The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-21
COLTS AND COOLERS
BATTLE TO 5 TO 5 TIE
Darkness Put Stop to Interesting Game in Tenth Frame
Petersburg Tied Score in Ninth By Sending
in Three Pinch Hitters-
ny ERNEST c. POLLARD.

Heinie Busch's STACEY and sagacity
coupled with the never-say-d die spirit
main aimed by his assistants through
out the ten innings of national past
.iming yesterday afternoon prevented
the Coolers from being administered
defeat for the second time this week
al the hands or Ray Rams Colts.
| tter the game had gone for ten IN
rings. the score standing FIVE all. oar k-
ness interviewed and pitt al end to In
hest game witnessed this season on the
local ball field.
| Affer the game had been apparently
won those Goobertown visitors began
10 make things warm ana neIore ths
side had been retired two runners hao
counted. evening things up, and max
Ing an extra inning necessary, IL was
IN this frame that the crafty He'hie
.hnwed his good geuerafsftr- by send
,ne In ninch hitters for three men VINO
had displayed their inability TO con-
reet safely with Grimes. Luck smiled
IN the Petersburg pilot in this stanza
and everything panned out as ne so
5as,red All three Of the pinch hit
tors contributed towards sending IN
ehe two talties.
Game InterestfnE.
| Despite the fact that seven errors
ve-a made by the two teams II was
undoubtedly the prettiest battle waged
lin Broad street park this season
Ipracticaftv every player on both sides
|a,splayed ginger and pep galore and
the encounter was marked by IRE
nuent sensational plays. Doc" New
son.s work in the short field was the
hest seen here this season. He &C
eanted seven chances without mis-
Iene. He made three sensational stops
ara made good catch out OF line
dr,ye. Not only did Newton play a
|stel,ar game but practically every man
m both teams displayed some GOOD
work.
Grimes was Manager Ryans seiec-
ton to face the Coolers ard he pitched
good ball. but the issuance or Tree
|nas@es proved costly to him. Two OF
(fhose whom he walked scoring. he
|tllowed nine bingles. but only two or
Them came at critical times. the others
|soing little damage. Up to that rate
ful ninth frame only six OF the Cockade
lefty boys had managed TO reach lawn
[Raiey's sack on safe swats. ihe
|younrrter did not fan to hit some OF
|tha opuossng twirler's hsnders. landing
lon him for two singles out OF nVe
trips to. the plate. On the other oc-
|~asions he knocked long flies to the
|leff and center gardens.
Pearson HIT Hard.
pxarson-wt1p- imposed ~. -laeesla an
III no was relieved by Richmond In the
ninth inning, had no serrors for the
|rnlt batters and was hit freely. Rich~
|moua managed to get men on bases IN
avery inning during the game. but ~
WAS only In four frames that IL resulted
lin runs,
In the seventh inning Dolly" Gray
handed on one for three bases. sending
1.-The pellet to one corner or the ciuo-
|nouse. Had he been little raster
he would have easily gone the entire
|cfrcuIt on the drive. II Is sure
|thing that "Doliy" will be compelled to
mark the hall in order 10 set home
|ran He has hit several this season
I'm that same remote corner OF the
local bah field. but has never been
|fortunate enough 10 get any further
Thar third base on the drives. That
|hff was the only extra base one made
during the game.
Richmond Drew First blood.
As usual. Richmond started scoring
I'm the nrst inning. Pearson showed
his generosity by passing Robe, who
stole second and went IN third on
loves wild heave. He counted when
Dave Punting singled. Another was
rarnered I'm the second inning after
|naley's tap had been fumhled by
|ausch He took second on another
Terror ana scored on Grimes single over
second base.
Petersburg also sent one runner
across In the second inning after KEEL
|'er had beat out slow infieid knock
He stole second and counted when
Barnett got q hit TO left center.
Three consecutive hits gave Rich
nond two moro runs In the ffth and
another one counted in the seventh
after Gray had banged the ball down
10 center Reid fence
Petersburg scored another In the
[Hfth and did the same thing in the
Inning following. In the ninth inning
|I.aughlin led of with n hit and Busch
sent jacket in 70 bat for Lowe. Tho
batter drew a free pass and then HArvie
BROOKS came up to bat for Pearsons.
lie contented himself with laying
down y neat bunt, advancing both men
lon bases a peg. Richmond was then
sent In a. a. pinch hitter for Sim
|mons and succeeded in driving one
over third base. scoring both men,
This was followed by some hair-raisinK,
|5ut these two tallies proved to be the
|fnal ones OF the game
Following 10 the box score:
Richmond.
piayars. ABB r. Fl. o. A. f.