Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-20
B|SONS BLANK COLTS
IN FIRST OF SERIES
Despite Onc-SidcdncSS of Score,
Locals Show Flashes of Form.
Errors Are Costly.

In a game in which hits proved 10
he scarce articles. the Buhalo In
ternational League team triumphcd
over Lee GOoch's Colts yesterday aft
crnoon at Boulevard Field b. the score
of d tn o. III the first Of 4 series of
W games between the class "A team
and the Virginia L.caguers.
Errors on the part OF the lncal
team, coupled with wildncss OF the
three Richmond pitrhcrs-Stonc. Zen
fold and :IcWhurter-two long drives
by Third Easeiaan Mccarren. and in
ability Of the Colts TO connect with
the deliveries q: the three huritrS
trottcd out by Manager N!i:sc tells
briefly why The R!chmord team lost.
Stone. the :sritbail artist. secured
from Little. iicck in tn" SOUTHERN
splitter b-ok. noaGtiiuliy at times. hut
hc was 4 triii. wild too is charged
with the loss of the game. but two
hole. ana the visitors put ~ run
r"rs across the plate IN the opening
frame. +.
s,ons' was famed. Barney p:alksd.
and Mill" was safe when Stuart
ing second Strait, was given Il life
when Smith dropped hS i'y. hut the
Richmond center fielder recovered the
bail quickly and threw out Barney
field scored Miller and plnccd strait
~ ihird. whence he scored when ABB
bot let one Of stones slanis get by
him.
Fast work on tn Quart OF Left
Fielder poncison and Right Fielder
Strait prevented the Colts from scur-
:ng IL the first inning. Jesse Baker.
the diminut!v- shortstop OF tho Rich
mont team. sent Strait nearly "a. the
f-,,y. H. ,s.Hfus .1Ll1 80 at- &c ~
fly only after q hard run. Arragon
Went out. pitcher 10 first base. for
buffalo secured u run in the sec
ond and another in the third. In the
f~rs;-nanrt inning Heating opened
by singing. II. VAS sacrificed to
second, went 10 third on an iniirld
out and scored when Stuart rumb!ed
Donelson's IvOundcr. The fourth run
came in the third inning. McCarren
was hi BY Il pitched ball. after
Strait; had struck on; sad Ipowd had
after having been hit ny a pitched
ball. kcating's long single 10 enter
placed McCarrcn on third and lie
scored when HaRer VAS running
heating down first and sec
ond ON = throw from Abbott.
Manager Wiltse withdrew Pitcher
Rogers when the locals came 10 bat
in the!s half OF the third inning ana
sent in McCabc. Tod Miller, the tail.
ranEy first b,srmaa o. the Colts.
greeted McCabe by singing sharply
TO right field. AMI the fans began
pulling for a run. McCahc took .tb-
bolts E.oundcr and threw to Eea;-
ing. retiring Miller NJ second, but
Tommy reached first safely. Stone
struck out. and Baker ended the in
ming by grounding out second base
20 first base.
Penfold took UP the pitching as
fourth and nth innings without al
lowing them to score.
PcnfoId Meets III. Waterloo.
Dowd and McCar-cn ruined The
third inning for PcRtuiG. The for
rner was walked and scored when the
latter tr!p!cd TO deer right field, the
ball rolling To the fence The for
Iner New England pitcher tightcncd
up and with nuboiS down and "a man
on third base. causcd Heating and
B~cnEoUrh 10 SIX. to Manager J;ooch
in right field. The pilot executed "A
catches and McCarren was held At
third G~lhoo!ey was sent in 10 bat
for McCabe bu, the best he cou!d
do vas a weak roller to Luke Stuart
al Second. and he was an easy ont.
McWhorter went to the box FOR
1sch-nonh in .hc seventh inning and
retire. tn" vsi!tors in order. III re-
tired the :tSt Two men In the eighth
inning. hu, McCarrer made the long
est drive 0: the season when he
caught one OF McWho.tcr's elants
just right and the bail sailed over the
LEFT centtr-ticii fence.
Luke S,uart..and Jesse Baker So
cured the other. hiss .or Richmond.
The formers hi: came In tho nf,h
3ainE with nobody out. but the next
three .atte.s were easy puts on fly
balls. Bakers safety came in the
ninth, with one out, but jesse failed
70 get beyond frat base. rs Smith ana
Arragon "cre easy outs, ending the
game.