The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
COLTS TRIUMPH TWICE
OVER GOOBER OUTFIT
Both Games Featured by Brilliant Playing by Each Sidedray
Gets Home Run and Three Base Hit in Second
Game and Makes Nice Catch.
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

While the Mary Jane Crew and
Roanoke Tigers were halving a double
attraction in Norfolk. Ray Ryan's
Colts were experiencing double
triumph over Heinie Busch and his
tribe OF peanut raisers, and by so
doing the local boys climbed over the
heads OF the Magic City outfit and
Both Of the contests staged here went
70 the Colts by q to score.
II took Lloyd Ramey to run TO
cover the old jinx which had prev
iously reiEned supreme over the Colt
camp, while Heinte and his under
lings were nigh, and Mickey O'Brten,
late Of the Portsm outh, followed him
with an assortment OF twtsters which
only four OF the visitors could solve
Both OF the local twirlers had one bad
inning each. after which they tight
ened up and held the invading Coolers
safe during the remaining portion OF
the contests.
Both Contests Fast.
They were two grand victories for
the Colts. considering the fact that
the Goobertown boys have always
seemed 10 have had Richmond's
goat" The Colts played the brand
OF baseball that will win the ma
jorfty of the games from any aggre-
ration Of bail-tossers in the class G
ranks They hit that old pellet at
the opportune moment, and better
still fielded brilliantly behind the two
mound artists.
Both contests were az pretty az is
seen anywhere out OF the major
leagues. and our only regret IL that
John Bunny was not In the grand
stand to see the exhibitions. In the
second game four OF the prettiest
catches ever witnessed on the local
grounds were made. In the very first
inning Dolly Gray made beautiful
run almost to second base and made
a ahoe-string catch OF Busch's ball
Just over the infleld II ia seldom that
Dolly lifts his cap--no, he Is not bald
headed--but the plaudits continued
for several minutes, and then the big
boy lifted his helmet. Then, in the
fourth frame, Dad Barnett lifted
ball over TO the left field wall that
easily looked good for three bases
but Clarence Berger was speeding to-
wards the fence in the meantime and
when the pellet fell 1t hit In the local
nelder's gioyed hnnd--and stuck. In
the eighth Busch was again robbed
of ut least two-base wallop when
he drove a speedy one on line near
erwt base Jim Snyder ran over 10
Il, went up into the air like an aero
plane and came down with the sphere
tucked snugly in his glove Agnew
also came IN for some mueh-deserved
applause when he ran behind second
base In the seventh inning and
grabbed . line drive with one hand,
robhtnx Dave Bunting out OF nice
hia
Scout Earle Secs Games.
Scout Earle. Of the Pittsburg club,
who bought Clarence Berger Friday
for She sum OF $4,000. was in the
rrxndstand yesterday. and at the con-
cIusion Of the two contests he asserted
Chat they were undoubtedly two of the
best games he has ever witnessed IN
minor league circles He WAS very
much impressed with the work OF Ber-
ger. and says that he expects 10 see
the younEstsr break into the Pirate
lineup next season-
Besidee making a sensational catch
DoiIy oray also featured with the
willow. banging out = home run and
n er4plA. He knocked in two OF the
locals runs and SCORED one himself
In the drst game he Also got a couple
and scored one Of the ColtS runs
Dolly WA right sud he was one OF the
main factors in the double victory.
Aaney eDslnG Surprise.
Lloyd Ramey WAS largely respond
bic for tho first victory. knocking IN
two Of the Colts runs just after Hodge
~oeth had walked worth. apparently
on purposs. with two men out and
Robe and Bunting on third and 500
ond respectively. no drove out nice
little single over second base. send
ing both Of them home. Mickey
O'Brten did not TAIL to como across
with hts usual ht and also scored
run.
Hstnie and his cixn were In the fra
cas from stxrf to finish. but that old
hoodoo had 30 b chased to cover. ana
the locale thought thsro was not bet
ter time 70 DO Il than yesterday. The
Colts displayed ginger and pep ga
lore. and an unusual amount OF noise
was made BY tho players. especially
on ths coaching lines.
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