Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-17

his best form, shut out the Ports
mouth Truckers yesterday by a score
of to o. allowing only four scat
tered hits AMI being assisted by BinS
ArraEon pulling spectacular fielding
stunts and Luke Stuart and Buck
Daughton driving in tho runs.
1t was Il great old game for the
5000 loyal fans who shouted and
checrcd At every opportunity. and tho
Colts seemed TO lave found them
selves the minute the game started.
They pranccd around in their old
lime form and showed that feeling
Of confidence which has nut them
In the lead for the Virginia League
pennant.
Hundreds of fans were more than
pleased when Luke Stuart. who has
just returned 20 the game after over
a months layoff on account OF an
injured ankle, came TO bat in the
eighth inning with Lee Gooch
pcrchcd on third and banged out "a
healthy drive down the lcft-fcld foul
line. which scored his manager.
Hing ArraSOn Shines.
In the Truckers half of the sixth
inning BinS staged real a la AR.
Tagon play when Goosctrcc Knocked
a hard line drive between third and
over Till he nearly lost his balance
grabbed the pill in his mighty mitt
Jim Poole at first making put out.
which brought the rootcrs to their
feet. II WAS one of the most daring
and spectacular fcats ever seen at "a
ball game.
Buck Daugh,on once more showed
tho. SanS that he IS money hit
ter" Punches are his middle name.
lie started the rally in the NTH with
a drive to right and n was his biz
stick that scored Arragon in the
Mcwhortcr was never in better
form. lie just brcezcd along all tho
way and there was never. time but
what he had tbs situation we'll iii
hand. For the first time this year
Guy made AN error. Champlin put
up short infeld fly. which for some
reason or another Guy muhSd. n na
Truckers swinging like the old gar
den gate.
Bling Arragon, according 10 the box
scores, WAS never officially at bat.
He walked twice and sacrificed twice
1905.
DnuEhton Hits II Out.
Our first counter was put over In
first hit. McWnarter. gacrinced him
along. BakcEt sAngle put Buck on
third. Ty Smith banged one out and
the play was made for Daughton, but
Buck beat the throw at the plate.
Parker Immediately whipped the ball
TO Champln. catching Smith for the
second out OF the inning.
With one down IN the sixth ARA
Son was walked for the second time.
After Stuart had n!ed out 10 center
field. Duckey, Holmes blew himself
to hit which put B!ng on third.
Daughton then sent vicious one
through second. scoring ArraSon with
our second run.
We checkcd-in again in the eighth.
Gooch up, knocked one 10 right field.
Arragon sacrificed him along. Luke
packs an awful wallop when he sent
one down the left neld foul line which
scored his manager.
We shut on score in the fifth
Parker knocked one at Bling Arragcn,
who whipped il home In time for
Duckey Holmes to pu; out Rooney and
then Holmes seat the pill to Poole at
first. completing a pretty double play
Schulz May work To-day.
With the edge on Portsmouth the
Colts go TO the Trucker city today
with all the confidence in the world
of taking another game. ]; looks as
If Walter Schulz would go back at
them today and II he does he Will
knock them Off"
With our first catcher out OF the
game for the balance OF the series
Portsmouth refused TO allow Rich
case anything happens 10 Holmes. It's
only a few days ago that the Rich
Tnond Club consented to let the Truck
ers use Shortstop Champlin. of Rocky
Mount. That don't look like fifty
fifty"
Tomorrow the teams return to
Richmond either on an even basis or
the Colts lacking one game for the
Boulevard Field al o'clock and see
a real ball game.