The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-19
BUSCHlNEN TAKE OPENER
FROM RICHMOND COLTS
Cockade City Bunch Won Out in Final Inning by Banging Ball
All Around FieId-Sloan Accorded Very Poor
Support During Game

General Heinrich Busch and his
Goobertown iegions applied the slap
stick to the offerings OF Tod Sloan
yesterday afternoon in the closing
stanza to such an extent that the
Petersburg bunch took the opening
encounter here by II to count.
Previous to this fateful frame the
Cockade City clan had gathered only
FIVE scattered hingles. but they sure
did give the sphere some gentle taps
then In the ninth Heinie Buscn
came to bat twice and placed one in
safe territory each time. one being
triple to the left field fence,
The visiting aggregation started of
we'll by scoring three runs in the first
two innings on four hits and a couple
Of wild heaves. However, Sloan
frightened up after this and pitched
alright ball until few minutes be-
fore the falling Of the curtain.
by sizing up the returns in the box
score It may be observed that q very
slight margin separates the records OF
the Coolers and Colts in cold figures
AS a matter Of fact Gray. Bunting.
Berger. ct ais. drove the ball cut
for Just eleven safeties. while the
visitors from the banks of the peace
full Appomattox hit successfully on a
like number Of occasions. But the
why's and wherefores of winning ball
games lies not SO much in lifting EN-
in quantities as 1t does in whaling EN-
In lunches
Sloan Started Well.
Sloan started off pitching good ball
against the Petersburg outfit. but
hvr hfu +e~y r,9u zoo tn 40 fret
two innings dsheartened him to
certain extent, but he still wore his
smile. allowing IL to fade only on one
or two occasions. The locals have
not accorded Tod good support III the
past two games he has pitched. and
the best of them will lose games un-
hess players contribute their support.
Richmond got a good start by scor-
Ing In the first inning but after this
/ the locals were unable to annex any
more runs until the fifth In the
ninth ii looked as If the Colts had a
good chance to win, when Berger
| banged out a single with the bases
full. Two men romped home. tieing
the score. This cut little ice with the
/ Petersburgers, FIR in their half OF the
ninth they opened up and sent seven
more runners across the rubber.
Scores In First.
Newton, the first Colt to face Rich
mond. the Petersburg HEAVIER. drew a
free pass. He went out when Robe
knocked a grounder to Busch How
ever. the latter threw the ball over
first base In attempting a double and
Robe took second. He scored on
Gray's single.
In the fifth after one had gone out
Sloan walked. but went out at Sec
ond on Newton's fielder's choice Doc
stole second and scored when Damrau
threw one over Joe Laughlin's head.
Four hits in the eighth frame gave
the Colts two more runs. Gray led
off with a hit, which was the fourth
! he had secured during the game, and
Bunting followed with safety GRAY
and Runting advanced a base on
Raley's single. 1t was then that
Berger stepped up TO the rubber and
drove one into left field sending in
two runners.
Gray connected safely with the nill
four times out of FIVE trips to the
plate, while Bunting and Berger each
got two I-aughlin. Rarnett and
Busch were the only Petershurgers
TO get more than one each
Following is the tabulated score: