The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-19
BY G. NJ. MONTGOMERY.

"Friday Is their Jonah day." twtt-
tered the bird-ofa-fan as he left the
ball park yesterday afternoon follow
ing the to 2 defeat which the jolly
Tars from the scow Mary lane ad-
ministered to the heretofore frisky
Colts. Probably 1t would be more
truthful TO say that the Colts al
lowed tho defeat rather than that the
Tars administered it. for II was mere
~ a question OF whether the Kircher
argregation would avail themselves
Of the numerous opportunities for
scoring which the local band present
ed to them. After due elaboration
and rrocrastination they decided that
such A proceeding might be advisa BILE
n Il did not cause them to needlesslv
exer. themselves so they logged
around the hassocks Just n little faster
ana succeeded in dragging a quartet
OF themselves over.
Charlie Piez was given a stern re-
m!nder that Friday was Jonah day
when he slid into second after hit
ting for two bases In the fifth frame.
and aprained his ankle 90 severely
that he had 70 be carried from field.
n was learned at the clubhouse that
no bones had been broken, but that
tire limb had been badly wrenched
! ard that Sandy would he nut of the
Tame certainly until Monday. prob
ably longer. Charlie opened this
round with the clout TO right and TAX
ing advantage Of Staub's lack of speed
in handling the chance went to sec
ond He attempted to stop himself
as he slid into the sack hut only one
cieat caught hold and the force OF
the slide carried him bevond the base,
At the same time twisting his leg
under him. He was tagged out by
Kennedy as he lay on the ground.
Accident Took life From Team.
While the Tars had really won the
game In the inning before this oc-
Cured, the accident tn PEG took
whatever life that might have re-
manned in them away and UP to the
ninth, when the futtering rally oc-
Cured. their play was almost ms list
less and as was that of the Tars both
YESTERDAY and TODAY. The fielding Of
the locals was decidedly off color and
d total Of FIVE miscues fs credited
against them.
weeder. who Il In claimed IL the
bes4 OF the Norfolk pitchers and who
\ no doubt is. hurled a game which
would be won ny almost any on
ponents under the sun about three
out OF Ave times. The errors which
the Criffren persisted In making.
however was sufficient to insure his
beating Jim Vance who had been sent
10 the hilton by the home manage
ment Jim. II must he admitted was
hit almost as freely as was Weeder.
but there was only one frame IN
which the Tars were able to connect
oftener than once and In that session
his support wobbied three times. twice
with the sacks filled TO OVERLOOKING.
and this spelled his fate.
Colts Runs Earned.
Charlie Piez scored the hrst tally
for Richmond and this was an earn
ed run He hit through short. with
two down, and Connie Bresnahan.
coming up directly after he has stolen
second, banged the pill TO right Tor a
couple OF stations and Sandy crossed
over. Their last run was garnered
In the final frame, that in which the
alleged rally occurred. Laval opened
the round OF hope with double TO
left and Steve Grimm, to break the
hoodoo which had been following
him during the afternoon, Duplicated
with a hard one to center. This. II
will be observed. WAS also an earned
run. Rather than take a chance on
RAley's hitting the pill away, Weeder
4 walked him. For some unaccounf-
able reason u was decided to try the
bunting game and with no one down
Newton twice fouled in attempting to
FAY the ball down. On the third
strike he knocked the ball to Blausser
and that young fellow, for the second
time during the game. touched the
runner going to second and threw out
the batter at first. Jay Rogers. bat
ting for Carter. drew a walk, but
Bresnahan famed and the round OF
hope had become a distasteful mem
DRY.
After two had hit safely. for Nor
folk in the fourth, and Stewart had
been purposely walked. Connie
fdmhbled a chance and kircher
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