Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-24
G0lTS TAKE SEASONS
OPENER FROM COOLERS
Defeat Visitors, Lucky Swattfng
Streak Giving Them Lead
of Two Runs.
ailLLER HAMMERS OUT HOMER
dub Officials Highly Pleased by
Liberal Patronage BESTOWED by
Richmond Fans at Virginia Cir
cults Initial Performance.

III In the presence OF AN enthusiasts
&rowd OF 1000 fans the Virginia League
Sscason was officially ushercd ~ at
Boulevard Park yesterday afternoon.
Erhen Richmond took the iIltia! con-
Nest over Petersburg. 10y the score OF
A to 2. Governor wcs;morcland Davis
hurling the frs, bail.
g AS the Colts Eallopcd upon the field,
ahe assemblage raised their voices and
Sgare forth an ovation which made the
old grand stand rock. AS Governor
Davis walked into the pitchers box.
fans applaudcd vigorously and rocked
sthe stand again as the Governor, ate"
ftaking his windup. threw over per
fleet strike. Twas good omen for
sRichmond.
But thefans began to grow restless
las the hour scheduled for the contest
apassed. and emphasized the fact that
a,he play was the ;hins The. Then stsn n.
sf ycre. brushed of the plate. announced
sthe batteries and called Play
I And play ball they did, The Coils
sriniEinS in their ears, ran out into the
diamond. eager for fight. The Goo5er
Srooters who. as OF old were found
shleachers. yelled in discord their
favorites came 10 bat. The game Was
ion.
sLoCALs cor FIRST
III VI lfE StkSoN
To the locals belongs the honor Of
fdentally OF the season. For three in
snings they had been held scoreless
and had vainly attenp;ed 70 hi, en-
swhere they weren't. Sut "pCC"
johnson. consistent lct: fielder. muir
INJURED softly TO himself as hs came TO
bat that he was tired OF whitewash
on the moss. he drove Texas LsaCus-
TO right and pulled up Al nrs;. Then
Unison; not to be ou,d3ne hi 10 CEN
Manager St i sscrinSed i; did
not take long for the visiting third
sacker TO set his HANDS upon the ball
su. he threw Wild Johnson -od> home
destined 20 be made in the fourth
The fighting spirit Of the visitors
was aroused by this talley The toll
strikes against him, slapped :, TWO
Dagger out 10 the lief, field fence &c;
ting into the swing Cov!nctou beg:
and Reynolds wen, TO third Ptcher
LarisSey then tapped out Z. single down
the Hrsi base line and brought; n the
The Colts, however could no; al
ford to let the one-run lead stand
agains, them for long After the NTH.
me ever-nCkls occupants Of Tho grand
stand and blea cheers were heard 10 r5ys
vent 10 doubts as to tho playing
poHers Of the loca! nine These
dorets, lnaSnuch as they touched
upon the hitting power. vanished Into
smoke after the sixth. !, was then
that the Colts, by q supreme natti,.s
attach ralloped iu Winners q: the
first heat
Johnson led off and again hi,. for
NO bases INTO right Niuson be4;
out Grouuder TO third 5u: Siins0n
hied out. Then Ton Miller swing
Ing his club in one hand walked u
the plate.
II was beauty cleaning me lef,
heid fence by just about enough 20
make II an ideal circgi, wallcD Win
one accord everyone rose and called tn.
husky eN-Spider hy every term ~ IN :
dearment known TO mankind Wei
come 10 our home plate" They c.llgS
as he escorted Johnson and Ntus,n
home. And Tom" starting his Ga.
Ing average BY q $40 game. returned
home"
After the mrs. over-,he-;op ~aliop
Petersburg fought hard. but were nm.
aoie TO make dent ia The strong
a, iNF plate OF the colt defense. Fol.