Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-04
TWO COLT PITCHERS NOT
ABLE TO STOP TRUCKERS
Field Day Sports OF tho Diamond
Enjoyed by Enthuastic and
,S.J, Large Crowd.

SY! They just couldn't see il our way
syssterday and after battling nine full
innings the Portsmouth Truckers
gathered in the second game OF the
Y series by n score of 10 >.
George Scott, late Of the St. Louis
Cardinals. started in the box for the
Colts and went exceptionally well for
Tour innings. but in the nth, after
1.-TWO hits haa been made off him and
Tho had issued one pass. Lee Gooch
Il came ambling in from right field
Scratching his head and gave the
high sign and word for George to
+ seek cover in the dugout. ana Lee
Stone took UP the burden. Lee did
and walked the first man forcing in
run. That started the fireworks
= which ended in the Truckers getting
six runs in that frame which was
more than enough.
. In that disasterous nth s;anza Nal
I 1onee singled, Watt followed suit.
Parker struck out. Post was given
free transportation. so was Bangs.
Winston singled. NioN walked. Rooney
singled, Traynor received 4 ticket 10
first. wild pitch by Stone materi
ally assisted and after chalkin- up
the great big count of six the next
two men were easy outs.
In the eighth Traynor crossed the
pan after singing and being p-shcd
around b. his teammates with Stones
second wild pitch thrown III.
A Ty Smith GO; 10 FIRST in the fourth
on Bangs error. went TO seconn on
Gooch's single. Ty scored our sec
ond and last run in the sixth. he was
safe on first on nelder's choice
which retired Baker, Went to second
rs Holmes was being retired at first
and scored on Lee Goochs second
=. 4. Il
after Ty had scored. Winston 10 Post
TO Rooney. That ended our scoring
for the day.
Z The field day sports which pre-
ceeded the game lasted about an hour.
and were very evenly contested and
enjoyed by one of the biggest crowds
or the season. The band Mvened
things up during the entire after
moons entertainment, and it wouidn':
be bad idea to have that same band
out at Boulevard Field Monday after
moon, when the Colts tackle Tom
Clarke's hardh3tting and Hlard-to-
beat Petersburg Coolers.
Cudge Harris won the fungo hit
ting contest and $40 when he knock ed
tho old pill from the deepest section
3of deep center field TO within ten feet
second, but there was no place prize.
Traynor. OF Portsmouth. won the
a special prize to be announced later.
7'Ty Smith finished second and won the
fen bucks offered by his owner. and
mo doubt would have won the race If
IT had gone a few yards further. Ty
was slow in getting started. hut once
iunder way was whirlwind. Lee
<Sooch surprised the crowd by EcttInG
third place, which was wonderful for
man of his build.
Malloncc, OF Portsmouth. won tho
long distance throwing event when
lie came within a few feet OF hitting
5thc grandstand behind home plato
from deep center, a throw that tho
ground keeper says was a trinc over
800 feet. Stuart finished second by Il
few feet.
Ty Smith circlcd tho bases In four
teen seconds. bestinE Buck Daught on
by one second. who finished second.
IN this event Lee Gooch again sur
prised the crowd by making the fast
time of fifteen and one-half seconds
Shorty Baker was third.
Offi-ials FOR the field events were as
follows: Frederick Wcstcrvel, mas
Ner of ceremonies. starter and an
Eounccr. Judges. Robert Harper, H.
$Rndd and Gerald Salisbury.
3 TodaS's game should see Walter
Schulz and Slim Mclaughlin doing the
shonors from the mound. Ii starts al
"a o'clock BE there