The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

excuss Bile in the light of the Viz
ginians' avowed intention OF war to
the death on the Birds. Otherwise.
but there's no use dwelling on that
Three kid pitchers from the sand lots
OF the city entered the lists against
the strong Newark sla bstaS, and they
acquitted themselves witt. no small de-
gree of glory. No games were won.
but the results of both games would
have been agreeably altered II the
Virginians had exerted themselves
and given the boys any kind of sup
port. A total of six errors was piled
up in the two jamoourees and there
were several other errors of ommis-
sion which were not charged up
against anyone. Bankston, Hanford.
Knabe and McGafigan closed In on
Russeils Texas Lacquer in the third
inning of the second game and while
none of the four were over a dozen
steps away from the pellet when it hit
the grass, three Bears tailed before
the sphere was returned to the dia-
mond. If this ball had been feldec
with any snap and II Reynolds had
swung to Distelps peg home in the
seventh. the locals would have had "A
fighting chance.
JoIiiff .,ood In pinchcs.
The story of the first game Is too
ore-sided to be interesting. TAYLOR
Jolliff kept his hits we'll scatterEr HrTTf
allowed but four runs, but Sma liwood
in points for the Bruins. made the
Knabers roll over and play dead
Three hits. all of them in different
innings was all Smally saw At TO dish
out Brandeils smash to right in the
first inning took a bad bound and
went for three bases. Bruno Haas
scoring the runner with a single. The
Bears went scoreiess in the second,
but Fuller led off In the third with a
single. McGaffiRan muffed Brandelfs
pop over second and both runners
were safe. Getz sacrificed. Haas
walked and Callahan famed, Camp
singled to right. scoring Fuller, ou
Bankston's peg.
The Bears failed to score again
until the eighth. although they got
men on in every inning but the sew
enth. Taylor's hurting in the pinches
would have done credit to any sla b.
hist on the virginians' roster. In the
fourth he famed Branded with men
on second and third. Camp Jared
things loose In the eighth with q
screaming triple TO the right field
boards and scored on Russell's single,
Russell was advanced by BLACKWELL
neat sacrifice and scored on Fuller s
clcut TO center. The Virginians went
out in the ninth on three successive
flies to Callahan.
Thedieck saves the Day.
The second game dragged along In
iistless fashion until the eighth inn
~,
beakie Spruder Of Golde's amateur
nine. injected a linz Of spirited con-
versation with Umps O'Brien. Napier
another local boy. had breeZed along
In very good form until this session.
nut wsx ~yankA<s q X sA4=
strike out for him Thedieck stamped
into the box at the opening of the
eighth with the evident intention of
winning the bail game II he had TO do
1t singlehanded.
Jumps O'Brien was reused from his
state OF frozen lethargy before the
first man was retired Obviously dis
pleased with the arbiter's ball-and-
strike judgment, Thedieck shot his ag-
gressive jaw forward some six inches
and barked. Gimme the corners, Umps
gimme the corners" Thinking that
everybody hs5 long since lost all in
terest in the outcome of the game.
q brfen started. prfcked up his ears
and glanced around to see If they had
played a trick on him. Again came
the cry. Gimme the corners" The
little sand Hotter was in the game, all
five feet and half OF him. and every
body was made to realize It. To his
undytng chagrin. Thedieck was scored
on in the ninth. a pass to Callahan be-
ing followed by Camps second triple
of the day But his real moment Of
trial did not arrive until Richmond $
last Try AT bat. when, swinging with
every ounce OF strength In his small
frame. he fouied two of McCsra w g
benders and missed the third one clean
ly. with two men on.
The Virginfans did not score until
their final turn at bat. knabe prled
loose the cover with a base hit and
Reynolds came through with daisy
cutter to left. Thedieck then drained
his cup OF hemlock to the dress and
McDermott scored Otto by bouncing
the ball off the Bull Durham sign
thereby lifting probably the last $50
from the A. r Co.'S diminishing cof-
fers. McGafigan crashed a double to
deep center. scoring Reynolds. and
Bank scored Red with a sacrifice ny
McGafS7gan scored on Fibers solid
two-hase smash and Hanford drew a
pass. With two out ana two on
George Distell did a Casey and the
frozen fans beat 1t to the nresde.