The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09

Assisted by Walter Johnson. the Rich
mond Boy Holds Down the Hard-H lit
ting Colts

For three innings yesterday there
were many Joys and whapps cavorting
around Broad Street Fink, as up to
that time not man had crossed the
rubber for either side. and the loyal
fans felt that something would drop
30 that the Colts might take the
earnestly desired game from Clark
Griff this Seekers.
There was too much exhuberance
o. spirits, however. and the old adage
that those who laugh last laugh best
was demonstrated later when the
Seekers got together. aided very much
and abetted considerably by Walter
johnson and Joe Boehling. and hit
the ball riRht and left. but mainly
straight ahead. and scored the only
seven runs made In the entire game
Of nine innings.
Griffith sent just nine players down
from the capital to go up against
what has been reputed UP to. this
time to be the hardest hitting bunch
in the State league. He evidently felt
that there WIS no hoodoo to interfere
with his plans. II somebody had lust
hit johnson. Boehling or Williams
over the head with a bat or a brick.
the game would either have come
to an end. or Griffin would have had
10 lend the Senators -teva~ or two
Williams split his finger with one of
Of Johnson's' curves and II looked like
Halton might be called upon to help
the visitors out. That might have
helped the Colts some. for Just one
run had been tailed. But Williams
realized what he had upon his should
ers and he brayely stuck to his pro-
tector. his mask and hts init, and
there WAS not a chance after that to
do = thing.
Largest Crowd Of Season.
The crowd was the LARGEST OF the
seasan. II @as half-heiidae and the
weather was good and brisk. And
then there was the drawing card cf
Boehling and Strain against each
other.
In passing. II might be said that
a most peculiar thing franspired up
to the ninth inning. Something that
seldom happens anywhers. But Rich
mond Is calculated upon TO pull of
things different from any other city
In the universe. Up to the. inning
tust twenty-four men from fise ranks
Of the Colts had faced the Senatorial
bunch. And In that tims two hits
had been made. This means that
three men went UP an inning and three
men went down. In the se -ona Mat
It's hit pretty one out to rlsh- field
DuI ne was cauVH1 flicin"Ht tttST
IN a pretty double by Walker and
Spencer and then Graf famed. The
other hit came in the df.a- With
Msttis and Raley dead onss. Graf
safed. but died at second in an effort
10 steal when the going looked good.
williams was handy with the ball
and Walker did the rest.
Another JOY erept into the grand
stand In the ninth. after two men had
gone to the club house. Cable went
In to bat tor Strain. He didn't have
q chance to hit the ball. but he
walked on four bad ones. and some Of
the fans who had glued themselves
TO their seats felt that here was where
the hoodoo appeared. and where the
Colts would get back their batting
arms and their eyesight. But II was
too late. For Coates could do no bet
ter than die at the hands Of Walker
and Spencer. who seemed to be al
ways looking for Just such things.
While verbout held the Washington
team to one run. they gathered in 1--WE
hits on him. which would have made
better showing for the visitors had
the frisky Colts not played gilt-edged
ball behind VERIFY.