The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-20
RALLY IN NINTH FAILS TO WIN
GAME FOR GRLFFIN,S WARRIORS
Portsmouth Has Lead to and Two Out When Colts Start
Scoring Two Runs Come in and Sacks Are Occupied When
Joy of Fans Is Cut Short by Pinch Hitter Failing to Deliver
Two Games Today

A ninth-in inning rally with two men
out reused the hearts OF the fans Ia
Broad Street park last evening. for u
looked as IL the Colts were going to
win after all--after all the hard work
of Castros Castlians. after all the
runs they had scored, and after all
the fans had given UP hope of win
ming.
Portsmouth was leading, to 2. 81
safe score, usually. carter and Graft
the stars OF the scoring machine. had
gone down: Carter popping up ny
for Garvin, and Graf bouncing the
bail to Msnser, who relayed II TO mid
get Watson,
But up came Captain General Griffin.
and he laid his bat against the ball
right emphatic. The LalI danced down
the left field foul line and when Guy
Titman lined II into the diamond again
Griffin was safe on Second.
Burke looked over at Griffin. got a
signal and planted the ball just where
Shortstop Heating didn't happen to
be. Honest John Raley smacked the
ball over second. and Griffin came in,
and the score was 5 to 9. Manser
began to get nervous and Tenant
drew n pass This filled the sacks
and when Rogers. got the benefit of
Umpire Donahues decisions, Burke
came in with the second run of the
inning. the score was TO 4, and the
fans were bowling for a delayed Vie
tory
Mace as pinch-hitter.
Steve Griffin sent In pinch hitter
Johnny Mace IN place of little Willie
McComas. Johnny meant well but he
shot the ball at Cooper. who shot 1t to
Heating at second and Tenant was
down for d force out.
Which ended the game.
Outside Of that Portsmouth had the
game well in hand after the nth
inning. The Seniors were hitting the
ball much harder and more frequent
~ than the colts and locked like win
ners The Colts were not up to their
work. generally speaking.
To be sure Richmond started of
with a run, and II looked as II the
luck would be with the home talent,
for Portsmouth, apparently did not
have any horseshoe in the first three
frames.
Bussey walked Becker. the first man
up. and Heating laid down a pretty
sacrifice that Graft shot over to Raley
Ii was up 10 Nixon TO bring him in.
He might have succeeded If he had
not been so fond of ali outshoot that
Bussey handed him. On the second
OF these gay young deeeivers Nixon
swung and missed the ball SO hard his
bat few over almost 20 the Richmond
bench. Then he spiashed the ball at
Bussey and died at first, Watson
lifted the ball high and Kid Carter
stepped under IT,
Portsmouth's Hard Iuck.
Should have scored. said a Ports
mouth rooter. Hard luck"
on the other hand Richmond start
ed with old lady good luck throw
ing kisses at the boys II turned
out later that they were farewell
salutes, but they looked good al the
start.
Carter smashed single to right
Grar placed "a bunt where Castro
served IT hot To Watson. Graft dying,
but advancing Carter, Then Steve
Griffin cracked a single to left and
Carter dashed in with the first run.
Burke hit the bau on high and Nixon
got under It, Raley gave Cooper a
chance which the gallant sailor &C
cepted,
There was nothing doing IN the
second, but ths third the Corsairs
had good reason To fear a jinx was
at work.
Bad Bill Garvin slapped the ball
10 right for single and gallopped
10 first. Manser came across with
a sacrifice and Garvin pounded Ia
second, Becker came up and he
landed on the leather for az pretty
a single as ever went over the sec
ond bag TO center field.
by all the traditions of baseball
Bad Bill Garvin should have come
NJ, but Bin Is no Ty Cobb on the base
paths 1t takes some time for him
10 get In motion and like all great
bodies. he moves slowly Castro
didn't want to take a chance on send
ing Bin in with Carter on the job
TO nail him at the plate. He held
Garytn AT me third Station and tit-H
he could have kicked himself with
hardsofed shoes. for Carter got all
messed mp with the ball and even
BIN could have strolied home before
Carter threw the ball 10 Willie Baker
McComas.
That cost Portsmouth a run and
the fans began to think that all the
luck was with Richmond. especially
as Rogers threw out Becker when he
went to go down to second, Garvin
was still hugging the third station,
Heating drew a pass but Nixon
frounded to Gran and made the third
out at first.
Portsmouth, Gets Busy.
But in the very next inning Ports
mouth tied the score on Castro
double. an out hv Titman and Gran $
failure 10 handle Qoopers drive
clearly. In the NTH the Seniors went
ahead. Manser doubled TO left and
watched Bussey bang Becker in the
back, When Heating singled 1t look.
ed like two or more runs for the
heavy artillery was coming up. Nix
on lifted fly to Burke and the right
fielder came In so fast and threw SC
quickly and accurately TO Rogers that
Becker didn't have a chance to score
from third. Watson was given -four
bad ones, but with Castro UP ii
looked sorter sad for Bussey. The
solemn Harvey. however, famed the
Spaniard and Titman gave little Will
lie fieiders choice. which Willie &C.
cepted by throwing out Watson al
second. Runs were coming hard but
coming all right for Portsmouth, and
in the very next inning with Cooper
down Garvin singled again. Manser
struck out, but up came Becker with
one OF those three-bagers for which
he Is famous. and Portsmouth was
leading. > to /.
That settled II with the fans and
noe even run In the eighth cheered
them much, When Portsmouth came
back with two more in the first halt
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