Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-04
FIRST HALF OF REMNANT
WON BY RICHMOND COLTS
Consistent Playing Features Work
During Initial Portion OF
Scuson-Crcdit Duo GOOch.


other seven teams In Il post-scason
series TO determine the winner for
the entire season. unless the Rich
mond team repeats its performance
ANA wins both sections of the sea-
son. The team assembled TO repre-
sent Richmond in the Virginia League
has made - remarkable showing ana
each OF the players has put forth MS
best efforts 10 give this city Il vim
Ming team.
Seldom is IL that IA team wins r0r-
ty-thrcc contests out OF htty-seren
played. but that IN what the Colts
did In the ihi,ia! half OF the season,
The boys displayed a brand Of ball
far superior 10 ihau OF amy other
team in the lcaGne. and anishcd tn"
season with a lead or eleven ana one
half games over the nearest competi-
tor. Portsmouth.
While each member of the team de
serves credit FOR the record hung up
nger Lee Gooch. Fence busting
Lee" as The right fielder and man
nger has been referred 10 wherever
he has gone. plotted his first team In
Richmond; and lac has given the fans
c onS Of the Create, teams in re-
brought the pennant TO the Old DO
minlon capital In i9cs. has Richmond
seen such playing AS that exhibited
by the present club
Colts Formidnblc Tenn.
For ail-round playing ability and
taken az "A whole. tho Colts pr"sen,
a forfnidahle aEgrcsation There
men have been content to play alGnt;
evenly and each has put his efforts
into winning the game. rather than
~. Ihe team ~ composed OF sure
held.rH. hoth the inAclders ana The
Eardcucrs. pitchers that are aboY"
the average. and 81 pair or hoaIy
catchcrs. This combination also
possesses n terrific Offensive and The
men have been feared by every pitch
"a.
man on the club. even the pitchers.
have displayed unusual hitt!ni. ab!i-
In winning the arst leg Of the ncn
nant with such a sn:e margin. il
would APPEAR mat the. work or Man
nIger Gooch has been light. but such
beginning 81 ihe season until the
present Time Gooch has combated al!
cclicnt judgment has Kept The team
out in front Lee has kept the men
nusillns tnd distilled Just the right
amount OF nght!n= rp!r.: into them
and the result already has been
mentioned
One OF tho chief handicaps to Gooch.
INC circuit "hs The Indictment weather
OF tho training scasOn Richmond
anu anu .irsin!1 experienced one OF tho
pitchers were forced 10 condltion
themsclvcs with iittle help from, IN.
weather man. in the way OF warm
the PLAYING OF every club in me
iieaSns In the FIRST three weeks OF
Club Gets Late Stnrt.
All o! the clubs we're late in get,
t!ns started but in the last month
inc Paying has improved 10 such an
extent tnat tue battle for SECOND
p.hrc has resulted II, "A close race be-
tween Portsmouth. Rocky Mount ana
Petersburg. The Truckers nosed 0ut
the!r oDr"n"ats IN the last week OF
the season ana finished next 10 klch-
While the Indictment weather proved
to be = handicap 10 Gooch. this was
not IN: only worry OF In. Richmond
manager. Since the season started
at least one member OF tlrc regular
lineup has been laid up on accoun,
OK injuries Luke stuart. the second
baseinan. was the first TO retire from
me me up with stone bruise on
his coc!. Gooch was Injured after
holmes. a catcher, has been used in
right he!d considerable OF the time.
ArTason, Daushton and Stuart were
forced out OF the lineup about two
weeks ago. and At the close OF the
season Daughton was out OF the line
up.
great deal of credi, for the Showing
made by the team. the hurting dis
played by the pitchers has kept the
CLUB ahead throughout. K!rcher,
i|'h,chs -hGN loEitE anu stone have
borne the brunt of the pitching and
each has. done his share. McWhor-
ter's work in the box has not been
as good as that displayed last season,
is expected to be heard from before
the second half of the season is far
advanced.
Kircher sh"ws Up Well.
Mike" Kirchcr. the only left
handed pitcher IN the squad, follow
ing the release Of Penfold and Maya
lis, has made the most remarkable
showing of any pitcher In the league.
The big boy won fifteen games in tho
first half of the season. and should
have at least thitry-fivc victories to
his credit when the season ends in
Septcmber Kircher has knocked at
tho no-hit door on several occasions.
HIS work has been remarkable. and
ne has attracted the attention OF sew
eral major league clubs. AT this time
owner Wilson is considering several
tentative offers from big league clubs
for his prize pitcher
One of thc peculiar features OF
the first half OF The season was the
fact that Richmond and Petersbu
secured an even break in the games
played between them. The Coils ana
Coolers met ten times and each won
teams broke even on games won and
lost Is unusual in that Gooch aud
clarke. opposing managers, are old
rivals on the diamond Both pilots
touSht hard to get the best OF each
other. but they failed.
Richmond began the season bv adj
:cs-saistering n beating to Petersburg.
bnS the Nuts secured revenge tho
next day in Goohcrville and returned
to Richmond and took the rubber
game OF the season from the local
team. The boys went along very
nicely in tho four games following
the, opening series with the Coolers
and won three out OF four contests.
They were stopped at Boulevard Field
by Taylor Jolliff, Richmond boy.
who hurled Newport News to n / 10
victory on saturday, May I.
Colts Take Twelve Straight.
Following tho defeat by the Build
ers the Colts started on another ram
page and were not stopped until they
had won twelve gangs Again tho
Richmond b>ys wore defeated by
May II and was followed on tho
18Th by another beating by the
Builders Things went along nicely
for tho Colts for the next few DAYS
bnt they went Wild again, and. on |
MAY "a, started another winning
streak: This resulted in nine Vic |
torres before reverse was met THO
GooDers put an end to the record Nv
Iaking to victory from tho |
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