The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-26
Virginia League Results
YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Richmond, 50 Newport News, 4.
Portsmouth. 3; ItonnOISc. 8.
Petersburg, s; Norfolk, Ii.
WHERE TIfEY PLAY TODAY.
Newport News mt Richmoud.
Portsmouth at Ronnokc.
Petersburg mt Norfolk
nY GUS MAI.DI.ItT.

Colts and Builders engaged In a
most Innocent exhibition out Mt the
local yard yesterday afternoon, and,
won. to 4. AND that Buck Hooker. ma
tive of our we'll beloved seven hills.
was back In Il Richmond uniform.
there was nothing exceptionally thrill
ing offered to the very good crowd
assembled The term very good crowd
is used with the greatest fullness Of
meaning, for II was numerically good,
and further, gave vent to applause,
something almost unknown among the
local brand of fan.
1t was probably due to the unbal-
anced condition OF f.douard Looray.
Frenchman, though through no choice
of his own. and holder OF several one
hit records thus far this season, that
the Colts got away to an early lead
OF four runs in the first two chapters
of the Monday story. There were
other interesting chapters, both for
our own lads and for the Mathewsian
phalanX. but the first spasms were the
real simon-purc paroxysms.
Pitcher Grimes, ose chief ability
Hes in his mastery of the saliva-quoto cd
pellet. proved more than effective for
more than half tho distance banking
the holders of second place for six con-
secutive innings. The moistcned ball
iailcd TO answer to his dictates In the
seventh and eighth. and he was might
ily assailcd by those same Builders.
VINO essaycd 20 make the game less of
q runaway for the locals. and succeed
ed rather nicely in their cndeavor
In the seventh and eighth they
srnacked out total of seven base hits,
good for ten hassoclls and four count
eTS. MI. Grimes hinSnly -,
lhe ninth, and. though Pinchhitter
Iiockson was sent to the butters' box
III place OF Pooray and came through
WIN nice wallop. there was nothing
GOING al the cushing station.
Dolly Gray WAS the bushy-headcd
ulrhhG or the fair ones. pulling n burst
OF speed in going after Meixells sac
riilce loft in the seventh. upon which
arthur smith counted, following the
cN-Colts drive for three bases md
making n worry pretty play out of the
.hahce. Likewise. Dolly showed that
90, ne Io"ia travel from base to base in
much faster time than he had been
rated, when he scored from second on
i.aieEs short hit TO left. Dave Eunt
ING gets the credit for the other Held
ing feature. when he dug dcep and
grabbed Walters twisting smash in
the SIXTH. and cetired the runner
While the Colts hit well ami cnrrna
his undons. Harry Mathews raye
MN brilliant support behind the bat
put the AounE5tcr. who has been t-oiur
remarkably we'll In his previous starts
thfew the ball away at critical mo-
hents. ne let loose three wild heaves.
"''" aach counted In the scoring In
me hrst. after itohc died. suck
Hooker walked. went TO second n, :,
wig pitch, and scored on Buntiur.s
hiI@ to centre. Dolly GRAY brourht
6ontins around with "a crashing lo,,IIo
into rlrhtficid
inonsh three hits We're made In the
second and two runs count,d So.
made the presentation. Berger III, ~ -,
riSht. but was nailed at secand. whc,,
manager Ryan tried to sacrifice Uvo,,
part OF the play went throucI, MI
riEht. hut berger seemed 10 loaf go
'nS down. and was an easy sort NJ
victim. Tho manager went ia sncon.,
on Grimes's hit. but was forced -,
third by Rohc, the thirdbasemnn ret
ing life on the choice, and Grimes
taking second. Hooker's ran Ia rim,
scored Grimes and sent Robe to third
JIG crossed KS Pooray contributed his
second wild throw.
'o"kcr took one In the ribs I'm the
Nith. was sent along bv Runiipr.c
sacrifice that Dave nearly beot ont
advance TO third on Ciray's hit. and
In" two counted on Raley's drive 10
lcii, John taking second on the throw
III. Ryan scored kalcy with a short
knock To centre The final tally wns
pushed over after two were dor,,
Grimes hii 10 risht and the hall tool,
nasty bound over Meixclrs head. 20
inE Tor 4 triple. Pooray came 10 tho
rescue. threw past Mathews, and Tho
eight score was I'm the colts stronp
box us
All four OF the Builders tail,cs were
+ a. Vlt.A
scored by Arthur Smith with his triplc
and Meixelra sacrifice TO right. TIN.
three in the eighth came from rour
hits, one double. McCabc, Davis.
Walters and Smith all banged thu
leather 10 safe corners. McCabe ana
| Davis rushed over on Walters double.
and Walters scored on Smiths tan
y peculiar double play occurr,,,
/ during tho melee. Arthur Smith had
hit safely In the second, after which
MeixcN hit high and deep to GRAY.
Smith. with the play hack Of him loft
| ii all 10 the coachcrs. lie evidently mis-
understood them. for, after Gray had
caught the ball he kept tearing around
the paths. while the big r,ghtfeldor
tossed 10 Raley for the double out.
carnes got hit 10 his credit In an
other unusual way He hit In the air
! 10 left. Newton started hack after the
| ball and Berger came tearing in Both
yelled that they had IT. when some
one cried Berger" Newton stopped
50 did Berger. and the ball dropped
safe when either could easily have
handled H.
Grimes again gave evidence that In
addition 10 being better than aver
age pitcher. lie IS also {, better than
average hitter. IIc got Il double and
single out Of four tries Gray rot
the same. bunting had perfect dav.
getting two hits. a base on balls and
sacrifice. Buck Hooker was given
hand when he hrst came to bai
and walked, afterwards scoring. He
nit safely his second try. sending In
un No