Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-11
COOLERS TAKE FIRST
OF SERIES FROM COLTS
Tom Clarkc'S Nine Fights tphill
Battle and Wins in Ninth
Inning.

Tom Clarke. manager of the cct-
crahurg Coolers, Yesterday after
noon gave tho Richmond fans some
thing TO think about when he lead
his ball toSscrs TO boulevard Field
and then proceeded to show tho Rich =
mond Colts a trick or two about the
national pastimc. and defeated the
home boys by the score OF 10 .
That Petersburg should win, from
owing to the fact that Lee Couch :
team has been going unusually good
OF late and copied three out OF four
games from the Coolers in the So
rcs last week. Aside from the fact
that the visiting team won the old
ball game. there WAS another fca-
turc which stood out prominently IN
the victory. namely the TACT mat ;hc
Coolers came from behind and won.
after the local boys had secured Il
four-ruu lead.
Outficldcr Pitches Game.
Another peculiar feature of tn" con
outiicldcr. pitched for the Goohcrs
and got away with "a victory. Smith
accomplished Il similar feat IN Pet
crsburE last week by beating Rusty"
Bacon in the anal contest OF the Sc
rieS The gardener took the mound
and was lamhaStcd for Il total Of
thirteen wallops. but hcN frightened
up AT critical stages OF tn" game and
managed to save the contest for his
team.
Lee stone. tho Richmond pitchc~.
was given the hurting assignment by
Manager ,Gooch and the lanky hurl,
or famed eleven OF the visitors and
allowed nine hits but the breaks
~ the game were against him and he
hits, and hit timely and therein lies
the story OF the victory.
Gooch Secures Long Hit.
Manager Gooch secured the longest
hit OF the gam" in the second inning,
when he tripied 10 deep center field.
Bling" Arragon scored the pilot when
he dropped one over the inncld. Dutch
Klein came. in from left field and
nearly caught the ball. but the sphere
dropped out of his glove and Gooch
scored
Smith was in trouble in nearly
every inning of the game. but man
after the second with the exception
OF the fourth and seventh innings.
In the fourth frame the Colts scored
tnrre runs, Arragon was out 10
left, Daughton hit to the inheld and
reached first. when the play was
made 70 catch stuart going to sec
ond Luke beat The throw and both
the bases were filled. stuart and
DauShton crossed the plate when
stone singled TO right Held, and Alb
bolt reached third. Roth let one OF
Smiths Blenders get through him
and Abbot; scored
Command Gets Homer.
Petersburg came within one run
of tying the Colts when they staged
rally in the sixth inning, and
registered three times Ncrmilyac
reached first when he swung on his
third strike AZ u ball which struck
the plate. He took third when
Smith singled. Command scored
both with !, home run over the head
o! center fielder Smith.
Richmond's hal: OF the lucky"
seventh resulted in one ran. Stuart
singh! ard took. third when DauGh-
ton came throush with long single
70 right field Luke scored the last
,o.t run "hcn Abbott went Uut short
TO f-st.
: Petersburg eveaed the count in the
eighth inning. Moran doubled 10
let held and took third on u passed
doubled TO left. Mcmahon hit to Az
ragon ana the Richmond third base
man thre" 20 Luke stuart TO catch
Command OF second base The bal:
passed Luke. and ;he runner
iook th!fd. Klein hunted In front
OF me plate and stone attempted
70 catch Command coming home but
was just two late
G"obrrs Win In Ninth.
NiEht Fielder Green started the
doubling TO lc:, field in the ninth
1nn!nG. after one man had been re-
Tired. Nerm!lyae He'd TO Baker, but
Moran brought home the bacon for
Tom Clarke when he singled TO left
Held. scoring Green.
Dutch Klein, the Richmond boy
T!ay!nS left heil for Pe,crsburg
featured the gautH wi.lihis fielding.
lie made one - Tee rrctt!est catches
o. the year IN the iir--, inning, when
he came tn on Jim i-oolcts line drive
and caught The ball! The impact
caused him 70 turn somcrsauit,
nut he came up with the bail in his
hands. ArraGon featured the came
M!ih MS work at third base.
Manager Iooch, Jesse Baker, and
lie stone Lead the Colts in hitting.
stone secured three hits out OF four
times Up, while GoOch rarnercd a
Sr!pl" and 4 double out Of live tries
Bakers contribution Mac IA double
and single in three tries
-- Score.
Richmond. PETERSBURG