The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
BIRkE's THREE-BAGGER TURNS
TIDE IN LUCKY SEVENTH
INNING FOR COLTS.
FANS KEPT NERVOUS
PASSED BALL IN EIGHTH Dol Nps
BACK FROM GRANDsTAND IN
TINE TO CATCH PIRATE
RUNNER AT PLATE.
BY JAY LEWIS.

[. rpire George Cowan was Fl9hl'
lIuth was out at the plate IN the
eighth inning when Rogers let one or
Strains shoots go through aim ana
the ball, bounding back norn the
fence. was picked up by tho esi:sher
and thrown to Strain i'll time To re-
tire Muth, the Pirate, who came
tearing in from third.
Count de Monte Castro wade a big
kick and paced off the distance # IN
the plate to the grandstand 10 sho"
Umpire Cowan that he was wrong
Enduan Bill Garvin s,i.!: George.
YOU are wrong. Jumps. you're wrong,
oh. Mr.. Umpire, you are entirely
wrong"
f,ut George wasn't He was quite
right,
Section Of rule 81 says.
IF 4 ball Geii, cred by the pitcher
pass the catcher and touch any fence
or building within ninety 900 feet Of
the home base the base runner shall
be entitled. without liability to be put
out Ia advance a base.
The fence struck BY the ball is nos
within ainety 600 feet Of the houe
base. Which pr,tes that Umpire
Cowan ,qas eminently correct.
Decision Most Important
The decision WAS the most I'M
nortant part OF particularly in
teresting ball game yesterday III
Umpire Cowan hal not been fiCht
! Richmond might have had TO play
s the game over If he had allowed
Muth 10 score Richmond might nave
! lost, and while what might have been
/ does not count in the standins' II
| causes no end IL discussion among
! the fans. Consequently the declsl"n
fnr IA
portaut, for the game was lost 10
+ Portsmouth right then and there.
! To be sure Burke may be said TO
have won the game for Richmond IN
/ the seventh, lucky seventh, when ne
/ broke up Mayors domination of the
| s,tuation by tanning the bail for
/ three bags. with Carter on third and
! Graf on second. That triple sacker
broke up Mayer and sent the Pirates,
who had been playing very SPEEDY
| fielding game, into the air Particnlaf y
was this true of Pirate Hudgins. who
was holding down the first sack.
| burke was on third and Garman n.
| late from the Roanoke jungle was
at the bat Steve Griffin signalied
| for a squeeze and Burke darted Tor
the plate just as Mayer swung ms
arm Garman laid the ball down al
Mayors feet. but he was caught nat
| footed as far az making the play al
the plate was concerned. Hudgins mad
run in on seeing Burke start for hoIue
and first base was left uncovered, the
result was that Burke scored and Gar
man was safe on first while. the Count
| of Monte Castro stormed at Huoglns
Mayer and Strain.
Ifp to the lucky seventh Richmond
lacked a sure loser, because the Colts
were not giving Strain the supper
1.-The Pirates accorded Mayer, who LEADS
the league pitchers or who did, nntl
yesterday. anyhow
Richmond was not batting Mayel
To any extent Up TO the seventh tins
best they had was single by Garflar
and a PAYS to Carter. only Garfnaf
had reached second. The Pirates wer'
fielding with snap and ginger INA
made the Colts look rather feeble
F-or instance. the Corsairs would no
have scored in the Nth IL Raiey ans
| Rogers had worked together IN al
attempt TO get Hudgins OFF tirsi
Rogers threw late because he though
Raley was not ready TO take 1t an'
t.etween them they missed lludglhs
who would have been an easy ou'
There was one down at the tim
and Hudxins. who had singled, snoui'
have been the second out. Iltnal
belted a single tn right and big h''
Garvin came up and nearly knocKe'
: Steven Griffin over with line DRIVE
The crowd yelled because Steve ralle'
to hang on TO the ball, but II he ma
made the catch II would have bee
little short OF the marvellous. Straf
steamed up. Mayer popped to Mc
cemas and Muth Knocked the bal
! at william. forcing Garvin
Fans Have Real Scare,
But il was in the next inning tina
the fans had their real scare. haSe
was pitching like a house afre with
high wind blowing. and the Colts Ill
. mot look to have chance. even whe
. only one run behind. And right
the next inning Carter dropped II