The Washington times., 1913-03-23
Elliott Dent Proves
To Be Smooth Pitcher
Against Virginia Nine

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. March p.
Against a background of gaIloping
mules and horses, ridden by initiates
and members of the Phi Delta Phi
fraternity, with Nick Altrock bubbIing
with JOY at having So many other nuts
Tor assistants and constantly distract
ing the attention of the spectators from
the game by his stunts, the Climbers
won from Virginia yesterday, to /.
They had every one of their eight runs
handed TO them on wild throws or bad
hobbies in the field and one scorer went
insane on the Virginia bench trying
10 keep track of the errors. He was
removed to the hospital and the physi-
clans say there is but small hope of
his ultimate recovery, though he passed
q comfortable night Really. il was the
most painful nightmare witnessed here
this spring. May there never come an
other,
The first workout of Elliott Dent. the
Newark International Lacquer. was
smooth and finished In every way. He
worked the last four innings. tanning
three and passing but one He moved
around as If pitching was no new art
precision upon Manager Griffith. Though
1t was a fairly warm afternoon the
twfrler did not use any curves relying
wholly on his control. This was all to
Inc merry paZaZ
Though terrifying the college batters
into mummies at the platter Walter
johnson really pitched poor ball for
him He brcezed eight of the lads. but
they were scared white as soon as they
saw him warm up. Their anxiety to
poke at his speedy shoots saved him
from issuing passes due for his wild
ness.
Virginia used two rank apologies in
the box, Anderson and Galloway. The
latter was positively funny by his oueer
movements. but he was SO bad that the
Climbers couldn't touch him, Al Will
iams getting the lone hit off hiup N four
innings.
Nightmare Begins.
Just as the game started upon the
field dashed a bunch of fraternity lads,
the regulars astride horses and the in
itiates on mules. The latter represented
Mexican bullfighters. wearing white
suits. light blue Jackets. and steepIe-
crowned hats of straw. At sight of
.this strange capaicade Nick Altrock.
the greatest nut in baseball, went into
paroxysms of mania He appointed
himself an initiate, and was soon riding
q white mule around, chasing the other
nuts in foot races and mule races
refereeing their wrestling bouts, knock
ing himself out. and being dragged of
by the other bugs, until all thought was
taken from the game by the spectators
ana players alike. The nightmare had
begun.
With one gone. Foster hoisted TO Lille.
and that usually dependable youngster
staggered around. got under the ball.
and dropped il. Milan walked Gandil
forced Fester. Francois Laporte. chubby
infielder, lifted the ball out among the
cavalry in left for two sacks scoring
Milan and Gandil. and crossed the pan
Himself when somebody flung the pill
dow ntown.
Beckwith's high peg gave Ainsmith a
life In the second. He stole second. and
went to third on the pitchers bad toss
to second. Fosters sacrifice fly to
Phillips sent him in with the Climbers
one earned run of the afternoon.
But this time the antics of Altrock
and his army of Phi Delta Phi nuts,
coupled with the terrific speed OF Walter
johnson in the box. sent the collegians
up into the air. and they proceeded to
give the big leaguers runs just to pick
on the poor scorers II he. could boot
the ball. a lad would drop 1t or throw
II across the road. 1t was a good thing
fho stadium WAS there, for 1t acted as
a bulwark and a buffer against the
weird heaving of those colleSets.
LAporte opened the third with a
eizzIer in among the horses tootsies