The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16
COLTS VICTORIOUS
IN BOTH CONTESTS
LOCAL CLUB TAKES BOTH ENDS
OF DoUBLE-HEADER WITH THE
ROANOKE TIGERS.
JOHN BUNNY PRESENT
MICKEY o'RRIEN AND OLIVER Nc
ARTHUR PITCH SUPERB HALL
AGAINST VISITORS AND
EASILY WIN.
John BUNNY PRESENT
BY ERNEST POLLARD.


the New York Giants and the Brook
lyn Dodgers are not the only teams
In the baseball world that can display
good article of the national pas
time. Ray Ryan and his pennant-as-
pirng Colts made two successful at
tempts to stop the onward march of
the Roanoke Tigers and administered
double defeat to them.
John Bunny. the one and only Bun
ny, of the famous Nitagraph movies,
occupied three seats on the front row
in the grandstand at Broad street PARK
and saw the local boys twice humble
the visiting clan from Roanoke. john
ME is a baseball fan or some repute
and his face Is quite familiar In the
grandstands n New y ork and Brook
Ign. Following the two games here
Yesterday he asserted that the exit
billions Of the Colts were almost AZ
good as those seen in the major
leagues.
O'Bricn Takes First.
Mickey" O'Brien, who was Mana
ger Ryans selection To oppose WEIGH
er's underiings In the curtain raiser,
uncoFked an assortment ot twisters
hat completely baaied The opposing
hatsmen. ana he successfully piloted
the local boys 10 "a 3 20 ! victory
He should have won a sdut-out vic
tory. two errors In the ninth stanza
being directly re$ponst ble for the lone
taIlv sarnered by the visiting crew
The Eoanokers gathered bat six hits
from his offerinG@ and they were
scalteTea among five innings. He was
the complete master Of the situa ton
from tho time Windy Clarke called
the game at 230 +. NJ until he
tossed the last bali IN the ninth frame
During the mai 1r portion of the game
he had the near les ders eating out Of
lssh hand
Jami~on l. Chased.
la tle nth frame eng Of the Wis
.fars got two~hase Knock 10 left
field sitter only one was out and II
looked az II the visitors were des~
Tined to cross the rubber with a tally
II Has just then that some one yell
ed Erin Go Bragh" and he imme-
d!ateiY proceeded TO tighten up and
moved the next two batters down with
ease The big boy WAS certainly riEhf
and Il vas a victory well deserved
Jamtson. who was recently acq1ir-
sd hy the Roanoke club. faced the To-
calls IN the opening attraction, butt ne
lasted Just three innings. after which
he was driven TO the showers, During
the TITO Of innings he worked the Colts
hit him hard gathering a total Of
EIGHT safe wallops from his delivery.
which netted them their only three
raus Of the game. Jap Efrd sue
ceeded him on the mound and pitched
alright ball failing TO allow the Colts
even a scratch hit However. the
damage had been done and h!s good
wiring went for naught
Macarthur Inyin'ibie.
Oliver Macarthur. the handsome
young Colt twirler, was Manager Ry-
ans battery mate In the second con-
nict and he went through the nine IN
ninrs without allowing the visitors
anything that resernbled run. Ae
pitched his best game since Joining the
local club and succeeded In letting the
Wetcherites down with only quartet
Of hits. two Of which We're scratches
Only on one occasion did the Roam
okers even threaten TO cross the rub
Der. and that was IN the second inning
when he walked the first man when
was followed by an infield hit, He
tightened up and retired the next two
men and then caught Irmscher, VINO
was on first. mapping on the initial
rack.
The youngster was in the game
from start to finish and his masterful
.wlrling won for him in almost every
.r.Yln~ many plaudits from the fans
al well as his many admirers or the
fAer sex. He pitched one OF the
hest games witnessed here this sea-
son and he deserves much credit for
~ evne1ian. showing on the mound
Games Arc Fast.
Although the first contest was
,--,-na Nv four errors by Richmonds
sr~,a this was offset by the fast
ma evan sensational work in the clos
no encounter. In this game the
Colts PLAYED in real form. In fact
theft work In the entire series with the
eve,cbarites was above reproach and
n tbnv kaen nm the good work there
W., hn or1v few more DAYS when
ft,ov viii he M with the topnotchers-
The r-olts dispIayed good head work
., al ttr,es and h;t the old pellet
r,he, n was most needed The locals
e,en showed good head work on the
ra+he