The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-20
SHOOTING
BOWLING
AQUATICS


of thirty lone hits which were CON
stantIy soaring out of the diamond.
hut Ii was recorded that he left moth
irg undone which a conscientious host
should do. dividing his time equally
l.etween the sexes and Fastening to
fellow Rotaran.
The Rotarians motored out in IA
body. after marching from the City
Hall to the Masonic temple. accom-
panied by the John Marshall cadet
band. They were joined AT the temple
by their automobiles. wives and other
ohattels and proceeded to the attack.
err masse. The game was preceded
by a short march around the field by
Elwood Tragic.
HORRIBLE NOISE CAUSES
skITTIsH COLTS TO STAMPEDE
Tom Palmatory and contingent OF
Eotarian Roughnecks took up stratc-
gic position just in line with third
base and raised enough racket to de-
noralize stable of ovcrworked truck
horses. Needless to say. the Colts
stampeded at the first explosion.
The Rotarians were represented In
the field as we'll as in the stands,
Norman Johnson rotating from first
tc third in a desperate effort to follow
the paths Unique In the annals of
Virginia league baseball was Mr.. John
SENS record yesterday. With probably
more decisions to make than will occur
lii the course of FIVE or six ordinary
games. Norman had nary dispute reg
istered by either club.
The other detracting feature of the
afternoon was the awful things done
Messrs. JoliiH and Pagan by the ruth
lass visitors Pagan is newcomer,
straight from the Palestine, so no sym.
rathy was wasted on him. but Jolly $
tragic demise was the signal for much
weeping in the stands
Jolly lasted one full inning. but he
might have lived much longer and
more prosperously but for an error of
judgment on the part Of Doc Bass In
the aforesaid first inning.
Bass Misjudges Another.
Docs error was not included in the
awful things that happened for II We
suffered every time Doc misjudged a
hy we would be in constant anguish.
The drive referred to was from the
bat Of one Henges and II sailed high
over Docs head for triple. scoring
two men. Henges scoring a moment la
ter on kuntz's single. This was too
much for even our Chippewa's Indian
stotcisn1. SO the new acquisition was
given a chance in the second.
His chance would have been much
better If Abbott had not perpetrated a
couple of costly errors in tbs second
and third frames.
Tommy's usually CONSTANT PLAY
causes these two errors to be recorded
with the other awful things Abb
threw badly to second in the second
ITO catch Jones stealing and Jones took
third BranniEan singled him IN. was
sacrificed to second and scored on
Wilson's single.
Toms most costly error occurred in
the next frame. After the frs. two
riyeters had heen retired Morgan
lifted a high fly midway between the
box and and the plate. The chance
was p difficult orc and Tommy was not
A1uai to the arca sion Pagan must
! have been slightly discoura red. as he
walked tho next two men.
Gilly Fnozles Groundcr.
Gilliland. who is nursing a dislocated
finger. hohhled Dauehton's drive with
the bases loaded, letting in two runs
and paving the wav for two more.
Faean heaved anot her heavy sigh,
walked Allen. and Wilson brought In
two more runs with a single
| Double plays in the fourth and sixth
innings kept these two boxes scoreles-
for Newport News, but they scored in