The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01
COLT. Make Il Four Out Of
Five from Petersburg Nuts
Aa Il the Pnches and Assisting Sterling Pitching With
brilliant Support Benders Colts Take Both Games from
sn1zao0herx hy Large Scores

even the slightest hope in the breasts
! OF the few disheartened fans who In
| that remote cay gave their half
hearted support to the home team,
but with the club playing as It has
since the Red Man arrived. two runs
| seem like a fiGck.
| Norman johnson, RotArian. prom
inent business noRn and fan extraor-
binary, gave Richmond the distinction
OF being the only town in the league
to have a brace Of umpires officiate in
a single game. Equipped with cap.
black openwork shirt and letter
which testified as to his ability and
authority to umpire league baseball,
Mr.. Johnson reported shortly before
the first game was called. satisfied
that his disguise was perfect. But
such was not the case.
NUTS FAIL TO sAvvY.
/ The volunteer jumps got into deep
trouble In the very first inning, nearly
causing a riot among the Petersburg
players by failing to make himself
clear on a close decision which would
! have completed double play and re-
tired the side il the runner had been
called out. Giililand famed, Brown
doubled, and Bass was hit by Coving-
ton. Poole aimed a drive straight at
Andy, who tagged Bass on the way
down and threw to first to catch
Poole Johnson gave the thumbs
down" and the entire Petersburg team.
with the exception OF Nagei, threw
down their gloves and trotted to the
dugout Here Mr. Johnson explained
that his decision referred only to Bass
and that Poole was safe on first
During the ensuing wrangle, Poole
| stroiled around to third and stood
there, yawning. until the andy. ct ais,
were entirely convinced that Johnson's
mind was made up, Brown scored on
the protested play and Poole Tailed
on Pays single.
| The Colts removed all doubt Az to
ftheir right to the victory by pilinE
iup five more runs. three IN the third
on two singles. sacrifice fly. sacri-
nee hit. stolen base, and base on
thaIia
IPooLE TAKES LARGE
PART IN SCORING RUNs
Jim Poole took large part In the
scoring. his fly scoring Bender in the
third and his triple scoring Bass in
i the nfth.@jiruI aizn scored In this
frame. romping In with the final run
4 on Pays inieid out.
The second game was by far the
I most interesting OF the two, being too
close for comfort until the eighth in
ming attack removed all doubt This
rally was the most vicious one staged
by the Colts this season, q total Of
three singles, double. triple and
home run driving in ave runs
| Napier got on TO bad start by
" alking Andy Mcconnell The Goober
manager sprinted to second an a saert-
nee and scored on Heckss single Al
inning after inning passed In nAughti-
cal procession. the ace grew and grew
TO fearful proportions. The Colts
made futile attempts to break into the
run column In the nfth and sixth In
ut Ia
men on the paths
Nole opened the rroverbtal1y lucky
seventh by outwaiting the Petersburg
. iurier. Pay was thrown out at hrst
by Mcconnell and cressleY sent Poole
, Ia third with a single and pilfered
second on the next pitched bail Tho
1.sea fans were all standing and yelling
as Hil stepped TO the plate. swtnging
his bat nervously and fairly aching
i for base hit The scrappy right
fielder seemed positively disappointed
! when Walden walked him. nlling the
bases.
Abbott. sent IN TO hit fsvHolmes,
lifted sacrifce fy to right. scoring
Poole with the tying run. Parker re-
i turned NaEars throw to Mcconnell In
time to catch Hill at second for the
third out
-tuRLY" BRowN BUsTs
Up GAME WITH HOME RUN
1 Fast fielding averted q score in Pc
tersburgs half OF the seventh Nagel
singled and Klein walked LArissey
had famed; Parker hit to Brown. who
crossed second. forcing Klein, and
I threw to first for the third out
! Napier started the rally in the eighth
by driving an erratic hounder straight
a: Andy Mcconnell. Andy hraced him
self for the play. but the bail tool, .
j bad hop almost over his head for .
safe hit Nape was forced at second
by Gil1ilAnd's infeld tap to Herriott,
] Giliy reaching first on neIder's choice.
Brown brought the stands up, yelling
= like Indians, with home run drive
over Larisseys head to the center neld
fence.
Bass slammed a clean single to cen
ter and Poole followed him with q
crack to left. Pay grounded 10 Nc
Conneli. forcing Poole at second.
Crossley drove solid two-base hit to
left, scoring Rass and Pay and Hill
followed him with a hot drive which
! skinned past Heck for three bases.
Heck threw Abbott out at frst for the
third out.
The team VIM leave Monday for n
three day tilt with the SUFFOLK Rubee
one Of the strongest clubs In the
league. hut after the recent experience
with Petersburg. Oidrings Rear Cats
! should not prove To he a stumbling in
Bender's drive upward.
/ The score:
/ 4 m ~