The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-06
By G. M. MONTGOMERY.

looked a. though the Colts would be
the winners without having secured q
hit. for, although they had run up a
total OF four tallies. the first run had
been secured without the aid OF =
timely bingle. and the Tars had been
unable to do sufficient with Walter
Emallwood's benders to put man
across. When they got together in
the sixth. though, and by punching
four hits forced a trio over all hopes
for = hitless victory were over. No
one In the world could feel safe with
the Colts but one run in advance, 80 to
ease the tension brought on by the
small lead and the many sensational
plays which featured the contest they
put another across in the eighth and
finished, the victory by to score.
Sensation after sensation was pro-
vided as has been stated. They came
thick and fast and in one Instance
one had not been completed before
the next began. Connie Bresnahan.
after working his way around to third,
took advantage Of the lengthy windup
process through which SAKE put him.
self and started to steal home. Piez
was at the bat with two strikes on
him and when the twirier turned the
ball loose in a desperate effort TO head
the runner. who was then but "a few
feet from the plate, Piez stepped into
II and banged one for the century
count. Much as it did to aid the
Colts to the big end OF the score 1t
ruined Comics certain ptlfer OF the
home plate and took considerable
cerdit from him.
This was probably the greatest Of
the sensations. but throughout the
game fielding stunts OF the first quail
ity were continually being pulled and
the players formed almost process
ri> ~ he daHAru az
cognized by the plaudits from the
stands. venable. who In filling in the
tnfieId while Steve Griffin is out Of the
game, made stop or two that were
good ones. Connie Bresnahan grabbed
hard one off the swad. and later
pulled one in that seemed bound for
the safe country.
Strain Handles the Willow.
Charlie Strain, taking the place OF
Eberts, though. was the big boy with
the willow: his pair OF three base
kwats placing him up amongst the
real heavy hitters OF the team. KEEL
Ter made a nice running catch or a
hard one of Lusky's bat and Long
after desperate running robbed Harry
Grimm out of two-bagger by one
handed stab. The dilatory tactics of
SAKE in manipulating his splitter
brought cries from the stands in sew
eral instances.
Walter Smallwood, who started the
game and who gets credit for the VIC
tory, although managing to keep his
scattered with the exception OF. the
sixth, did not prove the puzzle to the
Tars. which he has proved in most
of his other games. During the first
three frames he was found for o sin
gle in each and In the sixth four
men In succession banged the ball to
free country before Harry Grimm was
called upon to stop the cannonadlng.
Harry's headwork proved too much
for the Tars and they were retired
without further scoring. In the ninth,
bingles but a fast double play put
the crimps into their ASPIRATIONS for
scoring.
SAKE retired the Colts with great
regularity during the first two frames
and appeared to have Chinese sign
pasted all over them. But in the next
Inning he opened up by walking LUIS
Ky. who was out on neioers eholce
q minute later when Smaliwood got
q life. Bresnahan received hard
one on his hand and was made a
present of frst. putting Walter down
one Then, while everything was
ouie. and SAKE was twisting himself
into a knot. the two runners took
long leads and worked the double
steal TO peT1eClfCn. Lava WI
nut the pitcher over and Connie on
third. Connie then attempted to keep
the ball rolling merrily by swipinE
the home plate. but Sandy Piez banged
It out for a homer and two more
runs counted.
John Raley doubled to right fleld
made third on SAxe's error. but New
ton was thrown out by Keller and more
scoring was postponed until the fol-
lowing frame.
walter Pulls Delayed Steal.
Charlie Strain tripled to right field
after venable had famed and Lusky
drew a walk. He again stole second
but on the same play Strain attempt
ed to get home and was thrown out.
However, Emallwood pulled q beauti-
full, IL intentional, delayed steal and
when Kunkle threw badly husky
yompsd home. ,,,s'
Il was not until the ninth that the
Colts again scored. Strain landed for
his second triple and drove over John
who had previously singled.
The Tars tailed all OF their runs
In Z bunch. In the ninth. SAKE, Long
and Kircher hit in succession ana