The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
COLTS SLIP REARWARD
BY DROPPING LAST GAME.
Coolers Add Half Game Lead by Annexing Two--Rea
Battle in Second Between Strain and Carter--Ayres Had
Easy Victory Over Austin--Sensational Plays

ratified him. Johnny fought gamely
and tried hard not to pay attention to
his antics. but his mind was detracted
from tho game and he famed at three
wide ones. Practically the same thing
happened in the last. and this time
Charlie Strain was the victim.
Strain pitched an exceedingly clever
game and had the Colts been opposed
by q less effective and heady pitcher
than Carter would no doubt have won,
1t WAS nip and tuck right up to the
finish and but few left their seats
until the last strike had been called
upon Charlie.
Little need be said of the opening
fracas. Ayres was in form and up
the last frame the Builders did not
have look-in. Then. with the Colts
far In the lead. he eased up and they
succeeded in getting a couple of men
over. Austin was pounded hard and
the inability Of Powell to throw al
lowed the Griffmen to pilfer at will,
which aided considerably toward in
creasing the score.
Ayres Pulls CLASSY Plays.
While Doc Ayres' pitching IL always
the feature Of the games in which the
Htllsvflle Hurrican. works. he yester-
day discovered that there were other
ways to break into the linelight, and
he forthwith put said discoveries into
practice. Although the Colts were one
run to the good. he virtually cinched
his own game In the fifth frame when,
with Jay Rogers on the bags, he
pounded the bill to the right field fence
for the first three-base hit OF his career
in Richmond. II was only because he
ran from under his hat that he sue
ceeded In making the three Quarter sta :
ton, but he did SO, and the record
stands
Then, in the eighth. he again tried
new stunt for praise bringing and
as before got away with It, Chastant
in some way knocked low but rather
hard hit fly ball directly toward dhe
mound. The pill was due to hit the
ground some six or eight feet in ad
vance of the rubber. but Ayres, al
ready bending forward after the
pitch, hurled himself at it and speared
the pill. Most all the praise there
was, certainly all that had been left
after his three base hit, came his way.
Newton. Piez and DaviS did some
classy fielding during this game as
did Quinn for the visitors Eberts
caught the Builders OF their guard
in the second frame and started for
second after being hit by the pitcher
Neither Gondoln or Quinn were awake
aAh Aus Throw went through 10 center
field, Ducky pulling up on third.
Strain in Iimclight. Too.
Charlie Strain was unwilling that
Ayres should win all the hurting hon
ors and he decided to annex some also
One OF tho ciassiest plays here this
season occurred In the fourth frame
Chastant had hit through short and
had been advanced to third on Had
dow's infieid hit. Tarleton drove a
long fly TO Eberts who Immediately
winged II home to cut off the run.
Mace was covering the plate and
Charlie was just crossing the base line
to hack up Johnny when Duckys
throw came down. II was some feet
off the pan and right in Strains hands
He caught 1t and by swinging wide
touched out Chastant. who was speed
ing for home.
The scorese: