The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-21
PETERSBURG COOLERS
CAPTURE BOTH GAMES
Visitors Out Locals and Take Both Ends of Double Bill
Foxen and Sloan Are Hit Hard-Grimes
Hit Twice in Pnches
ny ERNEST POLLARD.

Showing reversed FORM from their
prpvious visits hero this season, Heinie
Busch and his Goober~s:Ie clan wal
Hoped the pellet for n total OF twenty
four Bafeties In two games and sue
decided In annexing both ends of a
kioubie bill. The Coolers captured the
opening attraction by to I count.
while the second resulted ina Q to 8
soore In their favor.
Although both contests afforded
eome spectacular fielding, they were
long and uninteresting. the two con-
Burning four hours and thirty minutes.
Numerous errors we've committed by
both sides. eleven being made in ali.
SIX Of them were made by the Colts,
while the Coolers contributed tho
bther nvc. The misoues were rezpon-
bibls Cor several Of the scores made
by both of the teams.
Foxen In First.
with Bill Foxen pitching alright
ball until the eighth inning. 1t look ed
10 IL the Colts would be easy victors
n the nrst game, the score standing
to I Ia their favor. However, In
his frame tho visitors started in on
Bill and before the fireworks had
beased they had gnrnered five hits
md like number OF tallies. After
Barnett had popped one up to Robe
Wager singled to left and went to sec
md when Damrau hit bali to Nav
on. which was fumhled. Laughlin
Knocked long fly to Gray. but Hirsch
anne across with n hit and filled the
bases. Wager and Damrau counted
vhen simmons singled. Busch then
rev free transportation. again load
ng tho bases, and Jacket followed
nth a single to left scoring two more
MINERS. Busch romped homo with tho
asst talley OF the inning on Lavars hit
D right.
Threaten to Tie Score
After two were out In the ninth In
ing Jim Snyder and woerth singled,
nd the former crossed the rubber on a
ingle to center By Grimes, who was
ant in to bat for Foxen. Chances for
Icing the score seemed very bright un-
II Dave Bunting came up and sent
high ay to Joe Loushiin.
In the second game things went
long smoothly for the locals until the
purth round, when the Petersburg
lunch suffered another one OF those
lifting fits and before they finished
A1nbasting the sphere six runners had
omped across the rubber. The Colts
ought hard to overcome this lead. and
ven got within one tally OF tieing the
core.
Grimes HIT. Again.
With the score standing to 3
xaiast the locals and with three men
n bases In the seventh inning Grimes
as gain sent In ns n pinch hitter and
gain he planted out safety, scoring
wa of the runners. Ramey put an
nd 70 the scoring by whiting widely
three OF Riahmond's benders.
Crimes Is undoubtedly the hast hit
ng pitcher In the Virginia state
ague, and becoming n terror to all
the opposing slab artist Saturday
won his own game by slamning the
phere up against the right garden
nee. Twice yesterday he was sent
to bat. and both times he came
eross with hitg,
Sloan started the second game for
he Colts, but was taken out In the
xsh when the Coolers began to ind
M Hs was succeeded by Rarney
no twirled good bail. Sloan was not
his old form yesterday. and viii
given another chance before the
ose % the series TO get his revenge
the CoQkage City outfit.
Berger again distinguished himself
EsSarday by slarnuling a ball To the
knfer Held fence for home run. He
Fnt one runner In ahead Of him. Jim
hyder hit the bail hard in both con-
sts. securing total Of five hits.
fnmons aiso got Eve hits for the
Petersburg team. The box scores fol-