The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-02

The other sensation, which was
nipped in the bud, begun Ia develop
when AL Orth called a Richmond play
err out at first. when he was clearly
safe. The batter hit the ball to the
infield swift clip, and the player had
eome trouble in handling 1t. when he
did get hold of the ball hi threw
little wild 10 first, and Wall in trying
90 see the situation from every point
of the compass at one and the same
time overlooked the most important
part of 1t all. He made a vain stab at
the runner. and disarranged his feet
and the bag at the same time. thereby
failing to either touch the runner or
have his foot on the bag.
orth, not being omntpresent. and
having but one set OF optics. could not
cover as much OF the territory sur
rounding the first base as 5000 fans
and nine ball players could. and feel
ing that il the runner was not out
according to Noyie, he should have
been called him out
ARRAGoN ARISES.
That raised the tire OF Arrason, the
midget third baseman. The little fell
low entered his protest with his voice,
nis feet and his hands. He appealed
90 the crowd, and the crowd agreed
with everything he said. although his
vociferations were mainly from the
shoulder down toward both thumbs
The crowd did not hear what Arragon
said (lucky crowd. but it knew what
he intended to convey.
0rth began to get mad and almost
saId something strong like, Gosh ding
ding IT, you little runt. if you don't go
over and set down on that there bench
In the dog hut, I'll throw you over
center field fence and the freight train
will run over your carcas and Henry
Cohn viii have il carried down to the
dump. Git outen yere. I'm runnin
This here sand lots game because I
don't like. to 1--we in the big, noisy
cities. and wot see goes" cor words
to that effect).
You big lobster" replied Arragon
with his left hand. YOU don't know
Enough about baseball to tear the
wrapper off a postage stamp en- a spc
rial delivery letter to the manager. If
I had your brains Ia so down town
Nnd offer Gibson Worsham fifty cents
For his Broad street lot. Ia even move
10 Petersburg and make it my home
from now on. You pin, you don't
know fair weather from foul. You
couldn't empire a game of crap. You'd
ought TO git some GOGGLES. could
get one OF them dingies from the north
hleeches 20 empire better'n this here.
the ambulance and have my noodle
anced. You'd take the hole ont of a
Kids douChnut. You, you, you'"
Set down" howied Orth. and ARA
gon set.
That closed the incident, but II Is
fully agreed by everyone that had Ar
ragon smacked Orth. Gooch would AL
ready be looking for another third
baseman.
THAT ONE RUN.
Tne only part OF the game interest
tnw n the reader is that relating 10
the run In the sixth inning. when that
2ichmond boy, Joilify made the only
run and the winning run ofsthe game.
He was the first man up in that in
ming, and after stab or two at the
ball hit IL out for clean single.
Smith followed with sacrifice, which
put Jollir on second. Brannigan went
out At first on infield swizzle, and
Champaign drove the ball out for two
bags, sending JolliT over with the run
Wall was swizzled and that closed the
inning. 1t was the only run, but it