The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-22
Colts Remain in Second Pace-Albrght Forfets Match
.HEDGEPETH BATTED OUT
OF BOX BUT COLTS LOSE
COOLERS TAKE SUGGEST BY
HARDER HITTING-NEWTON
TRIPLES TO FENCE.

HARDER HITTING-NEWTON
TRIPLES TO FENCE.
BY G. M. MONTGOMERY.
There are about two bits of news
which can be written concerning the
agonizing Suggest yesterday in which
Heinie Busch and his Coolers out
slugged and outscored Steve Griffin
and his hobbled aggregation of Colts
10 a tune of something like IL to 2.
One OF these Is the fact that Doctor
Harry Hedgepeth was clouted so
viciously that Heinie was forced to
take him out of the box. To be more
accurate, 1t might be said that the
doctor, whose entire box presence has
undergone great change since he
took up the habit Of hurting no-hit.
no-run games, was knocked out. The
other bit of news Is that no matter
II he was driven to the shelter of the
dog house he is still credited with the
winning Of the game.
Yep, no matter IL 1t was agonizing,
and no matter II the scorers were
forced to seek aid of the Office adding
machines to compile the mass OF
figures which the various stunts had
forced them to record, and no matter
II Busch did play the latter part OF
the game under protest, or that 1t
was one Of the longest contests staged
here this season. 1t was a game. and a
real game nevertheless. There was
lust sufficient Of the unexpected and
the uncertain to give 1t that interest
which makes the game popular and
even at that the Colts were always
plugging along behind just far enough
in the rear to keep them from catch
Ing up.
Hedgepeth Wins Anyway.
As was observed, Harry Hedgepeth
has assumed a vastly different pose in
the center of the field since he began
hurting those zero games from that
which he formerly used. The new
pose suffered badly yesterday. how
ever, and when Harry had reached the
fifth frame he had taken over another
new one. He was working desperately.
but the harder he worked the harder
and the more consistently the local
batters banged the ball. In fact. when
he was hoisted he hardly had a de-
livery at all. Yet Brooks. who sue
ceeded him, was hit hard during the
brief time he. occupied the center of
the diamond and Richmond was also
cIouted hard and often: but neither of
them nor both together allowed as
many runs as did the Richmond
pitchers and that is the reason the
doctor is credited with the win of the
katHt, dfiHOukh hS WIS hHoIhEd ott
of the box.
Harry Griffin was introduced TO the
usual Thursday crowd as the chief
performer of the afternoon. and gal
lantly proceeded to allow the visitors
to locate the sphere which he was
supposed 10 be covering with some
elusive mixture. He was 80 gallant
that during the four innings which
he worked they safetied seven times
R4xYz nx.x ~
and one of the five was the result Of
terrific swat by Damrau. which
Ducky Esberts mIsjudged. and which
was not recovered until IL has bound
ed mp against the clubhouse In CEN
ter ffeld.
Jim 1ohson. who was member
of the team several years ago, and
who also played with Danvilie, but
who more recently performed for the
Bristol club. was called upon To do
the rescue act, and for one frame did
not yield a hit or run. The next one.
the one following and the final frame
OF the contest, though, he was To-
Gated just as often as had been Grit
An, ard the Goobers succeeded in
doubling the number Of runs which
they had made off Harry Joeson
was wild and this contributed greatly
to his poor showing
StpINEN AtHfN Hpt&
The Coolers assumed six-run
lead during the first four innings. and
seemed 10 have the game put away in
cold storage In the latter part OF
the fourth, though, Raley's hit. fo'-
lowed by n sacrifice. and timely
bingle by Davis, drove over the first
run The nth showed the Colts IN
the midst of cannonade, and also
the departure OF Hedgepeth. Be
% 4nt sHfh hits had haen
rarnered and one of them was a
three bagger by Jobson. Brooks
Welded another blngle. but after that
the Colts were retired on easy infie'd
taps, and the frame closed with the
four runs having been scored. This
was the closest the Colts approached
to their opponents during tho game
Jobson's fioaters often happened to
ease up against the Goobers bats
during the sixth and seventh frames
and a total Of Ave additional runs
were made off him in those innings
The last Of the sixth saw the last
Of Harvey Brooks. He hit a couple.
walked a man and was hit safeiy
once: the aggregation netting us two
more tallies, Eberts opened the
eighth with a single to center. and
after Laval had popped to right neid'
Doc Newton tripled against the lett
f,eld FENCE. Raley was safe on an
infeld hit. and Strain clouted hard
one to left, sending over the second
run. Bresnahan ended the inning.
and killed the hopes OF the fans wnen
he few out to center field
One other run was made by the
Buschmen during the last chance, but
the Colts were unable to do peter
than pop up flies
Richmond.
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