Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-16
SEASONS FIRST DOUBLE
i. HEADER GOES TO COLTS
Richmond Runs String Of Victories
- to Twelve BY Beating Rocky
Mount Twice.

-
/: Mount Twice.
lee Gooch's Richmond Colts have
stopped kicking and are nhs running
League. Twelve straight victories
= wfthou, even the fcebIest attempt At
defeat, is their record.
with several members OF the Colts
: on the injured list they blankod the
:Bronchos, 10 TO Q. IN the first game
and let them down, 20 !, in ;hc sec
ond game yesterday.
Lee Stone. tho sterling splitter from
the southern League. WAS IN. stone
WALL against which the Rocky Mount
nine rcboundcd with only four hits
and Eoosc-cgg in the run Column in
che opener.
!, The Bronchos. with Heatwoic In the
lox. held the Colts nobly for the
" Grst four frames. allowing them only
= two scratch hits.
. Music Starts In Fifth.
- The music started with a rush in
the ifih, when Bling ArraEon shot n
: Texas Lacquer to right and was fol-
p lowed Immediately by Holmes with =,
EsoGndcr 10 the same section OF the
ting in the way of the ball and was
halted in his progress to the second
= sack.
Buck Dauehton advanced Holmes
TO second with a binglc TO left and
mat gentleman. not being satisfied
with his location, pi!fcred third. on
the try to get Holmes a; third. DauEh-
ton moved TO second. Tommy Abbott
swung wildly AT three misty ones and
stone was presented with pass. And
the bases were drunk"
Wee Jesse" Baker, the din!inutive
Shortstop OF the local boys. delivered
with double. and Holmes and
:: DauGhton crossed the pan. Ty Smith.
not 10 be outdone. sent the old horse.
hide to center, and stone and Baker
'taiiicd.
Abbott Scores Two.
Ice Gooch opened the sixth with y
Single to right-rcnter. was sacrificed
TO second by AriaEon, went 10 third
"u Holmes single 20 right. Holmes
took second on wild hitch and
.baughi"n drew a pass. Both Dauch-
,ion and Gooch scored OH Ahho,ts
p. double To the confer field sign boards
The seventh frame was Il tam. af-
fair. three NJ and three down.
The eighth tram" was a repetition
81 ,he nth. \rragon singled but
j. was forced out At second on Holmes
ErG.nGer TO short. Holmes TOOK third
"n -,aughton's douhleto left. Abbot;
yot In the way OF one OF Hcatwolc's
Wild ones and the bases again were
loaded. Holmes scored on stones in
field out, while DauEh;on and Nh
bot; Tailed on "Wrc JcSsc's'' singl.
10 deep second. Smith singled again.
sending Baker 10 third Keller muffc,i
Walkers throw from center and
Baker scored the las; run OF the
game.
The only time Rocky Mount threat
cncd was in the eighth when p.mbs
opened with - single 20 left Heat
woie followed in "a few minutes with
inc drive to second. which found
Baker i'll It's path and a fast double
first.
Bronchox Make brave Effort.
The Bronchos opened the second
wild pitch by Kircher. single and
stolen base by Walker. and an in
field out by Hopkins, which scored
Sperber.
They were tame untn the fourth
when Baker threw Gr!ms grounder
into The bleachers. \ passed ball
pu, Grim on third, from where he
se@ .qs on ma heii ,b,, hins!e 10 rIeh,
say. bay Il did not look very well
when Walker hi: one ot E:rche:'s
fAs; eass IL ;ke atth .-ame az.
PHI sznet owe: the le:;-it,d Fence.
!: saor!d b Ezid 70. The Richmond
;A-s ga; :asF loSdly arp!auted ;his
Q. ,Mstft-s i "es iae mrs;
't-E.--E league visitor had
80 20 "a. ca: Of The .ot this
gr ~. -. 3. 80 =: sarP RI a.: a;
i'r" 'sfi o.aiaa ,he fence
sa .t-:. touched all ,hc
Ri,hm".e'. Big Inning.
-'l -'p- 'G< second game in
- :-@a.e Every Colt faced
az sga ':ec t=en chosen by the
% i-y his luck asains, the
"@=-2 -satt-s When the smoke OF
bsE:-- azc cleared. II was discovered
is.-; -. :uaS had been glazed" from
.IEs ds!i"e-y OF Giazcr.
n.hF 1T, HrTSE0n D.. whose wife and
t!ofn ne STAMPS. ne, the mrs, bal!
pILea+d sqrareiy or the nose send
lag I: 20 deep center for three bases.
o. base Tor each OF his youngsters.
Holmes drew pass. going 10 second
and Ar-agon scoring on Daughters
single 20 left. Daughton took second
when Abbott went TO the initial sack
on four wild ones.
kircher grounded 10 short. and AN
easy double play Was spoiled when
Trim cropped the throw TO third. al
loving Holmes 10 score and leaving
the score when Dennis let Bakers
easy Srounder slip through his GLOW.
Abbott and kircher crossed the pan
on sm ,tin binsle. on which Baker
BAKER attempted to p.lfer the
home plate. but Dembs was TOO quick
t n him; The diminut!ve shoris,op
an! Was sent hack to the bench
smith singled. succeeded in steal
S'So''u aho scored on Lee Gooch'S
b. GiIA7 s5. got S!n,, FTP on himself and
nniti the last inning. when PASS
WAS presented TO Arragoi a baik
advanced he Cuban to second,
tonnes singled. but was caught in a
chaSe between first and second in
WHICH every Broncho handled the
BAH While this argument, was 90
oinS on Arrakon slipped across the
p'ae Win the ttnal run OF the game
Gooch Given Holiday.
Cn" feature OF the game was the
iacs mat Lee Gooch did not touch
tn6. bail in right field. What he fall
ed 70 do in the right garden was
made UP with his willow. which. bv-
me. way. vii! never star; the nil on
us i"nE journey over the fence again
lor AFTER MS last trip 20 the nlatc
me bat vas brought back to the
bench in Two pieces
kusiy' Bacon. better known as
Babe KUN OF the Virginia League, =
~ MS room bemoan!nG the des,ruc-
iioH OF the bat. for IL was with Lees
SUCK that he has knocked all o. his
home runs this year.
The Colts leave tomorrow for New
port News for three. game series
with the "Sh!phuilders They re-
turn Thursday with Norfolk. 4
double header will he Dlaycd wiz
the Tars here next Saturday, this he
ing one or the games that was nogt
poned on account o, rain during the
last trip TO that city.
Rock, Mount, FIRST GAME n,,,,o,,
spers,r RI A PIG q n.s.- AMI %