The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-19
DAVE NOT IN THE BEST FORM ~
TEAM APPEARS SLOW AND
LIsTLEss.
FIELDEHs BACK Up GARDIN
FINE STYLE AND HIT THE
BALL WHEN HITS
COUNTED.

Manager Steve Griffin decided
take a. chance With Pitcher Dav|
yesterday in spite of the fact that a
weather was none too warm ana a.
spit ball hurler likes heat Davie n6v
seemed to ger warmed up. Neafh5
did the Colts. generally spea,k3n(
John Raley did not possess his ssesl
snap and Willie McComas turn
loose a throw he never would
guilty of making on a hot day ~
not one of the team seemed capA&|
of beating out an infield tap.
On the contrary the Tigers had G0l|
TO rhe pepper-box before the g11
and helped themselves. Garnna1
first cut down a hit off Davies ~
and showed such life and dash arotS
the first station that he looked uko|
dancing master. Compared to h1]
yesterday Raley loked slow. but RxG
was up against a port-paw pftNE1
and this same port-paw had god
goat from tho start. It wasn't
Raley's day to play ball.
Team Slowed Up.
An irritated fan declared that
was the appearance OF Joe Smith Ii
hind The bat that slowed up the t491
and 1t must be said that Herr Em1
was somewhat IeisureIy In his moy
ments at times. He did dash foFsI
bunt in front OF the plato and rot q
ball to second ahead Of the fsan1]
from first, but aside from that l.
catching was very much 'FRONT.'
league.
Possibly Davis aided In this appeo|
ance of iassitude on the part OF
Joseph, for he took all the tina0
the world TO wind up and News
made him appear very careless
stealing home In the first inning. u
Shields blocked off beautiful
shielded him completely when
Smith tried to tag him. much to n
ire of Mr.. Smith and the Old III
liable. who came running In fr0|
second base to tell Umpire Donah1
how much he admired and loved al
and how bright and clear was tho IN
pres eyesight.
Donohus Has Of Day.
Umpire Donahue, to tell the tru}
had a hard day OF 1t. The fans "a
/ him to- consult an ocuifEt. Catch
| FIsFler of the Roanoke team mn3
sarcastic remarks and was told "a
he had better behave or he could
s1t ON the bench and watch tf1 9St
The horror, amusement and surpt4
Of the usual calm. imperturabie "a
Pressly could have been DISTINGUISH
block when Umpire Donahue cal1
strike on the noble Buck. Ar n
fy~
off Mr.. Pressly's sturdy limbs the tn
took his part when he broke lou
in complaint.
Gardin only grinned when his nm
called shoot that broke beGutlNu5
over the plate q. ball and pitcher 14a
should have gone I'D ana thanked
Donahue more than once for gfxlI
asra-tha- haneHt Of tha dnnhf GIN
wise Mr. Donahue umpired a vary In
game and he didn't get a BIT rifedEI
chesty, which caused the fans TO l.
give him all his sins of omission.
Donahue. with all his faults. We Il
him still. but not too still. was
verdict of the fans.
Gardin Pitches Well.
Mr.. Gardir's left shoots had
way of grazing the edge of tho ~
and breaking in unexpected dtrect10
ne IaIfftt-u tNiIO sAsAA @~te91sN~23&X
John Raley. He had Mattis 1Ntuq
like a gate and although the nlu
connected once and drove the n44
the outfield little Johnny Greens
liz as husky a lad AS ever VS. M
got under 1t and Matty went hjt
To he sure Steve Griffin c0nnM4
Matty once or twice not tn 00
! Gareiin's pet body-ball an he m
enough to break an egg but sA9
! wixel< Kept out AZ the way. u.
Davsie never GOT WORKING fIxhT
| used his tunnel curve in tho piE1&
1t went In the grove and the ~
waiIoped 1t when it came boboinr
The Colts kept the fans nervous ~
time the Tigers came to thu ~
fear they would score while the IL
always looked as II they had the III
Der Of the Colts sverytime the
came to the bat. And that Is thNSa
the game went, Nh
| The details. ~ .1s-g7T(
Richmond.
Players AB. n. IN. OLA
Graf, 3b.. ......
Grimm Th..