Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-11
TRUCKERS DROP TWO
GAMES TO RICHMOND
First Game Proves Thriller, but
Colts Run wild In Closing En-
COuntcr-GOoch Stars at hat.

Lace iOOCh ana mas cOnOft OF naTu
hi,ters defeated the Portsmouth
Truckers In both games OLA double
lleader on the Boulevard Field yes
tcrday afternoon. by II score ;of to
Z and l3 to 9:
hong ciouts that luoscncd the boards
ON the fences. and By some flashing
bits of nelding that brought the
crowded glands 70 their fccts with
applause. Therc were no particular
stars ia the afternoon double bill, al
though the stick. work Of Gooch and
Smith were OF the stellar variety.
The most admirable work of the
afternoon WAS done by the Ricf
mond hurlcrs. Bacon and Whor,"r.
each of whom pitched alright bali
times. Bacon. who pitched the open
Ing game. held his opponents 10 tour
ter. in tn" second contest. lot the
Truckers down with seven safcties
and a pair OF TALES.
McWhortrr Stages ron'cbnrk.
MCW hortcJ- who has been the re-
cip!cnt OF the bad breaks 0f the
game throughout The season. al last
came INTO his own aud hurled the
brand OF ball mat winS. Bach of
MN, ms ,esin-matrs stood III solid
phainnx and cut OH each batting raj
~ tina, the Portsmouth organization
Rtchmond ,w!rlrrs pulled them selves
out OF apparently iiiIicult holes at
various stages OF the game. and at
hardly any time "ere The visitors
dangerous.
The Colt leader furnished The ma
2oilt% OF The thrills Df The afternoon
Dy nus long and frcuucnt HIT. which
ne laced put al the times when they
We're needed most Out OF four times
UP IN the fret game ha connected
sai',y th ht inns. ana IN the second
all ~ which fattcncd his already
JUICY average Ia manner rather
stuart Plays Wei.
Luke stuart followed closely In the
uuotsi.iHt OF his he.d captain AMI
proved effective IN the pinches being
Richmond scores. Poole and smith
"et" there WIN the stick. especially
IN N. second zane. the former land
ing three Ia SAT" territory.
| The real sensation Of the afternoon
Wan given IN. fame in TIA" seventh IN
mlns or the second game when
DalShton. center fielder for the Colts
dashed into ri2ht Held garden and
with one hand pulled down the long
nriyc rom parkcr's bat. For the
i.nt The crowd save him "a round OF
applause AZ ne cam" ia At the end o..
mo inning Another fratur. Of the
nam"S wsre the c!rcui; c.ou;s OF
sans IN inc hrst game and Gooch
nnd Go9acite" In the second.
For the visitors ShOrtaiop Trnynor
stared Ills Work IN the short Held
MAS ,Nccllent, hnd many OF the as
hits
During the nrs, game Manager
Won and Second l.aseman Watt wcre
chae ca TO tn. clubhouse for protest
ing Il decision Of Umpire Bi.bic They
wer. permitted 10 participate in the
second game, however
The opening contest was a nip and
tuck affair for the first four innings.
= portsmouth took the lead In the see
fond Inning with i tally. hut The
'CouS came back In the fourth ana
cvened matters up. They scored two
more IN the nfth and another IN the
seventh. plac!nE the game on ice
Truckers Receive Licking.
In the second game the Truckers
Were uva!anched under an attack
that WAS Irresistible The Richmond
hattcrs s.ugscG their way into an
early lead. and In the sixth Inning
thcy greeted Fromho.tZ with n vol
ley OF safetics and drove him from
the mound. Mayer took his place.
and. when the dust had cleared. ;hc
hoWc team mad amassct Il total OF
siH runs IN the on. frame. In the
seventh the Truckers staged a come
mack that stopped when n had showed
couple of runs across tn. plate and
after 'hnt McWhortcr had them eat
Ing out OF hiss hand
me Eamcs We're Witnessed by one
season and they got all the thrills
that s.aEfcsi gives. for thr.c bay.
igcrs and home runs were common
to0ch getting two oil IN" former and
one over the fence in the last con
test