Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06
INDIANS WIN AND LOSE
BOTH GAMES SHORTENED
UP AND LOOSELY PLAYED
First Contest Goes 10 Richmond by
49, Score, md Second to
Coolers, % TO !.

Two abbreviated ball games. which
might DC termed par OF G ,n9,ant
yesterday afternoon at Boulevard
Field, when Richmond and Petersburg
divided double bill. Announeement
first game that each club would go
seven innings.
The first lasted the full seven stan
zaS. and was won by Richmond easily.
i 10 !. The second was cut to five
innings ION account of the intense
heat" as. the umpire announced The
final affair went TO the visiting aE-
Ercga:ion by the score OF 10 Z. and
was even more farcical than the matt
nee encounter. II this could have been
That the large crowd present should
have been accorded such poor exhibit
tions is deplera bic for the games were
the most loosely played OF the season.
aud the miserable exhibitions can be
attributed TO Andy Mcconnell. pilot OF
the Coolers
Ins Recruit on Mound.
Andy started a raw recruit, in Mel
pushed four runners acros the plate
in the first inning. Brown walked,
Giili!and was hit and o'Brien singled,
filling the bases Poole scored the
field. Pay drew a pass and Bass was
MT, filling the bags again, Hin walk
cd and Poole was forced across the
plate. Ehrman hit long ny to Hinkey
and Pay was caught at the plate when
he attempted to score from third.
Pierce walked, but Brown famed, in
his second appearance at the bat in
one inning
" Fierce was on the mound for the
Bendcritcs, and the Coolers got next
to him, in the first inning. when they
scored one run. Gilliland dropped an
easy fly from Roth's bat Hitler sac
riticed and Roth went TO third. when
get by him. Hull muffed Herriott's
lily and Roth scored.
Score Four In Second.
The Coolers matched the four runs
secured by the Indians. when they put
a like. number across the plate in the
second inning. Pierce passed Kelly.
and Larlscey singled to left. Bass let
the ball get by him. and Kelly con-
Bounord singled, scoring Kelly. and
l.ariscey went 10 third. Melvin was
tanned, but Roth hit 10 Poole, who
but threw Wild and Lariscey came
over and Boufford went to third. Hill
ler's single scored Bouford, and Her
RIOTS sacrifice fly to Gilliland scored
Roth.
Gichmond took the lead in the sec
singles by o'Brien and Poole. three
os the ead ef the h seeoea
bu, scored four moro in the third. two
IN the fourth. five in the fifth and one
game in the seventh. Herriott tapped
one in front of the plate. and Ehrman
At first and he continued to second
from where he scored on Nagle's long
single TO right.
NnEle Sent in to Hurl.
Outfclder Maggie. pride of Goober
/ town, was the choice OF Manager Nc
connen. TO pitch the second game He
was opposed by Napier. The Coolers
mustered one run in the first without
who was sacrificed to second by Mil
s-ounder. Napier TO Poole. and 'i neth
advanced TO third. and scored a few.
/ him.
SagIe got in bad in the first inning
half Of the opening stanza without e' a
hit. Brown was walked. tiiii!Iand
ATTEMPTED to sacrifice and Magic threw
the ball into right field allowing Brown
reach third. o'isrien's long hy to to
| Hinkey scored Gilliland
| Petersburg ruined the locals chances
OF double victory when they scored
six runs in the fourth. Hills error
started the trouble and resulted il,
! one run being scored. The Coolers
/ bat,ed around In this inning and aide d
ford and singles by Lariscey, Roth and
/ Parker scored five more before the
\ side was retired.
4 Coolers Put Game On Tee.
Richmond scored four times i'm the
fourth when Maggie went wild again
and was forced 10 retire in favor of
Hcrriot. Pay singled to start the
inning and advanced 10 second when
Bass was walked BouHord attempted
TO catch Bass stealing and threw TO
left field and both Doc and Pay crossed
the plate Hill singled and Abbott and
Napier were walked. filling the bases.
Inn was forced across when Ciilliland
WAS hit, O'Brien was walked. forcing
Abbott across.
Petersburg cinched the game in their
half of the fifth when they scored two
runs on singles by Hinkey and Bout
ford and Herriotts three Dagger.
The scores:
FIRST GAME.
Richmond. Petersburg