
The Rebs Jack MeDonough, with hls
~ Dice and plug, got mighty htiarfou -
while Eddie Leonard. the actor. wn3
graced the arandstaud with his pres
euce.- compared lac game with one III
the biz ones he had seen in New YORK.
Richmond had struggled along hero-
iCally To overcome u lead of one run,
and succeeded in bringing it to tie
in the seventh Things looked good.
and the rams settled down for two 81
three extra innings when the fatal
ninth wiped away all hope
Wanted Their Supper.
The Ola City fellows got together,
determined to reach the Guerrart In
time fer supper. and they agreeas
among the mselves mat not an extra
inning should go down in history,
so far AS this particular game was
concerned.
Barton cot the heads Of his me-
together, and when he walked to this
bat IA the last inning, the smile Oh
Goshorns mug faded away as the lit
tie second baseman landed on one u
the swift straight ones for two bases
This looked serious nut 1t was mol,
half as serious az il turned out to be-
Armbrnster followed with single. ana
Wtten. Muilencanp and Hicks dittocu.s
When things had cleared some thres3
runs were over. and Null was anchored
OIL third The hearts or the two thou
sand fans stopped beating for a mo-
ment but they all started going rap
idly when Gosh tossed wild one over
10 Blue with Cornell AZ bat. and Null
scored
t'orneiI whitfield and Herman sacri.
! ticed Hicks 10 second, where he re-
manned. for Hogan. who had gone in
70 pitch in thel asst inning. failed to
connect. and the side was out.
! Reb~ Failed to Answer.
Then the Rebs were called upon
10 do something, but the call fell upon
/ deaf ears, for four MEN went up and
three of them passed away, leaving
Hoffman glued TO first base.
/ II must be noted that in the last
fer the Pretzels. Barton looked Out
/ AT second when he attempted TO
stretch into two bags but 1t was too
Z close for the fans 10 closely observe.
/ When the effort was made 10 nab
! Armbruster at second the bugs saw
t clearly that he was safe, The jumps
could not see IL there. and Arm was
] left to score later This decision
may not have changed the victory
/ into defeat so il makes little differ
I adce.
Outside of this last inning. the
/ ga me was a bird. and the large Fri
/ day crowd. among them being ss.-
eral hundred ladies, felt satisfied witt.
the contest
Heroes of the Battle.
/, Badel was the first hero of the
game. He landed the second bal
pitched him over the fence for
homer, and later kicked because
Gashon purposely walked him. This;
next hero was Mcfarland, who past
ed the sphere out in the arid waists
/ for homer.
Richmond's other run was iandeG
in the seventh, Blue landed a I'M.
swat for two bags, was sacrificed b.
I Parmelee, and scored on Cornelfs
wild toss
! Cincy's second run came in thtI
I fourth. when Hicks was slammed In
the Stats by Goshorn. went down on
the error by the pitcher in fumblinE
and scored on Barton's single
Bugs Raymond is scheduled to tor
the sphere today. He promised e.
win his game Newman says he viii
SEE him r., II Here is the score.
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