Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
luke STUART IS HERO
OF SECOND GAME OF DAY
Infieltcr Connected for Homer With
One On and Makes Score
> TO 4.
MCCLELLAN VICTOR IN FIRST
New Colt Hurlcr Defeats Ray in
Close Battle-NisitnrS Nearly
Win by Scoring -Four Runs in
Sixth.

Fiction became a reality ycStcrda y
afternoon at Mayo Island Park when
Luke Stuart. second haseman OF the
Richmond Colts. hit a home run with
Keller on third base and enabled the
local team 20 triumph over the New
: port News Shipbuilders in the Sec
ond game OF a double header by the
score of TO 1. The Colts had de-
feated the visiting team in the matt
nee engagement by the score OF ,
to l. and the timely wallop OF the
second-sackcr resulted In Ray Ryau'<
team closing the day with a perfect
average. The double victory also
gave the Colts the large end Of tho
series of three games.
Writers OF college baseball stories
have had their heroes come to bat
in the last frame with tho opposing
team leading by one run. only 10
have tho hero wreck perfectly good
bail game with a home run. The
authors usually have two mon 20,
E tired in the last inning when the
wallop comes. This is exactly what
the fans were treated To a, tn.
stamping grounds Or the Colts yes
ierday afternoon. stuart came to
S'N " 80 ~ ~ iIl'.N ont ana one
on base. He caught one to his liking
and sent the large crowd Of fans
home 10 supper happy. and Incl
nentally brought his total OF circuit
drives 10 eleven.
Stuart has been the large, NJ
many hot shots from blcach.ri,es
ana the patrons Of the grand stand
Z out today there is not baseball FAN
IN Richmond but who is pulling for
me Colt infeidcr. Luke is leading TIN,
virginia League in circuit drives
Dut the fact that most Of his wallops
nave como at times when a home
run really was not needed. and TIN.
TACT that his fielding has been a hi,
on, mas made Stuart a target for
criticism. His feat Yesterday yyi,,
be remembered for many :, I.v ~,
'hose VINO attended the double hin
Mhiic The home-run WALTON in tho
seventh inning OF the contos, WAS
/. feature OF the double bill. Tho f,,.
. Were treated to two of the h.st
baseball games seen in Richmond II,
recent years. Both games wen, ia ,r.
colts by the narrow margin Of ON.
run, but The Newport News arcrcra-
~tioR fought stubbornly ana threaten
ecu 10 take the contests They came
from behind In the sixth inning nj
(. inc last game and scored four runs
> taking the lead from the colts In
!. lhe hrst battle they held the Colts
: scoreiess after the arst inning am,
.hrehtehed to win this encounter hy
scoring run in the third frame.
"idncSs on the part OF Pitcher
Kay, southpaw. gave Richmond ,,yo
runs in the first inning OF m. oo.r-
ing encounter. He walked Jesse ga
ker and Angels" Arracon bca, nm,
an ihheld hit Raker took sncnuj
and went 10 third when Keller bi,
"a iohs ny 10 lctt-ccntcr field. Raw nj.
: tempted 10 catch Arragon off ,irst
and threw wild, allowing Baker 10
score and the cuban to pull mn on
third shannon, Wcafcr ana Stuar,
Were walked aud Arragon was forced
: across the plate.
ms was al! the scoring for IN.
I Colts Tor Ray settled down and pitch
ca an excellent game. Mcclellan. i.
ne" richmond huri"r. Was on the
mound for tho Colts in The fir, .an,.
and he held the Builders to INC bi,s
The got 10 him for Two sar.,ics in
The hrst, = two-bacger by Ray and
"a single - riggs These. eounled
with an error by Shauroa in rirh,
geld and hasc on H.ils give The
builders one run. Sft,t THIS frame
neither eide scored again.
.he second game, Il seycn-in,lIn-
], ahair' started OF merrIly for n.
!, Colts. who scored two runs On on.
Init, Coogans wIldness ana an .--or
by riggs. Richmond registered an
|. other IN the hfth, but the Euilders
: scored four times In The sixth. orl,
70 nave the lead and Tho chance .or
! victor taken from them .n the sew