The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-21
COOLERS BREAK COLTS
CHAIN OF VICTORIES
Defeat of Locals Was Due to Umpire Frankin's Decisions
Which Resulted in Three Runs For the Visitors.
Rotarians Have Big Day at Park.
BY EARNEST POLLARD. =.

BY EARNEST POLLARD.
Assisted by his umpiratical nibs, lit
lie Willie Franklin. who essayed to do
portion of the umpiring yesterday
Afternoon at Broad street park, GEN
sral Heinie Busch and his invading CO.
horts from the Cockade CITY broke a
link In the Colts chain of st. aight
victories ami caused them to walk
down the pathway of defeat for the
hrst time In almost two weeks
Although when the contest came }
and end and the score stood s TO 4,
With the visiting crew at the big end.
three OF their runs were gifts from
fCmpire Franklin, and the score should
have been to 2. favoring the homo
boys The three runs were the -esult
of one Of the worst decisions that has
over been rendered on local grounds
By ANY arbitsr this season. With two
men on bases and one man out ball
was knocked to George Robe Joe
GAughlin, who was on second base,
etafted towards third and Robe pro-
ceedeC to touch him and then threw
10 second. apparently making dcable
play. Notwithstanding the fact that
the local third baseman had almost
Knocked LAughlin down when he tag
rod him. he together with the man at
becond, were declared safe. Even IL he
had called emily IAughlin on. the
0oobers would not have scored In thar
frame. the next man up proving an
eAsy out.
Decision Was Bad.
The decision was certainly raw and
eyen number of Petersburg rooters
who Journeyed over to witness the
game, agreed that at least LAoghltn
was out Uncle Joe Is noted for his
kfuthfulness and 1t is believed that
even he would have Acknowledged that
The ball had been put on him. There
h one consolation. however. he did
dot give the Colts all of the bad de-
clsions, but CT one or more occasions
The Petersburg boys were victims But
uniike The decision rendered against
he Colts they did not cause the Colts
% get any runs. Frankiin's exhibition
rs an arbitec was even more fareial
than the farce comedy staged ~ tho
Rotary club before the opening Of the
game.
Coolers score First.
The Goopers started scoring the trs'
inning after EAinis Busch had started
hings OF with a triple. Lefty
Hnyder duplicated his stunt and scored
bn Bill Laval's ~ crifice fly. The Colts
rot one In the second after the first
man had gone out. George Robe
bingled. went to second on an lnaelf
but ana scored on Woerth's long sirg14
to center Snyder threw home IN All
kyort to get Robe at the plate. bur
Rice intercepted the ball and caught
Noerth out at second The locals
Forged ahead in the following frame
Ifter OBrien had reached second
when Agnew threw wild 10 iirst fase
lin Snyder then got a perfectly good
nome ruE or of his system. making
he score 3 to :. in the Locals favor
The hail hit by Snyder was a ter~itic
artve to tfs left field fence and he
+each@o hnwe long before the pe2ief
kot 10 jo Laushi,n.
After Petersburg had scored the
&hree runs as a result of decision Of
FRANKLIN. the Colts Tarnered another
kount In the seventh stanaa- Trey
Threatened 10 tie the score In both N"
Eighth ard ninth frames. but the locals
who came To bat after men set %
The bases failed 80 have the punch.
Although The Colts made Il quartet
bf errors. they PLAYED pretty good
xarne IN the field at that. and several
last plays were pulled or, The Peters
bnrg boys played q nice game IN It a
held and Helnie and his tribe deserve
Epeelai mention for their excellent
hibtion.
stage Farce Comedy.
One WAS the farce comedy entitled
How Not 10 Play Baseball" which
Ixas staged by the Richmond and Pe-
kershurg teams shortly before tie reEu-
ar scheduled contest started, This Was
funny and before the cur ,a'. had been
irawn IL had caused the ncst neiau-
tholy Individual in the aYabdstand In
boil over with laughter A. Boards
ay a Rotarian, handled fhe indicator.
and his decisions were rich They
Reminded us OF some OF Umpire Frank
ms work.
After the game the players on the
wo teams were lined ur at the home
plate and creased pig WAS turn1d
oose near second base. There Was
b mad rush for the squeaier. How
ever, the little animal had been used
10 a small pen and evidently had not
learned how to run for he stood sstil
3intil the uniformed individuals almost
teached him. Heinie Busch reached the
pig first and had he not been the pos
bessor OF two legs which resefn BILE
pair OF ice hooks-~everyhody knows
hat Heinie is bow -legged-he would
have caught IT, Just as he reached the
place where the young hog stood u
flashed through his legs into the arms
kquealer tightly and carried ii over to
&he clubhouse
Give Many Prizes.
Besides this more than S20o worth
pf premiums were given to tho holders
pf the lucky numbers in the grand
ftand and bleachers The Rotarians
biso busted themselves dispensing soft