The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-22
COOLERS TAKE SECOND
GAME FROM RICHMOND
Rain Holds Up Long Enough to Allow Buscen to Win and
Then Prevents Second Contest Being Staged.
Play Two Games Today
By ERNEST POLLARD.

Old Jupiter Piuvius held up yesfer-
law afternoon just long enough 20 al
Sow Heinie Busch and his clan from
Petersburg to get away with the sec
Ind game of the series and then re-
used to allow the Colts a chance to
ret recenge for the two consecutive
kefeats suffered at the hands If the
1sitors Two games were scheduled,
but Just as the curtain was being
)rawn on the opening attraction rain
began to fall and continued practical
the remainder OF the afternoon.
Ieinie and his charges were more
han satisfied when the storm swept
$yer the field. the first game having
een won by them by / TO score.
| The Coolers got an early start and
Ii no time during the game were they
behind. although the Colts tied the
core in the third stanza. The visitors
|orged ahead in the fifth and then
ldded the final count of the game In
he ninth.
Ryan Protests Game.
In the fifth inning Manager Ryan
Protested the game on the grounds
hat the umpires allowed a runner TO
lake third on q ball that hit Umpire
Mace Only first and second were
lowered and the runner on second base
3hould have been held at the key
tone station instead of being allowed
10 proceed 70 third. The protest was
.elegraphed to President Boatwright
ast night by the local manager. lie
lad good grounds for the protest and
d Is believed that President Boat
Wright ufll v1tla the game out.
Grimes and Hirsch were the oppos-
|ng mound artists and both t@irled
hood games, the latter allowing nut
I've hits and the latter eight. The big
hurier would have had at
last Ave more credited againrt him
but for the fast fielding of simmons
kgnew and Barnett. This trio Of
tssitors PLAYED a stellar game IN lne
Held. pulling a number of balls down
hat looked good for safeties. Al
lhough Grimes allowed eight safe hits
he walked but ono man and caused
len of them to Whit wildly at his
lenders.
Colts Score in Third.
Robe, Snyder and Gray played
lice game in the field for the home
learn. all three OF whom made enc or
knore pretty plays each.
The Colts only runs came In the
|hird frame after two men were out.
INTER- Bunting and Woerth hal gone
kut, Grimes singled to right field and
Eent to aeeund when Schwestzer
bopped up 20 Darnrau. who dropped
HE ball Berger then celebrated his
promotion TO the Pittsburg Pirates BIZ
|lanining ball up against the right
held fence Both Grimes and
Echwe:tzer crossed the rubber, but
clarence went out Al third when he
|ried to make triple on the waliop.
The Colts had one or two other
khances to score, but again the hit at
he proper time failed 10 come.
Visitors Score First.
Petersburg sent their first tallies
Lcress in the first frame Busch was
|afe on Newtcn's error. after Simnons
had struck out and then Lefty
Envder took one in the side Fusch
kcored on I.avai's single but SNYDER
went out when he attempted to go to
third on the play Laval took second
bn the throw 10 third base and scored
bn Barrett's hit. The Coolers third
kur canle in the nth after Hirsch had
led off with a single to left. Sim
mons followed him with an infieid hit
Ind AL the bases became occupied
when Busch hunted and reached first
when the ball was thrown 10 third In
In effort TO catch Hirseh. Hirsch
kcored on Snyder's sacrifice fly This
knded the scoring in this inning. the
hext two men going out They an
hexed another tally in the ninth. 'shen