Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-01
"LUCKY SEVENTH TURNS
. THE TIDE FOR RICHMOND
Abbott Smncks Pill Into Left Field
y Crowd, Scoring the Nin-
ming Runs.
GREAT PITCHERS BATTLE

~ lNo titttTlcS ASStttNtS -n'Nt
Nine Consecutive Games for
Local Boys and Puts Them , I :.
Games Ahead for Leadership.
Shadows were creeping fas, upon
Boulevard Field and Memorial Day
of 1920 Was nearly over. Tho Pc
Colts were playing their second game
OF the dag. The Visiting team was
lending by the score OF ! 10 @, and
Kichmond was hating in is half OF
was on third base. while Buck Daugh-
Ton was cncamp"d safely on the Key
stone. one man, Angels .Nrr3Eou. had
peeh caught AZ the home plate Oh i
Catcher Tommy Abbott ono Of the
most dangerous hittcrs Oh the Hicn-
mond team In. pinch. selected his
bat nonchalau;ly and struttcd forward
Every ran IN the park Was shrieHins
his position at the plHt.
Cy Young. the visiting hurlcr had
allowed the colts but single
bingle in the nrst SIX innings ana Z,
broad grin adorned his tacc. The
slim pitchers CHEEKY smile turned
into sarcastic snrcr in few mo
ments. Abbott caught one uf his
curves just before II hroko and tho
ball sailed over the head OF Third
Basemnn Moran ana into the crowd in
( left field.
INNING nuns Nrc scored.
Before Tad Smith. the Goobers' left
fielder, could return the ball 10 tho
iniield both Daughton and stuart had
crossed the plat" and the HON" team
day over its Mated rivals. the Goubcrs.
as the Richmond team had won tn.
morning game in Petersburg and tho
two runs took the starch ON; OF the
boys from across the AppomattUN and
they never scored again.
Abbott. thinking the ball had gone
into the crowd ana he was entitled
10 two bases. slowed mp and was
caught at second base. Smith to Dow
ncy The wailop had accomplished
its purpose, and although the umpir"
appeared TO have missed one in not
allowing the runner 80 take two
bases. the decision WAS not contested
TO any extent.
iesierday,S game far exceeded any
season By the Richmond Colts. Tho
crowd. tho largeSt i'm i've yrars---i.50U
irenzied fans aud fannies witnessing
the conhict-cujoycd the battle The
contest WAS filled With sensational
plays on the part Of players Of both
teams and lots OF pep was Ms;llod
Grrni Pitchers hattie.
! me affhir proved to be u pitchers
battle between Lee stone, OF tn" colts,
and Cy Young, OF Petersburg. and
In Goohcrvillc. Young had the R.ch-
mond batters guessing during the en-
safely only three times. while tho
Coolers touched Stone for only two
NUS IN the seven and two-third in
ninGs, tha, he pitched. Two addi-
when the latter replaced stone after
Umpire Bigbie had banishcd him from
the game in the seventh inning on
account Of his protests against a de-
tcision or balls and strikes
Ahhotts single In the seventh in
ming. two walks and an error spuilei
Young n the seventh. received a
base on balls. and Stuart also worked
the pitcher for free TRANSFORMATION to
first panghton laid one down ana
Arragon reached third on the play
Angels started. for homo when McAla-
non dropped Ioung's throw, hut tho
nrst baseman cnmght the runner at
the plate on quick delivery. Dough-
ION ION WAS safe az hrst and STUART
rea , ihird. sam scamprrcd 10 soc
iater, HE catcher falling 10 Try for
him. Abbott followed ir.uphion ana
smacked out the hi; which won the
G"obrrs score First in Third.
petersburg secured the first rum uf
The game. and 1t was an earned
eounteF. In The third inning. with
one, man down. Roth was walked and
LOOK second when Young bunt,d.
dutch" Klein, tile GOObcr outheld,.r
and Richmond boy came forward
ana singled TO center Held. scoring
Roth and placing the Coolers ahead.
Not content with having given his
team the advantage. Klein nrocrrucd
TO steal second and third base. Eoth
sWipeS were pulled off nicely and the
i bT G Gan, % Fo'i give" II. glad hand
Air-tich' pitching W. 49, Stone
anu young presented itself on. tyrral
occasions IL the second inning. with
a man on third base and only one
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