The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-24
HvC.M. MONTGOMERY.

Harvey Brooks bewildered the Colts
with his assortment of fast ones ana
slow benders during eighteen innings
yesterday afternoon and with hardy
any exertion got away with the Two
games and incidentally c.nched Tor
Petersburg the pennant for 1913. For
seventeen frames he hurled shut
out ball, but in the last chance of the
final contest weakened and the COTS
succeeded in sending a couple across.
The scores were to 0 and to 2.
When the statement Is made that
the winning Of these games spikes the
flag to the pole in Gooberviile 1t is
of course understood that such Is
the case provided the Buschmen con-
tinue to show the form which they
have displayed during the past month.
II is more than probable that they
will do so. In fact, there Is every
reason IN the world to believe that
Is in the best OF form and Is playing
the game of his life TO bring the gon-
falcon home. There Is not one chance
In a hundred of their losing enough
of the remaining twenty-three games
for either Richmond or Roanoke.
whichever may prove to be the run
ner UP during the closing games,
catching them.
Didn't Hit Behind Ayrcs.
They cinched the flag In two OF as
pretty games as have been played on
tho local park this season. Doc Ayres
responding nobly to the entreaties OF
Steve Griffin to go In and bring at
least one OF the games into the home
basket. went in and pitched truly
remarkable game. But for the fact
that the Colts were absolutely unable
TO hit the ball behind him. or even at
the few times in which nit would
have produced runs. there would have
been a different story. Twice before
the fourth frame they had two men
on with no one out. and each time the
men to face Brooks failed to locate
the pill and the opportunities to
gather in the game were lost.
After Ayres failed to land the initial
contest Steve was forced to send Rawn
into the second game and to trust to
luck. Luck cannot be trusted, as
Steve will testify. and after two and
a third innings had passed. for bet
ter or for worse, but passed neverless,
nc was hoisted and Jpbson was substi-
tuted Before the last man was out
the Coolers had Tailed thrice. or just
eften enough to win the game. Johson
did fairly we'll after that and although
hit freely In several sessions managed
to hold the runs down to pair.
come to the aid of thei party
Brooks I'm Best nj Form.
pitched gilt-edge ball. and proved his
complete mastery of the local asgre-
cation. He was well nigh invincihle
throughout the first contest, and for
this reason Helnie sent him back into
the second to keep from starting Jim
Vance against the team which he
had just left He was never in seri-
Gus trouble. and the few times in
which men managed to get on the
bases they were held safe or caught
: eff None of theem managed to reach
third. X was almost the same way
in the second game. and not until
the ninth did Richmond have a
chance to score.
Several classy bits of fielding were
pulled by men on either team. Heinie
Busch Eherts. Davis and Connie
Rresnahan springing into the great
est prominence. Barnett's home run
in the last frame of the first game
was the first to be put over the local
left field fence during the Virginia
league season IT was something OF a
freak in that after being hit over
Strains head the ball took high
bounce and fell outside Of the park.
Eberts was cut slightly about the face
when he slipped In an attempt to
Aatd a htt IN center and the ball