Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-23
COLTS SKATER Spell
CAST BY PORTSMOUTH
Win First Game of 1922 Sea.
son From Truck
ers. Cd.
LEWIS SCORES SECOND VICTORY
Former Rochester Pitcher Stcndy In
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Fields Brilliantly, stopping Ninth
Inning Rally.

Inning Rally.
The spell Of the Truckers is
broken. and the latest acquisition 20
the colts hurting staff Lowis. has
the honor of ,rampling the colors OF
Jimmy Vtoxs Portsmouth team IN
the dust. Lewis turned the trick
yesterday afternoon at Mayo Island
Park in the first Of series OF three
games between our boys and the
league leaders. The final score was
10 1.
To pay tribute TO one that is
due a few words Of praise. IL must
be said that Lewis hurled Il much
better ball game than tho score u-
dicates. Two awful hobbies. wltu
double plays in sigh, both times,
gave the visiting team a lead OF
two rams in the opening chapter.
Greenac and Cunningham were tn"
guilty parties, hu; the Colts came
from behind and trlumphcd. 50 the
miscucs IN the opening chapter are
forgiven.
Ability o: Lewis to pitch the brand
OF ball he is capable of. whom tn"
Truckers threatened TO score, won
him his second victory SiGCc joining
the Colts, lilo turned back III" Rocky
lima town las; Monday. allowing them
but three hits Portsmouth touched
him for ton blows yesterday. hut in
only two instances did they result
in runs. Voter snackcd a homer
over the fence in the second inning.
and two singles and a double gave
the Truckers a run. and the loca!
fans hear; failure, ju the ninth in
ming. Lewis recovered quickly. how
ever. and Kcllcr's BOYS have started
another week with victory over "a
team which has beaten them in every
contest this season, with one cN-
ception, a tie game on rortsmouth's
last trip here.
CnNnnnurh Fields brilliantly.
Official averages Will show Lewis
10 be the winning pitcher, but hc
owes much Of his success 10 a Ger
tain young chap named CavauauEh.
Playing the shortneld with an in
Jured leg the hoy obtained by tho
Colts from Reading. in the lntcrna-
tional League. put up sensational
game yesterday. He accepted eight
chances without "a miscuc and stopped
the Truckers rally in the ninth in
ming only after a brilliant throw 10
the plate.
Jimmy NioN, the visitors boss. was
desperate when the last chapter
rolled around. with his team trail
ing tho Colts by three runs, and sent
in Chisholm to hit for 500. pitcher.
The pinch hi,tcrs EFFORT was Il
erounder to ping" Aragon. on which
The cuban made "a sensational play
to retire the runner at first BaShaug
beat out an iniicld hit and took third
when Voter singled To right. Goose
tree doubled to right and BashanE
counted, Voter pulling up on third.
Rooney drove u hot one To Lewis.
the ball striking his limb" and de-
tecting into tho hands % cavanaugh.
Voter attempted to score from third
on the Hlay, as he should have, but
Cavanaugh whipped the ball to
Grecnac and the visitors shortsiop
was caught at the platc. Niox h!t
one To Aracon ana Rooney was re-
tired AT second. ending the game.
Colts Score Four In sixth.
y hitting spree in the sixth stanZa
gave the Colts four runs ana IA lead
which the Truckers could not over
come Lane. who started on the
mound for Portsmouth had worked
well until the sixth. allowing only
one run, a wall"p over the lcft-ccntcr
held fence 10y "Ring" Aragon in the
first inning He walked Keller aeh
Cunningham. the first two men To
face him In the sixth and when
Wcafcr doubled to left. scoring KEEL
Ter and sending Cunningham 10 third,
Jimmy NiOX coulG'stand, " no Longer
and sent Lane 10 Inc ducout 500.
left handler. took up the hurting
task. Shannon showco his contempt
for tho new pitcher by scoring cum
ninEham ana Wcaier with "a triple
To right felf Cavanaueh singled
10 the inheld ana shannon counted.
With nobody out GrccnHc beat or;
an inheld hit. but Cavanaugh Was
caught of second base hv O'Brieu.
when NJ straycd too far away from
home. il VAS a beautiful pcs TO tho
keystone station Lewis famed ana
Ramos went ou,, third 10 first.
kcilcrs boys r"Sort"d TO littl.
Of .Igt so.caNed scientific game IN
the eighth ana the result, was one
run. shannon caught the Portsmouth
inie!d mapping and laid down a per
feet bunt. which rolled beiwcc: first
and second base. CavhnauGh repeat
Cd. Greenac sent Shannon to th!rd
when Post made "a brilliant catch Of
his long fly and Lewis scored shan
non when h. singled to tight. Ramos
ana A:agOn we're easy outs