Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-23
RICHMOND LOSES SECOND.
TO BILL MARTINS TEAM
Petersburg Celebrates Opening in
Cockndc City by Walloping
Colts, If to 3.
COLTS DEFENSE EAKENS
Short-Stop Baker Makes Four Mis-
cues, Which Help Home Team to
Pile Up Score-Iicutwolc Crum-
blcs in Fifth Inning.
lSpcclal 10 The Times Dispntch. ]

IISpcEial to The Times-Disratchh..l
nlayins The second game OF the l?2l
off the lid in Petersburg. Ray Ryans
kichmonds Colts were routed this
afternoon by BILLY" Martins Peters
being II 10 ..
The game helped the locals fattcn
their batting average and caused the
Colts TO turn in poor marks FOR their
fielding. y total OF eighteen hts.
including three doubles ANA TWO
triples We're secured off the tw" Ricn-
from the mound in the iifth inning
after nine hits and eight tallics had
been registered off him; bradley.
who succeeded him Jared hut lIttIe
better. III. eN-nuts driving his offer
NH, Wii'. to "'' corners of the lot most at
for Petersburg. yielded fourteen safe
ties. but he kept them well scattered
and never was in danger. Of being
BESIDES pitching a mastery game
Colwcll led his team with the stick.
getting two doubles and a single in
four trips To the platter. lie drove
in one run and scored two.
The work Of Baker. at short. was
miscrahlc. out OF twelve chances
when they meant either n run or put
ting the pitcher I'm the hole. Thomp-
sons wild hcavc to third in tho eight
,allics. Abbot, also contributed a
costly miscuc in the fourth inning.
kcllar led the Colts in stick work.
single in four tines tines at bat. Baker
secured three safetics in five times UP
while Hardy hit safely in four trips
to tn" plate.
5000 fans. one OF the largest open
iinE,.day, crowds in the history or
both clubs took part preceded the
game. the frs, part OF which was
p'Sy SHor "" s 'hFNvieninS nsIss threw
the first ball and made better job
than MAYOR Ainslie did yesterday.
The colts scored their first run in
doubled To left and was advanced a
peg hy Raymond. on locks inield
out. k"llar crossed tho pan. on at
tempted double steal. Hardy was nail
ed. The next Richmond tally came
in the eighth etanza. With two out;
Ecllar triplcd to left and registered
on Connclly's Unfold out. The final
marker for the Ryan crew cam" IN
Bradley drew free transportation.
Hardy scored on Bakers inncld out,
and stuart ended things by tanning.
Colts Threaten Several Times
The Colts threatened several times
"a score. hut after getting mon on
tn" paths were unable 10 advance
them and the Truukmakcrs ncvcr
were in danger OF being beaten. M-
ter two were out in the third. Rnker
hit safe stole second and went 10
third when no one took lpchanN
throw. hut stuart struck ont. With
two down In tho NTH frame. faker
hit to center and stuart followed
with n safety to the same place,
hut Keller killed scoring chances by
going ont To Wood.
with ono error and three hits. the
T-unlimpkcrs tailed their FIRST runs
IN the third frame. They added Two
more in tho next stan2a on two ms
cues and two hits. The big refers
hur. inn!rr c,rn IN tho NTH. when
ucntwolr wae, driven from tn" mounh.
U"forc RraIlry had settled ana me
third man had been retired, four To-
Gals had crossed the pan.