Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25
) DROP DECIDING
IME TO PETERSBURG
'larkc aud Errors Cause
'inond to Lose by 3-tO.2
Score.

larkc aud Errors Cause
iinond tn Lose by 3-tO-2
tale OF woe for tho Rich
baseball fans and the source
quotation b. the suppOrtars
etershurg Coolers Said tale.
was written yesterday AFTER
boulevard Field when, the
team trinnphed over the
Colts ~ the ucorc of :
en- rally was staged in the
nnninG; after Kichmond. had
TN" Visitors for eight innings
leading . TO o when the
iantcr WAS reached and one
been retired.
slhrkc. catcher and manager
rsbnrg. is the author Of the
yhtch might Well la copy
py "a trio OF errors made by
ilnond Colts. Clarke. in fact.
lthpr. the hero and the climax
iscba!l game that could be
u good one. Author hero
.larko. aided by - quartet Of
ana the trio of errors. came
pat In the final chantcr and
bonlbsheil into the forces.
Gooch and captured a game
~ won by the homo team.
doubled 10 right. scoring
his hireiings.
ms Thought Came Won.
were 90 sure the home team
In that thcy'srosc from their
rcparhtory To leaving ia"
Clarke set them down and
hem to remain seated until
act was finished" The end
tory reads along this order.
Aroppcd Command fly and
or reached iirat safely. Rakar.
icAlahdn's groUndcr and the
as shfca Command going TO
some one Was heard to re-
NJ the prospects were not 80
bu, 'Dutch| Klein caused
tion OF hope when he laid
'front.' Of the plate on an at
sacrifice and Tommy Abbott
y the bah. threw 10 Arragpn
ught Command at third.
:iused the fans TO breathe
and III" bases were hllcd.
avinG reached first on the
ch caught Command at third
+. Who forrucrl? was pal OF
'ch dowiI inr columbia. then
ba;. caught the bail Just
nj II faNcd owe! the head o!
right fcll. The smack was
Two bases aud McMa'an,
nd Norm crossed the plato
runs which were sufficient
he game, as the Colts failed
In their half o: the ninth.
days game WAS the ;hirl
IN. Colts and tho Coolers
teams We're on edge. Each
hard tqS a v9',ory; and al
the Richmon'icrs lost they
credit. for they displayed
able IN the way OF nelding
ersl times ur:ng the game
. fans 10 gasp on account OF
ionai play The Colts used
~ 10 good effect and aided by
IN the third frame. scored
run Of tile game.
Shton Scored First Run.
bnuvhton. Richmond loft
singled over second and the
artcd yelling for Il run. Tom
ott swung three times and
Rusty" Bacon. the hi,ti.,s
o. the Colts staff, Grove n
b:cr second aud Daugh ION.
lard run. reached third. Blco on
cond on the play. Bakir
up and Smith walked. filing
rs. Downey tumbled Poolc's
and Daughton crossed tho.
Ice GooCh. the hard hitting.
aud right fielder Of the,
ime TO bat. The fans wore
FOR the manager to score
m!th and Poole. hut the lead
ID. and the chances for the
dding additional runs was
tunrt Hits Home Run.
ond scored her second run In
inning. with one man down.
MED TO Tom Clarke. the
making IA nice catch OF u
So To the grandstan. stuart
me 10 the bat and secured
;es, hit OF The season, when
hcd the ball over the DAVIS
left-ccAtcr field The second
met the ball square ami it
the fence hy a wide margin.
jShton came TO bat and after
on eevera! hit one back or
ic plate. which Tom Clarke
Abbott singled. but Bacon
d out TO McMahan. ending the
burg had chance. Ia. score
ing on the part OF Baker.
ID Abbott spoiled the chances
visitors. Lodestro, tile
pitcher, went out. but He'll
$ walked. pownry's single
him on second. T. \. Smith
- to Baker and the. short
Downe2 of at second and
Poole in an attempt to com
double play, the runner was
on the throw to Poole He'll
rted for home. Jim saw this.
ommy Abbot and the former
ONE and Holman was out.
playing by the Colts cut short
Petersburg rally, in the sew
linS. Command singled, but
n few out TO Smith In CEN
Klein secured his first hit
game and Command went 20
Moran hit TO Bacon. who
p Arragon, cutting Comma nd
third. Arragon threw over
head in an attcmnt. to com
double nia? and Klein went
while Moran rested peace
second. Klein was caught
I'D for the third out 4 few
later. Stuart moved OF
base and signallcd to Abbott
hort throw; The catcher let
fly and Stuart returned IL
catching Klein at. the plate.
IdIItU lltNiHS lFleu 10 come
II was an old trick, but Alb
stuart worked II nicely. =,
Had Chance In Eighth.
cams missed chances to score
Eighth inning. Clarke began
bers' half by going out to
ut Lodestro walked. He went
art to Baker, when Heilman
~ to the second baseman.
ter reached first safely and
rd when Downey singled over
Id. 7. \. Smith WINS an easy
on to Poole.
ond's chance to score in the
came with one man down.
as retired on Il grounder to
= h, but Jim Poole secured his
ira base hit and the first
eger Of the season. Gooch
bat. but went out Shortstop
base. Arragon famed, end
inning.
was disanpointed at losing