The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-16
BY Ernest Pollard.

Colts yesterday afternoon at Boule-
ward field.
Pitcher Napier couldn't pitch; the
helders couldn't feld, and the batters
couldn't bat until the Builders got so
far ahead that they were just not to
be overtakep. AS a result the second
game of the series at home was:
Newport News. S Richmond. 5.
For the frst Ave innings it was a
weird game the local talent put up.
Richmond's $4,000 infeld juggled
balls. booted balls, and kicked them
all over the field. Even Gustaviu.
Hill had to let one get through him
in right field That's something Gus
doesn't generally do but he did 1t just
the same yesterday. Brownie con-
tributed his first miscues since he was
shifted to the peep-in corner, and to
make it a real bad day while he was
at 1t he booted three. Even the i'm
pregnable shortstop position wasn't
impregnable yesterday for Wee Jesse
Baker kicked one. And Tommy Abb
bolt had to try to dent the center
field fence when he threw at second
base.
1t was just bad cay. Napier is the
only Colt who ran true to form. He
walked his usual number of men.
drove several of his steaming ones in
the backs of the visiting players and
lost his game.
hitting the visitors until he made one
of them yell. In the seventh inning.
after he had already hit three he
finally drove one somewhere in the
vicinity Of the center OF Crossley'e
spinal column and he let out squak
that could be heard down at the new
Union Depot on Broad street. After
that the home boy frightened UP and
there was no more scoring. Say we.
it is a pity that he didn't hit Crossley
early in the game. Before he jabbed
this ball In the former Richmond coll
legian's back the Richmond hurler
uncorked just about everything that
is due to come in a baseball game.
save balk. He even uncorked a
couple Of hits for himself.
Colts Never Lost Fight.
Admitting that Richmond did play
a bad game of baseball. there Is one
thing we will have to give the Colts
credit for Even when the score was
5 to l against they they didn't quit
They just kept on plugging away I'M
til they had scored a quartet OF adj
ditional counts. bringing their total
up TO 1--WE. In the last two innings the
Colts hit Morgan for a total OF six
hits and sent over two runs in each
frame.
AS a matter OF fact. the Colts got
three more hits than did the visiting
contingent, thirteen being their total
for the day. But the Builders were
a little more fortunate in getting
theirs when they counted for some
thing. The home boys had ann-
two out before they started hitting.
And when they did start out with hits
at the beginning OF an inning the fell
lows behind them couldn't. So there
you are.
Charlie Strain, the Richmond boy.
was responsible for about three OF the
visitors runs and he put UP . good
game In the shortheld.
Gus Hill drove the bali all over the
held, getting a triple and two singles
out Of Ave attempts. On another oc-
casion he was safe when Crossley
dropped his long ny. Pay and Daugh-
ton got a couple each. and 80 did Ma
pier.
Builders Have Feast.
The Builders got busy In the second
inning and put across three counts.
AN1oNKalked ~ 4 started and was
80 heed to second. Strains hit
scofsd him. On the throw In Charlie
went to second. Tydeman waa safe on
Browns error. strain gong 10 tnlF0.
Gooch singled to right. Strain scoring
and Tydeman going to third. Gooch
started to second and Abbott threw
wild. Tydeman scoring. The visit
tors added another In the third.
Brennagan was safe on Bakers err
ror, was sacrificed to second by
Crossley and scored on Aliens hit to
right.
The Colts got one in their half Of
the third. After Baker had gone out,
Brown walked and he went to third
on Daughters hit to right. Daughton
took second on the play. Brown
scored on Poole's racrifice ny. Moran
singled to center and Daughton was
caught at the plate. A hit. three
stolen bases and a hit batsman gave
the Builders another in the fourth.
Hill and Pay singled in succession as
starters In. the fourth. but no runs
were forthcoming.
Four hits. a walk. hit batsman and
an error gave the visitors three more
in the nth.
In the eighth Hill led on with
single, but was passed at second by
paw Wa1nh walkAd and the bases