The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-11

1t was lucky for steve Grimm that
Dougherty and Lusky. of the NorloifA
team, secured hits off Pitcher DaVie
Yesterday afternoon. in Broad street
Park. otherwise he would nave oeeH
charged with an error. rms Is no"
IL happened :, ,,tu
Davis was pitching great ball His
splitter was working like q washer
woman on a sunny day: plenty Oh
curves and lots of action. The NOT
folk Tars were hitting at 1t. ont lot
the most part they walked right up
ana they turned around and they "aih-
ed right back again to the bench, All
except Monsieur Dodge. in the Iour III
inning He swung at one OF the WASH
board breaks and it went splashing u.
Steve Griffin. The later had to meet
IT. and he put up both hands as the
hail leaned at him. Steve stopped the
ball bur he did not even try 10 set 4.
to first. The scorers decided tnat IL
was pretty hard chance. ana as
there was doubt concerning 1t the
drive went as "a hit. and not as an
error for stephen.
Question of Judgment.
But when the seventh INNING taHle
along and passed and the oniN sign
OF q hit registered against Dayie WIS
the drive at Griffin referred 10. the
scorers said one to another tnat III
Dovia disposed Of the next six men
without hit being recorded thsF
would revise judgment ON the 1rltHi'
episode and credit Steve with an error
and deprive Dodge of a hit.
Now lust at the very moment thes
had decided to do this Norfolk came
IL the hat again and Hinton few our
10 Maths. One down. Up came Herr
I3oughertv and the scorers were won
Serins whether rs would hit the bali
nj all " hen he showed his little bat at
n drs ore. and IL scampsred out TO the
busy Watfy MATHS MattF made asAe
of his pretty SCOOPS for the bail bu'
1t gave him the laugh and bounced
through his legs, Dousherty went TO
snd placed the ball In the Very game
rpot. This time Matty was ready ana
Herr Dourhertv didn't dare pass third
Gooae-Esa Unsnoiisd.
Ftnneran was next and Sisnor nm
reran Is some hitter for a pitcher. ~"
Is the star pinch performer for the
Norfolk crew. and with Il man on third
aud a man on first and oasy one down
II looked as ii Senior na vie's pretty
little gooseeGEs were likely to be ad-
died But Flnneran Tanned, and Dodge
i hit one on high that Elonrnoy gath
erred In and so the spasnn ended.
Put two more hits had been made
off Isavie and the original decision on
Dodge and Griffin went. Dodge neins
credits SCI spi+h-tsa.. salt and Ssiif.aia ss'
caring the black mark.
The game was smartfy played even
II II was one sided. Richmond lost a
~hanc. 10 score in the first Griffin
tripled with one down. but MATHS. al
third. sent him home and the gallant
captain was caught at the piate. He
violently waved Matty to the bench ana
Immediately went there himself. pre-
xumahlv to shake Maity by the hand
and compliment him. As Flournoy FOL
lowed with single the feelings OF Cap
tain General Griffin may be better Inn
nglned than described.
Score Seven Runs.
However. the Colts began Ia score
runs from the second up to the sew
-~~near- innings uy.i sfs-.sf----sets4-..i
seven. enough to satisfy the most
exacting fan. In the field they played
ike champions. Flournoy especially,
having great day lin the outfield.
He rcan.ed from the centre field fence
over to Burke's pasture and from
Burke's pasture to Maths garden,
catching flies. Some of them were
difficult to catch too, Maths got
under five, no less. and showed il great
burst of speed. Little Willie Me-
ronas was charged with an error
hut II was on throw from deep field
and Faiey might have got II had not
the ball bounded too high.
The usually reliable Finneran hal
an off day. passing four and being
touched up for eleven safetles. He
looked poor alongside pavie. Shaffer
showed newcomer In McLarin and
he struck out the mighty Mace In
Ticfmouti's last time 1T bat. Da~is.
who Is a great little hitter. smashed
one at Hinton and Graf drove one At
the Norfolk si1ortstop. who didn't
dodge So much for ChiefeMcLarin.
Atto9ether II was q great day for