The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-02
VANCE IS BEATEN BY
HARD HITTING BUILDERS
WEAKNESS OF DEFENSE AND IN
ABILITY TO HIT BARTON
4
COSTS SECOND GAME.

A0AAtA1 ~ Ill DhnlON
COSTS SECOND GAME.
BY @. NJ. MONTGOMERY.
'Set 'em up in the other alaley, Jim,
they are all down over here" ex-
claimed one Of the unfortunates who
sat through the terrific hammering
which Matthews and his gang of ship
constructionists yesterday handed the
Colts after corraling them in the local
pasture. And when Jim turned to
the other alley he found that most Of
them were down there also. and those
which were not hit the boards a
few minutes after he cast his fate in
thing to the game Of yesterday. and
that was that the Builders simply had
doomed their cIouting clothes and
that they pounded everything the big
hurler served up. Only the fastest
kind OF fielding saved the number OF
hits from soaring into the twenties.
AS 1t was, they made their dozen and
four hits count for nine runs. while
the Colts were able to send only a
trio ACROSS the pan on the nine bin
giles which thew secured off Barton.
by tho local aggregation several times
saved hard ones from going for safe
ties, during the latter part OF the
game the Colts let UP to a great ex-
tent and their play became listless
and lifeiess. Vance, according TO
the expressions heard on all sides In
the stands, completely laid down, and
after the fifth frame, when the Build
ers sent four men over, he simply
lobbed them up to the batters- A
ball which rolled slowly down the
path to the pitchers box was allowed
to go for a hit when both he and
Mace refused to get to IT. The ser
vice which he showed was so COM
pleteIy of color that even the oppos-
ing team took the latter part OF the
game a. q joke and seemed to be
unable TO stop pounding the pill to
the furthermost portions of the out
field.
Pounded Ball Hard.
And the way they did pound that
pill. total of six extra base hits
was registered. four of them being
rood for the three-quarter station.
For the most part. those who did not
land for an extra sack clout pounded
the ball to the outfield where II was
captured only after hard running and
dandy atabs by the local gardeners.
Several of the drives seemed bound
for the territory outside OF the
grounds. and Geyer did land one up
against the fence in right field. Piez
caught a couple within ten feet of the
fence in left, and Eberts brought one
to bag after It had travelled almost
to the clubhouse.
The least said concerning what the
GrtfYmen did Ia no doubt the better
for, with the exception OF their several
spurts in the fielding line, there was
little done during the exhibition which
was creditable. Buck Barton was a
big stumbling block to them and he
did not exert himself unnecessarily In
view OF the big lead which his team
mates had secured. Two OF the three
runs scored by the Colts were landed
without the aid Of a hit while a wild
pitch by Barton prevented their Ana.
tally from being earned In but one
frame we're they able to bunch thei'
hits and In this instance while they
landed for three safe ones they did
not score, a fast double play retiring
the side and numbering the hopes
which had begun to fiutter in this
hearts of the loyal fans
Both Teams Score In First
Both clubs got after the opposins
hurlers In the initial frame. the Colt:
without the assistance of elnglt
managing to catch up the two-rur
lead which the Builders had secured
to start the fracas Barton furnish
ed Newton with transportation paper
and when Rresnahan pounded one a.
ChAstAnt, after Laval had been re
tired by Tarieton. the third hasemaf
tossed the hall into the right feis
hleachers and Doc scored while Con
ME took up a position on second
al
fumbIed just long enough for Johi
to make first and Connie third. Davi
was safe on a fielder's choice on which
Raley was retired. Bresnahan comm,
across with the run which tied up th'
score on the same play.
Not a semhlance OF n hit was Sc
cured off Barton until the fourth
when three were garnered- Although
there seemed to have been enough
ciouts registered to have enabled a
least one runner to make the pal
such was not the case, for fast dou
BILE on Piex and Mace retired the sid
and the score boy chaiked up zero.
Their final tally was scored In tn
sixth. Raley hit to center and tool
second when Barton wild pitched Z
Davis. That young fellow promptly
sAfetied to the identical spot whicl
John had selected and Raley pulle'
fly to center and John logged across
To tell in detail how Newport New
scored their runs would sound entirel
too much like the obituary OF jim
Vance for about all that was left hin
after the game was a memory OF pas
accomplishments Suffice is to repea
what has already been said. that the
pounded him to all parts OF tn
diamond.
AL
the remainder OF the catastrophe.
Richmond.
Players. Alb. r.. III. O. A.
Newton IS.
Laval, RI. ........
Bresnahan, ab. -.
RaIey. 1b- .-.....
Y Davis. 2b' d q =
Eberts. CT. $500.
Piez IL 3 0 6
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