The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03

SVpt 0eIeat, the NlrginlanS out-piayeu,
0ut-hi and out-gamed the Baltimore
e5trdS yesterday, and won both games
0f double header, Is to IA and to
I. The first game stretched to fifteen
innings and consumed three hours
1nd forty-dve minutes of perfectly
FOOD daylight, but 1t missed being the
t2dicrous, tiresome affair the score
would Indicate by something like 4
tnousand miles. Those who were at
the Ghme know II was the most heart
1endtnE, pulse -quickening death Crap
PIC ever witnessed on ball field, as
~ - the extra innings go.
After piling up what looked like =
1afe lead Of nine runs in the first three
innings and~"icing' the game In the
txth with two more tallies, the Vir-
tnians saw the Birds tie their FIVE
IN lead In the seventh and eighth
md forge ahead in the tenth with
shret runs made possible by Adams
ack Of control and Conroy's error.
Pat McGaHgan led off in the tenth
With q single. and after the next two
nen we're out Distell. Conroy, Knabe
md Koehler singled In succession
coring two runs. Jack Enrigrt was
nent in to bat for Bill Adams and
AftAr swinging at the first two bend
af1, slammed hard single to right
nd the Virginians were literally rob
I'D out Of the game when Umpire
MULLEN called Knabe out at the plate.
Ac0sta returned Enright's hi. to Parn-
ham, who threw to NcAvoy.. Otto
MID into the home plate and was lying
pn the rubber before the ball reach
~ the catcher's hands. but he was
Failed out.
Umpire Mullen,s Bad Work.
This was by no means the irst time
ne locals suffered at the hands of
Mullen Reynolds was put out of the
DA1ne in the first inning for disputing
ball called on the frst man up.
Aeosta, the second man to face Eibel.
Mia foul to frst which Distell. stand
NJ on the bag. barely touched with
III outstretched hand, but he was
kodited with a two base hit on Null
ms decision that the ball was fair
The indicators work was about the
Moet disgusting ever witnessed AT
oulevard park and his escape from
6Sonal injury at the. hands OF the
pectators is a boost for the control
Exhibited by the fans But the
Empty condition of the right field
}eAchers and the wire in front OF
10 graudstand is probably what saved
aiin the humiliating experience o.
lodging pop bottles. AS It was, he
Fa4 in considerab Die danger of being
nan handled by the irate memb ers Of
he Richmond club, who suspended
play for several minutes to argue the
lecision. Mcconnell stepped in front
bf Knabe's hying fist, saving Mullen
fom a battered landscape and his
manager from a large fne. For this
RAnse. George Distell was ordered
kut of tho game.
Pa la t4~s.s
~ the umpires is q thing 10 be
suppressed always, but II President
Barrow puts the standings OF hard
ehting bayl clubs in the hands o.
0com retents, nothing else can be ex-
octed.
Too much praise cannot he show
red on a ball club that hghts against
UGH tremendous odds fer fifteen
bruelling innings and reserves the
unch to put over the wining counters
the weary end Although every
IAN fought hard for victory. Jack
snftght was the brigh. particular star
the struggle. and Nchly deserves
10 laurel wreath. Put in TO pinch
Il for Adams in the tenth. the Texas
ID delivered the single which tied
-Aeore and sfrrUtrs have. W0n 'tlla
Ame. In the fourteenth. his marvel
10 catch OF Parnham's hard drive Il
NJ, which came with two men on
Undoubtedly saved the game a second
Hne, and he finally broke ut the Ions
onteet by driving the pill over the
bnce, with two men on base How
yer, No only got credit for single
nd for scoring one man. as only
ne run was needed TO win the
anne.
The Birds put on tally across In the
mt, with a base on balls Acosta 4
AAdy double and two outs
The virEinians gathered two in
keir half on Hanford's pass stolen
ases Clemens s1ngie and Distell's
bubble.
Bues Shannon and McAvoy single j
succession in the third. the frs;
- scoring on Bankstons error.
cAvcy scoring
The locals added another in the
eond when Shannon threw Knahe' $
FOUNDER away. Otto taking second
ID scoring on Koehlers single. A six
3nnint rally was staged in the sixth
dve hits. one of them douhl e
Hack Eibel, pass and Barber $
uM Of Dfstell's fly.
Neither side scored until the fifth,
hen the Birds made two on walk
tnaeld out, single and a double.
~ iUCatu iHCTedseu tneir lead TO Hvs
ms In their half by hitting safely
lree times and running the bases like
bblts.
Hack Eibel was taken out in the
Eth inning. after being hit thirteen
Inee, Bill Adams replacing him. He
puld scarcely be termed an i'm :
sovement. allowing three hits which
nrAd two runs and tied the score
the eighth.
I'll Adams UnAbl> to Locate Plate.
Neither side was able to tally iffAthe
nth ana the game went into the ex-
innings with the score eleven
Dven. Adams witness coupled with
bnrV's error gave the visitors
70 runA and. apparently game.
the tenth. But il was then that
y yirsinians showed their nshting
lrit by gathering six hits and three
Inc.
After the fracas resulting from
SLAMS decision. the team was an
rently much crippled by the loss
Distell and Conroy. who was put
TO allow Mcconnell to run for
d. But It was the substitute field.
Jack Enright. who saved the day
SAhn fo,rrfeAnth and Maralla fha