The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-06
BY GUS MALBERT.

While the spilling and pulling was
going on Harry Griffin and steve Crit
IN were innocently chatting on the
bench, said bench having been removed
10 the front OF the pit because OF food
conditions, where the bench usually
sits
BE il known that Harry Griffin came
into that eighth .!pI,ing. with the count
registered three IL. Qne..in favor OF his
side There is always more or less
satisfaction in realizing that your side
is IN front, and Harry was pitching
pretty !air baseball until then.
But Harry has devolvcd a propensity
Tor blowing along abou, the sixth or
seventh inning Yesterday he post
poned his collapse until the eighth.
which simply prolonged the agony Of
those who had come 10 the conclusion
that Richmond would gain lap on
oaNoke-Roanoke by the score board.
icing in for beating at the hands
81 Newport News Apparently realiz-
lns That his lapse had brought him
nearly 10 the close OF the game Friend
Harry began 10 make UP for lost time
Lefty Dye, whom nobody but Lee
GarN!n could see as pitcher, shot a
aiife through Newton's legs, and Boyd
hlt 10 The left of Charlie Strain at
second. jim Tenuant, who hadn't done
anEthlng noticeable throughout the
tray rolled buni by Harry Griffin. and
following that Harry fooled another
Arnt ~ Klein. who had been recruited
Dry Portsmouth from the local Battle
axe team. Whitecraft followed with n
iit Three runs and four knocks had
ytcl recorded.
Harry was gently waited 10 the club.
house, and our own Walter Smallwood.
VINO had drifted in during the enter
t.inmeHt. MIS- work in Bristol having
"'-H completed for the season, took up
ae task wtE Lee Garvin facing him.
Lee managed 10 get away with 4 sac
lNce. but Walter stopped the scoring
ioi that frame He not only stopped
Tor that frame, but he didn't allow
anything that looked like q score nm
Tie finish. and only one safe blow,
was made off his offerings 1t was al.
together quite All suspicious return 70,
'Ae AiAiyiand youngster. so TO speak
But GarVin had scored a run Garlic,
IN the game. IN the second inning, 20 be
specific. and that one run added 10 IN,
three above recorded made four. white
Vne Colts had gathered but ,nrce the
conclusion is obvious We lost Ot
course. you knew that before and the
-epetition is merely for sake al an.
phasis.
Mr.. Dye pitched 4 very good lal
game, eXcusing certain amount 4,
wi!dness, during which he manager t,
nit Bresnahan, Lusky ana Straif.
when Bresnaban was hit-in the nfu
inning, denoting time, not place-it re
suited in one run and paved tho wa,
for another. Connie stole second AN,
Charlie Strain came through with
aice bin, after which Bill Laval hi, h
Ciaryin for three bases This trough
The two runs. Laval was caught n
home when Dye ourguesscd ScntZ O
the hitandrun and wasted the bal
Laval never had chance, and wa
blocked off the plate by three feet.
The other score for the Colts wa
brought through Bresnahan's douhl.
Strains out and Harry GTifin's sacri
fee ny. There are many ways 10 ngur
how tho Griffmcn could have won. bu
they didn't. and Roanoke is still tw
and one-half games in front of Rich
mond when tho lead might have easil
been cut down by ono full game.