Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-25
DOWNS TARs
LUKE STUART'S HOME RUN
ClNCHES GAME FOR COLTS
Second Hasrmnn Drives nuII over
Left Field Fence With
Two Men On.


This adase. whicn has been quoted
piled iittingly in describing the first
game of the series between the Rich
monl Colts and Norfolk Tars, yes
which the local boys won by the
score ~ to ..
six OF the eight runs made during
me nine innings came in the fourth
frame. and they came thick and fast
Ihe Tars showed across two counters
IN thSir haif OF the fourth inning,
ana Beall had been goinG like a
hit IN the three innings, but the
Colts got to him In the last OF the
fourth and sailed the game away by
registering four times.
Richmond owes its victory to one
man and that Individual is Luke
stuart second baseman of the Colts
tate. and has been anxious 10 get !,
crack ~ th' OIL apple With Ar
raSon on second base and Holmes on
third, l.nk" slammed one over the
renee IN lcit Held, and his compltriots
came nome .c!surely, and waited at
the plat" until Luke dog-trotted
"uitl sn !nf t!!rH' rrior 70 The cir;
holmes.
Lee Ston". who pitched to only
Sunolk Monday, was on the mound
for the Colts nnd he got along nicely
until the fourth frame. Corcoran
secured an iniicld hit Off stone i'm tho
nrst stanza, but Lee turned the Tars
BACK in the next two innings I'm
NE meantime Stanley had kept the
noits away from The plate: and did
not ALLOW a hit until the third frame
when Abbott singled TO left Held.
Iommy's drive came with one man
aown and the catcher was left
STRANDED as stone ana Baker famed
Norfolk ScorrA Twice.
Norfolk scored the first runs of
the game In the fourth; thanks 10
earned one of their runs. Stuart and
Poole handed them the other. sum
E lnm NJ TO second base and beat
Corcoran dropped one over first bass.
but the ball struck "a pebble. ana 81, =,
r"med OF to the bleachers. and the
bailer stretched the blow into a
Erihcck worked the squeeze pIav
perfectly and SumMa scored IIcnic
lars. hit TO stuart and the second
baSeman threw wild to first and the
batter was safe. Jim Poole picked
T Tp me Dal and threw home to catch
and the runner was safe Ucnrcs
hit 10 stone. who threw to ArraEon.
,hh!tchinS wagner between second ana
,hird. but the batter touched second
base the same time Wagner did ana
was called out. Leathers went ON
atnker to Poole. and no further dam
"Ty" Smith. who Is said to DO tn.
i"okcst man on the Colts roster when
IL comes to getting on base, work c1
h'1'i lot Tree transportation to first
anu the crowd and Rusty" Bacon,
on ne third base coaching line. weut
W'id; Jim Poole flied out TO Henges
IN right field. but Holmes advanced
Smith 10 second hy singing to Ieft
ncld Bing Arragon scored smith
anu advanced Holmes To third NV
",Hubiing TO center field 1t was then
.mat stuart secured his fourth home
r"id by treating the crowd To one
OF the most vicious walions OF Tho
E"rr. baughton flied TO Kelly and
ppo,t vent out second TO first, tor
Colts Add Two in Eighth.
Nchmond annexed pair OF count
ers IN the eighth. Baker opened NV
walking and advanced 20 s>nonI
wien smith sacrificed. He took third
when Poole singled over shn.tston
ana scored when Holmes sins..d 70
rleht. ioole advancing to taird. Ar
1aeon MT to feathers. bu, The short
s,op attempted TO catch Holmes IA.
S s ne threw wild and pontc
scored, while Holmes reached SECOND
safely. ''Ducky'' was caught OF ,jc
Rag ny Reall few minutes .ater
stuart drew . walk. but Dru,,J,., :,
tanned FOR the third out
ucinc WAGNER. the former Rcd Sox
p,avrr ard no" manager OF the Tars.
played second base for the visitors
and showed that I've sim ia c,nebi.
81 playing second base n" ,i.ldnd
-FOUR chances perfectly and vas IN Inc
game all tho time.
Hcngcs' catch OF Bakers Iina drive
n t.e FIRST inning and paurhton',,
ra,ch Of nies hit by Br,bncK and cor