Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-09
RICHMOND EVENs SERIES
WITH PORTSMOUTH NINE
Capture Frcc-Iiitting Game From
Invading Outfit From
TidcWatcr.
sIEEKER SAVES THE DAY
Lcft-Handcd IIurlcr Puts Colts
Ahead in Fifth ming by Driv-
ing In Two Runs With Single.
Abbott Continues to Hit.

Old man swat located tho camp of
the Richmond Colts yesterday after
noon. with the rcsul; that tho local
team hit the nil, for 4 total Of hf-
teen safeties and defeated the Ports
mouth Truckers in tho second game
of the series at MAYO Island Park.
by the score OF ? to :. The victory
enabled the Ryan!tcs to even the Sc
ries and the rubber contest Will be
played this afternoon.
Richmond fought an uphill battle
and until the eighth chapter. when
the Colts scored three runs the re-
suit OF the contest was in doubt
Portsmouth scored ono run in the
first inning. but the Colts came back
and registered TWO. The Truckers
scored three times in the second
stanza. bat kyan'S boys showed one
across in their half ~ inning num-
Der two. THROUGHOUT the game the
Colts showed thus lighting spirit AL
ways overcoming or nearly ovcrcom-
ing the lead OF the visiting team.
Michael FiuncEAu. the veteran
right handed hurlcr OF the Colts.
started his second game Of the week
and lasted exactly five innings He
gave way 10 Mcclcr. who hattcd for
him in the ffth frame. When Finne-
gan loft the mound ;he visitors were
leading cy tn. score OF : - t.
Ncckcr'> Hit scores TWO HUNS.
To Mvcker -ealis belongs the credit
for the victory Luke stuart was on
thirG. Hook On second and Tommy
Abbott on first base, when the little
hurl"r won't in to hit FOR FinncEan.
McckctS effort was a long single to
riGht-certcr field. on which Stuart
and HpCN scored The brace Of count
ers Put the colts in the lead. To =.
anu from that inning on there WAS
nothing 10 worry about Mc.krr held
the Truckers we'll IN hand. allowing
ihcm only four hits in the four inn
incs he worked.
portsmouth, threatened to score
only once duriuc the time Mcel<cr
was on The mouHd The Truckers
Cndncc 20 ryGlSi"' "a tally came in the
eighth inning when MroD'nu ana
Moods slu=icn in succession. Benton
filed out 10 ArraEuu. i>ellcrman shat
tered tho hupcs nt the visitors by
grounding. Ia Artagon The Cuban
lie then threw J. Wcuf,r At first.
and NcltermoU Was out completing "A
double plan
Pitcher E.utuu who PLAYED right
held fur the Truckers Thursday. was
On the mound FOR the visiting team
lie baitlcd Fmu-=an and Metkor al
most evenly uufl IN. eighth inning
whom with thc colts Leading Ia :. ne
AMI two errors .Na bl,d tho hDru.
team Ia scor" three times JoSsc
SaHcr began by going out second to
NTSt nut Nrr3 gcu and Keller Wcr"
walked. shannon SINGLED L. loft nyld.
filling tho bases Wcafcr drove ono
10 right and NrrdGou and Keller
crossed tho plate. shannon advancing
10 third Stuari's loug hy 10 center
tlcld scored shannon. Hoods reached
irst when strain muncd his roller
and Neht"r ,Sram2cred To second
Both advanced a base when Mcuuirn
threw Wild To- first IN AN attempt Il
catch Hook N tn. hay Abbott ended
the inning 10. strjEing ont.
Rirh;""nd'~ Hitting Features
Richmond. hitting and the Held
ing OF HCch wcr. the outstanding
features Of the contest from a local
standpoint, Hock again pulled a sem
Sati"nal one hand catch WIDEN h. ran
hack 10 The fence ~ center ncld ana
nabhcd Bangs long drive The
iieldcr triapcd, but came up holding
the ball
Manas.r Ryan : expected to ciye
Lefty HoTtwoic. who hds been ont
of the game or the last scvcra!
weeks = chance /" nun this after
= noon. H'Ht WUlr's arm has boon inn
proving right along and ii j. believed
ihai he VII he N condition to work
today. NctuG Manager GooSctrev. Of
the Truckers may Scud slim" Nc
Glouchlin back To tn" Colts in an ~
fort 10 take The mai game Of The
Tommy Ahho,.s. thc Richmond back
stop. cout'nucL hi. hitting streak YES
i.roaS. getting "a sat" uluW in his
thirteenth consecutive game