Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-29
.OPPORTUNE. HITTING
GIVES PORTSMOUTH
EDGE OVER LOCAL s.
Visitors Locate Alcxander's Offerings With Men on
Bascs-Rooney Bats In Thrce-Ramos Stars for
Richmond-Pitch Linquist Today.

Hitting the old pill at opportune
moments and receiving stoady pitch
Ing from 1odhettcr, their boxman. the
Portsmouth Truckers took the sec
ond game OF tho series from the Rich
mond Colts yesterday afternoon at
Mayo Island Park. by the score OF o
10 2.
locals. made his debut as a manager,
following the resignation of Manager
Ryan. but Jimmy Niox and his farm
ers had no respect for the feelings OF
"One John" and went out and won
the ball game. 1t was through no
fault OF keller's that the local club
lost; Portsmouth found the offerings
runs and thereby hangs the tale of
why the visiting team took the con-
test.
At that. the French manager should
take Off his hat to q certain young
Der tho name In 1915. r. p. and tho
ball player lived mn TO the reputation
was good Mr.. Rooney holds down
the first sack for the Portsmouth
club. and it so happens that he is
No. in the batting order. a glance
at the hit column will show why
Monsieur Jimmy has Rooney in the
cleanup position.
Rooney Drives In Three Runs.
To &c. down s.,, to cold faots; Koene,y
rams made by his team. The guar
dian % the arst sack drove out three
singles in five times up. and each
tine he hit the ball one OF his mates
scampered across the plate. Rooncy's
drives alone Melted tho Truckers a
sufficient number of runs to win the
gage. :.
Il rhe opening chapter after two men
lad been retired, Bashang led Off
WITH double to left neld. but Voter
sa soSSisd mp N" BY Kam Sa and W Ken
lar. Rooney spoiled the good work
Hhen ne singled to left, scoring Ba-
Slang. he batted in tho second run
sy singing to right field. scoring
Cfpcsetree after the latter had dou-
bied TO the same garden. Rooney
Went hitless in the NTH and seventh.
Truckers final run in the ninth with
his second single to left. Doran's
Two errors in tho last inning had
placed BashanC. on third.
The other trio of tallieS made by
Portsmouth, cai.a in the fourth and
nth frames. Allen worked AlSxan-
der for free pass in the fourth:
s seok seS whsn on IN ,neid Sqs and
left. BashanE vas an easy out. Alex
ander 70 Weaicr, but Voter dropped
ore Just inside ,he line between home
plate and -ELEi base and Heating in
Sis hazcs ., .a.ch .hs runner a. ths
1-Ss s-LtJ1- c1-s+ aid and Te6he;-
ts- seG-est t-3--. s+-c1- ! double by
F1lT T2cI 90 80 <s,t St;A two
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My rtrs ~. ---S-ts-s a -
ca.1rt S--s-- IN Seyerth
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;I.1-' II nv rr.s-rT. allowing c-2r
INK itl-s 'f,ii-r" z-.n.E1 Firt ~.
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ssru-t Il -ht s+'-r,l1t wtZic. ~. urs-,f,.
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fsnHEts u Scrt"' U-s 7-z--n.-lt. chm.
snfiuE.-. Cunningham SEN E.Esturr 70
stife fens. II Iuii. tiE L.iv. -ta-u-,
Wa walled, nm Letting ns1 irtv :
snoupit ma, 5.Err's -tle Cs,il.r' Cp-
jim outii"iue: nuuul.c 10 leHf IL me
fctrrtt With uns duv-I. and ril,ll, tc,ue
5vIer SnurIuJ sinElet - center
XII diet ur tnc ini-iu.l Euci.. Killer
hru NTseun. n"lnr cas-: uvtE
fssUsof var IL. Er'.i- llu-Err ri-,J-.
-eif tn. i;'ciInuuo lineup yesterday.
~ LEI ia. tei.rI. IL ua.-LrE With -h,se
h!tt ON - 60 l-iTF 70 ~ Ma
aIic Wa -iic Hts- u. -ne car r. -t4
iieiC a. HrrcJl". ruu- .y balls two
~ W'iS.nt we've Jtile-c-os-al catches.
-fiN St3H-Hr ~ -SE..e.-s-E give in ~ :.
ass1'1i rrrl,-ir WI: T3-l+-l On s+cooH
Jr>sf'e-E-f'r -u- It'd vas one OF the
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