Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-09
COLTS LOSE FIRST CANE
FIVE ERRORS FIGURE IN
90 VICTORY OF COOLERS
Dobson's Boys Out Bnt visitors, hut
Fail on FicldinE-Aldcrmnn
Adams opens Series.

Although they showed themselves
much superior TO she Coolers with
the willow. Frank Dohson's Colts drop
ped the initial game of tho Virginia
League series 10 the Nuts at Boulevard
Field yesterday afternoon. Tile score
was 10 6. Errors--tive fragrant and
Juicy ones-playcd their part in the
icnominy.
y nice. happy. little old crowd OF
rams and ianettes witnessed the de-
feat. Nearly 2.000 OF them were pres
ent despite lowering clouds and
ihrea tened rain all afternoon They
were noisy. too, giving the same old
tendan; roofing. And they were on
time. hundreds OF them being draped
along tho damp benches fully an hour
before the game started. looking over
ne collection OF honefnls pobson has
brought out 10 cop tho pcnnant
Crowd Chccrcd Them All.
4 little later these will he ella ssined
into the various degrees OF ivory"
Sut Yesterday the crowd checrcd them
all--treatinc them real polite. The
choice epiihets of mid-season are yet
to he coined.
Coz. the lankv Alabama lad. was
picked by pobson 10 trim the visitors.
i.arrisey. an exponent OF the moist
Billy" Adams, president Or the
Board of Aldermen and fan oxtraordi-
nary. was the official starter. With
graceful and pleasing delivery he flung
game was on.
Maggie Lands for Single.
NaEle landed on the third bali thrown
by Cox for a single. NcConnell,s sac.
rifice advanced him 70 second. and
riiott drew pass and McCloughlin let
HSek's . bounoer get by: Magic scored.
' The "sw 10 lead uG d9 not tazs tho
Klein. yost pieEsd Out one 5ie' of fu Lar TO
ley drew pass and Poole followed
with another two ba gger,' scoring Yost.
}S sd ons ne TO HssR MMe o1}gs
scoring Poole.
Munford counted on L!geans hit, but
Liggan was nipped when he attempted
TO pilfer second
Goobcrs Score Four Runs
In INC second frame neither team
burgers put over four and wont well
upon their way to cooking Dobson's
goose NaSle went out. lost to Poole.
but Mcconnell lined out a double.
Herriott walked. Hcck's two-bagceg
scored Hitler. and when Klein laid
about TO pcrDctrate burglary Al the
plate, was saved Heck scored, while
Poole and holmes, who had handled
the hunt, We're recovering from the
shock. Heating popped out to Yos;.
ending the agony for the time being.
The Colts eevenSd matters, in the third
LauGhlin. Yost counting. licran sent
4 beauty down the third base line.
bringing IN Poole and Mclaughlin. but
His Jumps, McGrew. chased them back
10 their former stations when he ruled
that the bali was foul Manager Dob
son and several OF his youngsters We're
disposed 10 argue the matter. even to
the extent of mussing w the arhiter
but there was nothing doing. Licgan
then very elegantly whitfield
LiEgnn MuGs Top Fly.
In the sixth the visitors took the
lead again, when, after LicGan had
mufted keatins,s pop fiy: that gentle-
Hardy's effort and Larriseys hit.
This brought the count Nd TO six
and five. The Colts were not dis
couraEed. They came back with hard
and hefty ciouts, but ALWAYS there was
some fellow in the way. Through the
sixth, seventh and eighth they fought
hard 10 count. but were impotent
In the meantime the Nuts nut an
other counter over in tho eighth. Lar
risey was given a life when Ligsan
threw wild 10 Poole after making a
pretty stop OF his crounder. I.arrisey
pulled UP al second and scored when
Maggie lifted a Texas Lacquer into
right field This Gin .hed the game
the ninth they counted twice to make
the defeat harder to bear.
Heck Counts in Ninth.
Miller. FIRST up. was given pass
second and Heck's single sent him
home. On the throw In Heck advanced
20 second and Immediately swiped
third. McLouChlin mufrcd Holmes
throw 20 nip the p!lfer Then Heck
The Colts counted the Anal in the
ninth. with one out Crossley was
passed lie advanced to third on
FCole's double and scored on McLoush-
Inns out. Munford's foul fly 10 Hardy
finished the game.