The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-07
KEEPING HITS SCATTERED
ALL THE WAY.
GIVEN FINE SUPPORT
STRAIN AND BURKE MAKE TWO
GREAT CATCHES WHILE THE
iNFIELD BACKS HIM Up
IN STYLE.
EN- FINE SUPPORT


ter he had locked up yesterdays game
In his locker and thrown away the
key. land it's me TO builI new club
| for next season.
Il ought to go to Washington. ]
| want to see that boy Dowden play sec
ond. There may be 1noths" yonngster
or two who will be worth picking up
So IL the chief is missing when Nor
folk and Richmond lineup this after
noon 1t is pretty good guess that he
will be in Washington cooking over
the Battle Axe and Pepco boys. Nor
folk and Richmond have made an even
break in the closing series thus far.
and both teams are out for blood. one
Of the Richmond partisans was rather
disguised at the way the greedy Tars
went after and won Thursdays game.
He showed his feelings yesterday,
saying before the game:
YOU'D think those fellows were
breaking their necks to win the PEN
nant. No matter whether they win
or lose they won't go up or down in
the standing. yet here they are play
ing their heads off TO win. IL Rich
ffeffd had won yesterday there would
have been twice the crowd here today,
yet those fellows, the minute they get
on the field never think about the box
Office 1t would have been two hum
bred dollars in Charlie Shaffer's money
box today to have his team lose yes-
terday. but do you suppose you could
keep those Norfolk fellows from cop
ping the game IL they could?
Must Get Thsir Hits.
mo, sir. Even if the manager told
them to lie down they would listen
to him. and go to the bat rer1arking:
Huh. I'm going - get me hits, ANY,
how. They wauidn maxi an error.
either, just out Of pride fer their re-
cords, unless ii was an accident, as
all errors are. From a. box alice point
of view these fellows are shines"
No better argument for the honesty
of baseball could be made. Whether
they win or lose. whether they top the
standing or are going along in third
or fourth place the teams play for all
they are worth, play to win. That is
what makes baseball the great game
it Is. That is why 1t has such hold
on the populace. Baseball Is square
and the baseball player takes an hon.
est pride in his work, win or lose.
Yesterday was one of Harvey Bus
sey's good days. Charlie Strain and
Burke saved him from a couple of
long hits by great catches, but Harvey
always depends on his fielderi. The
one run scored by Norfolk was due to
the fact that Burke played too far in
for the hard hitting Gordon. Hinton
had drawn base on balls with two
down, and Gordon came UP. pianked
the ball and II sailed for right centre.
Burke took one look at 1t against the
sun and darted back, but he could not
reach it in time and Gordon made two
bases while Hinton scored easily.
Strain Makes Great Crtch.
Norfolk hardly had chance after
that. 1t was one. two, side out all
the way except in the SIKH when
kiroher led off with hit. Hinton,
next up. drove the ball to left, and
1t looked like sure two-oagger. 1t
was going plump into the fen2e when
Charlie Strain Ieaped into the air and
pulled II down. Gordon sent another
in the same direction and then Wal
tiers gave Burke a chase to the right
field fence for the third ont.
Meanwhile Richmond had been roll
ing up a very tidy score on nice hit
ting. In the third Charley Strain led
OFF with f,f<Attss double and went to
third on Lucia's ont. Bussey famed,
fealing one when Strain tried 70 score
on the squeeze. Graf came up and
hit a hot one to center. II went
through Gordon and Graf made the
circuit behind Strain.
In the fifth Lucia singled and Per
ryman ran for him. The big pitcher
enjoyed his trip around the ns4ses,
spriHting To second on Eussey.s out,
Kircher TO Bfgbie. ard scoring like n
whirlwind when Graf singled past
Blount. In the sixth Carter singled
and stole, although MeNamara called
him out. Carter still declares that
Hinton has vet to tag MIN. Griffin
struck out but McComas singled,
stole second. and came hi on Strains
single. Lucia singled n feft irut-
Strain was caught at the plate.
In the seventh. after Busser wen.
out. Graf singled. went to second an
Garman's out and scored on a double
by Burke. Richmond did no. need
any more runs and the game ended,
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