The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-09

suoiSht game from the invading Herd
yesterday. to 8. Those fans who
were so unlucky as to be absent at
the memorable event and who now re-
eard this statement with sneerins in
eredulity can just consult any other
paper or appeal to the Honora BILE Zack
Woodall official scorer, for Its con-
nrmation. We realize fully Its start
ing import and would not consider
making the assertion In these columns
Mad we not been actually present, In
the mesh. during each OF the nine mis-
erable innings.
Dohahue. affectionately known as
Dohny' was chosen by the Fates
IN Inc substantial person of OFT Knabe
70 De ringmaster OF the most startling
performance ever witnessed by the
gaping fans Of the city. Donnv
preezed along in world series form
until the sixth. when the tense throng
,eettied back on their soft pine boards
with long drawn signs of relaxation.
secure in the belief that the impos-
s.o.e would not happen. after all. But
thelr hopes were groundless. for after
mcdonald swept the bags with his cir
Cult smash the ealloping Bisons could
no longer find their way around the
hassocks and the tying tally was never
produced.
rnna F<aFfu1 OF taInmtfy.
Awe-struck and silent. the fearful
aans scurried to their waiting convey
Hnces and ordered the deferential at
PENDANTS TO home with haste Many
OF them fully expected to see the city
demolished before their very eyes and
Jsrta'nly there were few indeed who
rocked for less than blizzardly snow
storm. But none OF these things hap
pened and 1t Is now plain that focal
mernh ers OF the National order Of
sport Bugs will have to accustom
themselves by degrees, to the st sht Of
the home boys rompin9 in victorious
1t most any time They have now
taken three entirely different kinds Of
games from the Herd and will today
capture fourth variety.
Although he was hit safely IN everv
inning. Donahue should have had his
opponents shut out up to the sixth.
but FOR glazing error perretrated nv
Manager knabe In the second which
resulted in the only tally scored prior
70 the big frame. Humneil opened
the inning by rolling grounder TO
Otto which he booted around until the
runner was almost on first Knaha
was by this time facing the field and
~hiried 70 throw 10 first. only few
fees distant. and missed Hack Eibel by
! several feet Hummel being rrac-
ucally safe before he started his heavA
Yseel chased the pil down. hut Hum
nell was safe on second taking third
on McponaId'S sacrifice and scoring on
sfeinfeldt single to center Dona-
hue resolved to trust nothing furth@r
to his felders tanning Daley and
En9ie in succession.
Denny iuyincihtr lin pinchem
The FirS :niaus started SCORING i'm
far a q
wsV Of opeaiag the festivitgee and
scoring ~ her kopp let McGaftl&an.s
single stft through b!m to the fence
boaahue,s work in tie FIRST i've In
ntn5s WAS worth any mans four bits
10 behold liz was hit safely in every
Inning and ss in several holes cu~
partly 10 family fielding. but the wav
he wrigged out OF his dtff}cuities
brands him as p real hurler IN ins
laird kopp was ont "a Clemens ard
OIL cut loose slashinx double to
left CArlstrom famed and VIA Con
roy kept up his sensational piav At
third by leapinE hish into the air ana
Knocking down Jack=cn's hit which
hit the diamond once and bounced
clean over Wids head Jack stole see.
ond and Hammell walked. flNnx the
Bases. Mcdonald. the siugger o. the
EroVt7t, faced nonaape with she sa5E~
l fantse q asaa ,inslaE1ap&As wA'stsa tie
treexes.
Richmond made two runs In the
third. three n the fourth aud three IN
the nth, nine tallies in all. and there
their seeming stopped Joe Engle was
yanked hy Patsy after the fourth ard
Jaynes was allowed 70 dispo7t himself
only one inning. HcCahe, the last line
of defense. made scoring "a thing Of
the past after hts advent
McDonald's Awful Crash
The Herd scored their seven runs in
the sixth after two men were out I.
clemens hadn't halted momeutarilv in
his chase after Daley's fv 10 LEFT. the
side would have been retired with no
scoring. Hut Clemens barely hesitated
and IL looked AS II the virgintans were
truly lost, Kopp and GflE singled IN
succession, Daley scoring on GINS
! knock carlstron1 cased on~ over sec.
ond, scoring kopp and Jackson. tooi-
one on the bean. loading the Sark-
4 Hummell came through with his FRS.
shit single to Eight on which both
Gill and Carlstrrm Tailed With two
on. Mcdonald, the professional william
| OF the OUTFIT. drove the srhere alrlost
on a line over the wall Steinfe1dt, VI
. for the second time. popped UP to
| Knabe,
Knabe and Koehler pulled double
steal in the nth on which otto scored
Both teams ran wild IN the paths, the
virg!nians piling w Ave thefts To the
Herds three NcGaffigan's stellar piav
\ around short Held featured the game
Lind Pat also led with the Willow. The
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Richmond