The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10

three ribbons each. Strunk let fly with
his second single. He succumbed TO
his own zeal. He tried to stretch the
| hit. Connolly had come across the
outer garden on a bias and with a
rush scooped Strunk's single,
Strengthened up, and, aiming instinc-
lively, hurled to Evers. AS Strunk
slid in Evers nicked him on the leg,
and he was out
Gowdy Gets Big Chiefs Goat,
1t was Bender's misfortune TO have
Gowdy lead off in the fifth. Gowdy
didn't waste any time in doing it.
His turbulent hit bounced off the
fence in right center, and Gowdy
STA mined into third with a. bone
bT king slide. He and the other
Braves were playing the game for all
there was in it. Maranville planted
single over McInnis' head, and
Gowdy floated home. Deals bunt
was tiny tap which Bender nabbed
fer a double play.
Again in the sixth the Boston
guards were up and at 'em. The in
ming did not begin assnringly. Moran
fouled to Barry. who made a won
derfll catch He reached for the
leaping fly until far off his balance,
but he speared It with one hand al
the foul line, and was carried in
among a row of cops on the edge OF
the field by his momentum.
Evers punched a hit through the
box, a scorcher, which came near
taking one OF Benders feet with it.
Connolly was patient and walked,
| which was another case Of shrewd
discrimination in adapting ones self
to what the pitcher had TO offer. No
undue haste to hit. just smart plan
ming as the game unfolded. Whitfield
took the opposite tack. ramming
three dagger to right, and bringing
in two runs. Schmidts slngle went
through Barry viciousy and scored
whitted. The iron was hot and the
braves were striking.
Bender Out OF the BOX.
At this iuncture Render was taken
ont. and Wyckoff, who pitched mucn
stauncher game, came in. He walked
Cowdy. What followed was good
headwnrk by both managers. The
Braves shifted tactics and Maranvllle
damned the bah on run and hit
rlay. Wyckoff was taken by surprise
ard threw 10 third. But Schmidt,
having started, was already there
There were three on bases and one
out. and Mack had his infietd play
back 1t proved wise move. Deal
grounded to Baker. who touched third
base.
The worlds champions were blank
ed in one. two three order In the
fifth and sixth innings. Rudolph was
getting better all the time. Murphy.
cldring and Collins poked harmless
haIf-hit jumpers 10 the inflelG in the
sixth The Athletics saw ray OF
light in the seventh only to go into
eclipse. Bakers scratch hit to Evers
and a walk by McInnis put two on
/ bases with none olN, little cheer
| irc caution to Rudolph by his mates
and he again frightened the lid.
strunk grounded to Schmidt. Barry
nearly broke his back lunging as he
struck out IDapp ficked to Rudolph.
There was "A stirring succession OF
events in the Boston half OF the
eighth. With ono out Schmidt plant
Ell a Texas Lacquer In left by dar-
ing running he reached third on Il
eineye to left by THE irampageors
cowdv, Oldring combatted Schmidt's
tameritv with a good throw 10 Baker.
bat that bulky and elusive person did
A serpentine slide to third untouched.
Maranviile struck out, but as he
did so Schmidt and Gowdy Launched
a double steal. I4app threw hur-
riediy and low to Collins and Collins
threw high to the plate. Schmidt
was SAFE ana lJDWuf, On ttiS itNh V
turn. was hiking for third. Lapp's
throw got him. The scoring was over
for the day.
wyckoN opened the Athletics
eight with twe~base hit. Murphy
! relied slowly to Masanvilie. and tho
Rabbit heaved him to oblivion with
a throw which travelled on bee
line. Rudolph fooled Oidring with
curve and forced the Rube to strike
cut, Collins brought no relief Com
molly attached himself to his fly
Bakers hit in the ninth sang past
Moran and struck the fence. IL was
we'll flelded by Moran and Baker
was held at second. Once more with
a man on base and none out the
Athletics were poweriess. They could
rot start a punching of hits and
could not drive the bah beyond the
outer edge of the diamond. Deal
made a one-han ded stop and threw
CUT Mcrnnis. Strunk flied to Fvers.
Maranvilie whipped Barry's grounder