The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
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Celebrating a return to the home lot
after q fyishtful half-weck of carnage
alongside the muddied waters of the
-tppomattoN, the Griifthian criplets
somewhat bolstered. sought and OBJ
tanned assuaeCmcnt FOR injuries of the
past by sanguinary onslaught on Doc
tor William Robert PrcsslN, whose on
marching champions have suffered from
trining. though hothcrsome. illnesses
here of late, rasting in the ledger II
game won by the count OF S TO 8
Lest those who follow the kinks OF
The added dope forget. Information is
now given that while the Magic City
clan lambasted Petersburg through
three scoreless contests. and while
tho Buschmon handed back nearly the
same treatment TO the Grifmen. the
count OF the Colts against the Tigers
at this writing stands three wins for
Griffin to one for Prcssly. Gather your
own conclusions, come to any solution
that may suggest itself. but over the
many rough passagea at arms chroni-
clcd TO date. II reads as has been put
down.
Caught in tho throcs OF period Of
stagnation. the heavier gunner fol-
lowing the nas OF Bradley and bear
ing the coat OF arms OF the House of
Griff, had ineffcctually wooed the god
dess of Swat over arid wastes in the
hope of caiolinS or wheedlinC or grab
- -
close inspection, resemble n safe hinelc.
one or two succeeded. but there hap
pened TO be no consistency in the run
propelling force. The clubbing veins
offered a severe study in coagulation.
Yesterday the blood flowed freely.
Each throbbnG corpusclc pulsed In en-
deavor. The united effort OF Drawn
and brain and bat sliced the arid waste
and planted victory.
It's all over now. The march down
The trail is 10 be unmolested The
III are all wcll-all save Steve Griffin,
and he has a substitute whose anxious
ness 10 work and whose ability TO de-
liver when called upon, make OF him
tho wunderkind of the spikeclad world.
Charlie Strain, the baseball cent?
pede is summering at the Halfway
House not because he has to- but
because he likes II.
John Raicy came back into the fray
with 4 finger decorated with banGages
hut stuck over tho entire route. much
10 The satisfaction Of the fans. Harry
Griffin opened tho season for himself
leaving his charges at Richmond col
iego long enough 80 win a ball game
lie was hit quilt .frtquenuy, eleven
knocks being recorded against him. but
nc was able To slant the sphere proper
is al the really crucial momcni- auo
all of the blns counted for but thrc,
scores. Doctor Ayers. when things bc-
came Slightly sauely in the eighth
was called 10 The rescue after III,
Tigers final chin was sen, into tn,
hamper, and IN the two session.
through which hc brccaed. allowed mo-
even the suggestion OF tap, though
lie Hit King
Frcssiy, IN justice to him. was com
PEELED 10 face the barrier with a
makcshif, luc-uu stewart. his regu.
lar backstop. Was suffering from =
broken finger and Bucl wen; behind
the mask. Figuring probably that the
colt hitless streak would last one
more day ne sent MS youngest hurlcr
10 the firing line trying to get away
with the game By starting with
rush Young Carpenter held up for
TWO paragraphs, but the third brought
hin TO the bench ana finished mis- after.
moons work. In that section the Colt
nipped him for TWO hits. which. viii
wobhle by Bert Gardin. who wa.
hllns Pressly's shoes al first. countc,
once, and left two on when tho recall
came.
PrcSSlv gave +Ea HOte, -i,.,, "a $500