Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-05
Continued from FRS, ragc.)


t"hahces abou; him. Ray Ryan, the
robust pilot or the local team, led his
boys from Mckenzie Park with the
scalp OF the Coolers dangling from
his belt.
The second or unusual point about
the double win. over the ancient and
much hatcd rivals. is the fact that
Richmond was the only city i'm the
virginia League to win Il pair of CON
tests. Other clubs in the circuit could
ii" no better than break even in their
holiday attractions.
But one Of the most unusual fea-
lures of the contest in Petersburg is
the fact that a second basemun step
ped into the hox in the eighth inning
with the bases filled. nobody out ana
klrhmond leading. tn :, and retired
the Coolers with only one run be.
ing scored. Luke Stuart, the guard
ian of the keystone sack. who proved
himself hero in the second game of
saturdays double header, came to
the rescue when the tioobcrs threat
cnei To annex the contest and. aided
by Rishtheldcr Shannon and Tommy
Abbott. retired the Coolers without
the score being tied.
Michael" FinncSan startcd tho
morning game and pitched good ball
until the next to the last frame. Sew
oral times he was in bad holes. but
emerged. In the eiEnth he walked
two men and hit another in this
chapter. Lefty" Smith. the only
other available hurlcr. had been
placed in the lineup earlier in the
gam: when Keller failed to show mp.
Smith was taken out and could not
be put back in the struggle, so stuart
volunteered to do the hurting.
Martin scores Run for G"ohcrs.
"EiIl' Martin. the first man TO bat
against the pitcher Second hasenian,
singled to right iiclu and one rum
crossed the plate. Martin in an CT
fort to get Wolfe across from sec
ond rounded first |" draw q throw
To first base from shannon. The right
fielder hurled the pall 20 Wcaicr ana
Martin was caught between Abbott
and Wcafcr. Tommy having taken
l.uk"'S place on second bas". Vol.
attempted To cross the plate. but
Wcaivr threw Ia GTccnac ana TN"
runner Was caught MacMahan. VINO
had been hit. reached ihird on IN.
play funny" Corc"ran hit hot
IN. to Tommy Abbott hut the sec
ond sackcr threw home and MacMa-
han was caught at the plate. krss
forced corcoran at second Tor the
third out and the rally cndcu.
There was little I" The contest at
May" Island Park m enc afternoon
with tn. exception OF the fact that
Richmond copied the struggle by the
score of ? To 3 The defeat the Colts
administered to the Petersburg out
NJ in the morning appeared TO take
tho starch out of the visiting team.
Petersburg fought desperately Tor
the struggle in the morning, but in
tho aftcrToon they played u listless
game Manager Martin was forced 10
yank his battery, Friday and Ross;
in the NTH inning OF the game ana
substi,ute 500 and Noonan.
Former Gonbcr> play star Game.
petershurgs castons played an I'M
nortant part in the morning and the
afternoon games. ria. Wcalcr ana
shannon. first hascman and right
fielder respectively, each landed loT
Two hits in the first game, whlie
Wcatcr secured two in the afternoon
struggle and shannon one. one 81
Wcafcrs hits in the game here cleared
the fence in left held by safe MAJ
Gin. while Shanuons only hit in the
last battle WAS u triple.
Lefty Mcckcr opposed the Coon
crs i'm the contest here and although
touched for ten hits he kept mem
vol scattered except in the third
inntnr when the visitors scored Two
runs H.. Was accorded sensational
smrnort hy Ccnternrldcr Hook. VINO
naic one al the pretti"st catches
seen on Richmond baseball hia-
moud 80 recent years IN tlc louF'h
inning when he raced To the fence
in lcf, c"ntcr iield and spcarcd Mar
inns long drive with one hand.