The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-09
COLTS GET REVENGE ON
PORTSMOUTH CORSALRS
Grimes New Colt turfer Pitches IN Fine Form and Richmond
Team Easily Won Second Game of Series From
Jesse Tannehil's Aggregahon.t
BY ERNEST POLLARD,

starting at an early stage or the
game to wallop the opposing mound-
men without any mercy, the Colts
gained a lead yesterday afternoon
which was never overtaken by Jesse
Tannehilfs Portsmouth Corsairs, the
locals winning the second game Of the
series by a to l score.
Decker, was Tannehills first selec-.
ton to work against the home team.
but only two men--Newton and Roho
had faced him when the visiting
manager became convinced that he
was a. misft. After this youngster
was driven to cover Lawrence was
sent to the mound in an effort to
check the Colt batters. He failed to
do so. however, for shortly after fo
had succeeded Decker "Dollie' Gray
banged out a hit, which scored the
second run OF the inning. The third
was another bad inning for him. bur
after this he settled down and pitched
a good game.
Grimes, the new Colt hurler. who
MAS recentiy- acauiged Manager
Ryan from Birmingham. made his de-
but in a Colt uniform, and assured
the fans and the local pilot that he
would be a. fixture to the Colt pitching
staff this season. He allowed the vis-
itors only FIVE scattered hits. and had
1t not been for a bad error in the
sixth frame he would have pitched q
scoreless game on his initial appear.
anca here.
He handled himself especially well
in the pinehes, retiring the side on
strike outs with men on bases on more
than one occasion. Besides hurting q
good game he made 8 hit and scored
one of the runs. He also felded his
position well.
Doc Newton started the ball to roll
Ing in the hrst inning when he sent
one of Decker's henders to the fence
for a triple. Robe then proceeded to
hit for double. scoring Newton. The
scoring stopped for this inning after
Gray singled. sending Robe home. AL
though quite strange. this Is the first
hit secured by Dollie this week.
Newton again started things of In
the third inning. He took first base
when Lawrence threw him four Wide
ones. and went to second on Robes
sacrifice. Free transportation was is
sued Snyder. and both he and New
ton romped home on Bunting's triple.
Another tally was added in the sew
enth after Grimes led Oft with triple
and scored on Newton's sacrifice ny
to center field.
Portsmouths lone run came in tha
sixth after Cook had reached first on
Bunting's error, He piifered a has
Elveens inffeld out He crossed tho
rubber when Baxter sent a long fly
to left field. Berger threw the ball
to Manager Ryan, who proceeded to
put 1t on the runner. Although Il
looked like an out, his royal nibs, tho
jumps. decided otherwise.
Bunting made a beautiful one-hand
catch in the fifth inning with two men
on bases. both OF whom would have
crossed the pan had the local key
stone sacker not pulled II out OF the
clouds. Despite the fact that Newton
made two miscues. he made up for
them in several other ways. He -.
cured a triple and single out of two
legal trips to the plate. while he field
ed his other three chances In good
fashion.
Tannehill did not participate in the
game yesterday Alexander covering
first base. There were also several
other changes in the lineup. Fol-
lowing Is the box score: