The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
NEW YORK AMERICANS
WIN GAME FROM COLTS
Manager Ryans Charges Put Up Good Article of Baseball
And Proves Real Opposition For The
Yankee Regulars.
BY ERNEST c. POLLARD.


While Frank Chances yannigans
were spelling defeat for Heinie Bush's
hopefuls in the city on the peaceful
Appamattox, the New York Yankee
hrst-string men were administering
defeat to Manager Raymond Ryan's
charges at Broad street park.
This same bunch OF ball-tossers,
who will represent the Gotham City
in the American league this year, had
played only a few minutes when they
discovered that they were up against
some real opposition and barely
emerged from the fracas with 7 TO
score in their favor AS far as field
Ing was concerned. the Yankees were
on a par with the Colts and managed
to land on the sphere only three times
better than the locals.
Yankees Use Two Pitchers.
Two pitchers on whom the Peerless
Leader" Is depending to bring home
many victories this season. confronted
the Colt batters. The two moundsmen
were Heating and Crisis, both Of whom
were hit by the Richmonders with APP
parent ease, they securing six singles
and double off their offerings.
Shipe. the recruit southpaw. was
Manager Ryan's first selection TO face
the American leaguers, and he went
about his task In a manner which de-
lighted the local pilot as we'll as the
vast assem- blage in front of him. For
the first two inning Shipe failed to al
low his opponents hit, but in the next
frame the New Workers fell upon his
offerings for two singles and triple.
which netted the visiting outfit three
runs.
Settan Sent to Mound.
In the next inning Settan was sent
60
three innings in which time he allow
ed four hits. but only one runner
crossed the rubber. After this Byrd
made his appearance In the center OF
the diamond and proceeded to throw
few over TO the Gothamites, who land
ed on him for four hits and three
runs In the remaining two innings.
All three OF the youngsters, especial
" Shipe showed up we'll and only al
lowed the chancemen ten hits. two or
three OF which were OF the scratch
variety. However. all three of them
were Wild but Manager Ryan believes
that they will overcome this as room
as they engage in "a few more days of
practice.
Crisis Succeeds Heating.
Heating went six rounds for New
York and allowed the Colts to drive
The pin out for five singles and a
double, He was succeeded hy oode
Crisis. who Lat the Colt hatters down
with one lone single IN the three in
n.fss he faced them During his brief
stay IN the box he struck out three
Colts.
The Yankees started scoring In the
third inning when Maisel singled TO
left Ind Eartzcll duplicated the stunt
Walsh then hit hot one TO Collins,
who Yielded Ii but proceeded TO throw
IL 10 the fence. allowing both men to
romp home with the frat taliies Of the
game Walsh came homo a few
seconds later when Williams landed
on one of Shipes benders for three
sacker.
Richmond Scores.
when Richmond came in to bat in
the fourth inning Gray raped one to
right field for a single and was sent
to second when Collins laid down a
neat bunt. He scored when Woerth
hit one to left field fence for two bases.
The Colts came in for another run in
the following inning. Settan was given
free transportation to first base, and
Ryan sent him 10 the keystone station
with a sacrifice hit. Doc Newton got
his second hit of the game and sent
him to third base. RaRlcy missed
three. but Sweeney missed the last one.
and Honest John" was thrown out ct
first. Set,an was unable to score on
the play, but came homo shortly
afterwards on Dolly Gray's single.
The third and last run made by Rich
mond came in the eighth frame after
Baby Bunting had found Criss for
single to right center. Raley took first
on a fielder's choice and Bunting scor-
ed a ground ball to the infield.
Troutinan came in for the only real
applause OF the game when he made
a sensational catch OF a long drive to
the left garden. Both OF the teams
hclded In fine style.
The tahulated score follows:
Richmond.
Y1{o,,nr. n