Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-23
PLAY PERFECT GAME
WITH PEREECT WEATHER

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The play was tight. but not too tight
as not to be interrupted by quite a few
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Dagger and home run from the trusty
bat Of Miller: which drove in the win
were very few miscues.
When the visitors tried to rally in
the eighth and failed. Hinkey sent a
base. rhe ball was iieidcd in good
form by Poole and thrown to Doubles"
least four steps, and the ball beat Hin
key TO first by two seconds. but 'Napc"
for som. unexplained reason let his
foot get off tho bag. and the runner
was called safe by Arbitcr Shaifcr. The
throw was good, il bit high. and
and Hinkey retired. AS II happened.
his safe arrival at first did no damage.
but the fans were aapprchensive for ice
scrappinS spirit fully aroused, would
nave musscd things up had ii not been
for the subsequent steadincss OF Ma
pier.
Following is the summary of the
scoring frames for both teams:
famed and Humphries grounded out
from Burney TO Poole. Briggs con
nected with an insnoot from Napier
and drove it into right center for three
bases. Then Moore, with Two strikes
and three balls called against him, hit
10 short Lett field and briggs came
of the contest for the visitors. for the
best that Herriott could do was to pop
out to Holmes.
Richmond, tirSt inning: Doc" John
soon. with one ball and one strike
called against him. hit into right for
single. McDuft sacrificed and Went out
from W lnchell to Hcrriott. Johnson
advanced to second on this play. Miller
rolled to licrriott, who threw to Win
Johnson going 10 third. Then Poole
singled into snort center. scored john
son, and was thrown out at second by
Catcher Parker when he attempted To
make two bases on The clout
Richmond. eighth inning: Napier was
out from lfumphries TO Herriott. but
Winchcll and registered his second hit
of the contest. McDum grounded out
from Emery 10 Herriott. johnson go
ing TO second OH the out. Al this mo-
homer out in deep right, almost di-
rcctly down the trst-basc line, and
both runners roinped in. putting the
from Emery to Herriott.
SECOND EXHIBITION
DAsHES COLTS HOPES
The second exhibition dashed TO
earth all hopes of the Richmond fans
for another win over the visitors, as
the Coolers. after shifting their bat
for revenge. They got 1t. And there
upon there was much wailing and
gnashins of teeth on the part OF Stin-
son and his charges
Every one had fair warning, however.
Before the second game. arbiter pop"
Shaffer conferred with Managers Stin-
son and Emery and afterwards an
nounced to the elated fans that the
second exhibition would go for only
seven innings. Pop. incidentally.
forgot TO give reason OF any sort
for this rash decision on the part OF
the two managers
Mullen was pitching an invincibic
brand of ball Either that. or the Colt
batsmcn suffered Il severe batting re-
or steal a hit when a hit was needed.
If the first stateemnt is true, then the
game would have gone on many in
nings without Richmond win. for
weakening during the seventh. II the
latter is true. it is barely possible tina I
the Colts would have hit their hitting
stride somewhere around the sixth
and would have been able to come back
strong. Taken as whole. the locals
had fighting chancc--if the game had
gone the full nine innings. This the
fans did not hesitate to proclaim in
weather to tho management was
roundly scored
COOKERS SURELY DESERVED
ALL THAT THEY GOT
Anyway. the Coolers surely deserved
all that they got In the second: there
is no question about this. In every de- |
partment of the game. they outplayed
the Colts, and, In the language Of the
sport scribe. FOR which you gotta
given credit"
Following Is the summary Of the
scoring innings:
First inning: Hinkey beat out a
grounder to McDuff and was safe ut
first. Humphries sacrificed to Jack
son and Hinkey advanced peg. Then |