The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-12
ny ERNEST poLLARp.l

aspiring Suffolk contingent emerged
from the second game Of the present
eNrtes with the Colts Erasring the
large end Of to 4 score, Yesterday.
afternoon. the club from the Tidewater
f1wn had done more than merely win
ZANE from the Richmond club. Ruhe.
asAed and ahetfed by Guiiman. hts
elongated portsider. and seven others
AaA administered the first defeat SUI
Tered By Chief Bender this season
II was the chiefs tenth exhibition in
the box since Re assumed the man
agerisl reins Of the Richmond club and
~ had no less than tine wins to his
credit when he was forced 10 bow TO
ane who had broken up many ball
xames for him back in the good old
6n-s when Connie Mack's Athietcs |
we're winning American league cham
1ssonships.
Blenders defeat in Yesterdays en-
xagement cannot be attributed to an
cY day for the chief He was just as
right as he has been since he Joined
The Colts and his defeat can he blamed
oriy on nisplsys at critical moment
/ in their second inning and the failure
ct the local club to deliver necessary
BLOWS in every inning of the game,
with men on the bases. with the ex-
ception OF the initial frame. Rich
mond has many golden opportunities
Colts felt SO much the need OF de-
pendable hitters. From the second
Through the sixth inning a man was
1eft on base IN every stanza: In each
the seventh and eighth innings two
men were left on. and In the closing
inning one man was left stranded on
the keystone sack.
Colts Play Rad Baseball.
Richmond has ball club that is am
hiticus enough That In fact we'll
known. 1t lis apparent that they want
70 win the BAH games But IL has
feen noticeable In the last two games
that inside baseball Is lacking, as well
~ their failure to deliver safe blows
IN tho pinches. On several occasions
yesterday third and second bases were
left uncovered. and several other little
errors that are not shown in summaries
were committed by the home boys.
The most disastrous inning for th~
chief was the second when the Wis
4 ftors Amassed a trio Of runs. Ruhe
0tdring started things by driving out
y single from the offerings Of his for
mer teammates. Kreemer sacrificed
and the chief tuggled the bali long
enough to enable him to cross Jim
4 fooie's corner unmolested. Grow then
contributed an infield hit. and both
0idrinG and Kraemer scampered home
when vinson made a wild heave over
Tocle's head The third run of the
inning for the visitors was forthcom-
tng when Munich got away with a fuke
hit Although the Rubes sent one
runner across In the following frame
and then hung up another count in the
NTH. second inning was the only real
bad ono for the Richmond pilot
Richmond tried hard to tie IN things
IN their half OF the second inning. but
they fell one run short. Jimmy Poole
started on with an infield tap that was
good for base and Pay sent him to
third with q double down the left field
ltne. Poole crossed with Richmond's
hrst run on Abbott's sacrifice ny to
right neld. Pay romped home when
I'm drove one into right field for a
single. Blake sacrificed Gus to sec
sAnnd. but he remained there for Ben
der was called out on strikes. A field
er's choice and a stolen base put
uBrien on the midway station in the
following inning. and Ahbott's single
4 and = passed ball got the Richmond
catcher the same distance in the
fourth double play prevented a
run In this inning
Scene Again In Fifth.
X was in the fifth that Richmond got
fheir last two runs of the encounter.
Fender led OF with single to center
and vinson was issued free pass.
When the visiting catcher threw to
second base for reasons better known
10 himself, the ball going into center
field, the chief went to third and Vim
sen took second Two infeld raps
sent the two runners across In the
sixth Hill doubled after one was out.
hut he got no further. Blake and Ben
der proving easy outs Eass singled
In the seventh after one man was out
and then stole second but he, too, was
l&ft on the base. In the eighth Hill
singled. but WAS forced at second base.
BASS reached first on an error as a
starter for the closing fhping. and
then proceed to steal second >but the
wallops necessary to advance him
Hrcurd to the home plate weren't forth
reminE and he suffered the same fate
ps several Of his teammates
Richmond should have had the ball
game. and the club let many golden
opportunities to sew II up pass by
safe hit on number Of occasio
would have At least put the Colts on an
even footing with their opponents. but
tine old punch wAs lacking from the
very start Gui Hill had perfect day
~ the bat. but unfortunately he had