Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-15
NEWPORT NEWS BUILDERS
ARE GIVEN TWO MAUL|NGs
First Contest Results In O.to-I
Win for Home Tcam-Locals
Take Second, 3 to 1.
PLAYERS PROVIDE THRILLS

sensational Fielding by Hook and
bling" Arrugon's Batting Keeps
Fans Interested During After
noon-Umpirc Harper Is on.
itIchmond went into 6rst place
Ms II result or the two victories
over Newport News, ms Wilson
handed Portsmouth II defeat inter
sensational Enmr in Trucker
town.
Richmond won It's nret double vic
|ory Of the season at Mayo Island
ARK yesterday afternoon when Ray
syan's CJlts took both ends Of bar
;ain day attraction from the New
ort News Shipbuildcra. Tho score
the nrst contest was TO ] in IA
or OF the Inhabitants OF the island
a4ture. while the home team repeat
d In tho last battle and won ~ the
core Of 3 to /.
the closing engagement MAS sup
oscd TO 70 seven innings, his exec
|ancy tho umpire making th!s iAc'
npwn prior to the starting o! ia"
Iccond game. l,Ut II TOOK only SIX
nd one half stanzas. for the Colts
nockcd The visitors for roal ia
Ihr sixth ,raIn. and made them hol!er
|Sun" Newport News took IS turn
the bat IN the seventh franz, but
fhcy DIE" "A blank. ANA the game
Inded
+, took something Iik. four hours
" the t~o teams to play the con
st Mud several inches deep cox
ed tn. field and ;he outhc'd"fs
llund the gniu.: difficult, Will! me IN
elders had a hard time p.iylns
round balls Despite tha handicap
( heavy ncid thoush members 81
otn teams made brilliant play. ana
. 1rill after thrill "ns furnished the
p.etators during the ait"rrpon
| tight pitching toy Left Heat
,ond pitchers, faaIred the tHo
am,s In ths Grst contest iisatw"ic
= al IN" visiting team catluS Oui -.
j. hand. iic allowed them seven
-. but the "a.iOps wer" We. seat
rcd. no two coming In the same IN
ing
Iiomc iurk Great Hall.
Although How" pitched nu' six IN
ny b" hurled the best ban s""n
ere this year. rh- ScwpOr: News
ur hits. th"H" cam" ia tn" lrSt.
eOud and fourth innings In the
81 thrc. Innings ne pitched to but
even men. Two bniicrs were gwen
III. on an error ny shannon ana Il
I'D thriw Is Jesse Baker Howe
nnci nyc or the eleven men to face
IA In the last three innings. In the
Nth chapter he struck out al three
While The pitching OF How. and
catwolo proyrd 10 be one OF ,he ou;-
nntlug features ~ tn, day. tn. bat.
Hg OF u C.UiuIf.ye cuban. Angels
TraSOn. and the sensational h-ldlu.
Center Fielder Hoch stood og;
In ~. mrs, contest Arrupon ~.
spCnSlul, for AVE Vi; tn. SIX runs
tho lO,A! team lie Hatt.d Jess"
aker ne'.Ss IN III" nrSt inning.
ored Hnk"r ana I"atwoi. in tho
IN fraiHc, While Abbott and Heat
ole scored on his wai.op III the
yghth inning III ia" nrst game The
4 1pu!Ar A!H. registered three hits
\ NNr times Up ia the mutual game
md one SALE biloxi iu ty,u trips to the
i4te IN tha last gam.
Lenirr Fielder iock. whose play
q featured last Saturday and the
PREVIOUS Saturday. again CAV. tho
Fms IN" iin"Si cHhiUtion OF hcld!ng
9rey nave seen IN several years H..
Il!cd d""u a hard drive from TIA. bat
Whit"Crait ia the sixth inning OF
" nrsi gam" and robbed IN" same
it-T.ot a three base hit in tn. third
min: .! tn. second contest.
iind not lltchc: Ray gone to pieces
IN man ui u" nrs, contest ana
tcr!y collapsed in ,n- sixth stauri
q matinee encounter would have
sennlrd ha.! game. Manager
AK stood !Or his sou,hpaW allow
w. T A's~ IN lif Hlli INNING. nut
hen ne iiiied the bascs In IN" eighth
anne and only one ;sau had been re-
red he ydHked MN ard sent Nc
lirthy |" the rescue. me newcomer
tired tho side without "a run being
orcG. He VAS given his bumps IN
9 eighth inning. however, when the
Its scored three runs
Second Was Pitchers Battle.
to!"F' tht NurI"r VINO faced tn"
its n th' r"rii"n OF a game Thurs
.s.# FH.HN l.
r tn" Builders Ia tho last gam.
;aInst Hove. \ walk :. Sacrifice
ana D"!hn's single gave Ncwpor;
run IN tnt second inning and IL ap-
aTel as ~ "a" 'E.ldcrS would cop
G c,osinI hattie with The single
lly. Foley dppeHr. n 90 na.., "A world
stun ana t@H,"ncn w whenever
niger threatened
tchcfs,' battle aftp- Tia" second
ming for Howe grew better as th,.
Ealr progressed When tn. colts
me IN FOR thoir half OF Tho sixth
ninG me VISITORS We're leading hy
Q score Of TO u. and with Foley
ing Ike house ahrc the chances
victory appeared slim.
"il!!Srpd effort was Il weak roller
the pitcher and he was thrown out
nrst base Grcenne came through
IN scorchins single TO lief, field.
wcVcr, ana tho stands went wild.
Howe walked. Jesse Eak.r singled
FiBht lc!i ana the OnSrS were filed
igels Arracun came through with a
ne hv 20 left field on which Greenac
oSscd the plate, the play was close
len ma king Il beautiful throw ON
rd aud Baker TO second. Keller
me through with single to center
Id and Baker and How. crossed rlln
ate. phit"r took up tho pitching
re. Keller stole second rbifer
Encd Shannon for III. third out.
nwport News was helpless before
Dwes pitching in tho last inninc.
Since the opening or the season
chmond has had little complaint to
axe in regard TO the Impires. but
stcrhay 'iarpcr's work was declared
he unsatisfactory. When the fans
the home team ride the jumps he
use he gives "a visiting batter the
1rst Of IL. the arbiter must bo D. or
irper's called strike on XilcnzcScr
Inc sixth inning appeared to be
II by several inches.
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