The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
Or. AYRES DEBATES
FORMER TEAMMATES
FAILS TO ALLOW SINGLE RUN FOE
'ERIoD OF EIGHT
INNINGS.
COLTS PLAYED WELL
GERMANY sCHAEFER ALLOwE0
LOCALS TO SCORE ONLY RUN
OF THE GAME IN
FINAL FRAME.
COLTS PLAYED WELL
BY ERNEST c. POLLARD.

DR.. Yancey Wyatt Ayres. The Hills
vile Terror" premiert wirler OF tbs
Virginia league last season. but now
a member of Clarke Griffith's Wash
ington Senators, came back homo yes
terday to work In the box against tho
team OF which he was once mem
Der, and proceeded to perform q feat
which no other visiting slab artist
has been able to accomplish during
the Colts exhibition series. During
tha nine innings which he faced the
Colt btters he allowed only thro
scattered hits. while not runner
crossed the pan. He is the first pitcher
to work this number of innings with
out allowing one or more locals to 60
the entire circuit
Thanks to that famous comedian.
Germany schaefer. who replaced
Ayres In the final frame. the Colts
were prevented from suffering the
first shut-out during the exhibition
games Despite the fancy twists put
on the ball by Germany. the Colt bat
ters found him for two hits after he
had given a. pass to first base. The
game resulted in S to l score, fav-
ioring the Washington Yannigans.
Ayres Improved.
DR.. Ayres showed a big improves
ment over his work while member OF
the Colt squad. He has larger as
sortment Of curves. and possesses all
most perfect control. He also covers
his position with ease. While Pitch
ing in the Virginia league he was
rather awkward In the box, but now
he works like a player with several
years experience instead of only
few weeks with a major league team.
Besides doing all this In the box, the
doctor secured one OF the six hits
made by the Washingtonians.
| Ayres' work this year In all OF the
exhibition games in which he has par
ticipated has been of the best order
and It is now practicaiiy assureu tnae
he will be retained by the Old Fox In
stead of being sent back to the bushe0
for additional experience in professions
al ranks Many who have seen him
work are predicting that he Will sur
pass the record made last year by the
local boy Joe Boehling.
While the former Colt was performs
ing in this superb form. Lemuel Mo-
Intyre was going good in the box
against the Senators. He worked Tor
Ave innings. during which time only
FIVE of the visitors managed to con-
meet safely with him. However. NJ
was rather wild and sent five to firae
base via the walking route.
Charlie Strain, who succeeded hiu1s
worked the following three innings ~
fine style. letting Clarke Grifhthn
young charges down with one Ions
singles that being secured by our own
DIR. Ayres. Charles arm is getting
much better and ere many days m
will be back in the pink of condfuou
He Is expected to be one Of the mains
stays in the box for the Colts this seaa
son.
Edwards the new shortstop Win
arrived here yesterday from BirminG~
ham, succeeded Bill Ryan In the dxtN
inning. Although he had only TIVE
chances he accepted them In ea@X
fashion. He stands at the bat ~ t&
he knows how to connect with the
sphere. He was at the bat only on@
time and hit a hot one to the secon4
baseman.
Raley was the only Colt to securA
two hits, while Williams connecte6;
with a like number for Washington
"Dollie" Gray was again sent in az
pinch hitter. but he failed to connec4
with the ball. Following Is the way
| it all happened: III