The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-11
some FEATURES N
SLOW GAME Of BALL
UP AND Down AFFArR WITH no
CERTAINTY UNTIL END
or NINTH.
WIN ON CLOSE MARGIN
BUFFALO TOOK rHD COLTS INTO
CAMP AFTER 4 sA3w WITH
SOME HITTING AND
SOME FIELDIaG.
WIN ON CLOSE MARGIN

It took Buffalo moro than two
hours yesterday afternoon to win q
now you see It and now you don't
game from the Richmond Colts.
The result was doubtfsl until the
visitorS last half OF the ninth. and
tho fans had settled down for a
hsaTt-dieAse finish. They were doom
ed to disappointment. however. for
when the winning rum camc over but
one man had died.
Cd slow and feae1reless, It must be
said that there were some good
things pulled OF. The feeling OF i'm
ertia that spread over the grand
stand and bleacheries was due to q
large extent to tho small attendance.
There should. have been more enthus-
lasts Apresent. for the day was q
typical bail day. and the Buffalo team
is loked upon A. some pumkins.
II was conceded by thos present
that the game should have gone to
the Gotta, but the fates decreed 9TH
erwise. As things stood, the result
indicated that. ~ the two aggreGs-
lions went against each other. there
was little difference .between them.
for the hits ran along nicely togeth-
err. as did the score, while they even
ed up tho errors. and the assists tall
lied. :,
1t was one Of the most evenly d.
vided honors ever seen on the local
diamond. Graf and Coates figured
larg ly In the result. The former
for the splendid work he accomplish
"a at third ana the latter for his
stick accomplishments. In the Ave
times up Coates hit for six bases.
while Gray accepted eight chances
out of ten, most OF them difficult.
His work Is just what the fans like.
He goes after everything. and an
error or 80 II taken for granted.
The hitting by the visitors was a
little flendish ut times. williams
displayed himself particularly with
the stick. He hit twice for three
hays. one Of them resulting in a run,
while Murray. Beck and McCabe
welded the willow we'll.
Here IL the way the game had Its
ups and downs.
Story Of the Game.
After Coates had died at FIRST,
Grimm hit for two bags. and scored
o, the double by Maths. In the Sec
ond inning Graf hit for two bases.
went to third on Mitchelrs passed
ball, and scored q moment later on
his bad throw 10 second Lucia
walked. stole second. went to third
on the bad toss and scored on Brady's
single.
For two innings nothing happened:
then in the NTH the Colts securd two
ished, Coates hit for two bases went
to third on Turner'S error and scored
on Flournoys' single.
Griffin safed or Turner'S error, went
to third on f'lournoy's hit and tailed
on Raley's hit. Then followed an
eventless inning. Coates hit for two
more bases In the seventh. and scored
on two outs. In the ninth Coates
singled. was sacrificed to second by
That closed the Sun-ge.ting for the
Colts.
The visitors started run-getting in
the first. Schurn walked. stole Sec
ond and scored on q pretty single by
Murray. In the second inning Mitchell
was passed, went to second on an out
and scored on Turner's single. Nc
Cabe HIT for two bags In the third. but
died at home In attempting. TO score
on Mitchells' single. The latter scored
on Williams corker to center for
three bags. Beck singled In the fifth.
took third on McCabc's hit. and both
men scored on two outs and an error
by Brady. Beck hit for one again
Ia the seventh. took second on an out
and scored on CRAFTS bad throw to
first to land Williams.
Brockett aingled In the eighth. took
second on another error by Graf,
who failed to handle a hot one by
Truesdale. and scored on Murrays' hit.
Wiliams pasted . good one out for
three bases Ia the ninth and tailed
IN Brocket4'S seeond' hft..> That wtS
Nh for the visitors. who will essay to
duplicate the trick again today.
Here In the story In figures:
Richmond.
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