Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
By d. v. aIItchelI.

* Two costly errors and three sin
Sies gave tho Portsmouth Truckers
sLHive run1 In the ninth inning yes
serlay afternoon at Mayo Island
ark' and the team from TIdewater
peat the Colts by tho score OF to
after Richmond had come from
pehind and taken tho lead in the
tnlrd chapter by scoring four runs.
~. AZ was heart-rending finish for
) the largest crowd OF the season.
esterday's attendance was moro
than that OF OPENING day. and the
Isns showed little OF the spirit Of
the good old days on the present
y sito OF tho r.. F.. Il P. yards They
i,fcreamed and stamped their feet and
5'yened words OF encouragement to
s John Keller, manager pro TEN of tho
Colts. This they kept up even dur.
Ing the nightmare In the last chap.
ter. -. -
Whiel tho two errors were respon-
sible for the defeat OF the Colts, II
must he said that the visiting bat
3 tcrS found Idnquist rather easy to
,hits in that last chapter. II tho yIsi-
TOTE had not hit safely they would
lSnot have scored. and IL tho Colts
mad supported Linqulst as they did
In tho preceding frames. that ninth
Inning would have passed as so
renely as the flowing James, and all
= Wouio nave Decn pretty.
Ninth Inning Nightmare.
TO get the worst over first, II
might te a wise idea to tell what
( happened In that ninth inning and
then work down. Llnquist walked
Bashang, tho nrst man to face him.
and Voter singled to center. John
g Keller stood waiting at the third
sack for Goosetrec's roller, and ap-
parentiy had ., double play in sight.
keller muffed tho ball. and before
he could recover it BashanK had
crossed tho plate. Voter was on
thsfd. and GooBetree on second
~ With tho tying runs on second
and third. young Linquist faced
ANYTHING but pleasant situation.
SOur old friend Rooney. who starred
with the willow Friday. had been up
your time before the ninth inning
and had failed to hit. Gil came
through this trip with a bingle to
center field thnti scored Voter and
Esnt doosetree To third. Rooney
went TO second on the throw-in.
Jimmy viox brought in the tieing
run when he scored Goosetree with
a angle to right field. Linquist was
yankcd here and 'innegan sent to
= the mound.
on second. Tinnegan forced Nally to
send an easy roberto Doran. who re-
tired him at first. Mike" worked
hard on Allen.ithe next batter. and
Il he finally drove one at "Bll" Cum
bingham. Tho ball struck right in
tho second baseman's glove. bounded
out Of his hands over his shoulder,
and before he could recover II both
runners had scored.
" Colts Show Old Fight.
For the first time this season the
4, - 60
played real fghting spirit. Home
runs by Bashang and Goosetree. in
the frst inning, gave the Truckers
a lead OF two runs. but the Colts
fought the invaders at all stages. and
accorded Linquist perfect support
until the fatal inning.
9s The Colts came back with one In
the first on n. fclder's choice, base
on balls and a single by Weafer
after two men were out. Richmond'B
big inning was the fourth, which
melted the Gotta four runs. shan
non beat out IN infleld hit and was
osacrifced to second by Keller.
Greenae flied to Goosetree. but Hal
sWeafer came through with single.
scoring Shannon. Hal went to
second on the throw to the plate.
Cunningham and Doran walked, I'LL
Sns the bases. Heating singled to
right field and Weafer and Cunning
ham counted. DoraR going to third.
binquist was safe on Voters error
and Doran scored. Ramos ended the
inning by flying out to Voter.
S Portsmouth,, put one man across in
tho fourth on a fielder's choice, a
Sbase on balls and Voters single.
Richmond's last run came In the
! fifth as the result OF a base on
balls to Doran. Keating's sacrifice
hit and single by Linquist. q,
Hal Weafer was the star OF the
s afternoon with the stick for the
Colts, He made three hits In four