The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-23
BY ERNEST POLLARD

RUDE Oldrlng and his boys from
SUFFOLK hit and played hard enough
70 win nine out OF every ten games
the Virginia state league. but yes
to-day proved to be one OF tho excep-
VIM ts DAYS and the got v awsy
over the visiting contingent. This
time the score was s to s.
Rube and his proteges anassed a
total OF thirteen sAfeties during the
afternoons entertainment, but In all
save three frames Joe Scanlon kept
the binsles widely scattered and the
visiting BOYS considered themselves
lucky to get away with the quintet OF
tailics-
The Colts got just little more
than half as many hits as the Rubes--
seven to be exact--but they got them
whe,f they counted for something.
and they didn't waste any good time
spr'nkling them among several IN
rirxs. That. 10 one reason why the
Richmond emerged from the fracas
the winner BY margin Of one run;
but there are two other very good
ones The Colts played better base
ball in the field. and they got away
with more on tho paths II was good
hase-runnirg az well n the opportune
hitting and good Fielding that saved
fhesday for the home talent Combine
thores three things together team is
III d to beat Anyhow the combina :
ton worked pretty we'll yesterday
enough 10 give the Colts victory.
Scan1on pitched himself much
better game than the number OF hits
and runs would indicate. He kept his
bingies very well scattered and on
several occasions he pulled himself
- tn. y4r1 n
he had dug himself. The boy was In
the game from start to finish and It
must be remembered that he was fac
Ing one Of the hardest hitting crews In
the Bradley organisation. The boy,
who was working In his first full game
before Richmond audience. made a
mos, favorable impression Joe Is
boy who ID anxious to win his games
ana he puts every bit Of energy he
can sum UP. which, incidentally, is
lo', into the games. Most all OF the
hits made Of him yesterday were gar
rercd by the visitors after two had
been downed.
49, Hnbes Fought Hard.
One has TO hand 1t to Rube Old
ring and his boys for the hght he
battlo from the very hrst inning for
the Waiting contingent. and at one
time the Colts were just trio OF
counts ahead There wasn't the
SLIGHTEST ssmtNance Of any quitting.
The visitors fought and fought hard,
and IN the ninth inning they came
with n one run. or two bases to be
more exact, or knotting tie count. 1t
waa rood baseball that won for the
Coils and hard luck on the part OF
the Rubes that they didn't emerge
from the fracas victorious.
Fielding Of Baker and Pay was
nothing short OF sensational. The
worl:. OF Baker stood out most promi-
neatly throughout the encounter. and
thu Eork Of the local second sacker
wasn't 10 very far behind. Daughton
also made 4 good catch In center. and
Gus Hill was relieved OF = perfectly
rood three base swat In the sixth
frame when Kraemer. the visiting
left fielder speared the long one near
the LEFT canter fence. It was 4 beau
tifui catch. Baker, Brown and Poole
each rot two hits for the Nome boys
ana Pay came through for the
seventh one annexed by the Colts.
Ho~ewer. the triple and two singles
secured by Rube Oldring stood out
= tlss big batting feature OF the AZ
ternoon.