The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-04
DOC AYERS HAS BETTER OF EAT
TIE WITH MoRGANRATH
IN coCkADE CITY.
BUSCH'S SLIP FATAL
PERRYMAN WILL GO AFTER GAME
TODAY AND FIG CITING COLTS
ExPECT To MAKE CLEAN
Up. FINAL WEEK.

Richmond defeated Petersburg here
today by score OF to 1. 1t was a
pitchers battle between Ayers and
Morganrath with honors even until the
eighth inning. Richmond punched
three hits in the eighth, which to-
esther with an error by Busch won
the game BY losing today's game
Petersburg went to second place.
Such was the result of the clash
between the Coits and the champions
yesterday, but IT by no means tells
the entire story Of the game.
Both teams were out for blood They
guyed and roasted one another and
fought for every point Joe Lauxhiin
was the particularly aggressive player
on the home team and Joe got all he
could take care OF from the visitors.
"How.a the coming manager"
yelled q Richmond player, aliudins
to Joe's we'll known desire to succeed
Heinie Busch an manager OF the
Petersburg team.
Hes no manager. he's only a see
ond string man." replied another Rich
mond player.
Busscy and LAughiin.
Hey. joe, Do you think you will
do aa well ~ sou did In -paav44,,,le q.
observed Steve Grimm, at which Har-
vey Buney laughed aloud Bussey
and I1aughlin have had more than
one passage at arms in the present
series.
Huh, caught you In Danviile and
l didn't even wear glove" observed
Joe to Bussey.
"You never caught me in Danville,''
replied Bumey. ''AIl you did was lay
around and soldier, A better man
than yea-Murray--eaug me in
Danviile But he's in a higher class
league now
Laughlin got even with the Rich
raond boys by putting over a three
bagEer and scoring the only run
made By the champions. He held
sympathetic conference with Mickey
ing lines. Mickey went to third and
Harvey Brooks TO first, much to the
delight Of Steve Grimm.
Neither ard Brooks.
II 20 Happens that Keiiher was
drafted by the Pittsburg team Of
the National league isSt season. but he
failed TO win . place. He was turned
over to one club after another, but
each time he was shipped back until
he finally landed in Petersburg again.
Harvey Brooks. too. han had 4 rather
ehscksred career. wandering from tho
Virginia league to the Pacific coast
and back. all OF which was personally
known to the aforementioned Steve
Grimm.
No sooner had the much moving
rair appeared on the coaching lines
than Mr.. Grimm got busy.
''Oh. checkers he calculated
blitheiy, whose move - II now Hey,
Mickey. where do you move next?
Harvey. it's your move. checkers"
Grimm would chant over and over. Mr..
KeEher. and similariy Mr.. Brooks.
fairly boiled with indignation. but the
irrepressible Steve kept 1p his badt-
rage all through the game whenever
either Brooks or Kelihsr appeared.
1t was Richmonds lucky day in the
feld. Once, with a man on first. the
next man up singled to left and
Charlie strain, instead of relayinx
the ball to third, shot 1t toward the
pitchers box. Doc Ayers at that
time happened to be stroliing around
looking for daisies. or something, fo-
he had not gone over to third to
back up Grar on the throw. In
stead he was walking around look
ing for forgetmenots. Fred Lucia de-
clared.
Ayers Makes Great Play.
The Doc turned just as the ball.
struck the turf beside him He
runner darting for third and tnrew
TO Graz. The runner was out by .
yard. 1t was pure piece OF luck.
Another time with . man on sec
ond the batsman singled to left, but
Charlie Strain came tearing across,
the ball caronled into his hands and
| by a terrific throw he rot the sar-
rsised runner at third, for the pref
test play ef-ths gassaS-
| There were two ON when Willie Me-
Comas came to the bat In the ninth
and the Petersburg inneld closet Ia
en- him. a. Willie 10 no Heinie Zim-
hat There IL where they got fooled.
for Willie hit q smashing houndcr
that jumped over Pitcher Morgan
rath'a hands and when the redoubt-
able Heinie Busch went after X, the
ball glanced from his glove and went
away for Z single. Two runs and
the game followed this lucky smasn.
Pcsryuaan Due Today.
Grimm will sand Parson Perry
man after the game today and the
parson feels sure OF landing 1t. He
feels that hia link has foraker hin,
and the boys are equally confident
that the hoo-doo that has followed
the parson 70 persistently ever since
he joined the team. departed with mis-
victory Monday afternoon. Perry
man II the best pitcher in the hague
and with the team going right he
will bring home tho bncon.
Manager Grimm still thinks that the
Colts viii win the pennant.
well take this last game from
Petersburg, and then we'll 30 IN and
trim Norfolk four straight. Watch us.
, In the meantime those other fellows
VIII be cutting each others threats.
They will get an even break, and the
Colts will nose them out for the cham
pionahip.. Grimm said last night.
Those fivs games with Roanoke
were heart breakers. but we are nvar
our slump. 20 keep your eye on rs.
One thing 4 am sure. the fans are
satisfied with the work done ~ the
team. II We had not been handicapped
by sicknesa. We would have won some
Of those games We lost.
Tive Game Players.
"Raley and Rogers are game boys.
They played until they drspped, and
they ought to get credit for theis
-Samenesss II 10 easy TO accuse oiaM-s
81 OF poor work. and being SLOW. ,stS
the matter with those boys was sick
ness.
We haxe = good ailhstituie hrsI
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