Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-15

Riohrn ond defeated Rocky Mount.
to !. yesterday AFTERNOON at Island
Pnrk Ia game marked by Umpire
Hiackbutn's "bon.r" IN calling the
game At the end OF the Fourth Inning.
.ater TO be coh1cd Into renewing
play. and the splendid pitching .:
Dodsoa.
Dod&on set "A scrike-out record for
the Richmond team when u. famed
eleven Iacn. He gave tho hard
hitting nronchos TWO hts. and VAS
unbeatable.
b,hs2n's hes, pitching came In
~, ne nfth !nnins Sw;aeein@ ce.r0rated
10 ns ,r rtfsampu9n u r., n'.y ny faH6,tns
or:nneT advanced him 70 third base
~ "ent Sacrifice. The score stood
70 /. Then Dodson, showing speed
and Ia sharp b:eaHing curve. famed
FRIED and Ray, ret!r!us the side.
Car! Ray hurled a good game,
flaming seven men. Had both teams
playch erro!!eaa ba!! the score would
have been To 0 Ia R!chmyut's favor.
Only one run OF the ave was earned.
Game Starts Late.
The game did no; sL.r; untu 445
o'clock. nftecn minutes later than
the usua! starting t!'n. Al $50
o'clock Umpire Blackburn. calling
balls and strikes !abored under me
dc!usipE thai darkness vas at HunG
nc gaze Darkness as tho reason FOR
calling OF III" contest. Players ana
Spectators Hnsr!!y demanded that tho
game be allowed 10 proceed. Black
bHrn. after much persuasion, agreed
,hat u wasn't So DARK after yll. He
RAD made f-ar:V. ,uistakt and
when ne realized u d. was manly
enough 20 reverse his declyIon. Back.
burn called a game betw"eu Rich
mona and Norfolk IN tn" eighth IN
.lnf month ago. on grounds OF
darkness AT time wh"n :orty min
ltes o: daylight remained
Hronrho,' Lone Tally
Rocky Mount scored It's lone ,nIlv
In The third inning stoiay walked
an! stayed at frst whil. Fried ,yas
phrta%.nS %; en- ozone sandwich ray
sio.nd"d out. comisk"y 20 W"acci
%rHs tan bate, reaching arst ana
Ste!nry thirG base As Ha;e. s,ol.
sec"n! C"niskcy took short throw
anu tossed Wildly 10 Aragun. stein
his uoic aud struck out Dixi. IvsILo-'
R.chmOnd's hrst run was duo 10
Arae"ns singh" and steal Wcaf"r's
E,a ,.n ana nWyaciT. error, In IN"
double. aad, after olGrlng ni.d
out u Bates Thompson and ,'o,ris
Key walked. aling tG. bases t;r.crn.
ioNp"a 20 Swac!na and bodsou 5 drive
after Il pretty run.
Throws Hat in Stnnd.
HT""na" IN DISCUS, tossed his bat
a. a. me bottom ~ the grand stand Hl,
netting Fortunately no one Wa
h"r'. there being Kew spectators -
"a" vicinity IN" hc, must nav.
worried tho catcher, because no bnd
a horrible day. falling ali over bj,',
ser on q diukv Oouud.r, and lc,iirr
t"o strikes ESCAPE through his mil:
na.h time ne retired tho runner al
Hrst base. II was Il bad day Tor otto
s'fu' ting top o: thu. l.'t-HrId
h"afHs Another foo; probably wouid
A"n" meant home rum
~. "!nh!nS runs were scored in
w H''h inning. Ramos walked Ara
h"H "!HtI"G, and when walker throw
iEW I" Swacina on Kcll"r's bun, mo
u""hS crossed III" plate when m,
a. t"t away from Cheerful Swacina.
third bass" KcIlcrS d6uhIo ;o,I
owed hy o!dr!ng's double. gave Mon
mono IT'S final i"i!y IN the seventh
D"ds"n Hurts Grca, Game.
p"dsou hurled q wo,iicrr,'p :,,,,o
IN '"' hlnth inning error by Thomp
son ana Grccnhc PAT Winston ard
ono " , daW.r %" nrst and second. with
o"Ghd.r and cut off Rowland n, Soc
"hH NaIi"skI MISSED being douhlcd
at hrsI base by step Swacina.s
rinr 'm ind whS short ny. 10 old
.t'''' 'lIli'Tt bplIHinEl.
struck out, thus ending strenuous
hitrrnoon for players. fans umnires
ana Jim Everett tho hascball man
t.,,MIhy or IN" island incl"surc.
Thompson made n wnudnrfni Ma,
lnhi robbed Swacina OF hit and
stein nrcnncr's catch of C;rccuac's
"o"id-he Texas Lacquer 10 rich; was
cassie Here IS how the colts
"oh 'hc!E mira victory Of the week.
Rocky Mount.
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