The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-12

team, does not mend his manners he
will never last in the big show When
called out on strikes by Umpire Rose,
yesterday. In the second inning.
Stroud threw his bat toward the
pitchers boz. where the umpire was
standing.
The fans Kissed. They called upon
Rose to throw Stroud out of the game
and then PANIED him for not doing 1t.
This was rather hard on Rose. for II
only umpires like Fred weteryelt and
Tim Hurst who can run an exhibition
game as II 1t were one In the regu-
lar schedule. Umpires cannot disci-
pline player in these preliminary
games unless backed up by the man.
Ager Of the team on which the player
belongs. Rose might have ordered
Stroud to the bench, but II the man.
ager of the Buffalo team had order
ed him to continue 1t would have been
up to Rose to put his order through.
Took Easiest Way.
Hurst and Westervelt have been
known to do this, but 1t takes a man
with big league prestige to get away
with II. Rose took the easiest way
for him and the easiest way happened
to be the right way on this occasion.
But that does not excuse Pitcher
Stroud. II he ever happens to get gay
with q bat later on In the season he
10 likely TO have q slice taken out of
his salary.
Stroud should know that only tho
veriest sage-brush Lacquer would be
guilty OF the temper he displayed.
The game? Oh. the Colts lost. to
A literary fan tells how It happened.
Flabby Fielding Does II.
Flabby fielding did It. The most
sanEuihe. buoyant and optimistic Rich
mcnd fan was forced to admit this.
With the stick the locals were there
They singled. They hit for two bases.
Maths. In the third. drove a three
haEger to deep center. Later he Glove
the air with a home run OF the most
nid-fashioned and orthodox sort. But
against the mttt work OF his colleagues
IN the intield these things awaited not.
Hercules at the bat wouldn't have
helped us any.
Buffaio's work In the In and out
neld WAS by no means impeccable.
But after the third inning they took
stock and settled down wen enough
TO assure themselves OF victory by 81
comfortable margin. A. spectacle
the Game was disappointment all
around. characterized throughout By
the coiort@ss spirit 10 manifest on
the preceding day. 1t took a home
run TO inject some animation into
The spectators. and even this was
brief and fitting. Perhaps II was
~ well. therefore. that 30 long as
ragged fielding was the order OF the
day. that II should be thoroughly and
consctentiously and continuously
raxged. instead Of only occasionally
and Internationally ragged. and to this
end Mr.. Gable at short bent his per-
sonai efforts
II may possibly be assumed that
Cable does not believe the first base
man recllnes at ease In the right
field bicachers But. TINS much be-
ing assumed. the general Idea back
of his throws in that direction must
be relocated to the realm of hopeless
speculation. II Gable wasn't always
successful In mailing the runner. at
first he frequently managed TO stop
the ball ORE grounder he brought
feet and elbows exhibition OF pres
sidigitatoriai skill.
Something Of Details.
Few of the innings were OF SUM-
Client interest to chronicle In detail.
Richmond went first to bat and the
first inning was without feature. In
the second McCabe single and stole
second. scoring on williams single
70 left. One run.
Cable doubled to center and scored
on Thackera's single 10 left. One
Coates popped fy to left in the
third Griffin walked. took second on
Flournoy's single to left. he and
F1ournoy both scoring on a beauti-
ful three Dagger TO center by Mat
tis. Raley famed. Graf hit to An
derson. Two runs.
Schfrm drove a scorcher to short
and took second on Cahel's throw over
Raley's head. Truesdale sinled to
center, Schirm scoring by dint OF fast
footwork. Anderson advanced Trues-
dale to second with = neat sacrifice.
the latter stealing third moment
later. Merritt went out on strikes.
McCabe singled scoring Truesdale.
Schang out, pitcher to first. Two runs.
Neither side scored in the fourth
and nth. In the sixth the Richmond
ini1eld. a. well ~ right and center
outposts. apparently give UP the days
work AZ bad job. the visitors adding
two more runs to their column. This
number they duplicated In the seventh
and again in the eighth. In this In
ming the Colts made q last nickertng
rally. netting themselves two runs
more through the indifference Of the
Buffalo players than anything else.
The visitors shut them or in the
ninth. taking the game by the score
Of to 5.
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