The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13
NINTH INNING RALLY oyERCoMEs
LEAD OF TWO RUNS HELD BY
NORFOLK.
CRAFT PINCH HITTER
THIRD BAsEMAy TWICE COMES TO
RESCUE AND HITS IN RUNS
CARTER SHOWS SPEED IN
GETTING TO FIRST.
Great game w ell.

Great game Well
All the fans who saw that thrilling
ninth inning rally Of the Colts de-
clared that II was the greatest game
they had ever seen in Broad-Stfoet
park, and they were not far from
right
once IN a white IN the big leagues
one of these thriilers is pulled off but
for the most part they are few and
far between.
In the Virginia league this season
they are OF such frequent occurrence
that the fans won't stand for an er-
binary hall game. They want them
with all the equipment and CARTON
finishes; with chimes. gongs, and all
tn paraphernalia that appears vhtn
the grand lodge officers call around.
What do you think Of a game that
goes six innings with neither tam
scoring and then each one putting a
run across in the lucky seventh?
Some game, huh?
Norfolk in Lead
And what do you think Of the Nor
folk team putting two runs across
the very next Inning and shutttI
Richmond out when the Colts try to
even up matters again7
Pretty bad, that's a fact.
And then what do you Ihink Of the
Richmond boys banking the Norfolk
Tars in the ninth, getting man ON.
and with one down sending in
pinch hitter?
Begis 10 get interesting, huho
And what do you think Of the
pinch hitter making good, swiping
out two-bagger and sending in a
run?
Wouldn't YOU get excited"
And just suppose that the Norf Jlk
captain, seeing his pitcher waver,
calls iii another 10 stop the stampede
and the very first man - face him
gets on by beating out dinlsv hit
to short waiIe the man on second
gets to third
Just Suppose All This.
Just suppose that and then just
suppose that the man who got To first
stole second right away, and there
was man on third, and man on
second, and one down, and "a hit would
tie and maybe win the game?
Would you cali that an interesting
situation?
No doubt. no doubt.
And If that man at the bat nap
pened to be Fred Graf. the greatest
third baseman in the Virginia league.
and he just naturally padded that
ball for a safety
Wouldn't you get right up on your
hind legs and Yell-huh?
Ask yourself wouldn't you3
Wen. that's the sort of game that
happened right out in Broad street
park YESTERDAY. when the Colts and
the Tars played their second engage
ment OF the present series
Game Was Thriller.
Talk about your thrilIers That game
was good enough for an afternoon In
the Elysian fields. where everything
is ideal. and where no game il de-
cided until the last man comes up
ana knocks home run, or just
misses doing so.
Perhaps another game almost as
good will be played again, but that
is really too much to expect.
As related above. both teams had
trailed along until the seventh Young
McCrary was pitching beautifua
game. and so, for that matter. was
young Mr.. Strain. Both were gettins
big league support. Kid Carter, for
the Colts was showing the rest how
TO put the ball down and beat Il TO
first, and F1ournoy. ex-Colt. and now
star among the Tars. was showing
the fans just how good man was
IN the centre garden for Norfolk He
took one al his shoetops after long
run, robbing Raley Of hit. and then
he doubled up Burke at first by
throw that had the speed and aecu
racy of a shell from a Maxim gun
How the Runs Came In.
In the seventh Bighie slammed a
liner over short. F'lournoy died and
Bigoie made second. Then Walters
drove safety down the first base
line and in came BiFhie,- Gue run,
tns tha mex, two fsasky and MeCrary.
were easy. and Richmond took a turn
Mace and McComas did grand left
and right, Mace popping TO Dodge
and Mack Shaping one 10 Keller.
Strain came up. He hit over Hinton's
head, and when Kircher fell down
on the hit. Strain went TO second. Car
ter hit 10 bigbie and beat him TO
the bag. Strain going to third. Then
Gran. best In the pinches. slapped
one TO left and Strain scored. Griffin
hit the air
Next inning Dodge hit one OF those
bad bounding balls past Carter for
three sacks. Charlie Strain had a wild
pitch In his system and let il out.
Dodge scored.
Keller and Kireher hit 20 Grar and
died at first Next Hinton singled
10 left Bigbie pasted Il splitter at
Gran and Fred got the bail on its
vet spot and threw il wild In an
effort to get Bigbie. He didn't, and
when John Raley picked up the ball
"a saw Hinton scooting for third base
like a house ahre. whereupon he
| turned loose a wild throw TO Graff
and Hinton scored.
Norfolk was two runs to Sthe good
when Flournoy flew to left for the
third out. and the game seemed as
good as won
But YOU never can tell Mace led
of with hit to left, McComas SHOT
one at Dodge and died at first. Mace
going to second. Rogers was sent In
TO bal for Strain. and doubled. Mace
scoring. Shaffer waved McCrary to
the bench. and sent in Steve CASTOR.
Carter hit to Hinton and beat the
throw. Rogers going to third With
Gran up and Rogers on third. Carter
ran down 10 second and waited for
The hit. 1t came. Graft sla mined
a safety to centre, both men scored
and the game was over. The score In
detail:
Norfolk.
Players. ABB. r. Fl. O. A. F..
Dodge. 3b., ,,.... l o
Keller 2b - 3 o O 2 O