Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-15
UMPIRE STOPS CONTEST
BECAUSE OF DARKNESS
Managers Howl Disapproval,
as Plenty of "Daylight"
Was Left.
Richmond Pilot knocks Hall Over
Fence In seventh Inning with
Three Men On. I<notting the Count.
nurkc Continues Sensational rlny.

tragic ending To "a contes; rcplete
with thrills resulted III the Richmond
Colts and the Norfolk rays being on
even terms when the final game OF
the series was completed at Mayo
Island Park yesterday afternoon. The
portion .: = gam" will so into the
records with team having eight runs.
Umpire Blackburn pulled terri
ale hone when he called the game at
the end OF the eighth inning. Winn
Clarke manager of the Tars aud
1tubc O!dr!nC tn" boss Of tn. Colts.
.huth wanted 10 play the game. and
the fans were Rowling for th., teams
10 resume play. Blackburn remained
firm in has stand. III spite o: the pro-
tests OF the managers and hOwls OF
dcr!Siou from the fans.
The hands or the town clock had
reached the hour OF $50 ana II WAS
just rs light then as II had been at
Ncldor Burke, OF Norfolk. had just
made "a brilliant catch on Drivers
long hy and doubled Greenac AZ first.
the plate. but Slack burn waved them
back and announced that the con
test was called on account of dark
ness.
brady Protests Action.
MANAGE rs clGrinC and Clarke. Bus
mess Manager Bradley, of the local
club. and a contingent OF fans fol-
room under the blca,k"rs demanding
an explanation OF his actions The
only reply from the arhit"r Was that
neither catcher could see the ball he
cause of darkness. Liitl" satisfac-
tion was obtained from the reason
for. as previously stated. il was just
as light at the close OF the eighth in
ming as 1t was when the game start
ed. BlaCkburn's mistake WAS in al
lowing the contest TO start. itad he
announced At 1870 that II was too
Irs NJ. on 11T lFt al
have been every hit as sensible as
it was at the hour he called the CON
Mia, transpired during the eigh,
innings brings TO mind the hero Of u
Burt Staudish Frank Mcrriw.lI.
Thrilling play upon thrilling play en-.
showed the local fans that they are
u lighting ball club by overcoming
a lead ct sehVn runs and knotiins
Ruhc Oldring. tho local manager.
IS the bis nero OF the day. He came
through III the seventh inning with
terrific wallop. which cleared the
fuues III leg, field and scored three
of his hirclines, which. with himself
was sufficient TO make the score
cirht all oldr!ng's drive WAS 10y lar
the longest hit on the Richmond lot
since the 1922 season OF the Virginia
League began. Few drives have been
as tar in the history of baseball in
E!chmond The ball went high into
Ill" air and gave the fence wide
berth.
Thompson Hits Home Hun.
Kid Thompson. youthful short
s'op Of tho colts pu, tho local club
an the running in tn" sixth inning.
"A"n he drove one over the left
ctuter-ncld fence for a home run
Win two mon on. y base on balls
10 Ramos and Arngons thrce-basc
hit in the third inning had given the
local club is first run. ThGmrson's
iour-hasc blow placed Richmond
four runs behind The Tars.
Norfolk was OF 20 a good start in
the opening. inning and by taxing
advantage cf three errors. scored two
runs on q single hi;. Lynch. a new
base !n me piav" Of Hal Weafer. who
is out with an injured hand. The
newcomer cropped temISkey's throw
and allowed Normilyca TO score.
X |ehmond' made ~ error. as did
Rahe GIdrinG and lice counted
Tns Tars jumped on Townsend in
n fourth franz, for three runs
BIrk" singled and WAS sacrificed 10
second 20! GallaEher. Lynch dropped
A[raEonS throw and Carey was safe
over he Ieft-neld fence and Carey
counted. Five hits and another err
i2r hy pldrinc gave the visitors
three runs IN thc MIN.
oidrimg Changes Tenn
~ the beginning Of the sixth. Old
tlnE Nhnk"d Townsi,na and sent Dri- !
Yer 70 IN" mound aNh pulled Schmitr /
from. behind the piHtc and suhsti-
Juted ',reeua-. The change proved
good Omen" for tn. colts tied
the. score ID the next TWO Innings.
Cen'"r'"ider Burke for Norfolk
continued 10 show excellent form in
n" h'ld. Ito grabbed TWO dinicult
chances and mad" a hrilliau, play.
which 0'osel the game. Shannon also
came through with nice throw 10
the p'a'o in The eighth which dou-
htcd 'ar"y when b" attempted to
score from miro on Hudgins' ny.
if!g ici". Peterson. the Tars'
pitching ace. Went iu ~ tn. seventh
inning when Jones weakened and
rsllr"o the sid" hy tanning three
Rirhmond.
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