The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20
FOXEN IS STUMBLING
BLOCK FOR COOLERS
Allowed Cockade City Bunch Only Four Hits and Richmond
Won Contest by to Score-Cots Score Only
In Opening Inning.
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

A trio of bingies. two costly mis-
cues and the issuance of one free
transportation In the opening round
after the first two men had been easily
retired gave the Colts three runs
which proved to be sufficient to win
d verdict over the Cockade City
Heinieites. Foxen held the Coolers
safe throughout the nine innings, and
the game terminated with the score
standing to 0. favoring the locals.
After this fateful inning. Swing.
the Goohertown HEAVIER, settled down
and managed to hold the Richmond
boys safe. but ii proved to be too late,
for the damage had been done. The
principal reason why the visitors did
not win the game was thefr inability
To- connect safely with Foxen.
Allows Only -Four Hits
Only four times did the Coolers
place balls where the Colts were not.
and Simmons managed 10 do this
twice In succession. Damrau and
Laval were the other two Petersburg
ers to find the local hurler for hit.
Although almost unbelievable. the
Colts performed successfully in the
fieid yesterday. not q single fozzie be
ing made But there Is q reason for
this Parkkeeper Joe Heusler and
fierce were out on the field bright and
early Yesterday and made q few I'm
provements in the inf1eld. A large
amount OF the grass was cut away
near shortstop and third base. which
accounts for the perfect fielding.
According to Secretary w. h. Brad
lev, more improvements Will be made
and before the work liz completed all
OF the grass may be removed from the
infieId.
Notwithstand these improvements.
however, the visiting clan made
Quartette Of miscues. most OF which
were costly.
Coolers Threaten TO Score.
The Coolers threatened to cross the
rubber In the second. sixth and ninth
frames. but Foxen managed to tighten
up and retire the next ones to face
him In easy fashion. In the second
Damrau led off with long doukie to
left field, but Barnett and IAughlin
proceeded to Whit wildly at the ozone
and Lowe popped up to Manager
Ryan, In the sixth inning Simons beat
out a bunt and Laval followed with
single. but the next three proved
easy outs. Then again in the ninth
Simmons, the first man up. doubled,
and again it was followed by three
consecutive outs.
Foxen performed in fine form. al
lowing the Cockade City outfit only
four hits. while he struck out SAX OF
them. lie Gid not exert h}fDSsiI at all
until man got on base, 1t was then
that he pitched real baseball,
Swing was hit for an octette of
safeties, three OF which came in the
Initial frame. Richmond got men on
every inning during the game, but IL
was only In the first inning that tai
hes were registered.
Score In First.
Robe opened the first inning by 60
ing out on q ground ball to Busch.
while Snyder raped one out to SIM
/ mons In left field. Bunting then sent
one to right field. The ball got
through Bill IavaFs legs and he had
gotten safely to second before 1t was
returned tc the infield Bunting went
u third ON Swings wild pitch. Gray
drew free pass and stole second.
Newton, who had been shifted down
in the batting order, sent one to center
field for safety, and both Bunting
| and Gray counted. He stole second
and went to third on loves wild
heave. scoring on Raley's single This
ended the scoring.
The game was as pretty as one
would wish to witness in Glass c
ranks. and TX the teams in this circuit
continue to put up such exhibitions
the attendances will increase largely.
Grimes will probably work for the
locals this afternoon. while either
/ Pearson or Harvie Brooks will pitch
for the visitors. Following Is the
/ lat tad