Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-11
||G LEAGUE TEAM takes
|AME.FROM G00CH'S NINE
thlctics Victors by Score Of 10
to 3--First Inning Was
Awful.

To the tune OF chattering teeth.
Ihtch ratified In tho heads or more
an 500 fans, the second team OF the
itladclphia Athletics defeated the
pohmond Colts yesterday afternoon
Boulevard Field By the score OF
to 3.
Again cold. clustering wind swept
ross the field and caused the fans
pull their coat collars over their
rs and bawl the weather man out
everything they could think Of
&c day was worse than Friday, and
players showed the effects Of the
Id weather In their playing. Sew
al times during the game the men
ere seen blowing upon their hands
an effort to get them warm.
Dny WAS Horrible One.
While the day was horrible one
baseball. there was no lack OF
thusiasm. The attendance was
cd. considering the weather. and
ere were many In the stands who
their FIRST glimpse of the Colts
action. They were not 'hisnp-
inted In the work OF the Richmond
am. and realized that Gooch's mep
re against an aggregation that
Il had considerable practice before
aching this city. while the Cots
ve had but little opportunity To
In carly season work.
Philadelphia won by exhibiting
-riblc offensive in the form OF two
Sc hits. three base hits and single.
G American Leaguers took healthy
ats at the ball and connected for
Cd solid wallopse Practically ali
the singles made BY the visitors
re slashing drives to the outhcld.
l only excellent work on the part
Lee Goocn's outer gardeners kept
score down.
Dne black sheep is sufficient TO ruin
lock. and one bad apple can spoil
entire barrel. so one bad inning
ruined more than one good base
! game. This is what happened in
AFFAIR between the Colts and the
bryo Athletics. y single bad in
s.. the frst. put the kibosh on what
sht have been "a nice exhibition of
national pastime. In the opening
MA the Athletics put across seven
hs. and with this lead won easily.
McVhorter Lost Gune.
itcher Whor,cr. "a right-handed
ball hur!er. recently acquired b.
Colts. was the goat. and is
rged with the loss OF the game.
big natural" to the credit OF
visitors in the first inning was
to good solid hitting, aided by
,rs by SIM Daughton In left field
ArragOr al tnlru Da5c'
rnzill, the second baseman for the
tors. STARTED the game with a
hing double over the head OF Lee
ch in right field. II was good
Il knock and the fast work of the
hagcr was all that held the run
on second. Thomas sent Il dinky
to Abbott on mn attempted hunt
the fans fieavcd n sigh OF relief.
IL was shbrtlived. for welsh
Fled to left field. and Sam
hghton threw over the head Of
aGon In ian attempt TO catch
zill going to third. Welsh
.hcd second on the play.
Durruss Halted Hard.
urruss. picked UP from the South
lntIc League by Connie Mack.
wed the fans why ne is consid-
one OF the heaviest h!tters ever
cloped In the South, by driving
a triple to deep right field. on
CHI Welsh and BRAZIL scored.
n came through with aoothcr
sle and Burruss scored. Wingo
Gated Highs performance and the
err took third. Mccain singled
High scored. McWhor,er walked
lker. filling the bases Wing"
caught Mt the plate b.
lyhortcr on Martins roller. tn.
CIR reaching first. BRAZIL walked
=
Mccain was forced in. ARA
threw wild to frs; base after
ing Thomas roller. and Martin
Walker scored. Welsh flew out
ended the initial inning for the
letics
,sse Baker began the last half Of
oneninE stanza by striking out.
Smith and ArragOn walked. Lee
CHI singled. when the ball hit in
he of Mccain and bounGcd over
latter's head. Smith scored on
play and ArraGon reached third
Gooch second when Thomas
ppcd Walkers throw.
Scored Two III second.
edmond added its last two runs
he second inning. Baker started
fireworks by reaching hrst safely
IN Walker threw wild 20 first after
king Jcsses roller up in front o..
plate. Smith reached third and
Ter scored when Thomas threw
the head OF Burruss to catch
tn at first. Walker attempted TO
lin Smith az third, but the throw
wild and Smith scored.
artin. tho portsidc hurlcr for the
hetics. held the Colts we'll in hand
the Richmond boys secured but