The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-26

Somebody said. yesterday. when the
crowd was fling out OF Broad Street
Park, that George Cowan won the
game. but that wasn't true. Luck.
pure, unauthorized. absolutely pure.
guaranteed 1913 per cent luck, won
for Richmond. Likewise 1t defeated
Roanoke.
Old fans Ike DR.. Labenberg. Grim
Peck and Bob Allport-younR in years
but cid In fandoni-said they had
never seen such Il peculiar game and
most everybody agreed with them.
Fred Lucia said that Graham. the
Tiger centerfielder, cost his team the
game, but Graham war merely the
victim OF caprice. circumstance or
whatever you wish to call baseball
luck.
Richmond was lucky 10 win and
yet the Colts deserved 10 win Roa-
noke was unlucky enough to lose and
tho Tigers deserved 10 lose. 81 there
In no Kick coming on that score,
Team at Bat Suffers.
In all bur one instance luck was
against the team at the bat and that
one instance was IN the fifth, when
Graf and Griffin came through with
hits al the oppcrtuue time, and Rich
mond was able to acore three runs to
the twain made by the Tigers in the
first half Of the same inning.
McComas played great game for
Richmond, He was hurt when Press
ley banged into him in the fourth.
and the crowd took oqense at Buck,
lie apologi2ed TO Baker. declaring the
accident was unintentionai
Eight times out OF nine the first
Tiger to step to the plate In each
inning got t. first base on n hit or a
base on balls. The base on balls men
toned was 10 the first man in the
first inning, fo~wit, namely. Graham.
the gardener. Graham strayed off first
and Bussey caught him fifteen feet
away Raley, however. left the bag
uncovered and Bussey failed to come
across al the proper time. so Graham
got back again. Then Garman drew
bass on balls and OHM folEwed
with smash on which Graham might
have scored but he hesitated and WAS
caught beyond third and run down
Mecomas in Linssiicht
The very next moment Buck Press
lev hit "a scorchsr TO little Willie Me
Ccmas, MeComas jumped IN the sec-
ond bag retiring CHM, and then
threw the BAH TO Raley, retiring
PRESLEY
Richmond opened up on furiesen.
two-hagger. Garter. Graf and Burke
few to the eutfeid.
The run Of luck against the team
at hat continued in the second. Hol-
I land led Off with a two base hit, and
! II looked like "a run sure enough, but
Newton was out. Graff to Raley. and
Shields swatted the bali TO little VIII
/ lie McComas. Willie was right on
his job again. Holland fell ut victim
| TO McComas, Rogers and Graf and
! LATTE made the third out by hitting
| To McComas and dying at first.
Same Line OF Luck.
/ Just to illustrate this same line of
/ luck little farther, take tho very
game inning, with Richmond up. RIA
| ley few out 10 CHM Tenant doubled
| to the left fed barrier. Rogers shot
| ths ball between second and third
and Tenant had to pull himself up
| to avoid being hit He turned COM
| plete somersault, and Newton, who
| had grabbed the ball, threw Tenant
! out at third when he picked himself
up and made for safety. This cost
| a run, for McComas came across with
a hit. The hit didn't count, as Bus
| sey struck out.
/ In the NTH came the fireworks. La
/ ftte banged out single. Burleson
/ laid down a bunt and in lodging
| CRAFTS throw Rurleson bumped his
head into the ball and LATTE went
/ to third Burieson went 10 the side
! lines to repair damages and Gardin
| ran for him
Roanoke Scores Run.
| Graham slashed a single to left and
! Lasitte scored Gardin was on second
! and Graham on first when Garman
| lifted a fly TO Burke. Neither advanc-
ed, but thee worked the double steal
| on Bussey. just when he was figuring
| bis hardest on GiE-2 Bussey threw
/ 10 Graft. bat Cowan said safe. giving
| Roanoke the benefit of a close de-
! cision.
| Just then, to add TO the spectacular
effects, CHM shot up a high foul fiy
| that Rogers would have caught II his
spikes had not stuck In the hard turf,
| As il happened, he gave fine imits-
! ton Of Tenants tumble. CHM struck
out. but Rogers. with two down, tried
| to catch Gardin OFF third and his
throw went wide. Gardin came in.
| Then PRESLEY flew out to Carter.
Richmond Gets Three.
| 1t was Richmond's turn to square
matters, and Mccomas led Off with
a single. Bussey hit what proved TO
t be a fieider's choice by great play
on the part of Garman. who got the
/ bali TO Newton, killing McComas. Car
ter got life on Newton's error.
| Burieson turned loose a wild pitch
Graft got hit, Grimm got another;
all of which brought i'm Bussey Carter
and Graf.
/ II also sent Burieson TO the bench.
Gardin came in. Burke hit to Press
ley. Raiey hit to Newton and the side
was out
The game was over at this point
hut nobody knew It. In tho very next