Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-14
CHAMPIONS TAKE GAME
FROM RICHMOND COLTS
Portsmouth Wins by Score OF = to
@ and Stops Local
Team.
TRUCKERS LEAD THE LEAGUE
Jump to Top When Rocky Mount
Is Given jolt by Buil,icrS-IOoSr
Fielding Spells Chances of Home
Players.

monsieur Jimmy NioN, VINO orlEln-
nliy hailed from France. hut who
now resides in Portsmouth and pilots
tho baseball team from the Tidewater
city, played havoc with the aspira-
tions OF ,Suh-rhot Tommy Abbott. OF
the Richmond Colts. yesterday af-
park The Frcnchman and his hcfty
heariics. who won the championship
OF the Virginia League last year.
wallopcd the home talent by the score
OF to 6.
l; was tho first reverse OF Tommy
Abbott since he took charge OF the
Ryan. who has been securing thu
highway and hedges III search a.
l!kciy- looking material for his Colts
Under the leadership II Abbott tho
Colts had wall"pcd tn" Newport News
Shirhui,dcrS once and handed tho
Norfolk Tars four laCinrs in three
days. The boys We're wurkjn; nicely
ond apparently were right" VIII 81
the works and gtinmcd them
NioN dealt the colts a crushing
blow when ne defeated them ycStcr-
day afternoon IN the first game of
~ would hay" moved int" fourth
place. as SUFFOLK was beaten Ky IN,
, Tars. ana Abbott would have h.cn
able 10 retire with a perfect record
nS nanaGor for Ray Ryan reached
tho city yesterday afternoon. and has
charge of the team today. Bu; the
NioNncn needed ;hat victory ycst-r-
Gay. Rocky Mount was beaten by
The Newport News Shiphuilders. aud
n" Truckers took the lead In ;hc
chase for the Virginia League pen
nant.
l.ornI Tcnm secure. Lend.
Richmond should have won the
bali game" The colts secured "a four
run lead In the first two innings. only
I" Rave IN" visiting team eat il an
and finally triumph 10y Il two-run
nArI IN l.oose iieidine on the par,
az the Colts i'll TWO innings spelled
defeat for the Inhabitants OF Mayu'g
Island. Failure OF the Richmond
phyers 10 keep their heads up IN TIN.
Mn ana seventh frames enabled til"
champions 10 Win the contest y
poorly played ry ball in the nfth
gay" Gi"Cl>s"n Il triple. and allowed
US" runs 10 score. while Jesse Baker
~ the seventh inning and started the
Truckers on - rally which ucttcd
'H,m Tour runs and a victory.
.Nn irish battery. McGlnughlin ana
Manager NiuN, ana the yam. slim
huFieT became better Is the contest
progressed, ANA ~ q result he beat
the Richmond colts. McQujnn the
ss,y"hd hhlt OF the battery. gay" In"
colts a run ia tho first inning. when
70 missed the third strike on Jesse
!,aNer and then threw Wild To first
iaker reaching. ihlrd. The dimnu-
shannon, Abbott ana II.utwn,. ar
iichmoud. and Bangs. Of For. s,,oIi.h
nearly put Mc';icughlin on tho Mini
~ y, NE second inning. when tn" three
in'Chh"hu players crossed the ulu:e
shannon singled after Arrag5r had
I'ch retired. stuart famed. ont .Nb-
hott worked MrGloUshlin for A fire..
pass. Hcatwolc. McGIoughlin's on
pun"nt on the mound, nlckrd ia, \ is
lung pitchcr's offerings for a three.
nHSe driN" To right field. on which
shannon and Abbott scored. Bangs AZ
owed ION throw 10 get by hinh
ana H"atwole scored
Bangs Eot on" Of the runs back Cor
me truckers in the thir! inning
When he hit Il home run over the left
hcid fence. after two men had icen
.",tfci. ilockSon scored the second
run IN the fourth inning II. walked
ana advanced 10 third ON MaiIun"c'S
"1Hb''. he scored on Moods single
richmond scores T"" Runs.
kichmOud annexed a tally i'm Tho
th!rd frame and another in the fourth
INNING Hook stretched an oriinarv
Gouh!. into = triple in the mil ana
scored when McCuinn dropped Woods
after Keller irAi er,tundcd T. M
short hcldcr.- STUART scored ;ho
cots run IN tn" f"Hth. He singled
and took second on Ahhotts sacri-
nc, i.Hk" went - th,rd on an in
held OUT and scored IN" las, r.n Tor
LHclmond when Baker singled 10 I,f,
field.
colts IN the tiftn -slnnHa hy SCORING.
no runs Mcou1ughliu waS walked
but waS forced at second. stuart To-
Baker Whom Bangs ground to Tho
hyston" S"th. Hahcr was not quick
enough to catch Rancs az urp.
IooSetrc" flied 10 Hook. NioN vas
walked. Glochspn hit high ny be-
tween right field and stuart and
shannon lost The bali in Ia. sun.
Glochson pulled up on mira ana
bangs and N.oH scored. MALONE. "
an easy out.
Tnc wishing team won the game in
IN" seventh. inning. py scoring fniir
runs Bangs WAS walked Gio0Sctrec
M to STUART ana Luke with Il qo.ibI..
play in sight headed itiurs off al
SECOND 10y throw ing the bali 10 s,tor
Jess" missed tine throw. however. ami
tolh men We're safe. NiUX singled Ia
center n"lG ana Bangs scored. GIorg =
son advanced each "a has. hv sn,.ri
hcinE b"os"'r"c scored on Nal .
lonee's long rs TO Kcucr WuoC,
.."sicd and NioN scored Woods Went
I" second on In" throw hone AMI
scored When N"'icrmun sIugi,i ,u
!"fi field. H"Htwple famed Me1uin.
Ia liH'" relieved HcarwnI. when
~" "lEnt inning started and ,.rurk
""t three 81 the SIX oattcrs % fac.
Hichmnnd
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