The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-07
BY GUs NIALnEnr. !

William Victory Prout. of Newport
Ky, yesterday became the most form
liable presidential candidate so lar
mentioned on any ticket. when, in the
ninth inning. with two down and twoI
strikes on him, he gave a ride to "A
choice Offering from the hurting gen
JUS then decorating the mound for Leo
Groome's Keystone hopctuls. sending
the leather OH its joyful way over the
left-centrc fence at Lee Park, scoring
himself ana Bert Blue ahead OF him,
with the two runs needed to tie the
game into all kinds of knots. 1t was
Won by the Rcbs In the next pox with
none down, the final count standing 81
10 S.
One grand bail game from any view
point, and the stay-at-homes missed
enough sensation to last them for six
months had they made the trip. There
was everything. from L diversity of
tiinging to seven circuit swats; from
almost perfect fielding To base running
which would make Johnny Hayes take
the back trail and join the kinde-gar-
ten class Of the paths. The Rebs were
out for Il win. and they never stopped
until the boy OLA the scoreboard hung
out the single which spelled supper
and another dropped into the hamper
Bill Prout did the trick, and the Rebs
are now undisputcd holders of first
place in the league
For "A long time it looked gloomy
Grover Goshorn got away 10 an awful
bad start lie was Wild and when he
managed TO get them across, not even
the fence would stop the clout. Sheck.
ard. who hasn't been doing any severe
work in the bombardmcnt way, ycstcr-
day started all of the trouble and III
Innate fun by setting a mean example
for his fellows. lie drove the third
BAH offered by Grover straight at lett
field fence. and when II stopped IT was
on the other side, which meant count
one. Goshorn hit Brouthers. and Bcai
cot life when Maylay, who had bee,l
walked, was forced at third on a pref
~ nifty bit of peSging by the doom
ed Goshorn. libel, following Sheclt-
ards example, also parked the ball.
wpinG the sacks as clean as q schooi
boys morning face.
That made the Rcbs mad--mad clean
through. In their half. just to show
, that they were III the game and We're
going to make il battle, they count.
cd twice. which was all very we'll as
far az it went. putting the locals with
| in reaching distance. But. as has al
ready been limited. it was Growers
bad day Iio breezed through the sec
ond all right without any damage.
though two bingles were grabbed by
those omnivorous Pennsylvanians 1T
/ was the fourth which spelled doom to
GoshOrn and caused tho hoist to be
| put into play. Just four circuit swats
! were brought into play. though out
/ Of sheer justice 1t should be remark
! ed in passing that only three were
! yielded by the boy who was soon to go
! TO the clubhouse. With Just one down.
! Of Tom. HADN'T quite outErOwn the hab-
/ relief Beal, the FIRST fellow la front
/ of Tom hadn't quite outgrown the hab-
| II. so lie bcited one out of the lot. AZ
J. ter that there was no more scoring for
/ the visitors. licSgarty showed what
/ he had. and until the ninth, when he
| was yanked in order /, let McAlecsc
! bat. he had the heavy stickers well in
/ hand. Bill Taylor who was sent in
cold in the tenth. managed to fan
three,
/ With the count to against them.
| the Rcbs started to come from under.
| 1t took some time. for the brace OF
runs in the first angered Millman, and
/ lac frightened until the sixth. when n