Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07
.MAGAL|s TURNS TRICK
WITH AID OF ERRORS
Former Virginia Lacquer Pitches
Creditablc Game and Wins Second
Straight Game From Bears.
CONTEST is ICED IN EIGHTH
Newark Takes Lead in Early Half,
but Gctz and NIowc Make Bad
Pegs and Five Locals Score-COn-
test Very Slow.

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Louis MaGalis. late OF the Norfolk club
that was and now of the Richmond
club that is to be, yesterday made
considerable progress. for youthful
Louis almost made leap into real
popularity here by pitching "A very
creditable game against the Newark
Bears during the afternoon. and by
getting decision over them. even
though he was yanked at the start of
the ninth frame and even though
couple OF rather ineNcusablc errors
safe-dcposted the game from local
standpoint.
The score was s to T. and the victory
the second straight to he taken
by the locals in the present series.
i, may he pertinent to remark that
second consecutive victory for Rich
moud is not season record. as n
number of fans out at the game yes
terIlay seemed 10 think. Back in the
first home series of the season, the
locals managed to take two in row
each from Montreal. Providence and
Buffalo; but those performances oc-
Cured even before the dark ages of
that initial road trip, the fans are
eXcusable for losing sight of it.
And. remarkine upon records that
are: not, MaCalis did not make any
records during the fracas yesterday.
nor did he give any evidences of be-
ing hurler that is going to set the
International circuit OH fire. He gave
considerable heat to the Virginia
League while il was lighting for cx-
istence. hut he is UP against "A slight
~ different proposition here. How
ever, Magalis yesterday pitched n game
for which he deserves credit, and he
did show that he has great deal of
the stock of which good hurlers are
made. He appears TO be something of
an addition TO the staff.
But while il was the youthful Louis
who continued TO place stumbling
blocks in the paths OF the Bears. it
was members of the visiting team who
creased the road down which Rich
mond slid to decision yesterday
MaEalis did not have what might he
termed bad inning during the game
and he kept the six binglcs Garncrcd
off him we'll scattered. However. Move
and Getz. of Newark did have a
bad session ard il was during il that
the contest was snatched from Wiiker-
son. who hurled almost as good game
as did the erstwhile Norfolk mounds
man.
Eighth Stanza of Discord.
The stanZa of discord occurred in the
eighth after local fans had about given
out hope ana We're turning their
thoughts TO home and delayed dinners,
dinner delayed because the umpires
already had allowed the teams to loaf
through more than two hours OF past
timing. The frame did not start any
more auspiciously than had the pre-
cedng five sessions, during which
Wilkerson had thanked the locals with
out single binEle. But after 1t got
under way, there was activity aplcnty
BE it known by all loyal fans, that
at the opening of the eighth, Newark
had used "A combination OF "A couple
OF hits 10 score "A run and 10 take "a
one-tally lead over the home club. And
then. OF knabc's hirelinES had chance
TO turn the tide Hack Eibcl responded
h. lei, ,nll H.
the deadlock in the Richmond hitting
column, though, with a clout to right
field and took second when Enabe
widencd the breech with ii safe one
to left field.
And then up came Art Koehlcr,
swinging the big stick that made for
victory on Tuesday. Koehler pounded
one TO Move which the Shortneldcr
handled we'll until he attempted to
throw Diste!l out at third. The throw
was slightly wide. but GctZ should have
got it, lie did not, and that tells how
Richmond TIED the score The ball
rolled 10 the stands and. when il had
been returned, DiStcll had counted and
the other runners had all advanced
Last Friday il was Fill Reynolds
and his war club that brought Il game
TO us boys. Yes, orday. the same thing
youthful Louis that aged Bill might
take swing at the sphere. lie did
When Haas got to the ball. after it
bounced of left-ficld fence, Knabe had
romped home and the game was won
as far as all the requirements were
concerned. Koehler, however. wished
10 make sure Of the result. so he con-
tinued 10 third and opened the way
for Eli 10 romp on TO second.
Mcconnell was able TO line fly
10 Eldrcd. but no run resulted. and
Conroy nlled the sacks when he drew
pass. Clemens then pounded one TO
Move and right there was where the
contest safely was refrigerated. Move,
knowing there We're Two down. tried
70: an easy out on Conroy at second,
while Kochl,r and Reynolds were rae,
Ing for the pan. BuL Move failed 10
throw accurately. and The bal! passed
beside Fuller, through right field and
inally bounced off the boards against
;hc Ticht-hc!d blcachers. When IL was
recovered, i<0chlcr, Reynolds and Con-
roy had tailed, and Clemens was safe
on third However. Bankston was AN
inhcld out, so no more were secured.
Locals Took Early Lead.
Richmond had secured an early lead
Of four runs, but the steady progress
Of the Bears had cut IL down and over
come IL by the start of the frame in
which the locals eventually won. Hits
by knabe. kochler and Conroy, mixed
with walk to Magalis and a wild
pitch, had enabled Richmond TO ring
UP three in the second session. After
that they were unable to make even
hit, much less run. In the mean
time, though, the Bears had been gain
ing slowly. a hit by Wnkerson. a
double by Fuller. walk and q wild
pitch brought the Bears two IN the
third; while a pass. McConnelrs bad
throw TO first and another wild pitch
gave them the tying run in the sixth.
Egan's hingle. followed by a sacrifice
and Fullers clout TO left field put
Them ahead in the early part of the
eighth session.
Knabc showed his managerial abil-
ity at the start of the ninth session,
when the slightest off-color play might
have lost the decision. After MaIalis
had been sent 10 the showers, En-
right was called 10 the mound lie
tanned Gala han and the crowd
breathed easy. But when ne passed
Russell and moment later treated
Eldred in a similar fashion, the fans
as well as Knabe. began to worry
Knahe held a conference with the
hurler and second liter Adams war
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