The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-03


hryonlo caster Of pearls chance to,
spread Himself He was forced to the
limit and only BY delivering nine
empty boxes 10 HIS opponents did me-
achieve the laurel wreath. In the
words OF the once boy ne did pitch
"some ball game which IS but an
other way OF saying that ne performed
in his usual style. The luck which has
not been his must have made some mis-
take. II deserted tho other fellow and
tarried just long enough with Crit
ms men 70 he OF material service IN
tne final result
Record crowd.
There was a record audience in at
tendance. a great part OF which had
come from the neither side OF tho APP
pomatiox They simply swamped we
poor mortals who struggle along the
hanks OF the James. They came ask
ing no quarter. and they refused abso-
lutely 10 give any. Many and Oft were
the times that we quailed beneath
their stirring battle anthem. Indeed
that anthem affected everybody but
tho Reverend Emmett Keith. He was
the stole OF the occasion re never
WINGED but kept up MS rapid IRE even
under the most adverse circumstances
Heinrich was cocksure that he could
double up on the victory thing He
chose from his assortment Sandy
Creiger who has hcen more uniformly
successful against CRIT Nan any OIL
the gunners In stock SANDY was byl
no means collapsed by the performance
or Perry. Rather, he took more glory
because Of the contrast Tho trouble
was that mia club could score no runs
the same trouble experienced ny Harry
Grimm in the earlier engacement over
T in Petersburg on tho other hand.
Richmond threw away at least one
other opportunity to give Perry a.
much needed lead
a brisk pace was set from the be
ginning by our Colts Steve Gr,fin
waded into the first ball offered by
SANDY, and poked into the confines Of
the centre garden Red Garnan fol
lowed the example Of his boss and
fooled the whole Petersburg club hv
hitting beyond the inneld There was
not one single soul down and nobodvl
was In danger. Fred Graf grasped
his club IN his right fin and started as
II he intended to do business re
came very near doing IT. Tho bali
which he tapped rolled tantalizinrlv
between short and third 1t pulled
liowedell on the beaten path and left
Third uncovered Did our doughty.
manager offer to score? Nav he vas
playing the game safe. and stood stilI
watching to see whether Howedell
would make a good or poor play on tho
heave. Next in line was Burke There
was one Gown. Burke shot a fast ono
ut Nc son. and on this Steve raced
Re, where he was received by Ioo|
] .ghlin. good old Joe with AHe hall
in his hand This made two down
Bob Carter famed. and the two safe
clouts failed to do business
Griff waited until the very last frame
70 count. probably wondering whether
Perry could keep up the shut-out gait
all the way. Anyway. the first bali
thrown in that ninth by Creiger wa.
4 waited up against the fence in left for
n double. Garman put down hunt
and was safe because Barnett muffed a.
very good throw by Creiger win
Steve on third. Carter retrieved him
self Tor his previous Whit by driving
straight over second hassock for the
J one md only count OF the game
Anthony Stops Run.
1t was simply one grand bail game
I'm the seventh the locals had n sure
run choked off Mt the plate ny Jack
Anthony. our local help to Petersburg
Burke had doubled to centre. and when
Garter beat his whack Mt Morrison had
gone to third. McComas hit a short
NY to Anthony. and Burke was sent on
home al top speed, hut he couldn't beat
the throw. With the exception of the
Instances cited there was small hope
FOR the Colts. But the fate of the
Goobers was even more hopeless
Their hest opportunity also came IN
the first. simmons and Morrison both
hit by Perryman. but not out of tina
diamond, and were safe. Simmons go
Ing to third on the second hit. after
stealing second. Busch hit in front OF
She plate; and John Mace threw to first
Simmons tried to score. and was caught
Ewnen Garman. who played first Raley