Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13
EIGHTEEN
SPORTS
.R|GHM0ND DROPS GAME
q. TO VISITING COOLERS
Petersburg Nine Takes Saturda!
3 Offering and Wins Series
From Richmond.

- Offering ana w ms ocrlcS
From Richmond.
= For the second time since the base
bail season OF the Virginia League
began the Richmond Colts have I2S'
tersburc t;oobers yesterday afternoon
.sdoteatcd Lee Gooch's hopeiu!s az
Boulevard Field by The score OF , j" 10
Z" the home team. The Newport news
SHipbuilders COPIED two out OF three
buiiding city. but this was the iirst
lime. that the locals have dropped
majority Of the Weekend games
: !, moments and no Individual hero Of
as sef KNOCKS Of he qsiiysTj;es Of
superb pitching by Bennett, the ace
OF the Coolers. briefly tells the story
Of why the Richmond team failed to
win from it's hated rival. Petersburg.
49,. MnEnIis Has Short Stay.
:. !. ..Iefty" Magalis started on the
slnemnd for the visitors. but VAC Sent
:. in,Swhich the Coolers scored two
!, runs. Manager Gooch shot another
a southpaw at the visiting team wnen
boz sent Penfold in to take up the
.piIahing burden at the beginning of
,,.the fourth frame. The PetcrshurEcrS
were leading. ) TO /. when Peniold
scor,d a run each in the. first frame.
MaEalis placed himself in Il hol"
in the first inning 10y walking Green
and Moran. Both runners were adj
sacrificed Tom Downcy. the veteran
intclGcr of the Coolers, broke the ice
by singing TO left field scorins
from second on the hit. but he rea-
soned unwiscly as Rusty" Bacon was
playing left field for the Colts and
the clown of the ball club shot the
old apple straight into the hands OF
Holmes and Moran was caught at the
plate on close play. Holmes al.
lowed one of MaEalis' slants to get
SECOND. but he advanced no further
as Command flew out TO "Ty' Smith.
Colts Had Chance I'm First.
:, Richmond had "a glorious chance in
game un. but the necessary punch
was conspicuous by it's absence. the
Coils. however, managed TO register
a single counter and crcned the
score for the time being: Jesse
Baker and Smith beat out iniicld hits;
Jim Poole laid one down and reached
first safely, filling the bases, when
Bennett just missed catching Baker
at third base.
Lee Gooch came forward amid the
applause OF the fans who begged for
embarrassing position with the bases
clogged no one out. and the hardest
pride OF Gooberviilc, however. caused
The Richmond manager TO hit n slow
roller TO third base. Morgan threw
high in an attempt TO catch Baker.
nobody out and one run across the |
plate. Angels Arragon grounded 20 |
plate and the Colts third bascman
was caught, Roth to McMahon. in Il
double play Holmes ended the in-I
Visitors Take Lead. |
Good night nurse in the third, for
II was in this, stanza that the Wis
two runs. The Goobers either, wen. /
crazy with the heat and decided TO .
attack the ball Niciously. or Lefty /
Magal!s los, his eunmtng as pitcher.
swats and registered the previously
mentioned two runs.
II happened in this manner: Moran /
singled to right field and Smith re-
peated. Tom Downcy again came /
through IN The pinch by by singing to
singled TO right field McMahon ended !
the Coolers half by flying out 10 /
Lefty" renfold went to the hill
TOP, at The besinning OF the fourth ,
exactly three frames when they start!
:; cd. Oh another rampage and scored |
..-...so more counters. Bennett beat out |
an inhc!d hit and advanced to second |
when Green sacrificed. He went 10
ih!rd when Moran singled and scored !
IN smith singled. Tom Downey |
of The game, scoring Moran from
: sec9nd. Smith attempted 10 reach !
ieyd On the play. hut was caught. !
8acon 10 Arragon, robbing Downey of
Ia two-hase hit Command went out
10 Smith for the third out.
Roth scored the last run for the
Goohers in the eighth inning when
: ne sinE!cd and went 10 second when
&, fenfoId made Wild pitch HciIman
. walked Both rt.SIicrs. flowed up a
peg when Pcnfaid ,.nrofkcd another
. wiz pitch: Bennett hit n long fly
: TO right field and Roth scored Holmes
let GGoch's throw get away from him
and Hc!lrnAn attempted to score hut
was thrown OUT by l'enfold. who re-
Coils Score In Eighth Inning.
second and final run
came in the eighth inning. Jim
:Pa"le singled and went TO third when
lie. Gooch repeated Arragon lifted
one. 10 Green ana Poole came home,
: Holmes and Bacon were easy outs.
4. Tom Downcy, the second bascnan
OF tile Coolers, was In charge o! the
Petersburg team yesterday In the an
seHce o! Tom Clarke. manager of the
Coolers. who has left the team for
q few days in search OF PLAYERS The
Snckadc city boys played well under
The substitute mana ser, and he led
them III hitting with three hits ont
OF four times UP. D6wney had the
misfortune 10 hurt his leg in the
eiSht1i inning while going after a
ny ball and was forced TO retire.
: :. Score:
Richmond.
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