Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-03
SPORTS
BUGS CAPTURE CONTEST
WILSON TAKES GAME
Is FROM RICHMOND COLTS
swamp Local Team I'm Five
~ Inning \nnir, tn O-Bacon
.. Makes Circus t'ntch.

;sWorms are lowly creatures and to-
bccco bugs do not occupy much
higher position in this world than u
plain ordinary worm, but yesterday
afternoon, at Boulevard FIcld. nine
tobacco bugs from WiSon. y. c..
Combined their efforts ana defeated
the Richmond Colts by the score o..
. to .. an AVERAGE OF one run per
bug, in an abbreviated contest. which
Was called in the sixth inning on aC-
count OF rain.
1t was an awful Grabbing for the
leaders o. the Virginia League and
the winners Of the mrs, hall OF the
pennant in the Bradley circuit. hut
1t happened nevertheless. and the
Visitors scored their mrs; victory OF
the season over Richmond on the
Colts grounds.
.rColt Lee Stone came very near be-
Ing left AT the post. The Richmond
pitcher remained IN the box for two
ninths o: the distance. but was with
drawn from the race as the bugs
game to bat in their half OF the third
tnninS. with the score 10 o. Mike"
fh MI ne r Inc his left, handSr: took up
he allowed i've runs ana three hits
in tho TWO innings
mas ndss'fhr v <n19iwinF was the worst
sronnds this ne v Cats rne h sns f hens
to display the dash and pep which
has characterized their playing in
former contests. and their work look
GO mighty poor from a spectators
standpoint.
Stone Has Sore Arm.
dnhere az. two sides TO be ronsid
must be said that the spitball hurler
was suffering from "A sore arm and
VA, WAS taken out by Manager Gooch for
Jury to his arm last week and the
soreness made its presence known in
the hrst inning of yesterdays game
an exhibition OF the .CastIswnIiEE"" =, ~
starter. ZclinGcr lifted one to
Lgke stuart, but Roth doubled 10 the
f - t ,h,rd renee Enc and the manager went
he Richmond first sacker fum6led
the ball allowing the visitors leader
10 ,,s,S Sc9 re, ,T1hIrasher sinsled to RICH,
plate and Roth counted Thrasher
continued to third on tho play. Sen
c3ntinued to third on the plav.
Thrasher counted
= manager Gooch sent kirchcr to the
mound in the third inning after Inc
visitor had added another IN the
single ana sacrifice fly. Kirchcr
tinrned the .'rst batter to face
him back. bu, Hudyins secured his
Se s nome rum IN as many days
SSS sending ending the bail over the left
-Four runs were scored by the visi
S sors IN me fourth inning. kircher
walked PeU ra q s,se an, ct witness and
I,xs.l
taid one down and was safe on kirch
ers error. Milling the bases 'Thrashcr
singled TO LEFT !icld and Castle couni
co. smith allowed the ball 10 rnt
SSnrouIh him and Zc-.n.cr scored
SIsShwcitzcr Went out. kirchcr To
l re "a to to smith. but kost ,riplcd and
thIaSher crossed the plate .!olliu
ehded the inning by skyinc TO Smirh
itnin ituhS Wilson
laln robbed the Wilson PLAYERS Of
"a run ana three hits 10, -
hhlns as the Colts did not bat in ;h.ir
Veried 20 the last Of the MIN
RUSTY Bacon. who PLAYED ccn,.r
nsld IN the place OF sam Dauchton
pFouGht the few fans prcscn, To- ihc
sed IN the second inning when he
mhuc circus catch. Thrashcr ~,
one between center and rirht nnid
On me and Bacon. by a rrea, nnnI
n nana STAB, sphcrcd the drive, Tbc
,neider rolled over on IN. crnnnn
9ut came w holding the ball "Short ~:
Ga scF MADE a beautiful catch in IL.
SINH inning when he ran INTO ~
oulnr!d ana caught IIudgins' NV
1oiiii' the visiting pitcher. h.,I "a
hicel! Tor Wilson. holding Kicsn,.,rd
10 FOUR hiis, and. with good s sii;i,Di.r
from the plate away
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