The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-30
Lee Gooch's Home Run Drive in
!: Ninth Inning With Jim Poole on
Gives Richmond Another Victory
Finish Of Yesterdays Encounter with Builders Sounds Like
Fading Of Dime Novel sto-Big Colt Onthelder Sends Ono
Far Over Left Field Wall with Score Standing Against
Home Club

across n the NTH inning, and. NTH
Harris. the Newport News finger.
brccxing along in great style the run
began looking as large as the Mutual
building as the game progressed.
Brown went out in the ninth inning as
n starter and then Poole. the depend
able old Jim that he is, drove one to
the left field fence for two bases. 1t
was then that Gooch distinguished
himself. With the count three balls
and two strikes Harris sent one of
his steam balls across--or rather he
started 1t acroes. 1t mover really got
there. Gooch drove it something like
seventeen feet over the left garden
wall and crossed the plate behind
Poole. 1t was one of the hardest hit
balls Of the season In the local pas
ture and II not only cleared the fence
by q good margin but went into the
cornfeid some feet beyond the en-
closure.
Gooch Carried From Field.
The hit gave the Colts just the num-
Der Of runs needed to win the game,
and the grandstand and bleachers
went wild. Fans .ushed out on the
field before he rounded first base and
something like nifty Of them romped
home with him. While some were
busy thrusting money into his hand
others were engaged In the business
Of lifting him high into the air. He
left the field on tht shoulders Of
several of the hefty ones. II was an
enthusiastic set Of fans that carried
him from the field.
Harris was pitching one OF the best
games of his career and until Jimmie
Poole started things In the ninth the
majority Of the spectators wouldn't
have wagered a plugged nickel that
the Colts would win. In the deld the
Colts were doing sensational work but
hitting Harris was another matter. for
only six were secured from his Offer
those came in the closing frame.
Though Gooch comes in for the
biggest share OF the praise. there are
others who must share in the days
honors. And one Of them is Double"
Napier. This fellow pitched the best
game Of his career and only in one
inning did the visitors have the
slightest chance of sending across =
count That frame was the nth.
when the Builders succeeded in regis
tering their only count of the after
noon. Had not It been for wild
heave to third base by Walsh 1t IL not
known whether or not q single run
would have been hung up against
him. In most OF the innings only
three men faced him. and during the
Afternoon he caused no less than
ozone. The local sandict graduate
was right" to use the popular verna-
cular, and there is no getting away
from the fact He hac everything
that a pitcher needs to win . ball
game. His curve ball was breaking
In fine style and he had the visitors at
times almost breaking their backs
trying TO reach. Some OF them
encounter the visitors touched him
for total OF seven singles only and
he kept them well scattered. In the
NTH they got three OF them and only
four were made in the other eight
frames. And. strange to say, Napier
didn't walk = single man. In fac,
he got three balls en- only about two
man and he managed to get the other
ones across.
Game II Good One.
The game yesterday was one OF the
bsW OF the season. and there were
the usual thrilling plays. Wee Jess
Rak4r played his usual spectacular
game In. short and Gus Hill made one
Of the best catches seen on the field
this season. Strain drove out one that
looked good for two bases. but Gus
went UaSk u tNC IGnCcs leARe0 aiEu
into the air and grabbed the ball
with one hand. It was a great catch.
and looked like an impossible chance.
Moran also put up a nice game in
center. and the work OF Brownie on
third could not have been improved
upon.
Gooch wac the only Richmonder to
Get more than enc hit. In addition
to his home run clout. he contributed
= angle. Baker. Poole. HUI and Mo-
ran rot the other four hits
The Colts had good chance to
score In the NTH when Hill singled
and Moran sent him to third on
single to right In spite OF the fact
that this was done with none out,
Harris putted himself out In sfinc
style. causing Pay to pop up and
striking out both walsh and Napier.
In the sixth Baker led on with o.
single, but a double play was pulled
when Allen made g. sensational catch
Of Poole's liner TO left-center and
then threw to Strain. These were
the only two chances the Colts had
to score Until tho ninth when Poole
paved the way for tie victory with
his long double.
The score:
Richmond.
AB. X. Fl. q. A. E.
Baker. ~. ...... 4 o l ~
Brown, 2b. ....... 81 0 o 3 3 o.
Poole, III. ...... la1 8 0 o.