The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-19
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Petersburg at Richmond.
Portsmouth Mt Newport News.
RonnOke at Norfolk.
whistler finishes gave the Colts two

Whistler finishes gave the Colts two
remarkabie victories over Roanoke yes
bill presented this s-ason on tho local
lot. The Tigers were aggressive. and
II took twelve innings of strenuous
endeavor to cop the first contest by the
| score of 8 to 2 The second engage
ment. while not SO lengthy. was n more
uphill fight for the Colts. but the local
ninth frame, after knotting the score
in the. eighth inning. The final score
stood 4 to g.
1t was n pitchers duel witnessed In
the early afternoon. urImes was OPP
posed by Poole. and while one had to
win. IT was shame that n defeat must
Grimes, however. in addition to twirl-
! Ing brilliant bali, clouted In the win
ming run with a long drive to the right
hits. while Grimes was touched UP for
eight: Each gave free Transports ton
to two, and each secured two Safeties
out of four times up
The second contest was equally as
tight. and Richmond went into the
ninth with the score tied. A fortunate
error by Leibs in attempting to throw
Ryan out at first, brought in the win
ming tally. The Colts had not hit be-
| hind Ramey until the eighth. but when
| they finally solved the delivery OF Toll
| son. he was driven to cover, and EIlrd
was in the box when the game ended.
He, however. was handicapped by hav-
ing man on first when he began. and
an inheld hit and the transSression OF
his receiver brought the game to a
| close when dusk was settling rapidly
| over the field.
! The Colts started out as sure win
| ners in the curtain raiser. Bunting
| and Robe each copied singles. and
made double steal when Snyder
famed. Berger swatted the pellet to
| the left Held bleacaers, taking two
| sacks and scoring the runners. He
was glued to the cushion while New
| toe and Gray whitfield the air. Roam
oke had made one run in its half, and
knotted It UP in the seventh. Outside
OF these three frames. no counters
were gathered until the ending of the
| twelfth, when the winning tally was
| scored.
Spectacular Fielding.
| Pretty fielding marked the blank
! innings. Dolly Gray and Dave Bunting
shared honors In this end of the game,
tho former by a brilliant running one
hand catch of long line drive to
| right centre, and the latter by
thrilling bare-hand stop OF grass
| cutter over second. More spectacular
fielding came In the seventh frame,
when the six members of the Colt In
field figured in double play on Poh
and Welcher. The play was made
! when tho Tigers tied the score, as
| follows:
| lrmscher had doubled to centre, and
was advanced to third on an error by
| Robe. who manhandled drive by
Jake" Poh. With men on first and
third. Welcher drove the bail to New
/ ton. who attempted to cut Irnscher
off at the plate The run counted. and
| Ryan heaved the ball to Bunting in
time to find Poh between second and
third. Bunting threw to Robe. who ran
| Poh toward second. and then tossed
| the ball to Snyder in time to catch
! him. Welcher in the meanwhile was
| ha RI
way station. and was caught with n
| throw to Grimes.
| Near the ending Of tho twelfth.
| Woerth met the ball on the nose and
1t landed In far away centre. He took
| three sacks on the swat and walked
home when Grimes nailed one in al
| most the same spot, ending the game
The Second Game.
Ramey and Tolson faced each other
In the second game. The Tigers scored
two meE were down. Goalby was
walked. after Tolson had singled to
right field. Tho lanky twirler came
home on an intield hit by Moren, and
the latter and Goalby were scored by
a hit to centre. aided by n bad throw
In by w. Snyder. This ended the
| scoring for the visitors.
Tho Respondent fans chirped up in
tho lucky eighth, and began to beg
for action. Ryan lth on with a single
10 centre. Ramey went out on an
easy ono to pitcher, but the Colt man.
ager took second on the play. Bunt-
Ing drove the pill 20 centre. and Ryan
scored. Rohe flew out to right field
and w. Snyder doubled. bringing In
Dave. Berger beat out an intield hit
to second base, and Berger. who took
third on wild pitch. busted up the
clnder path with tho tieing run. Gray
went out on an easy fly to Poh.
Whene Roanoke was blanked In the
opening half of the ninth, everybody
stood up and pulled for another vic
tory. Newton led off with n single to
left. ]. snyder made an infield hit
to second. and beat 1t out Ray Ryan
dropped the ball In front OF the plate.
and "Chccsy" Leibs picked 1t up and
made wild heave to the initial sack
Newton scored, bringing the curtain
down upon an eventful day.
Pitchers Work Spl~ndldly.
Poole pitched II beautiful game in
the opener. striking out three batsmen
In the first and three in the third. His
support was good, but he could not
withstand that broadside Of Colt clouts
ToIson started good. but lost his nerve
in the eighth, when the score was tied,
and was relieved, after Newton had
singled in tho ninth.
Grimes won his own game, and de.
serves the greatest praise for his work
In addition to tanning six, he had five
assists to his credit and made two out
OF the scven hits for Richmond Ramey