Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-19
'RICHMOND AND WILSON
DIVIDE DOUBLE-HEAD
First Game Is Won by Bugs When
Umpire Gives Raw
Decision.
HAVE DUEL
Matinee Encounter Featured by
Alright Pitching Of Smith and
Quinn-Sccond Affair Goes to
Locals, With Howe Pitching.


Richmond and Wilson divided i
! doupie- header yesterday afternoon n;
Mayo's Island Park and secured an
/ even break in the series OF four
] games. The matinee affair went to
the invading team from North Caro-
/ lima by the count OF TO ., while
the Colts took the second battle. an
/ abbreviated seveninrine contest hy
the sco-c Of 20 !. after giving the
local fans n thrill by allowing ;hc
i wileon team TO rally in the last in
ninE and score two runs.
While the Colts are charged with a
reverse in the opening contest and
the Bugs get credit for a victory. had
s. not been for a poor decision on the
part OF Umpire Lloyd. on the bases.
the two teams might be playing Yet.
Lloyd is ball player by profession.
and he demonstrated the fact in the
eighth inning OF the initial game,
Lefty" Smith and Quinn. of the
Colts and Bugs. respectively. were
giving the fans just about as pretty
pitchers duel as has been sccn
I in this city HI several years. The
! Richmond hurlcr had a shade the
! better Of the argument and the home
) team was leading. > to !. until the
3 eighth frame
"Ty" smith. who spor,cd a Rich
! mond uniform last year. led OF with
. a single to left field. lie took eccomd
+ or an infeld out and scampcrcd TO
third on second !nfcld out, Roth
4 hit To right field and Smith scored,
h brinEinc the teams on an even foot
Ing. Miller hit to right fold and Roth
+ rounded second. shannon threw To
Y Stuart. who rclaynd 10 Arrngom at
II third The throw was too late -
Il catch Roth, ana Arragon shot The bah
e to Baker, who covered second. Nil
X Ter apparently was caught of the
bag. bu, Lloyd called him safe. and
$ Roth scored Head thca doubled TO
& center field and Miller registered the
u las. tally Of the game.
n Crowd protests Decision.
y The decision hrouch: forth loud
4, protes. from the stands and much
4 argument from tho Richmond players.
Y I.,oyd refused Ia change his decision.
: though. and Wilson won. as the Colts
n Gould not touch quinn in the eighth
u md ninth innings. During the IN
II terval between the games the Hrowh
q surGcd on the Held ana wc"; after
sl!1loyh. prcycncc OF noiicomcn pre-
Y vented any trouble. however.
y smith hurled his hes, gam" OF tho
!; season and tho pitching he served tn.
y BUGS would win nine ont Of ten
. games. hu, he was pitted against
Quinn and the visitor also pitched
. well Five hits were all that tn" colts
! could secure OFF tho delivery at inc
Caroli,ian. while Wilson n!ckrd smith
for eight safeties.
5 Richmond took the lead from tho
start In the iirst game, scoring one
run in the initial chapter shorty
: Baker walked and took second on
Hock's inneld hit. the Colt attempting
to hunt hut hitting the bali nc' "erh
hone plate and second base ana Leaf
~ i, out, keller moved each run
49, down n base by sacrificing SAan-
= WAS retired on an inne.d out ana
y rI,r scored Arragon ended ;h" in
ming b suirs GU, second 10 hrH'
For the nrst two innings Wilson
was h,lL hitlcss. and runless by
Smith. bu; Head trok" tho spell IN the
third franc when hc hit Il home run
!. over the fence in left field. From
I then until the sixth frame the teams
battled evenly and the 'NArleri. APP
!, pcared to grow strons"-. IL rhc slNth
BnIkn- led off with Il triple - r!shi
4 Gold ArraEor laid on" down ana
bca, out. Weafcr son: ionE NY
to smith in center field and faHer
scored
The Bugs pu; tho game away in the
eighth inning on the nforem"nu'''eh
secisjon l. Umpire Lloyd and the
four singles
iiowr Huris second ''a"E.
,,.N,a INV