The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
STRAIN HURLS ONE-HI7
GAME AGAINST CUBANS
Richmond Boy Feature Brilliantly Played, With
Many Sensations Teams, Probably Stirred Up by
Cold Weather, Play Good Ball
d. HxLPH HORSEPOWER.


II cold weather stirs up that en-
thusiasm In . baseball player to such
an extent that he plays the game bet
ter than IN warm weather. let W have
baseball In the autumn months. To
be sure that sounds just bit odd.
but At any rate II the game OF base
bail that was played ut Broad street
park yestsrdy afternoon II any cfa-
tericn Of the class OF bail played In
cold weather It IL the truth. In the
game yesterday between the Colts and
the Cubans the Colts came out the
winners by to 0 score.
There were many Of those at the
park yesterday who readily attested
that the game yesterday was one of the
best Of the season. Both sides played
In major league style. and sensational
fielding by both sides was easily q
feature.
Charles Strain. who was at one time
q mound artist for the Colts and who
was sent to some league In the wilds
OF West Virginia by Manager Ray
Ryan for training. essayed to pitch
tho hrst game he has twirled for the
Colts since returning to his home In
Richmond. Strain had as his battery
mate Johnny Mace, who was also
farmed out by Manager Ryan. strain
and Mace sounded familiar to the
fans because these two men figured In
many games played by the Colts.
PitcAes One-Hit Game.
Strain celebrated his Comeback"
by pitching what scanned to be no-hit
game. but at that the visiting Cubans
only landed for one lone safety on
his delivery. and this was Tor 2 single
ana amounted 10 nothing In the scor-
ting line. the player being left on the
initial bag. Charlie pitched one OF
the greatest games OF his career and
had faultless support
Den Acosta brother Of AeostA.
pitcher for the Washington Senators
was on the mound for the Cubans.
Ncossa WAS tapped by the Colts for
few hits, and but for two beautiful
throws from deep left field to the
home plate by Padron the score would
have been larger. Acosta was also
given good support. but his teammates
could not connect safely with Strain's
assortment OF curves.
In the first inning caivo. the fast
center fielder Of the cuhans. was out.
Bunting to Snyder. Hinge, the next
man up. hit a short ny TO Dave Bunt-
Ing. aud Robe threw out Viola to
FIRST base
Newton. arst up for the Colts. was
out. second to FIRST, and Cain and
Whitted popped to the inield. 4
Padron was out Strain to Snyder.
IN the next frame Romanach was
then passed by Strain, hut BAranda
and Torres were out by long fys 70
left and center fields.
In their half Of tho second. the Colts
were out, one, two. three. except that
Dolly Gray was safe on an error by
RoInanach, who threw the ball over
Niola's head. Viola recovered the ball
and got II to second base soon enough
to nab Gray.
Padron Good THewer.
II locked az IL the Colts would score
w the third inning. johnny Mace
stepped up to one Of Acosta's siAnts
and sent the ball sailing over toward
center field, Strain. next up. secured
hit to left feld, but Padron caught
the bali on the honnd and got 1t back
20 the horne plato In time to catch
Mace. In the same inning Strain tried
TO score on a hit by Newton. but Pa
dron turned the very same trick and
by Padron were remarkable and came
right into Torres waiting NIT. II re-
minded some of the doings OF SANDY"
Ffex.
Both sides played Rilt-edge bail
Throughout the rest of the game and
neither side threatened to score until
tho final frame. Acosta, who led on
for the Cubans. was out on ffy to
"Doc" Newton. Newton made q splen-
did running catch OF the bail. CAlvo.
next up. was out. pitcher to first. Then
Hinge secured tho nrst hit of Strains
delivery. by knocking the ball over
10 left ield. Viola tried to sacrifice
hut both men were out on double
play by Mace TO Snyder to Mace.
The tabulated scare:
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