The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-06

speaking ABOUT that game yeStef-
day. Up to the fourth inning 1t was
n cinch for tho Colts. Strain WAS
Eoing along easily, the team behind
him was fielding pretty good and
those smuggling Toronto players were
not banging out base hits. every time
they stepped up to the plate.
Just by way Of contrast the home
players had fallen on the best bail
Of Mr.. Winter and had abused 1t
hither and ycn and yon and hither.
just out OF reach OF the FEEDERS and
~ an error or two popped In to help
some. tho ecore was 8 to 2. In favor
OF Richmond At the end of the third
inning and to at the end OF the
fourth. both teams breexing along
nicely.
That is. with the exception Of Mr..
Winters He was ~ slow as old
George Cuppy and George Was the
most exasperating allow pitcher who
ever hoated the ball over the plat
ter. A colored man estimating d job
too big for him. q country farmland
pulling on his boots In the morning,
n society dame getting ready for the
theatre. all are said to be 4 niie
'eisureiy in their movements, but they
are speed merchants compared to a
slow ball pitcher AZ George Cuppy
used to be, and George Winter--seems
his name u George. tools today.
He Was Ne Splinter.
George Winters came from Gettys-
burg College. but he never made the
track team and won no prizes In
the spirits. Fans say he was a team
mat OF Eddie Plank. OF the Ath-
eetics. Anyway. he went to Boston
and once played on Jimmy Collins
team Of worid4beaters- Even then
ha was q little hesitatinx In his move
ments and when he began to slow
up slower Collins let him go to De-
troit. He slowed up some more and
Hugh Jennings handed him over to
Joe Kelley In Toronto. George has
been using his.slow ball with the To-
ronto team ever since and generally
getting away with II.
No doubt that tired feeling that
comes along just about spring time
has something to do with the case
but. anyway. II did take some time
10 play those first four innings. some
thing like an hour and a half. and
at the end OF the fifth the score was
s to 5. George had frightened up a
bit and the Toronto bunch was getting
their taliies slowly but none the less
surely.
Pitcher Feels the Strain.
Young Mr.. Strain began to feel his
name about this time. Besides he had
skint. or skunt. the skin often his
pitching fingers. using . dry splitter.
He made motions to Manager Steve
Griffin. and that authoritative person
waved MIR. Strain to the bench. and
with the same motion indicated TO
Mr.. Claude Brady that he was to 20 to
= 4 = k~A
slaughter. MIR. Brady went Hike lamb
Il really WASN'T Mr.. Brady.s fault
thai thu EoEonto fellows spaasd Up six
runs right away. on his pcrt-fire. To
~ sugo ~ was 4 trina Wild and kept
Catcher Mace Jumping from one side
- the other. stretching himself to his
FULL height and occaeionally picking
than % his toes and shin guards. but
Mr.. Brady had all the hooks Of =
fashionabls dressInaker. and few
celebrated for. but he had difficulty
IA making them hook and bend prop-
ThS vsry tirst man salioped dswn
% NJ. HaIeyso bar. and galloped right
a. 10 second when tho next TOron-
tolst hit the ball 1t Herr Graf. He
hid no other place toronto. Mr..
Graz grabbed the ball hit At him.
and threw Il = foot wide ct second.
Juat Ia time for u to miss Steve
arifl5n, who harpaned to remember he
might be needed ut the bar. ana came.
running up. The ball went far ahe1d.
WHINE the bali wa a.JnAyfnG or april
I'M. the Toronto fellows kept on run-
ahs~s Fancy Pl&shins.
Then Mr.. Brady beKan 70 show ali