Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-31
MANY SPORTING EVENTS
WILL Be STAGED TODAY
Colts and Coolers Begin Important
Scrics-Amatcurs Have Games.
Golf and Tennis Also on Card.

With Richmond leading the Peters
burg Coolers by five games. in the
race for the Virginia League PEN
nant. the four contests to he played
between the Colts and the Cockadc
city team this week, more than Ike
ly VIII decide the winner for the
first half of the season. which will
end with games of July .. The first
OF the quartet of crucial games Will
take place this morning in Peters
burg. ct 10 o'clock. while the teams
VIII return 10 this city for the after
noon game at Boulevard Field. This
contest Will begin at 1890. instead of
o'clock. - has been the custom on
Saturdays and holidays. The other
games viii be played in Petersburg
tn, sGay and Wednesday,
Local fans are Interested in the
outcome OF the series between Por, T.
:ioLth and Norfolk The Tars arc ia
second place. four and onc-half
games behind tho Cots, and "a quar-
tet OF victories VIII place them right
on the heels Of the local team should
Gooch's aggregation drop a majority
of their contests and the TaTs max.
q clean sweep Of the series aEains:
going good lately and the NortolH
team will have us hands fun 10 tskc
a majority OF the games with the
True Ecis.
Three Team. Bunchcd.
With Richmond. Norfolk and Pc
tcrsburG PUNCHED the fight for the
remnant is taking on additional in
tcrcst and each team has chance to
cop the title in the first half. Sh qua
tn Tais Lrol. a majority of the cor
tests 10 the Truckers and the Co:ts
he AI min tEiEre1 WALTON by the
Coolers the fight viii develop into d
:our- team affair and additional N
tcrcst would he added TO the racs.
Richmond fans are depending upon
Lee Gooch TO give the COOLERS tinai
ership b. safe margin.
Amateurs TO HIVE Cannes.
To-day promises TO be a red letter
one in the histody OF sports in Rich
mond. In addition TO the two games
between the Colts and tho Coolers
numerous amateur teams have sched-
uled special contests to be played at
a pair Of contests al Eyrd Park this
morning. when National state and
city. OF Richmond, Will play the
RIGGS National Bank. of Washington.
more Branch OF the Federal Reserve
Bank in the second contest between
financial institutions: Both games
VIII begin at 1890. X. II. Braucr Will
Club team 1T Ryrd Park az O'CLOCK.
Church i'm Athletic club viii play
the Norfolk Athletic Club Two games
at g. e. y. Field. one in the morning
aud the other in the afternoon.
Rnrkc,crs Get Start Today.
one of tho biggest sporting events
in this city in recent years Will be
Sin today on tn" tennis courts Of the
Country club of Virginia, when play
begins in the Old Dominion Tennis
Tournament. TIL. tournament Will
start this afternoon at $50 o'clock
and a. many of tho preliminary con =
tests ~ are possible Will he COM
plcted With portion Of tho con-
teStan's still among the missing
FitzhuEh Iafferty. chairman of tho
tennis committee Of the Country Club
n virginia announces that he Will
IN .hNad with the tournament and
begin play in earnest tomorrow when
practically all OF the contestants Will!
he hcrc
While tho tennis tournament is In
nroErcss at the Country club the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association also
viii hc holding tournament. The
latter event will not begin until the
middle Of tho week, however.
Ross Miiihiser and Percy Strause
will play their hndl golf match for
the Governors Cup on tho LINKS Of
Country club. this morning
at 10 o'clock. This event also is at
tracing considerable interest among
local Sporteplen.