The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-26
BY G. NJ. MoyTGoMERY.

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Whatever defamatory remarks may
have been made concerning the play
Ing ability of the men who compose
the Newport News baseball club, the
game which th9y put up against
Richmond yesterday afternoon was
one of the best exhibitions seen dur
ing the present season. and. but for
the fact that Steve had trotted out a
young Colt. generally recognized by
the cognomen of Strain, there would
possibly have been quite a different
tale TO tell about the contest How
ever that may be, through. Steve did
lead forth the lad to the center of the
lot, and the Shipbuilders, after the
final count, found themselves in a
corner holding lone tally made
while the Colts were sending a cou-
pie cavorting across the rubber.
Manager Frederick is doing his best
TO rig out a winning aggregation from
the accumulation OF youngsters who
he now has on his payroll. and his
efforts are making themselves evident
in practical fashion. Just what is
HIS method is being kept something
OF a secret. but IL is effective. and
the improved style of play shown by
the shipbuilders seems to guarantee
that Newport News will be represent
ed by real ball club In the near
future. or IL not q real one. at least a
remarkably good limitation of one.
The Colts had all they could do
to hold their lead yesterday. and
there was many furry of squall
signals before the last man had been
retired. The shipbuilders did not hit
consistently throughout the game,
but when they did clout the sphere,
the swats closely followed one an
other. and but for the breaks against
them ana the way in which Strain
frightened up would have driven at
least one additional run across II
took them a great while to locate the
ball which the young Colt was serv-
ing up TO them, and for SIX innings
II appeared that Strain would win
credit for a no-hit game.
However. in that inning they began
to find something besides ozone and
the fuzzy edges Of the ball. and by
gardening a couple of the offerings,
managed to put their lone tally over.
This was not sufficient to guarantee
overcoming the lead which the Colts
had obtained. though. and the hIngie
made in the next inning did not ma
terially change the general aspect OF
affairs
But IL Manager Broderlck's Con-
est possible number of hits of Strain
the Colts did not break any records
along this line, either, There was
great difference in the way they
treated Kali, or possibly TO be more
correct the manner in which he
served them. from that In which they
bounced upon Hurley in the meeting
which marked the opening of the
series. For the most part. their hits
were scattered and for singles only
piex Gets Homer.
PieZ furnished the crowd with con-
siderable entertainment by smashing
out one of kall's Blenders to the
fence and racing around the paths
with such considerable swiftness that
he beat the throw TO the plate and
registered the first home run OF the
Virginia league season on Broad
street park. He wound up the dem
onstTation OF ffeetnesE by a beautiful
slide around McRedmond, without
which he would have been an easy
out and the game would no doubt
have gone into session extraordinary.
Besides the honor of getting the
home run, Piez won a suitcase and
several other prizes by the drive. This
hit and three-base clout by John
Raley were the only extra base swats
of the game.
The Colts were outfelded by the
Shlphuilders and have three errors
charged against them, whereas there
Ia but one against the visiting team.
Not only this, but the two double plays
made by Broderick's aggregation
livened up the game and added to
the reputation which now in the MAX
Ing by that team.
For six innings Manager Broderick
sat on the sunny bench and chewed
grass while the several members OF
his team formed a continuous pro-
cession to and from the plate. Not a
hit had been made Off the local lad
during that time and but few players.
had been allowed on the bases. II
seemed that Newport News had about
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