The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-30
COLTS CANNOT HIT GARDIN IN
WIN GAME, TO o.
KNEAVES IS THE HERO
TIGER THIRD SACKER STEALS
THIRD AND HOMES GRAND
WORK OF PERUVIAN IN
LOST IN SHUTTLE.

They walked right in and they turn
ed around and they walked out again,
lie what the fans are saying OF the
Cote. Richmond was In the fret place.
according to the tabuiation yesterday
morning, but II you look at the stand
ing today pou will find the team In
second place again.
Roanoke came along yesterday
Manager Buck Pressly sent Gardin to
the mound, Richmond found the port
paw unh!ttable when hits were need
ed. and Richmond lost the game, 1
to 0.
Perryman was on The mound for
Richmond and as usual the Colts fail
ed to hit behind him As noted be-
fore. Perryman L. the hard luck
pitcher of the team, He has more
on the ball than any other man. has
all the speed Of Strain OF Ayers, has
fine control and yet ne can't win.
chiefly because the team has a slump
in batting nearly every time he works.
Trusting TO memory, the game yes
terday was the eighth this season in
which the Colts failed to score a run
behind Perryman. The count cannot
be verified BY the official figures. but
II looked up by the statisticIans II will
be found to be substantially correct.
Cant Win With No Runs.
No pitcher can win when his team
mates do not score runs. no matter
how great a defensive game they put
up. OF course the fans will blame
Perryman for losing his own game
yesterday. when ne allowed kneaves
to steal third and home on him. but
Rogers did not display too much pep
per In keeping Perryman on the
watch for the base runner II Perry
man was sound asleep Rogers was
slumbering.
II John Raley had hung onto the
heave Perryman made on the tap
made by Kneave the run would never
have come in, either. Perryman was
given the error by the scorers because
he threw the ball too hard and a
triffie wide. Raley got his nitts on
it but the throw was SO fast he
couldn't hang onto it Anyway, he
didn't If he could. kneaves got 20
first and. incidentally. abound the
bases to home, for the only tai's OF
the game.
But leaving out the IFS and com
ing right down 10 cases the Roanoke
team won on its merits. in spite OF the
snappy brand OF ball put up by the
Colts. when Kneaves got to 6rst
e
a clean hit 10 right. bat jumps o Brier
was fooled by the way Burke wen
after the ball. either that or he fail.
cd to see where il landed, for to al
appearances the ball hit inside tbs
foul line In night field and bounded
over o'Brien said foul. PRESLEY put
An and awful veil and 60 did Lafltte
O Brten Was adamant and IAfitte wen
to bat aga.n. He sacrificed, this time
and knsaves rested on second,
kneavee steals Run.
Here ne watched the arm moyemen
OF Perryman and decided to take
chance. With a good lead he starte
for third and hit the grit Roger.
made a good low throw but Gri
rived with the runner and Graf
failed to get it on him. kneaves WA
safe,
! With two down kneaves tool
another chance
While Perrynan did not use wind
up he started slowly and Kneave
stroiied OF the bag as Peruvian be
gan his motion, He was half wa.
home and speeding like "a meteor
| Rogers sized 1p the situation an'
tried to take the pitch in time II
get the runner at the plate Kneave
was In under him when the ball ar
rived and Roanoke had won the gam
with this run.
! Twice the Tigers had men on thir'
| and second but could not score Per
r. man pitched a grand game. He jus
Is tho unluckiest pitcher that eve
| PLAYED bail. He also lacks ginger. az
Eressiveness and the fighting instinct
He has everything that a good pitche
needs except that one quality an
with that he will not need TO fear tn
hest in the big leagues.
The New York Giants have pur
erased PERUVIAN and John McCSray
iii make apitctler OF him. If Perry
ynan will stand the gafr, but he
certainly going - get class Iectur
II ran steals two bases on him Il
one :aning.
One Run Looks Big
IL is said that Steve Grimm wen
Ito the bench and made remarks tina
may be found In the book OF Job hu
which are not considered altogethe
proper aside frcm their eccicsiastica
association. That one run scored b
Roanoke looks small by itself. but /
the game. yesterday, IL looked as hi
as Ave ordinary runs.
The fans had to hand palm I
Bert Gardin. He pitched a fine game
jUwice with a man oA second and Grit
tin up he passed the manager OF tn
lEoits TO take a chanre with Bob Car
ter. left banded hatsman This wa
in the fifth and seventh innings. TIL