The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-14
COLTS SNATCH GAME
FROM JAWS OF DEFEAT
Local Team Three Run Lead in Eighth Inning and
Beats Roanoke Tigers by Score of to Grimes In
vincible in the First Six Innings.
nv ERNEST POLLARD.

Overcoming a three~run lead 10y a
hating fiasco, the Colts turned the
|rstwhile disastrous eighth chapter
nto a lucky stanza. snatched q victory
rom the jaws of defeat and won out
yer Abe Weleher and his fighting
Flyers by a one-run margin, the score
icing TO d.
Neither side scored until the seventh
rame, both the Colts and their OPP
onents garnertng one each at this
kage of the game. The Tigers con-
nued their scoring in the following
rame and before the local boys had
risen to full realization of the
act the visiting crew had amassed
hree more tallies.
When the fireworks ceased the score
food 4 TO /, favoring the Welcherites.
nd Richmond's chances for the fourth
traight victory of the week seemed
|ery remote However. the three-run
rad apparently had no effect on the
pcal FASTENERS for they Immediately
let to work at the close Of Roanoke
lalf OF the eighth and before the third
nan had gone out Just a quartet Of
unners had crossed the much coveted
(oaI, putting the locals one run In the
Fad In the ninth frame, when the
Flyers came in to bat, Burlelgn
crimes moved two Of the visitors
own with strikes, while the other
topped UP an easy one.
Grimes at Helm
Grimes. who was at the helm tor
he Colts. pitched invincihla ban Tor
he first six innings. only eighteen men
acing him during this period. Cook
ncorked the first safe swat for lhe
Fisitors. in the seventh frame. rive
nore duplicated his feat short while
tn aA IA {t1Dk cross
ng the rubber with the first run OF
he game The visitors got four more
hfeties in the following frame. "hich.
ngether with a sacrifice hit ana WIG
Itch Melted them their last three runs.
f,rleigh retired ten OF the visiting
nan on strikeouts.
Poole Pitches Well.
Poole, the elongated t-hander, OPP
|osed the locals and also did some
uperh twiriing While the iocaIs
(arnered a total OF nine safe wallops
rom his offerings, he kept them we'll
battered, ave in the seventh ahd
Eighth frames, and displayed excellent
prm with men On bases.
Dolly Gray paved the way to Rich
nond's first tally by getting a neat
hngie to left field In the seventh tn"
ling He went 10 second ON Newton
hheid out aud scored on George
kohe's line single To center tela-
kchweitxer started things Off in the
Xixhth bv getting u free pass Berger
beloved him with an infieid hit, but
was forced out at third on Snyder S
hfeld bali Gray then came across
NTH his second hit III the game. Pen
an back and made a nice stop or the
kall, but threw ii wild 10 third base
h an effort TO catch Berger, the lat
er romped home Doe Newton then
lame across with "a long drive TO
enter. sending Gray and Snyder home
kohe followed him with another MT.
lending Newton home with what
Iroyed to he the winning run.
The work OF the Colts was a big I'm
kroyement over their exhibitions IN
he past two weeks, They displayed
bep and ginger galore and went about
heir work as they liked IT, The vie
ory yesterday over the Tigers was the
fourth straight one OF the week.
The score follows: