The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-08
T4AlAEEHILL LIS CHARGES
STOP COLTS STRIDE
Former Richmond HEAVIER Returns Home and Administers De-
feat to Ryanmen-Colt Batters Allowed Only
Three Hits by OBnen.

Jesse Tannehill one-time premier
twirler of the Virginia State league.
but who Is now plotting the Ports
mouth Corsairs, returned with his CO.
horts yesterday To the city in which
his baseball career begun only to
serve as an obstruction to the upward
stride OF the Richmond Colts. Out
batting the locals by three safeties.
the invading balltossers captured the
game by a . TO / score.
Many of the old fans who remern-
bered Tannehill as a member OF the
Richmond pitching staff, and who
later followed his record while a
Plttshurg Pirate. were in the grand
stand yesterday and gave him an ova-
ton when he stepped up to the plate
In the second inning Although he
failed 10 get hit, he would have had
two but for the fast fielding on the
part OF Jawn Raley and Dave Blunt
ing
Notwithstanding that seven errors
were registered during the nine In
nings. the game was undoubtedly one
81 the best staged al Broad street park
this season. Both sides frequently
made fast plays,
outpiay Opponents.
Although the Colts outplayed their
opponents In the field. they were un-
able TO solve O'Brien, who let them
down with three scattered singles. The
visiting slab artist was in superb form
end had the Ryanmen eating out II
his hand during practically all OF the
game. While at times he was wild
and issued several free passes. he set
tied down on every occasion and man
aged 10 retire the other men In short
order.
The ola warhorse. Harry Griffin,
was on the mound for the locals, and
again demonstrated that he Is the
hest five-inning twirler in the VII
sinia league. AS usual, he held the
opposing batters at his mercy for the
FIRST half OF the game, only two hits
being secured off ef his delivery IN
the sixth the Corsairs found him for
two doubles ard single, which net
ted them the only two runs scored ny
them during the game. Griffin did
not pitch a bad game by any means.
and a few more hits by the locals
would have meant a victory for him.
Last year Harry made quite repu-
fation ~ a hard-luck pitcher and II
appears as If the Jinx is again on his
trail this season.
For the frat four innings things
went along smoothly. not run being
scored during this period, However,
IN the tourtN trhiut, tilt Notto HfSHN
The ice after two men were out Raley
reached first on BayterS error and
went to third on Rerger's single TO
right field Alexander threw TO third
base In an effort tn stop Honest
Jawn."' and Howedell let the ball get
through him, the former coming home
with the Colts only run. Although
Richmond got runners on the base In
The NTH, seventh. eighth and ninth.
40 more runs were scored.
Portsmouth's only tallies were re-
corded In the sixth stanza- Howedeli
ed of with double and Cook dupli-
eated the stunt. sending the big third
haseman home. Tannehili sacrificed
Cook TO third, and he scored on BaA-
ter's single over third base,
Yesterday proved a bad day for the
two shortstops. Baxter making three
miscues, while our doc Newton Yet
two get away from him. The snort
; neld IL still In bad condition. and
there will be many more errors regis
.ered against the PLAYERS unless 1t Is
-emedied in the very near future.
Following Is the box score: