The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
TAKES TWO HOURS AND FIFTEEN
MINUTES TO PLAY EIGHT
INNINGS.
CA MBRUN is WILD
GETS MISERABLE SUPPORT AT
START AND GAME IS
LOST IN FIRST
SESSIONS.

pomattoxites from the Cockade City
left another mark against them in
Richmond yesterday when they took
the game from the Colts.
1t was the Colts fault. as glance
a. the error column Will prove. In u
game In which the locals hammered
ont fifteen hits as against nine for the
visitors. the fan will naturally ask
why IL IL as ii is
Another glance at the error coiumn
will snow him why 1t was as 1t was,
and ne will figure that the game must
have savored of the back lots and
sand dunes. and alfalfa and bush
leagues.
A tip Is here given to the visiting
batters. Always hit a ball on the
ground TO F1ournoy. for he has never
beer known to stop one of that kind.
Whine there were about 5000 peo-
pie at the game. 1t IL likely that the
attendance would have been much
larger had the weather kept up it's
beautiful springlike condition, but the
cool. damp atmosphere proved de-
terrent.
This crowd for several innings urged
the Colts on to victory. and despite
the errors. there were many express
sions Of confidence UP to the last
gong. and the urging steadied Cam
brun. who had started In like a March
hare. Had the first inning for the
visitors never happened. the Colts
would have won the game, for they
had Busch's men beat all around out
side of that box. Five runs Melted on
the start, with two hits. tell tale
In which the pitcher Is not the only
one to blame
Az the result of the game hinged
uron this inning. the story OF how 1t
happened might as well be told here:
Two Bases ON . Tumble.
Simmons banged a liner out to
centre. but Flournoy fumbled the
ball and before anyone coula realize
what had happened the big second
baseman was tied to second base.
Then Busch went to bat and caught
two strikes. He saw q wild one COM
ing. and struck at II, whereupon
Simmons scampered to third. and be-
fore Lucia could recover the ball.
Busch was anchored safely on FIST.
Barnett. next up. walked, and the
bases were full. Some OF the crowd
felt like going out and getting like
the bases were But they didn't. for
things settled down a little at this
out to Maths.
Loughian was walked, forcing
Simmons over the rubber. This set
the crowd mad. They called for
another pitcher. but Griffin knew his
business and believed that Cambrvn
would steady himself before the game
was lost forever.
With the bases filled Jack An
thony fred a splendid liner to CEN
tire. Flournoy could not stop IL. and
as result Anthony landed on second,
while two runners ahead Of him took
the home route. and the score was
three. With but one out, Caroian
went out to Raley from McComas
on a sacrifice, and Loughlan scorNd.
Howedell kept up the good work
for the Coolers. and singled. bring
ing Anthony into port, counting FIVE
against the Colts.
The third inning was fruitful. also.
LOughlan walked and stole second.
Then Anthony failed to connect But
three hits followed In quick success
sion. which. aided by another error
by Flournoy. and two infleld outs,
netted four runs on three hits.
Thereafter Cambrun settled down.
and for four innings nothing was
done In the way Of increasing the
S~OAE' Al sbS NiNhSA ouSNH SNAC0
on McComas' failure to land a
Grounder. and he scored later on
Spencer's hit.
How the Colts scored.
For the Colts the first run was
made on . pass. an error and q hit
Griffin walked, stole second, got to
third on E0ukhl4n's bad throw TO head
him. and scored on Maths single.
For two more innings the score stood
that way.
Then the local aluggers caught ON
to the style OF the long Hedypeth.
and hammered him for five hits,
which resulted in three runs. This
encouraged the fans largely. and
there was some old time roofing.
The score then stood nine to four
against Richmond.
In the sixth Raiey hit for two bases.
With two men out McCossaas sent q
pretty ny out into the clover Held.
which scored Raley. while he swiped
second himself. and scored on the hit
passed up by Thackara, who had re-
lieved Lucia behind the bat.
Nothing else could be done by the
Colts. Had darkness not relieved the
visitors Of the tension they had he
gun to labor under, the Colts might
have done something mean. But dark
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