The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-15

In the first place. Harold Griffin hap
rened TO pitch magnificent game OF
ball Likewise Mr.. Harold Griffin won
his ball game. simply because Bud
Ryan and tlH fellows who travel with
him were unable to hit what Mr.. Harold
Griffin WAS ninging. while tho Griffmen
tantalized Mr.. Lefty Weeder rather sue
ccssfully on moro than one occasion.
In the second place. our Mr.. pucky
Eberts-Ducky really isn't his front
name at all. II merely describes the
shape OF his lcgs-aftcr several weeks
of sonnolcnce. awakened and smote the
pill thrice in ono afternoon 10 safe
corners OF the lot. In the pnrlance OF
tho tribe, Ducky knocked tho pellet
three times TO such corners OF the yard
whore defensive heldcrs were not
Putting down in black type thai
! Harry Griffin pitched four-hit. no,
score game and that Ducky Eberts hac
come back into his own az hitter. is
quite enough, or should be. to satisfy
the reading public for one day
The one bright ray is that the Colts
seem 10 have returned to that batting
stride which, earlier in the season
| made ii appear that they would have
little trouble winning over all of the
five competitors.
Starting against the Tars yestcrda y
they had seven men left on bases In
the first three innings. Such a happen
ing a few days ago would have meant
defeat For instance, Sandy Piez, who
because Connie Bresnahan was back III
the fold, had been placed at tho top OF
the batting order, pried open the con
test with n three base hit TO left. He
didn't score. steve Griffin was hit on
the hand and forced out of the game
Chick Davis taking his place in the
second, but steve didn't score. John
Raley was walked. and he didn't score
All of that happened in the first inning
making three left on the paths.
In the second Duck Eberts got his
first hit in so many days that even
the league statistician fails TO remcm-
Der. and Charley Luskcy followed
with his hit However, neither was
able 10 advance. Chick Davis walked
In the third. and Bill Laval followed
with a hit, but even this suspicious
beginning amounted to naught.
II was not until the fifth that run
was scored. Newton led with n hit
and stole second. With the hit-and-
I run on, Doc. running the bases like
/ they used to be run. scored from sec
! ond while Bill Laval was going out
third TO FIRST 1t was the old play OF
beating the long throw from third 10
first and tho short throw from first
10 home II required two perfect pegs
and Doc took tho chance An argu-
ment followed because several of the
Tar players believed that Laval had
! interfcred with Schradcr's throw. but
neither Umpire Norcum nor Umpire
. Williams agreed with that opinion.
/ The second and last un Of the game
/ came in the sixth. Connie Bresnahan's
shirt was grazed by Wceder, and on
/ Ducky Eberts second hit he went to
I third scoring when Luskcy drove one
I between Stcinbrenncr and Schradcr
IT must have been gratifying 10 the
, fans 10 see the way in which the Colts
recovered from the humiliating defeats
at the hand OF Harry Hcdlcpeth. They
forgot what had been and started out
10 get The number OF the Tnrs. That
they succeeded adds TO their reputa-
ton for pluck. The Norfolk horde
never seriously challenged, and Harry
Griffin kept them safe throughout
Chick Davis failed to take care of
Iiarry's perfect throw in the ninth
trying 10 force Long at second. bu,
aside from that there was never a mis-
cue.
1t was pretty game. and another
Of the same variety is promised TO-
go