Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-13
TA|[-ENDERS LOOK
CLASS OF LEAGUE
AS SEASON WAVES
Turk and ,Youngblood Join
J, Oldring and Don Rich
mond Livery.
THREE NEW TWIRLERS
GIVE COLTS THE EDGE
Team Returns Home for
Three Games With Tars
at Weekend.

Rain kept all virginia League
Teams lido yesterday for tho fourth
time during tho 1922 campaign. AL
though tho Colts and Tnrs mad. A
desperate effort to save tho money
corrAed in tho Norfolk park by rea-
son OF an advertised double header.
strengthened by tho arrival OF
Tark and Youngb blood. tho Colts were
Iready to go after WIN Clark's out
NJ IN proper style. Dodson was in
excellent shape to work ono of tho
games. leaving tho two new Twill
: 'ers ana FlnneEan In shape to handle
Nne Closing one. So 1t Will DO with
strong mound staff that Richmond
mover over to Portsmouth for three
games. ntart!ng tomorrow.
Tnrs Need tho Money,
Win Clark was desperately anxiou.
20 get MS hands on tho money yes
terdny. as tho Tars arc In need of all
tho shekeis that can be- rnrnered
Under tho unique play adopted by
the virginia League this year. Rich
mona had no Interest in the gate. so
mad nothing to lose by tho enforced
rest, whilo tho two days OF idlcncss
VIII give tho entire team n chance
70 30 into the Heries against tho
truckers In hrst-class trim. In
portsmouth. too. tho Colts do not
get n split on tho receipts.
Following three days n Por,r-
mouth. the Colts return to Richmond
10 play Norfolk three games. with
good luck against the Truckers
%hich means taking tho series-the
Colts will have an opportunity to
recuperate tho losses sustained by
the club. for Norfolk has no interest
IN tho gate receipts hero. BY main
tanning tho pace set In tho last two
weeks. tho tail-enders Will BIO greet
Cd by large crowds at the games
during tho Weekend.
Home for Three Days.
The Colts only linger ut home three
Gays and then hike southwark to
Rocky Mount for brief engage
nent. Back to Richmond they come
tho last half OF next week and Will
remain homo until tho end OF tho
season. with tho exception of one
game on the morning OF Labor Day
at Newport News.
All teams with the exception OF
Wnsoh play return engagements here
this season. Norfolk opens first this
week. Next week tho attraction
will be Portsmouth, and the Truck. .
ers Will be followed In order by
Newport News. The season ends
two days after Labor Day.
Richmond during tho last two
weeks has won ten out OF fourteen
games, starting With double head
er In Portsmouth. Tho series with
Newport News was split. Then tho
colts annexed three straight from
7,.Wlison mere. Tho team returned TO
newport News and divided four
games; Returning to Wilson. the
COTS licked the league leaders tto
out OF three and in Norfolk won one
and lost one.
Leadership Changes.
The week saw the league ,..a
ship change with Newport News dis.
placing Wilson on Thursday. Rut co
closeiy are four teams punched thu,
tho winner VIII be In doubt probably
Until the very last day OF tho season
Richmond. although hopclessIv los,
In the mire. Is playing tho hest game
OF any team on tho circuit. TIE
colts arc hitting consistently and are
putting up a snappy game I'm III,
field. the number OF errorless games
averaging better than tho majority ri
teams on the major wheels. with
the pitching department strenEthene
as IL has been by the addition OF
three new men. Royce. Turk and
class OF the league.
Rain Hailed Gnmcs.
Rain halted the double bill yester.
day between tho Tars and Colts. in
the second half OF the nrst inning
4 northeastern prevailed all through
Friday night and yesterday morning
with light rain. gradually clearing
around noon. Anxious to stage the
two games. Norfolk moguls used a
barrel OF gasoline and haIf-dozer
ground keepers to get the field ir
passable condition by o'clock, when
the first game was started.
:. Richmond was blanked in tho first
inning, despite the fact that Ramo.
Ied off with n sharp single to center
me Tars had man on second and
one out. with Riggs at the bat, when
heavy downpour forced everybody
to seek cover. the field was again
turned into mill pond. and Umpire
GRIN called the games. Lefty
Mathews and Dodson we're tho OBJ.
! posing moundsmen.
Ruhe Oldring, according to Nor.
1olk scribes, somewhat marred the
excellent impression he has recently
MADE In Norfolk by two rather
mean EFFORT to show up the officiat.
Ing nmpires. Twice he hurled his
cap high in tho air In derision wher
peeved by base decision. He was
allowed to get away with this. Ther
as he started into the dugout. hi
halted near tho steps, waved n hand
to the spectators and remarked
you'll win today" and waving the
!rer hand toward the playing field
said, You have got ,cm nxed.r AND
! he got away with this remark.
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