The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-27
ny GUS NISIBERT.

c. Amateur Strain, star OF tho sand
lots. who humbly begged the crumbs
let fall by the so-called oldh4ads, when
trials for jobs in the shooting box were
being doled out. yesterday annihilatcd.
devastated routed. drove to cover,
stepped all over and maulcd unmercI-
fully in the face that double jointed.
cross-cyed jinX which. up to the good
day of our Lord, Friday, April &c. had
sojourned. without molestation, at the
ball yard in Broad Street, preventing
anything which looked like a ball
game stuck in the won column. e.
Amateur turned the trick In bold fash
ion. winning by the goodly count OF
10 to ].
stephen Griffin, Esq, probably had
something 10 do with that victory, for
he changed his lineup SO that II was
hardly recognizable, a,al with very
good effect The sickness of Ralph
MATHS made il essential that Inc fill up
the hols made by that worthy knight
of the ash. So Crit moved up TO the
first place. with McComas following
Flournoy in third place, and Burke in
the cleanup station. Coates was
dropped to seventh position, where he
looked much better than he has in any
game this season.
1T took the youngster battery to rout
the jinx. Harry Mace caught one
grand bail game. Veteran or no vet
eran, little Improvement could be
made on his performance. lie got the
ball away with Il zip which looked
good. and only one peg was off. But
strain was the candy, the gravy, the
entrec ana the dessert all rolled Into
enc. Just three times did those SoX
manage 10 let the wood do damage.
and at that thu damage was slight
Their only count came in the fourth
and was the result of IL Wild heavc and
an error on the part OF Baker-Mc-
Conlas, following Immediately behind
Runser's hit.
Only one other time during the eight
innings did Dave Castor panase TO
get one of his players TO second. In
the last round of the game Mullen led
off With luke double. and went to
third on Jdckson's ont. He died at
that station, Uinps Mcbride, very wise
~ deciding that 1T was better 10 stop
the contest then and thorc rather than
taking chances on some of the fellows
hurting themselves. Incidentally, lets
hand out some praise for the jumps.
lie is hustler, and has played the
two games thus far in shorter time
than any of the previous contests. AS
Il general proposition he called EN-
good voice and an evident knowledge
Of the game. he has made fine i'm
preston. In his work he looks very
much Ike Billy BEon. ono OF the best
indicator slcuths ever seen in action
in this locality.
AS for tho Colts and their part In
tho game. 1t is hard tor any ono TO
understand how they over lose ball
game 10 any club In the Virginia
League. II they can set the pace they
did yesterday. 1t WAS simply an il
Illustration of what they can DO with a
boy on the mound in whom They have
confidence. Strain has worked three
times, and has won as many games
Certainly great record for the young
stcr. But bis victories mean more to
tho individual players than ito him at
this stage. Tho mere announcement
that nc Is TO do the hurting estab-
fishes that old confidence which breeds
pep. and with confidence and pep. a
euro defense. and any. ordinary Of