The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
BY GUS MALnERT.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
No games scheduled.

Bertrand Gardin. the costly piece
OF bric-abrac FOR which Buck Press
ley Is said 10 have turned down $500
real American dollars, the said $500
having been ofrerea by Clarke Griffin.
OF the climbing Washington juniors,
was made the butt or a not overly
pleasant practical joke In the Broad
street yard yesterday. Just by way Of
giving the visitors something to talk
about on their homeward ride. Put
Ting IL In mild English. Bertrand
dwindled into a measly 2-cent piece
after the Colts nn!shed the abbrevi-
Htcd performance of what was sche-
duled to be the first game OF q dou-
hle- header. 1t ended. TO 2, In seven
innings OF play.
Far more Interesting than the bali
gamo was the heavenly fusila dc watch
kept the fair ones in continuous
shlyer, and made even the Doughty
braves OF the masculine variety trem-
BILE and quail. fhe sun shone fair for
Six full Innings, when the clouds be-
gan to gather. Then the tiniest kind
OF drops started 10 tumble over each
other to the graes-covered plot. But
nobody was afraid. though nervous
shifting OF seats Indicate dtnat some,
at least. anticipated the rapid ap-
preach OF artillery from the vaulteo
dome.
Many arc Trightened.
Players and spectators cuduled close
ogether as the vidid streaks OF light
ming severed the clouds. and with do
donations which awoke the populace
sent cold chills up and down spinal
columns at a ten-second gait. It was
pretty, provided one was able to stand
the shock. Fluffy heads found rest
.ng places beneath friendly coats.
which. In some instances. at least.
housed palpitating masculine hearts.
thax A.
score is ono TO nothing against the
home team. with two out and two
strikes on the batter and Franlin
Baker welding the club 1t was some
terrible.
But this being the story OF ball
game instead of weather report.
we should get back quickly to the
real point at issue. Richmond won
out over the very hardest obstacle
PRESLEY has in his camp-Left- hand
ed Bertrand Gardin. Indulging in
just one. II 1t can be remarked very
confidently, there being none to say
nay. that aad two ball games been
played it is highly probable that the
Colts would have run away with both
of them, Gardin having been disposed
OF. Steve Gritfin's performance and
his part in making the game a victory
again brings forward the foolyshness
of his actions in the game Friday
Wnen ne was ludue To Wdlh tHo X.
lie scored one OF the four runs. and
the run which is to his credit Is the
one which tied up the score. Not
only that, but he made two hits out
OF three tr.~s. his other appearance
resulting in a sacrifice. which put
Ayers within striking distance. and
made IL possible for him to score the
run which won the game.
Ayers Finds Himself.
Doctor Ayers found himself after
starting badly. While he fooled Ora
ham on three pitched balls, Garman,
CHM and Holland each found him for
healthy wallops before he steadied
&he result OF this combined clouting
was two runs. CHM having soaked the
leather for three sacks. However,
had the doctor been a little more
awake, tho jam would have counted
merely as double. while CHM might
possibly have been nailed at third.
After that first session the big fell
low was almost invincible. Just once
did the Tigers manage to get q man
MS far as second. and that was after
two had been retired. He was getting
stronger every minute. and the tworn
lead of tho Colts looked lige mil
lion to the struggling visitors. On
tho other hand. Gardin was the east
est kind of prey, and his defeat was
a foregone conclusion from the be-
ginpins of play.
u Griffin, who has been hitting like
aend recently. turned the trick his frst
CONTINUED on Second PaGe.l