The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-24
HOLDS VISITORS TO TWO HITS
AND STRIKES OFT TEN
BATsMEN.
WORK PLEASES FANS
Up TO SEVENTH INNING ONLY
EIGHTEEN MEN 60 TO Rat,
SIDE GOES OUT on
sTRikES IN SIXTH.

Charlie Strain pitched. Nothing
more need be said. Richmond won.
OF course. Richmond won btdn
Strain pitch? Well then!
Strain had those Newport News fell
lows looking like lot of baseball
students from the Blind asylum. He
had his snakeutine curve working like
black racer and his fast--hal- had
= jump TO 1t that reminded fan. 40
he said. OF flea on hot stove cover,
One after another Jack Grim's men
came up to the plate looked Mr.. Stra!.,
over. watched the bali speed by, Nellie,
and went back to the bench TO listen
TO what Mr.. Grim had to say
Mr.. Grim spoke through his teeth,
gratingiy He declared from time H.
time that Mr.. Strain hadn't a thing.
not thing. but his glove and pleas
ant look, but IL that was true the
pleasant look was not reflected In the
faces of the Newport News players,
for six innings. at the very least,
Grast Work Of Strain.
Man after man went up to the plate
only TO strike out. or hit weakly IL
TIRE inneld. Bowen famed in the first.
Wolfe followed suit In the second. Nc.
Donnell and Morrissey did the same Iii
the third. in the sixth the entire side
went out bv the three strikes route.
Mcdonnell. Rogers. and Mckenzie, VINO
had succeeded the ceaeon on the
mound.
About this time thu fans began talk
ing of a no-hit, no-run game. They De
gan TO grow reminiscent. too, sayins
that never since the palniy Gays OF Jac"
quinn had there been Richmond
pitcher like unto Charlie Strain.
f1,E sA1ts. rs.Ne "a
reached first base. Eighteen had gone
ont in one. two, three order. TheS
walked right up and they turned
around ami they walked right BACK
again.
.'lei.s Gets n Hit.
In the seventh, however, Strain
faltered little. Bates, the first maa
li,J drew pass, htit as Bowen tanned
for the second time the no-hit. no
run proposition still looked good. But
PIeiss spoiled II. He tapped the ball
for A SAFETY and Bates went 10 second
Wolfe hit 70 Strain and Strain shot
the sphere to Graf who reisysd 1t to
Raiey and a double play retired the
side.
This was great work and the fans
were as pleased as II ttD no-hit, no
run combination had gone through
In Ahe eighth, after Tenant had
gone out to RaIey, Coates planted a
little single. hut Mcdonnell, who had
famed everything up. did the same
stunt again and Rogers lifted one to
Fiournoy. K,
Evans, who sometimes plays first
base for the Shiphuilders. hit for
Mckenzie In the ninth. but Grfffn
caught his pop. Bates tapped TO
RaIey and Starin took tn eout Bowen
A6 "
that MATHS took in and the game
was over.
Nice work. everyone agreed, par
thiculariy ~ the Richmond boys had
rolled up six runs in the meantime.
Runs by Richmond.
In the fsrst single by Gran,
double by Grimm, ny 10 Tenant by
Fiournoy. = single BY Burke, ny 10
Coates from Maths bat and single
by .Ealey showed that Deacon Nor
rissey was not unhittabIe. Two runs
came in and McComas ended the
smuggling by shooting enc TO McDon-
nell and dying at hrs"
The deacon was iamhssted some
more in the third. Grimm led of with
a. single. Flournoy got double, Burke
single. Raley few out TO Coates and
McComas hit to Mcdonnell. forcing
Maths He stole second and third
but Mace few out 10 Bowen.
McComas. after sMttis and Raley
had breezed in the eighth. drew a
pass. stole. got to third on on Bowens
error on Mace,s hit and -rnomped
home. Strain struck out for the sec
ond time of Mckenzie, who 1t WILL
he noticed struck out the side In this
inning. although a run was scored.
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