The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

1t might have been an Interesting
hall game. Indeed. until the shades
began to gather and several of the
enthusiasts TO tho west of the yard
engaged in dislodsing "a refractory ball
from a tirceome bunker. forsook the
links and gazcd wildeyed at the antics
within the fenced enclosure. It was a
ball game Tho gazing and forgetful-
ncss happened just after the social
session was two thirds over, or when
tea and waters should have been served
In the regularly appointed social SEES
sion.
Because 1t wasn't q ball game and
because If rapidly developed into n
tircsonc exhibition of how not to do
the things ordinarily required in a
bail game. is our excuse for handling
the trhc and uncNpurgatcd version
acquired from sufficient height 10 lend
authority to what is told, in the past
tense.
We are about to build a house from
tile roof down. OF course II can't be
4 done, but 1t can be done nearly as well
as Charlie Shaflcr and his serfs per-
formed the feats for which they are
employed for pay. Under ordinary
circumstances. and had Charlie Shaner
an ordinary ban club, we should tell
of how the clam baked toilers chokcd
employed by the capital fandom dur
,ng the second inning, when Harvey
Bussey was occupying the hillside. We
might add that TWO more arrived in the
hfth. when an overly ambitious young
man named Keller sought to enhance
mis- own reputation at the expense OF
Nj. Bussey's, ana joyously slammed
the unoficnd!ne sphere to the clalb-
house for round trip paper with
.ols
few bows OF pink In the score and
otherwise disturbing the afternoon.
These are some of the things that
might be properly offered AZ this stage
of the narrative, but that this story
is being handled crablike and therefore
works backward.
Somehow or other there wes a sixth
inning sandwiches in during the pas
timing. No one. suspected that the
Ties for the wire that leads 20 Norfolk
NJ that stage it wac three all and a
mighty good ball game.
Shaffcr. not wanting trouble, sought
10 avoid it by sending CASTOR TO the
eastern end OF the -; for warming ur
exercise. long before that. OF. - lac
specific. just after keller's unkindly
smtc. steve Griffin had sent in waiter
Smallwood. But back to that sixth
N1dblta NiNSH diONllU ana near tI'
story. IT was three all. Richmond
having tailed thrice IN the fourth and
Norfolk once III the second and twic,
in the NTH. Seitz Is entirely respon-
siblo for the sixth. Doc Newton go
his second walk. and John Mace war
hit in the back Walter Smallwooc
forced Newton AT third, and then Steve
Griffin furnished the FIRST real thrill
FOR the homefollss by riding the Leather
for ,hree bases. pushing Walter All,
Mace across. The clout seemed TO Sc
Seitz on edge. He passed Laval, ant
Raley hit FOR two. Eberts hit ant
Piez and Bresnahan took advantage o
the Southsdcr's wildness. Newton wa
also walked, but Connie was caueh
trying a double steal. The countuI
Shows that there were exactly tire,
safe smites with FIVE walks. one hi
baBmen and six runs. The game wa
over.
III Justice TO Norfolk. the game wa.
really won when q close play was dc
cidcd In favor OF the Colts in the fourth
inning. Then the Tars had a one-rut
cad. Raley hit TO Damrau and tn,
10y bpeared the ball. making perfect
peg 10 first Norcum decided that
ifaley was safe. and afterwards Rale,
aud Eberts both scored, changing In.