The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

Games Tomorrow.
Richmond in Portsm
Roanoke in Newport News,
Norfolk in Petersburg.
nv cuAs. NJ. MONTGOMERY.


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BY CHAs. NJ. MONTGOMERY.
Enticed by the excellent showing
which the Newport News team made /
arainst Richmond in the mid-seTies
game g large Saturday crowd journey
ed out 10 the new ball park yesterday
afternoon fully expecting 10 witness an
exhibition of the national game that
could properly be termed a ball game. I
60 far "a this expectation is concerned +
there was a sadly disappointed crowd
that tourneyed back to town again al
ter the completion OF the severe drup- /
bing which the Colts gave the ship
builders 1t was administered 70 the
tune Of ii to 2. which was parody,
with additions, to that produced by
the same clubs on Thursday.
Whatever may have been tho dls- +
anpointmenta caused by the feet that
there WAS not real ball game there
was none In the matter OF lndIv1auaI
work For the locals about whom
most Of the interest IN this respect /
conferred did as classy fielding and
batting az they have produced at any
Tina during the present season in
fact. in several instances their work
was OF the sensational kind and Kept
the stands in spasrns OF excitement
The heavy hitting which the Colts dld
was the producer OF excitement in but
a small way, for their fielding stunts
and their work on the paths ran the
hitting features close race Ter
premier honOTs.
smallwood, whose popularity with
the fans and fauuIes has been grow
ing steadily since his first appearance
on the local hilltop, again came in for
a greater part Of the applause Con
frary to all expectations he was sent
To the mound for the second time
within three days. and he delivered in
his usually excellent fashion He
kept up his standing as hitting
twirler and besides smaCktng out
couple Of hits, one Of them for TWO
bags he scored q run and was left on
third the other time.
Piez, though was the big boy Of the
game These two youngsters are. in
their respective positions. about the
best we have had about the local bail
lot for several seasons, and before the
wear Is out viii probably increase the
amount kept In the Golfers Of the Rich
mond club AT bat four times, Plez
secured four consecutive hits one of
them emitting him TO the midway sta
ton. He scored three runs and stole
two bases His work on the paths
was about the Clrverest ever pulled by
Il Virginia league player and brought
him great applause from the stands
Twice. after getting to third base. he
psifered the third bag and each time
was safe on beautiful fadeaway slide,
Steve Griffin was not but few
PAGES behind Piez and was bettered
by the oiItAelder in only one depart
ment, that the stolen base, Steve bat
ted a thousand per cent and crossed
the rubber couple Of times. He did
not annex any of the hasSoCks while
the opposing players were not look
ing, however John Raley did though,
and equaled the total number Of
stolen bases made by PEG. He landed
safe three times out Of tho five trips
which he made 10 tho plate,
Smallwood Jumped at the Ship
builders from the first and struck
cut Steinhouser, who was the first
TO face him. He became somewhat
wild though. and walked Thompson.
This stunt was duplicated a few min
utes later, after Walker had gone
out from third 10 first and PhelaD
was up. Thompson took second on
Walkers out and scored when Crecan
landed for Il three sacker which also
put Phelan on third. Motzer failed TO
continue to aid in bringing disaster
to the Colts and few out To Piez,
who made the catch after a beautiful
and hard run.
During neither OF the next three In !
nings did Newport News have
chance~to score. Joynes, on single
through third base. which opened the
next inning. was forced out ar Sec
ond when Austin gained first on the
ffelder's choice, Again In the
fourth, Joynes hit this time through
Hhortstop. but there were already two
out and McRedmond ended the frame
with a grounder 10 Bresnahan.
The Shipbuilders' final run was
made in the following frame. Aus
tin was safe on an infield hit and i'm
mediately stole second. Steinhouser
popped one TO Steve Grimm and
Thompson struck out Walker. how
ever delivered in the real way and
poled a three base hit 70 the left field /
fence scoring Austin. Phelan's pop
fly TO Bresnahan ended the session.
Richmond also started the scoring
In the first inning. Austin was wild
and walked Griffin. The manager was
out on an attempted steal OF second
and Laval grounded out, from Joynes
TO Phelan. Raley hit safely to right
and Bresnahan walked, forcing in
John. Piez was out on a fielders'
choice though, and the inning end
ed with the Colts tied with the Ship
builders. Although Smallwood singled
and Griffin doubled in the next frame
Richmond was forced to postpone
scoring until the next inning.
"a Piez doubled through shortstop af- /
ter Eberts had popped one TO the
Motzer Bresnahan took a wild one
on the arm and then Doe" New (
ton doubled into left field and on the
first pitched ball he and Piez worked
the double steal to perfection. a wild
pitch allowed Piez to score and Comm
to land on third from where he scored
a minute later. when doc" Newton
doubled into left field.
Another tally came across in the
fourth, but ii was in the fifth that the
greatest number Of runs was made.
Two successive hits to center feld,
followed by one through third base
and a double into left combined with
a fielders choice, produced five runs
in this inning.
Two additional ones We're made IN
the sixth on a single to left field and
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