The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23

Not until Manager DooSoh .
familiar frame doomed up on the
third base line in the last half OF tne
FIRST inning were the fans really
con, need that the team they were
riding yesterday was the Colts: the
Richmond, Va, Colts, And not until
Martin replaced Cox in the second
did they cease to ride the transformed
aud as IL developed, rcjuvenated
Cots And not until the eighth in
nsrs did the regeneration fully tran
spire, the Colts winning the game
from the "Nansemopd Bear Cats In
tbs frame, 4 TO 3.
Tho reason the fans wanted Der
iflion expert to identify the mysteri-
pus ball club was that, with the OK
\ Teption Of Pool and Yost- the fni1eio
rcre all strangers. Abbott replaced
i Ernie Holmes behind the bat. seem
ING. however, TO be fully as much at
homo AS the regular back-stop. Pay.
r former Virginia Lacquer. blew IN
yesterday morning from Oberlin. OHIO
and Was used at short and Gil,tland
stray ed into our midst while, Dobson's
club was greeting the returning
lirays at Newport News
Schwartz, pilot of the Goos, will
Nrohably shed salty tears when he
reads of Martins performance yes
)
Jane let the moist-ball hurier go
'ovcr the side while Dobson was on
The coast and Manager Frank took
chance.
Martin entered the game in the
second with one out and Berger on
second and held the heavy-hittinE
Suffolk club scorclcys during his
reign Of I and "a innings. allowing
/ 1--WE hits ard retiring eight Of Ruhe $
honcfuls via the s. O.sroute.
The rather small crowd OF fans
Watched the first few innings In
spirit of cynical boredom, Offering
choice and fannish ironical edvice
10 The Colts and PRAYING the Rear
Fats to go right ahead and do any
thing that occurred to them. But
when the Colts demonstrated that
they were straining every effort TO an
| mex another ace for the slender string
Of wins, the fans ceased their grudg-
ing and hopeless attitude and pulled
for the boys in approved base ball
smanner-
shorty Yost brought the stands
4 upright. yelling and pulling" with
his terrific drive TO deep center in
the eighth driving in Hill with the
winning run and scoring from third
on Abbotts timely single over short.
were out and made the ball game the
prettiest contest staged by the yir-
Einia league in Richmond this season.
II was the frst time the fans have
shown any real enthusiasm or excite
rn~nt,
Martin shared the horors with Yost
with Tom Abbott runner-up with his
heautifuI pegging and pinch single.
The Colts aroused the ire OF the
| rsrentiy starting out with every in
| t.ntion OF saving time and presenting
rhe game TO the visitors in short order
Zilenziger fell victim TO the wiies of
| Cox and Mccain rolled to short. Pay
/ threw low to first. Poole gathered the
| throw in quickly enough. but seemed
| unable to retain the elusive apple. The
pill lodged around his elbow. ran
under his knee and rolled quietly off
To one side. McCann standing on first
and watching the performance
| kraemer sacrificed Mccain al
tempted 10 steal and Abbott threw TO
third or rather past ii, This was
Toms one bad throw Of the game
and Gililand might have gotten it.
lad Tom not failed TO notify him that
hr was contemplating the play, Cross
ley returned the pellet to the diamond,
| but Gilliland was hopelessly added
nv this time. apparently aiming al a
herring fan instead OF the waiting Alb
,bntf Mccain romped in and Cox
Ijiss=ustediy famed Munich.
Ernie's bad shoulder evidenced IT.
self In the second O'Brien singing
| over third. advancing to second on
simpsons neat secritice and scoring
on (.flhan's double to the left field
fence berger singled to the same
vicinity, scoring Gilman. ami Dobson
gave Cox rest and Martin chance
to deliver as n relief pitcher.
The Colts got q temporary lead in
their half of the nrst Gilliland lead
ing of with a double and taking on
t-rossfeys infield rap, Bass tanned
oand Poole drove in "A brace of TALES
! with single 10 right. Cross having
. piifered second in the interium
Eckert seemed to have the Indian
sign on the locals for the next six in
nings, allowing only couple of scat
tered singles. Martin narrowly
escaped being scored on in the sixth.
when o'Brien drove the ball high
| cyer Doc bass head. the heavy hit
ting Irishnan being nicked at the
plate by PAYS perfect relay TO Alb
bot. 1t is alleged that the same line
IN will face Oldring's nine again to-
day. Dobson is understood to have
very few more players who have not
vet been given chance, Unless the
midnight train brings I'm brace or so
IT brand new hurlers. Nepier will be
] The moundsman, It Is said.
n the Colts pull of many more
: .T,arrison finishes" such as yester-