The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-27
ROANOKE TIGERS FAIL TO SCORE
WITH AYERS PITCHING FINE BALL
Tenants Triple With Two Followed by Squeeze Play, in
Which He Scores Deg Fans MComas also Stars and In
tire Home Team Puts Up Pennant Winning Ball. Garman
Turns in Pretty Play for Visitors Who Look Dangerous I'm
til Sixth--Score 4 to @

Up to tire sixth inning yesterday IL
looked as If Roanoke was going to
give Richmond another great battle, in
spite of the fact that Doc Ayers was
pitching big league bail. Ayers usual
ly pitches big league ball, aside from
fielding his position. but yesterday ne
was there with the fielding as we'll.
Perhaps he was aware that the gal
lery was watching him with special
interest.
Big league scouts, those gumshoe
men whose presence is more often
matter of Guesswork than anything
else. were said to he shadoWing the
movements OF the Richmond pitcher.
When ii comes TO shadowing the big
leagues scouts have Old Sleuth trim
med and the dope used by sherlock
Holmes is commonplace to the particu-
lar brand I'm vogue with these Mystic
rious Mikes Of the big league,
Any WAY Scouts or no scouts-aId
Pop Tate was seen talking 10 four
mysterious strangers. so use your own
judg1nent-wel, scouts or no scouts,
as remarked before, Doe Ayers not
only pitched big league ball, but he
fielded his position in a way to raise
envy In the soul of the genial Charley
Strain.
Ayers was right on the job. He
hackup PLAY that wasn't absolute
ly necessary He h<G speed. smoke.
steam and steadiness. He had a way
OF burning over a fast one on the out
side that caused the best batters 10
pop up weak little flies to the in
field. Which Indicated that the slug
gers were not meeting the ball with
a full swing by any manner Of means.
Out by Sky Route.
t. tbn r.gpyJ inning with Hpija nd
on the second sack and Shields and
Lafitte--dangerous hitters both-up.
Raley got both on pop-ups In the
fifth, with Graham and Garman on,
CHM and Presley popped TO Nc
Comas. In the fourth Raley got La
1tte by the same route, in the sixth
Graf got Holland, and in the ninth
the fast young third baseman got Sir
, Joseph again bt the sky route.
OF course with this sort Of work
going on ana the entire Richmond
team playing like pennant winners,
| Roanoke didn't have a chance. As
stated in the beginning, il looked
otherwise up TO the sixth. for the
/ Tigers are always dangerous. But
Roanoke really never had a chance.
The fans who -HQrried- hAd-nn- reason
TO shake their heads even over Ten
nant. The left-fIelder IS not regard
team and some have even accused
him Of being q weak member, But
yesterday he was the hero Of the
game, outside Of Doc Ayers. and when
| the playing OF little Willie McCoi1as
| Is considered. that is going some.
| Tenants triple in the sixth with two
| on earned him a place In the hearts
! Of the fans for one day at least. and
when he came home with thethird run
| on beautiful squeeze play. even the
most grouchy fan was heard to admit
| that he always had said that Tenant
/ he didn't think he was the tastes;
different but Yesterday remnant was
| papa Fans own little boy. As Ten
Hant bat#ei for 1 6fo including a
a base. made a perfect I.eg to the
! plate and caught little Johnny Green
when ne tried TO get home from sec
ond on Garman's single. and caught
/ the only fly sent his way, he was
| there with chimes and no mistake,
| Little Willie batted for 500. getting
! like Donnie Bush on a dav he Is
feeling good, tn quote an Emmnen'
Authority who sat In the grandsta nd
] The whole team. for that matter
was right on its toes with nine pack
I did spoil double play by dropping
! the fifth after Graham had singled
land Garman. coming up smashed a
| huzzer at Steve's little brother. Steve