The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-06
STANDING OF VI.A,IS
BY GUS MALItIIRT.

Our anphibian wonders, led by that
genius of acouatic ability. Lcmuol Nc
lntyrc. acquitted themselves splendid
~ Yesterday afternoon and won the
second brawl with Oscar NIalnadul;e
Mills and his assistants. in what de-
ve'oned into rather pleasing past
time despite the quaGmrc through
which the INSTRUMENTATION to be
speciiic-combatants had to waldo in
order to reach u conclusion. our side
Tailed three times to two for tho in
vaders, which very nearly tells the
story.
1t was about as good IA ball game
as could have been enacted upon "a
-hnil yard in the condition presented
10y the West Broad Street enclosure.
y heavy downpour Of rain had damn
cned the ardor OF the fans. rs we'll as
the overthirsty earth. so that n very
small audience appeared. There have
been ball games played under worse
conditions than prevailed yesterday,
but thats no excuse for playing games
when the going is so treachcro,ls that
arms and legs are Eamblcd every time
younSster takes a chance on the
sluices. We were fortunate and won
Had the fatcS dccrecd otherwise and
defeat been our portion, loud and long
would have been the protest this
morning from the fan. However, let
that he.
Mr.. John Bnrnhardt was tho victim
of the second onslaught Of the Colts
The sturdy Tcuton really hurled a
marvellous game of ball, and for four
consecutive frames not even the suspi-
cion of a safe hit had been made by
the Colts. Both clubs had scored once
and by peculiar coincidence neither
run was brought around by bingIc.
The Tigers We're the first to travel
around the horn. Both OF the gift
iallies came In the third
Roanokes was started by Mcintyre.
who issued pass, and what Lcmuel
began, Louis Wocrth and Dave Blunt
ing completed. Moran was the lucky
young man TO secure q base on balls.
After Manager Mills had died Lem
walked Hummen, sending Moran a
notch ahead. Woerth lapsed mo-
nentarily and heaved the leather at
second base. 1t was Il perfect peg,
naturally So. After tho recovery
Bunting made horrible throw to the
plate and the run had counted
The Colts first tally happened al
most in a duplicate fashion. Wocrth
was walked and Mcintyre sacrificed.
making two out. Doc Newton smashed
one straight Al Hummcll and the short
stop booted, letting Wocrth cross.
Two hits and a wild pitch by Nc
Intyre gave the Tigers their second
and last count in tho fourth They
held the lead at = and l for ono box.
when the Colts started their deadly
IRE that brought two tall!cs and the
same. Lem Mcintyre made the first
safety for our side. after which Doc
Newton lifted II choice selection TO
the fence in right field for three bases.
and the first earned run OF the con
iiict. Lefty Snyder followed with a
double. ana TWO earned runs had le4ci!
recorded for the Colts. ="
As on Monday each club made i've
sateties. and as on Monday II was
consecutive CloutinG that brought Vie
tory for Ryau's men. They hit Barn
hardi IN only two innings. but that
was quite enough. Each club made
four miscues. quite eNcusablc with Il
wet ball and Insecure footing. Thcy
50 back at each other today. and
Sloan viii probably lee Cc local So.
lection. Here Is tho way II looks In
figures.