Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-11
locals BREAK EVEN
4 WITH NEWARK BEARS
;Donahue Hurls Excellently In Last
Contest-foung and Adams
sss Arc Treated Rudcly.
RREEsiAN's WORK MISERABLE
Only Thing That Warns Fans Who
81 Shtvered in Biting Cold-Han-
fOrd's Home Wins Final Game.
Two Games To-Day.

S the double-header yesterday, losing
the opening battle. to .. and winning
& the second. 4 TO ..
umpire Freemans miserable work
\ probably was the oily thing that kept
the fans from seeking hresides long
n before the conclusion OF the last game.
e Tor II heated them considerably. 1t
) hardly could be said that his work
y robbed the locals OF the initial setto.
x but il certainly kept them working an
{ der difficulties and un0ueStionabiy was
responsible FOR the difference OF three
runs. The second battle was won. de-
spite his apparent efforts 20 have II
follow down the same alley as that
into which the opening fvacas had been
directed.
No; only was Freeman very much
or in deciding balls and strikes. bu,
his retirement OF Distell a, the home
plate in the second frame OF The first
game nearly precipiia;ed q riot among
+ the players. Speeding tor the pan. af-
ter Adams had lifted 8 fly 20 Gala
han, Distell slid in with plenty u
time, Blackwell securing the ball and
missing the runner by about a foot.
after HIS feet had stopped on the plate.
Yet Freeman lifted his voice and wall
ed Out"
The second decision that deserves
similar ranking occurred in the sec
ond inning OF the in / game. Russell
was on first when Blackwell Grove a
grounder TO knabe. knabe ran across
the base line to meet Russell with the
Z ball. Russell, however, slowed UP and
d took a course for rightfeld 10 dodge
knabe, who thereupon threw 10 Eibcl,
retiring Blackwell. Russell turned
+ back toward the diamond Just before
reaching the grass-line and continued
to- jog quietly toward second. evident
ly believing he was out for leaving
the base line. In the meantime. Eibel
threw the ball to McGaiiigan, that
player meeting Russell about two
4 yards off second and tagging him with
the ball.
Fans Too Surprised to Kick.
Once moro Freeman, umpiring bases
in this contest. lifted his voice ana
this time he walled Safe" Just how
he arrived ut the conclusi III. none in
the park was able to imagine. Knabe
and the players kicked some and the
Bears laughed; but there was not the
demonstration that resulted from the
decision at the plate. The umpirc's de-
termination was so obvious that Rich
mond men would not combat IL, and
the fans were SO surprised that the
clubs had taken up tie fight again
before they recovered.
One is inclined not TO place so much
blame upon the arbiters as upon Ed
Barrow, president of the International
Y League. for having the staff that has
been officiating during the present sea-
SON. 1t has been pointed out in n
couple of instances this year that some
of the umpires have shown such abso-
Lutte Incompetence that their retention
has been matter Of much spccu!a-
ton.
If one could have remained oblivious
TO Frceman's work, he would have
recognized that the contests Yesterday
were OF high order The fielding was
exceptionally good, four fast double
plays marked the initial battle while
the batting and base running also was
good.
Young and McGraw went to the
mound as opposing hurlcrs In the OPEN
ing game, but each retired after the
nrst frame. and after their opponents
had scored run. Two We're down
when Getz landed for a single through
third. Haas followed with one 10 right
heid, and then Young passed Callahan
ana camp in succession, forcing Gctz
home. For Richmond McDcrmo,t
opened with n double. was sacrificed to
third and n+Isntcd when Bankston sim
gled thraush- second
Newark had no scoring chance IN the
second which Adams pitched Adams
lost his cunning in the third. though
again two were down before the rally
started, Haas pleading guilty with a
double TO left. Callahan's sinrI. nd
Nanced him Callahan promptly pilfercd
second and then Adams passed two
MEN. forcing Haas home. He payt IN
corked Wild pitch. and Callahan
scored After Pennington, who had re-
neHed McGraw in the second rr,ro
had been retired in tho fourth. FuIIcr
Lewis anu GciZ hit consecutively Ful
Ter counting, and Lewis following sui,
minute latcr when Adams again villa
pitched ''u
After that tho Bears haS no sco--
Ing chances Gctz was ;rannca he
tween second and third IN the seventh
ana retired. while Haas was donhlcd
when he made an attempt to occuny
second on the putout
hichmohd had men in the hassoclis
IN the second and fourth with nossi-
BILE scoring opportunities. bur fas,
oouoic plays nippcd the men off ,b.
= pases. The ninth produced the locals.
mai counter. Distell beat out n nrni-
~ bunt TO Getz and romped home when
Nerr, Dating Tor Adams drove out a
corkine single.
Wilkerson pitched well in tho las,
battle. but Donahue hurled sill -hily
Z peter Walks were directly r.snnrs,
z ptc Tor both OF Newark's runs. ard for
the nrst TWO scored By Richmond Full
< Ter walked in the first. was sacrificed
and scored when Gctz douh,nd ~,
".
sell occurred in the second. hut ,hnr.
was no scoring b. Newark until the
!, fourth. Haas walked Advanced on
camps single. and made third on Tim
heider's choice that retired Camp. Rev
nolds threw poorly to min Haas az
third, and that player rornpcd over
Hhnf"rd's Hits Win Game.
gMcDermott drew Il pass in tho onn,.,
for Richmond; and another 10 Ha,i5,
3 ston advanced him Eibe! ,hnn ,"' *
sF to center field, and McDerinu,, tatIin5
Another was added in the secrr1
knabe leading off with a walk Rev.
nolds's hit advanced him, anc a GnIJ
3 eTs choice placed him on third. fron
which he scored on McDcrino,t's sac.
riicc ny. '"'
80. Hanford placed Richmond in rhe l.,,
In the NTH session when lie Wallace
one over left-field fence for a nome r
u Hts hit in the seventh scored Ranks,nr
who had doubled, and placed the gam,
"a, safely away. e
= Dorahue pitched an excellent ram.
~ throughout. Hanf1rd's batting vii,
that OF Getz and Haas, and the feIdin
of Knabe, McGafiigan Fuller and Ca!
4 1ahan featured.
IA Two games will he played TO-DAY
81 one OF Newark's postponed contests he