The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-27
BY c. NJ. MONTGOMERY.

Not during the two seasons which
Doctor yancy Ayres has been mem
Der Of the Richmond Colts pitching
star has he performed quite so Gre
ditably as ne did yesterday when ne
banded Lee Garvin and his game hun
CRY band OF Buccaneers a cJuple of
decisive ceieats by the scores oe to
! and +! to :. Although he aid rot
work all of the first game ,Ie re-
manned in the box until the Tolts
had secured lead guaranteed 40
bring them cut ahead. Then he was
sent TO the c'ui house to be gruorned
fer the second Sracas And he was
groomed when he stepped INTO the
box to start the Anal contest. His
speed sent 'he pill over the par so
fast that tht Sc in the stands could
almost hear the sizzling as il burned
its way through the atmosphere.
Needless IL say the Pirates did not
nee. 4 eften and the crowd soon ma
l!zed that u IVES merely question as
to whether Nerbout would allow
sctre. He was also in form and
pitched a game which he should have
won II working against less formi-
table piece OF machinery.
Brown was So easy for the fe.u-
vcrnated Griffmen In the first fracas
put upon the hargain-day counter that
Il was barely 4 game or a contest.
The score sheet is 80 covered with
runs. hit and errors that x reminds
one OF the nerve-racking eye-fatigue-
ing puzzle layout which up to today
The virgfnian has been carrying for
the benefit of ambitious get-rich-
ouicks BY the time half of the re-
ouired innings had been played the
Colts were far ahead and Steve Fritz
fin yanked Ayres and hustled him to
the tender mercies of the rahbers in
the clubhouse.
Into the breach was sent Young
Hudgins. late Of the sandlots of Wash
tngton. from which he was enticed by
the success which Buck Barton and
several OF his other former amateur
acquaintance had made in the Viz
rsnfa circuit. Hudgins will return 10
the sand dunes and tell OF the glories
which might have been. For Hudgins.
despite his am billions, and cherry
WAYS. did not show anything yester-
day hut q smile, and this Is said with
considerable regret After filing the
bases in the sixth inning, mostly with
passes. he escaped being scored on
only because OF the clever fielding on
the part of his support Again in the
seventh he was soon in trouble. TWO
were out, from Bresnahan 10 Raiey.
when Connie fell down on the next
chance and the first man was on.
Brown h!t safely to right field and
Tenant followed with another. scor-
ing HofIoman. HudEfns pitched one
ball to HowedelI and then walked
In to talk Il over with Mace. He had
strained tendon in his arm and had
To be- taken out Of the game Strain
who relieved him, was in almost as
good form IA was the doctor and
Immediately put stop to the scoring
possibilities.
Second Game Classic.
The second game was classic II
ever there was one played Tor the
benefit of the local fans Although the
men gave their pitchers excellent and
often sensational support. tho game
WINS really a contest between Ayres
and yerhout. Outside of the score
the honors were about even with
shade the advantage being on the doc
tors side OF the ledger. Both kept
the few hits which they allowed well
scattered and there was but one IN
ming in which either Of them allowed
pair OF hits
Richmond threatened several times
TO get men over the pan. but eacn
time their hopes were killed by men
being thrown out on attempted steals
or half completed double plays. For
this reason they did not have half as
many men left on the hays as did their
opponents. Their one and winning
run was scored in the fifth frame
pucky Ebert's sprinting ability ts due
considerable credit for the scoring OF
that run although Johnnie Mace IL the
logical one for the circle OF garlands'
Duciy hit to Evans and managed to
beat out the throw. Piez sacrificed