Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-20
Norfolk Chunker Tries Iron.
Man Stunt and AL.
most Does 1t.
HoMERs HIS UNDoING
Colts Score in Only Three
Innings of Fast Double
Bill on Island.

terson. premier Norfolk chunker, held
Richmond's upside down champs
scoreless In nneen Of the eighteen
innings OF yesterdays twin engage
ment on Mayo Island Park. AZ a
result tho Grabs took tho flrst game,
. to o. while the Colts won out to
q. The best attendance of tho pro-
fessional season complimented the
pelated winning stride By which the
Richmond hirelings hava upset the
Virginia League dope for the last
month.
q, -Dodson worked for Richmond in
the hrst game and got such dis
couraging support In the early stages
OF the contest that he could not be
blamed for looking bored as the
slaughter continued. Six errors
were chalked against the Colts in
The opening engagement
Driver Got support.
me Colts gave Driver more COOP
Grafton In the closing contest and
Also MT behind him. another little
thing they neglected for Dodson.
The pitcher himself nIcked Peterson
, PETERSON In twelve innings Old
ring also hit for the circuit. but Pc
tsrson kept tho homers we'll scat
tered.
Peterson pitched two good games
and deserved real credit for his en-
deaNor. In the arst game he al
lowed four hits and not man
reached second base. Only ono pass
was issued by him during the two
contests. In the hrst game. he fan
ned seven. His triple in the sec
ond was responsible for one Of the
three runs made ny the Crabs.
Cuban Score Winner.
The winning run came TO the
Richmonders through the efforts Of
the Cuban entente. Ramos opened
the ninth frame with three-bag
waliop and was driven in by Aragon.
The latter made one of the four hits
in the nrst game and landed for
three in five trips In the last en-
counter.
Mike kelleher had his batting eye
open yesterday. getting four in as
many times up In the first game and
triple in his three appearances in
tho niShtcap. An oddly OF the bat
ting in the Hrst game was that none
of the sixteen safetics went for more
than one base.
First Game Details.
The Crabs got two-run lead In
the Rrst inning on ragged playing
by Richmond. Tics laid down a
bun1 along frst base line. getting
to first through the inability of Hone
TO get the ball to Weafer with the
runner on the path. weafer let
WATTS grounder escape him and Tice
, took third, scoring on riggs out at
first. kelleher singled and Watts
reached the far corner and romped
home on Gallagher's ny to right.
Strain made pretty peg home, bul
Hope failed to hold 1t. Only three
Colts faced Peterson in the last half
of the first.
Three errors and walk gave Nor
folk two runs In the second, al
though Dodson famed two men, He
passed Leahy and two were on with
Thompson's juggle Of Tees easy
grounder. and then Weafer let an
other go through him. and to com
plete the comedy Strain threw to
the bleachers. The NEXT man flew
out. Two hits failed to help the
Colts in their end.
Two more runs were scored nv the
Crabs in the third. good Fielding for
the first time helping tho Colts. Kel-
leher and Gallagher got lucky hits
and the bases were filed by Burke
walking. Kroger grounded and Ara
gon cut Kelleher off al tho plate
Leahy's sharp hit to right scored
( two men. Peterson's bunt was trapped
by Weafer and Kroger was doubled
off third. Only three Colts faced
Peterson in their end OF the inning.
Both drew blanks In the fourth.
Dodson pulled out OF n bad hole in
fNuo I'll
were made off him. The Colts were
also kalsomned.
In the seventh franc Norfolk
added three runs. Riggs and Kelle-
her were on through hits of the
scratch variety. Gallagher hit TO
Comiskey, who tossed to first. KEEL
} leher started back to the bag and
Riggs dashed for homo. He wasfan
easy prey, but too many cooks
spoiled the broth, and Hope, BY
dropping the ball. gets credit for
an error. Dodson famed two 70
retire the side. Blanks were drawn
by both In the eighth and ninth
Second Game in Detail.
Clark sent Peterson back at tho
Soits' Driver was put on duty by
oldrins. The receivers were Hud.
gins and Greenae.
Tho game was uneyentful INIT,
ehe last half OF the third. With ono
out Driver ducked the ball In the
James for the first score of the con-
test and. Incidentally, the first run
lot tho colts In twelve innings.
Arasnn nit safely End stole second,
ou. dleo at the midway post. Rube
oidring SKINNED ono over tho fence
In the fourth for tho second run az
PETERSON. After Thompson MA,
called safe at FIRST and the umnire
5Aaetered a~eouple OF nnes on the
crabs. Kelleher made a Wild throw
70 second and Richmond had two,
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