The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-02
niCHMONp TEAM GETS TKOUNcING
NJ woULD-pE MEMBERS
OF BiG LEAGUE.
DUST is PROMINENT
nut n WAS NOT RAISED. TT SEEMS
ny GRIrFIN's MEN run
MING AROUND BASES
AND SCORING.

Of games yesterday ~ 6toao 0u~es
park, and were in at the nnish to wit
ness the slaughter OF the Colts to the
extent Of II to .. by the try-outs Of
the New York Americans.
The game was slow In every re-
spect. despite tho efforts OF the UNI
pire to get the players on the trot.
II was quite evident that reaction
was ia On some OF the players. due
to the strenuous practice which they
have been subjected to for q week.
and the slow movements were &c
cordingly mort excusaple.
The visitors displayed more chile
But they could anord TO do 30. es-
pecially after that disastrous first IN
ming. Braced by the strenuous
coaching Of big backstop Appieoy the
inncid and the out were in tho game
all the time. They are being tried
themselves. and they could not afrord
to make less than q good showing
in Richmond. The eagle eyes OF the
big guns In New York are on them.
and Il IL up to the tryouts themselves
a. to whether they stay with the
big club or 60 back to tho woods from
whence they came.
RaIsy Hits For Double.
Richmond connected six timee, ono
being . pretty double by Raiey. which
brought over the only runs registered
by the Colts. With the exception Of
this splendid hit. and the two singles
which preceded II. the others We're
scattered 60 that they amounted to
nought.
Grimm went In for the first time
during the preliminary season. He
~
sack. ~ was Cable at short. GrffIin
had ave assists and landed two dead
opes.i while Cable landed three. help
~ TO Slaughter two. and fell over
himself In an attempt.
eperyy and Cable each committed
= grftvous wrong at times when
wrongs amounted to something. but
II was said by some OF the fans. and
they were probably right. that the
Colts we're not going after things as
they would were they up against the
real n.eat
Davie. the first man to essay the
curve ball, was In no sort Of form. as
could Be readily seen before the first
inning had grown old. He allowed
four hits and passed three men. net
ting i've runs. ete'.' -''e
Sort at Discouraging.
That was enough to discourage even
Phil Hinton. or Tom Boudar.
In the second inning he pulled him
Gofhanttes down to one run. that
being q homer over right field fence.
hit that was reminiscent OF those
Eox Eeyboid used to bang over the
house in centre field IN the good old
days OF yore.
Then Griffin allowed Davie to am
bic to the clubhouse. whereupon he
introduced Mister Camhrun. who
tjckied the crowd and puzzled the New
Workers with his moccasin wiggie for
two innings BEIGE they got on to him.
they caught him for three runs In
oue inning on two hits. and a couple
Of passes.
THAT was his finish for the time
being and Griftin presented Mister
Muster, who. II he keeps things warm
this summer will be called Mustard, y
Tho New Workers. took two runs Away
from him In two innings. when Brady
rushed to the RESCUE. but was down
tho big city. who grabbed three runs
away from him In one inning.
How tho Colts scored.
Here II how the Colts picked up twc
Il was In the f,fth inning. and no.
= man had reached third.
Il cannot be said the dust interfered
for the dust played no favorites. and
Appleby and his gang ACE ~ much
81 il g did the Colts and the grand
stand and Mr.. Westerveit There wal
did not interfere with the Colts In
their effort to get runs. The pitch'
ers were mainly responsible. and after
them came the flelders and the base
men and the catcher.
But II was the ffth inning. Lucis
asnt,ted forward ~ the First man up
He carried his bat like q man COINS
to slant the flag on the pole. Sudden
" the crowd heard the noise ~ OF .
pop- bottle bursting, and they saw thu
nj little catcher running. Nobody
90 thick that for q moment the crowd
wondered. Thea Il was seen thai
Lucia had nailed Q beauty on the NOSE
and epoiled her complAxion. CambruI
followed the lead. and spelled thu
.eepspaaxtpn ~ sano&hsr beauty and
that vas plenty cause. for the jubila
Z tiou which Displayed itself In tn
GTandstAnd and the bleschsrtss.
Then Coates and Grimm died SLOW
deaths. at least 0rimn's was not slow
FOR he famed the dusty wind three
fimse. But al vas not lost. Rale,
wiped the dirt on his hands on hi
panta, grabbed some moro dirt. look.
"a 20 the east and to the west. and
stood Ii front Of Mr.. WssteFvsit
I've Nune Como In.
And before Osborne could 9rasp tn
L satuation or the ball both Lucia and
CAmbeun had crossed the rubber. and
were receiving tho plaudits Of thu