Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11
RUBBER CAME OF SERIES
Goes TO RICHMOND, so
Colts Score Second Shutoul
Victory in 2 Days Over
Wilson.
nuNLEn MEErtEn Is GAMES sTAI,
Aii""s I.rngne Leaders only Three
IIits-ominn Also Pitches Well,
Giving IN hut Four BIows-Shan-
mans Fielding Fcnturrs.


Richmond trimmed Tom cInrk.'s
Wilson Bugs In the final game Of tho
series yesterday afternoon at Mayo
island Park 10y the scor" Of to o.
J1ic victory enabled the Colts TO take
the odd game from the leaders aud
send Il large crowd Of fans home
hatpy II was tho second successive
fhuiont for WilGOn at the hands %
the Colts. The game was one Of tho
fastest played here .:his season, ONLY
one hour and thirty minutes helm;
REQUIRED for the eight and one half
innings
shorty" Meckcr. dlminutlve mort
side Finger ot The Colts. hurled his
best game OF IN. ec;,snn. He allowed
the Wilson battcrs only three hits.
one OF which was a luke two base
bio" 10y walker In the fourth In
hinE. Walker nadc one Of the othr r
sinGlns on him when he drove ON
10 right fold In the sixth. while Nil
Ter secured the third hit-.a driv. TO
loft ncld.
While Mc"kcr outdid himself. he
also pitched bail that . ould DO credit
10 any pitcher in the league. Not n
single Wileon runner REACHED third
ara only on thr". occasions did n
visiting player get as far AS second
Each time the visitors had men on
the kcyBton" sack. Mcchor tighton.l
np and kept them away from tho
plate. He had good control also,
walking only TWO men.
Clarke Truts Acc Out.
With tho r"ricS atanding all. Tom
Clarke, the Wilson manager. sent hiy
pitching nee. Quinn. after the d.cid-
ing contest Quinn worked against
the colts Thursday and shut them
out he came hack yesterday and
pitched n better game than he did
Thursday. hut he Just could no. ben,
tho Colts Richmond made only four
hits on quinn. who failed tn walk n
man Errore by himself and First
i:1scman Roth proved his uudoinr.
however.
The first Richmond run was made
IN the hfth Inning fn;iowing a two
has" hit by Shannon and AN error by
Roth. W-afcr laid one down ths
FIRST base line and Roth came In 10
take the ball. Martin covering grr,
The first baseman made "A wild heave
and the sphere sailed over Martins
head, allowing Shannon To rc.:istc-
ana Wchfcr TO continue TO third
with only one man down. IL appeared
that the Colts would get at least am
other tally. hut Quinn frightened and
'yh. next three ia,n were easy outa.
IL Richmond nut the game away in the
" ~. n Inning yesterday just az they
d!i the day brforr by scoring two
runs HOOK opened with a single to
center fclh iplt was out, Quinn 20
Walter when Sh-"Ean attempted to
sacrifice. Abbott doubled 10 the let
Held fcuc" and Quinn reached third.
Mcek"r hi, 10 Quinn and the pitcher
ATTEMPTED 10 catch Shrchau coming
in for home. hu, his throw was wild.
and both Abbott and Shnchan regis
tered with the dcciding runs. Baker
and Arraron were easy outs. and no
more scoring was done. but ;hc Colts
had accampli 9nod their purpose; they
had taken "a series from tn. highly.
;putcd Bugs.
Richmond Fields Nicely.
Ray Ryan's team gave Mcck"-
rractlcally fuul,lcss support the only
error ag;dns, Tho locals coming wha
Keller let MIll"r's dr!v" get through
him. Every member ~ the Richmond
nine contributed his share 10 the vic
tory, hut the work Of Right FIELDER
shannon was the best OF the after
noon. The sun fielder accepted five
chances perfectly, all OF which wcr"
hard ones. He also was responsible
for the initial tally FOR Richmond hy
doubling in the NTH
Bling" Arraton, third bas"m1n of
the Colts. was honorcd hy Tho fans
yesterday when the" took a COLLECTION
ana obtained sl25. I; was "Arragor
Day" a, the park. and one OF the
lHrgoEt crowds Of tho year was pres