Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
McAULEY'S TRIPLE WINS
FINAL GAME OF SERIES
Richmond Defeated by 5to4 Count After Having Taken
Excellent Lead-Koeher Gets Homer-Locals
Score First by Working Triple Steal.


pleasant memory at that. For Rich
fnond simply threw away a game that
had been sewed up in rather excellent
order. or at least Adams did, and
Montreal emerged a victor by a 5-to-4
count.
', To any but one interested in the sue
cess OF home club. the game prob
ably was interesting. There were
number OF instances In the play that
were OF high order and excellent
team work. nifty fielding and some
rather hard batting were interspersed.
lit 10 to McAuloy. thought by many
10 be tho best short stop in tho league
and unquestionnbly ono Of tho best.
that the loss can BIO attributed directly.
or course. Adams was having an or
inning in that seventh frnmo. whom
he should have been working tooth
and too-nail TO hold tho Royals safe.
lpstend OF showing tho caroiessness
that IL characteristic OF him. Bot
tors singled on two OF tho balls no
lobbed up to them. and thon Hornche
was passed. bringing AoAuiey up. Ha
connected easily. and poied tho ball
5pst Inside the first base limo and deop
into right feld for triple. throo mon
counting. A drive to Adams scored
him q moment later, and Montreal hnd
secured a lead which II was impossible
for the locals to overcome.
That's how tho old Game went glim-
%morinE. And that 10 exactly how 4
number OF others have paaued into tho
limbo that has proved a milestone
around tho locals mock. No attempt
10 being made TO detrnct from McAu-
ley's performance. Ho hit tho pellet
hard and deserved zach OF the bases
hA o., ~ h,.t In
something coming to Adams for the
Careless manner in which he worked
yesterday and which has characterized
his performances for some weeks past.
But. as was mentioned after Thursdays
game, ail tho pepper Ia tho world can
not be SHAKEN out In q game between
two taii.end oiuhs. That Jest amt
human.
Triple Steal Counts In First.
Richmond men did some rather no.
ticeable work during the battle. which
did not lag in spite OF slow play at
times. They got the most out OF
Hersche in the first frame by corking
team work. and a triple steal was the
stunt that made their two runs posi-
bio Clemens fell down In pinch
!, during tho seventh; but. that did not
surprise many fans in tho park. for
Bobby has a habit of locating the thin
nest OF ozone when q healthy wallop
10. badly needed.
THE locals scored first yesterday. and
that in the opening frame. giving
Adams the lead which Is so essential
X he is to show real form in game.
Hanford drew a walk. but was retired
at second on tho nelder's choice. which
gave nrst to McGaff1gan. Clemens
rounded one to McAuiey that the short
nelder was lucky in reaching and re-
cefved credit for bingle. McGatfisan
making second. Bankston then was
passed and the sacks loaded.
Hersche, devotinE all his attention
to Koehler, used a long wind-up In
delivering the first ball McGafngan
noticed it and determined on steal.
As Hersche started to wind-up again.
MeGanigan started for home. Hersche
evidently thought 1t a bluff and did
not hurry. completing the full swing.
But McGafhgan did not hesitate. he
went for the plate with all the speed
and dash in his legs and he slid in un-
der Howley almost before the catcher
received the ball. In the meantime
both Clemens and Bankston had adj
vanced and a triple steal had been
completed.
Hersche uncorked a wild pitch and
Clemens romped over. Knabe ended
tho frame by flying to Duffy. who had
replaced Holden in left field. the reg
ular gardener being sick.
Double PlAy hitis finances.
RIchmond's chances OF score IN
the second were cut short by fast
double play. Zimmerman to Damrau to
Slattery and McAuleys brilliant field
ing of two chances in the third again
prevented any possible opportunity for
tallying.
Art Koehler came through with a
one-man run In the fourth. however.
by landing for the daily home-run.
McGanigan doubled in the fifth but
was retired later at the plate when he
attempted to steal. Slattery did ex-
the sixth, running him a close race
to the bag after trapping the batter's
drive that hit we'll down the second
base line.
The final local run was made In the
seventh. frame which knabe opened
with a single to center. Reynolds
then hit terrific drive through short
and Adamss out advanced both Ham
ford drew a pass and loaded the has
socks. McGaffigan walloped one to
McAuley which the shortstop came in
, hard to get. He caught the ball on a
!, dead run over second and threw 20 first.
where McGaftigan was out on a close
decision. However. he had failed to
touch second on his speedy dash. Han
ford being called safe and OF course
Knabe's run counting. he having pro-
coded home when the ball was hit.
Clemens then was UP with an oppor-
tunity for putting the game on ice.
SO. he famed.
In neither the eighth nor the ninth
did Montreal afford the locals the SEM
blance of a scoring chance.
Adams had two men on the sacks in
the first, the first walking and the
second winning first when Koehler
dropped a throw. However, there was
no scoring; nor was there a hit nor
/, a~run until the fourth. In that ses-
Z sion, Smith bingled to center and took
second on Duffy's walk. Adams adj
,vanced each with wild pitch and
Slatterys long fly to Bankston scored
Smith.
napkston Figures In Double.
..Bankston caught Moran's fly N the
fifth and doubled Hersche when he at
tempted to advance on the out. Tho
sixth was uneventful but the seventh
brought the deluge.
Slattery opened by singing cleanly
through short. Damrau advanced him
= with bingle to center and Adams