The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-19
SHOULD PLAY GAMES
on NEUTRAL GROUNDS


leave entirely to the tcchniciau; for
tho last we hurnhly suggest shat all
games scheduled by the couitablc
schedule between Richmond and re
t"rShurE he transferred to neutral
grounds. say. rhocbus. As thuy SAY
when tho tribe gathers where fans arc
not. I'VE sure did look anvil, awr'l
bad in there yesterday"
For some little while 81 gave every
scmblance of - bah game. and once.
way down in the column, along about
the eighth stan2a. "" had tScm tied
at four, all. Hut on the next hole
Eusch made perfect driver to tho
very brink of the cup. George Roho
had chance To even up, hut fooalcd.
after which tho drcary tale must he
narrated in detail
George Robes foo2lc was not so tro-
mcndouS In itself. hut its psychologist
effect was terrible. rod sloan. who,
despite the wcaricst sort Of support,
Was pitching his younS head of. lie
was moving down C;oohcr after Coo
her through sheer pluck and in en-
tire tor@ctiuincss OF the first TWO can
t"S when the most lurid OF lurid as
SiStancc HAD mctcd three runs and a
comfortable lead for the enemy. Alto,
tho second. ana until that fatal epoch.
Tod WAS doing ycomnr sorN Ice. his
lance Spcariitr one 81 the Buschucn
at every thrust, and usually with NOR
tai effect .Aud then came the ninth
and good might.
SIX safe hits. half of which might
have been CHARGED rs errors. 4 base
OH balls. GcorGo Hoho's mastcrly
hcaVc over John Ealcys head through
which two runs counted. and two
more were placed in position so thai,
they could count. and y sacrifice
briefly tells the story OF the scptct
Hcinic Busch gains the distinction Of
gathering two hits IN one inning. q
.ciistinction that comes To Il ball play
er with rather rare frequency. Every
body in tn" tionbcr camp. or at least
everybody engaged IN the pastlmiug.
had an opportunity TO facc rod. and
mos; of them did II with more than
cruel effect. ia addition to Busch.
jacket got his second try.
LOCALS ARE handled
IN RATHER room STYLE
But for poor handling OF the locals
Il Is probable that the 8iuth inning ia.r
OF the visitors would not huv, occudcd.
There wer" moments when the locals
had the game We'll within their grasp.
only 40 let il slip through foolish
baseball. one can forgive almost any
thing in q ball club savc stupidity.
and unless wo mistake much. thrre
was choice variety OF stupidity dis
ceruiblc Yesterday.
Trailing behind - two-run lead. the
Colts came into tho sixth hnlu. with
Dolly Gray up. The big fellow had
don" most Dt tho afteruoou's work
zap TO That Jim". having hit for a single
and q doubl" previously. In the sixth
no led with a double jam. 1t was OBJ
ViouslE the duty of the directing head
to try and score two runs
ono run would have meant abso-
luteIy nothing. Dave Bunting, who
has been driving the leather to al!
corners OF the lot. followed Dolly.
Instead OF taking "a chance OF putting
Gray ON third through an inteld out.
or Of bunting hitting tho ball safe.
bunting was instructed to hunt. and
was an easy out Halcy was walked.
Berger stood nj tho plato and let Clyde
Richmond break three right through
the middle without Offering HaIcy
ti,d 10 steal, and WAS thrown out a
c.ty block, leaving Gray, FOR all prac-
teal purposes. where hc had begun
II was golden opportunity piilicd
away through the hind of baseball
they are said to have played in the
stone ages. One run in the sixth ia
ming wnen the opposing club is two
runs iu tho lead means absolutely
nothing Especially was /; silly 10
nave Limiting lay one down. because
on MS previous time at bat he had
beaten our similar Try. ana they
We're watching Tor just the play he
uulIgd on Oh his next turn Dave
smachcd * jolly bMSle To centre. and
FROM PAST performances ii IS reason
able 10 suppose that he could havc dc
liycrod earlier NJ any rate, cray
IS hy no means the fastest man on the
club. and even after being advanced
30 third il would have taken a safe
blow 10 bring him over
PETERSBURG 10 FRONT