Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-27
THRILLS NEAR END SAVE
. GAME FROM BEING FARCE
Invaders Fail in Game At.
tempt TO Tie
Count.
CREDITED WITH WIN
Cleo Ramos Performs Unusual Font
of Making Two safe Hits and
Crossing Plate Twice In Same In
ming.


ming.
Richmond won from Newport News
By an 81 score a; Island Park yes
terday. Richmond scored all It's tai
lies in the first inning. and a farce
appeared Imminent. bur Newpor,
News supplied ample thrills in the
closing rounds FinEcEan. although
chased from tho mound. gets credit
for the victory. Driver checked tho
rally.
Even though Flnneran turned tho
pitching burden over TO Driver In the
eighth Inning, Il was the Ir!shman's
triple THAI really won The ball game
The bases Were thickiy populated
when Finnegan bounced a drive ogf
the deep right-cenier fence
To Chico Ramos fell the unusual
distinction OF making two HRS and
scoring two runs In one inning. As
that initial ruu-rcttiug session rop-
resented the sum total Of Richmond's
offensive campaign. a fow details may
be pardoncd hy readers
Ramos drive took sudden hon
over Bangs head, giving the Cuban
technical blow. AraEon walked.
Instead of sacrificing. Keller sin
gled TO left field. choking the bases.
On Meeker's infcld single. Ramos
scored. Weafer and shannon were
easy victims on short fly balls. and
1t looked like Foley would pull him
self from terrible hole with sl:cht
damage TO his pride. But Cayauaugn
coaScd two balls, and then sInote a
cripple for hot single To center
field, AraGon and Keller scoring.
Heating drew n pass. and again the
ha
first ball Cor a triple. oh hoy, how
the fans rent the air with Joyous
shouts. Ramos drove ny over
short stop and got another base hit
when 7'y Smith failed to catch It. af-
ter valiant effort. F!nncgau sauu-
tered home with the seventh run.
Then Ramos stole second and scored
on Aragon's single TO left field.
That proved the winning tally
Then II was tina; Mr.. Foley he
came as st!nCy with base knocks as
he had been lavish. Foley gave up
two hits IN the ncNS six inning. and
Bombay, his successor. set the ColtS
down in regular order IN the one In
ming he worked.
FinneEan started strong ny fan
ming TWO men. Mallonoes double and
Dufrey's triple gave Ncwror: Scws a
a
WAS added In ,hc third frame on
walk and three singles FinneEar
pitching great bali Win tn" bases
loaded. and only one down. For the
neXt two innings only six men faced
FinneGan, even McNahou's homer in
the TiN,h inning 7aIIed 20 worry
Mickey.
In the seventh inning rinncvan
brcczed along. but tho eighth inning
witnessed great rally. Malone. he
gan hoslllties By polling a four-hasc
c!"ut over tn. left garden Mcmahon
singled and Kennedy got life on
kclier's error. After DuTey wen,
ont, Whitcraft singled scoring Nc
Mahon. Then F'inneran made a wild
pitch. scoring Kennedy
Dowcll was inserted as pinch- hir
ter for Foley. and nc drove a scream
ing triple to the right-neld club-
house. With only one down. and the
tying run on third base. things an
pcared dark and gloomy when Driver
ascended the hnlock Bangs drive
DETECTED OF Drivers glove. and Cav
anaGEh, by a great play. retired the
runner al frs, base. Sn". leet-,ed
10 Ramos, ana tnntl--rn >"lroathod
easier. That was the end o; !, very
strenuous afternoon. 1t started pcr-
fcctly. but barely escaped hc!u.
nightmare for The Colts
Finnegau did some great fielding.
as did CaNanaugh Woods ran Wild
IN center Ac!d rohblnG Wcafcr ana
shannon OF base knocks by splendid
catches. The Colts wore frightened.
hut history VIII record a victory for
the local lads, and that viii bc re-
memhered when Newpor, News
great fght mas hceu forrrf,er 'I'I