The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-25

Games Monday.
Richmond In Newport News.
Norfolk In Petersburg.
Roanoke In Portsmouth.

NO, f&teHmOuQ IL NOT IN the IcAQ
Cor the pe1nant in the Virginia league.
Perhaps by Labor Day there may be
another story to tell, but as far IN
pennants are concerned Richmond IL
just AZ far away as on last Monday
morning.
You sea q pitcher named Mayer
hung around tho mound In the iirst
part Of the double bill with those
Portsmouth strong arm boys. n Broad
street Park yesterday and Richmond
only won ono game instead OF two.
This felloN Mayer l. . peevish sort
or chap. He Gets mad At the umpire
Il the arbiter does not give him all
the best Of II and II by any chancs
wrong he walks from the box and
vows he won't play. 30 there!
Umpire George Cowan had to tell
him yesterday to 60 on and play the
game or he would give him what for.
down the country where Doc Ayers
comes from. Speaking OF Doc Ayers,
the pride OF Broad Street Park sat
IN the grandstand wearing = gweet
smile and . pair Of scholarly nose
glasses, for there were a couple ..
pretty girls In tbs party. boo haa
earned holiday and Steve Grimm.
changing his mind overnight had de-
ond game. Bussey won his game, but
was forced to split tho doubie-header
With the Pirates. all on account OF the
aforementioned Pitcher Mayer, the
poevish.
Mayer pitched srsa; game and was
splendidly supported. II the Pirates
are laying down Steve Grimm should
tell his men TO practice II little and
al the other clubs In the ienxne
should fnilow the example Of Count
Castro an.i Ais man.
said Castro. jokingiy. after the first
gamo.
"Yes, and II va hadn't laid down
on him we would have shut the othcr
fellows out"
Al 1t was Richmond only got one
run. which came in tina second frame.
After that Il was plain that the team
that scored next would como very
near winning. for both Harry Grimm
and Ivy Mayer wcrc pitching y first
rate brand OF ball. Mays-s team
turned the trick In the fourth. added
another IN the NTH and put the game
on ice In tho sixth. 'of course, II
! RON IN the first game when was
needed instead Of in tho s-ctnd when
II wasn't needed 1t all. things would
have been different. He. .iidn't, a.
six thousand fans know Veil. There
isn,t any USE trying 10 explain the m
constituencies OF baseball players or
the great and noble game ITSELF.
Tho FAM are glad It - no. worse.
They rather wish that the Colts had
aynMNe clean sweep nf all the .gnnes
,durjng the week. Six out OF seven
. going some. however. Besides. mo-
body wants President Bland. Of the
Portsmouth club 20 be snsitten with
Mysteries hr put In jeopardy OF
padded cell. which hkeiy would have
baeu the case II the Pirates had lost
III their gameA
President Bland feeis 50 had he even
aent Police Captain Broughton 10
Richmond yesterday with speciai
invitation to Manager Castro TO come
"a Portsmouth,. but Castro refused and
Captain Hroughton said that he would
NOT Insist on his acceptance Of the In
vitakion. Castro decIined 10 return TO
Portsmouth until he finishes his date
In Roanoke. Then he will 80 back
ana have Il out with President BLAND.
He has not been suspended and p still
Manager Of the Portsmouth team. The
Pirates lenvo today for Roanoke.
D1tails OF yesterday:
ss TWWMW - ME-