Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-24
. List GAME OF SERIES
is WON BY LOCAL NINE
syan's Team 1riumphs Over Bill
Martins Petersburg Outfit,
aS9 = to 3.
CENTER FIELDER SAVES DAY
Hock Makes Phenomenal Catch in
Seventh Inning, With Bases
Loaded, and Completes Double
PLAY
CENTER FIELDER SAVES DAY

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Eat. drink and be merry.
Richmond has overcome the spell
OF the invading basetai! team ;ron,
me banks of the AppomattoN. The
Bill Martins Trunkinakcrs at Mayo
island Park by the score OF : 20 >. in
the final game of the first series OF
inc 1927 season Of The virginia
League.
True the Colts were forced to grant
thai the Coolers have great outht,
Tor the South Side boys won the in
itial game Of the season fr;m the
RFanitcs and repeated Friday after
noon by winning the first game in the
Cockadc CITY.
Ryan's team displayed n punch and
put IN much better game than 1t
did in the first contest Saturday.
Center Firld Hook. though, carried
of, the individual honors Of the day
registered Gy ~,cninond since the
opening Of the Virginia League sea-
SON.
1t was in the seventh frame tint
fandom Thee visitors were on the
bases when Nermilyea lifted a long
fly to the outheld. The bail sailed IN
fence. but Hook kept right after II,
Following the flight OF the sphere the
outeldcr raced back. suspended his
Eloved hand and clamrcd the ball
Stuart. who in turn rclaycd to
Thompson at first base and Bill Mar
1in. who had thought the swat had
landed safely. was caught off the bag.
yesterdays victory meant much Ia
the Richmond team and the fans OF
this city as we'll. II showed the three
thousand supporters that Ray Ryan
has assembled team which, with u
little more practice, will give the
other outfits in the circuit a lot OF
worry before the season is over The
Richmond boys battcd timely, ana
while they made I'VE errors they
frightened zap in the ninchcs and man
aged 70 keep ahead
Lefty" Mcekcr. a short, stocky in
diridual. was Manager Ryan's selcc-
ton TO do the hurting for the Colts.
and the south?aw displayed a world
of staff IL. got into a hole in the
first inning. however. and the Peters
burg team put one run across the
plate. Wood was given free vans-
portation to first base ana advanced
20 second when Brannigan singled to
center field. Wood was thrown out
Hook TO Raymond when he attempted
10, reach third. Brann!gan was safe
at second on the play. He Went 10
third when Jensen singled TO right
field and scored when Ehannuu hit a
long lily To Hook.
Richmond scored a run In the first
Inning without registering a safe hit
Hook was hit by Main, after Baker
had famed, and went TO second on
Connclly's inGeld out. stuart ana
Raymond were filling the bases. Main
HIT Hardy and Hook was forced
across the plate.
Hichr,ond scores Three Times.
Ryan's Colts took the lead in the
second inning when they scored three
earned runs after TWO men had been
retired. Jesse Baker singled to CEN
ter field. II. went to second when
Hook singled TO left and scored when
"A - Too 1..l
scored Hook and Connolly by hitting
long double TO left field.
When Baker crossed the plate and
placed the Colts in the lead for the
first time in The series with the Pc
tersburg team the crowd chcorcd
wildly The local hattcrs Kept peck
ing a, the offerings OF Main ana
drove him 10 cover in the NTH inning
when they scored two runs. Hayes
relieved the hurlcr and the Colts sn-
cured one run during his stay on
the mound. Petersburg became dan
Eerous in she seventh and eighth
frames, scoring two runs in tho for
Iner. and a single tally in the latter.
Each time Meokcr frightened up. holv
ever. and prevented further scoring.
Umpire Elects. Manager.
Manager Martin cras,'.cd a; Umpire
WesterEelt throughout the entire
game and became so obnoxious in
the ninth staa2a that Fred was forced
10 have hln escorted from the iicla
by the police. The manager kicked
on balls and strikes and found fault
with everything in general Repeat
cdly ne was the victim Of cat-Culls
and Kisses on tn" part OF the fans
Meekcr's showing in the box yes.
tcrday and the hitting and Gcldiug 81
Hook. center fielder, featured the
game for The Richmond team. Hook 5
stab in the seventh proved TO ho :,
life-saTer Tor the Colts. while h.
landed for three hits in four times up