Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
K0EALER' BUMPS BEARS
I WITH MIGHTY WALL0P
Pfnch.Hitter Ices Decision After
Lengthy Givc-and-Take Affair
of Near-DiSaster.
LOCALS TOSS AWAY BIG LEAD
Rebel" Ross Pounded Hard, While
fWaltcr Smallwood Is Saved by
tFielders-knabc Gusts Hoffman
sDecisirely-Somc CLASSY Playing.

waiter SmailwOOu is saved Dy
tFielders-Knabc Gusts Hoffman
sDecisirely-Somc CLASSY Playing.
The old better to give etc. idea
Eof an awful bump out at Boulevard
FGld yesterday afternoon, the bumper
being Kid koehler. who draws his
iniRiChmond for catching game every
once in while. and for filling in other
places the rest OF the while.
Ut was while the kid was occupy
ing an obscure place on the bench yes
tcrday afternoon that Otto knabe de-
cided Koehlor would look better up at
the plate swinging a bat Otto was
moved TO this determination by the
fact that he himself was on first, by
virtue of an Intentional pass, while
Bankston and Eibel were distributed
around second and third in various
poses. Also, it WAS the ninth INNING
of n certain scheduled ball game be-
tween Newark and Richmond. and the
party of the first part and an S-to-7
lead over the party of the second part:
and, furthermore. the party Of the
first part already had been credited
with one of the three put-outs allowed
each side per inning.
There really was no reason in the
world why the affair should have
reached such stage, hut undue lib
crafty had brought about the situa
ton. For long time various mem
bel's of the two clubs saw fit to do
iher utmost toward helping each
other out. and, when the ninth hove in
sight, IL looked much like Richmond's
efforts were about to I've crowned with
success.
But to return to koehlcr. who had
bern busy warming up pitchers and
sliding around the bench all after
mon.
koehlcr couldn't sec any reason for
Newark hackers cashing bets, and.
when he went up there TO hit, he hit
Result: two runs over and a victory
for the locals. kochlcr only got credit
for two-base hit. but at last ac-
counts the ball was stiil rolling to-
ward center-held fence, with Callahan
IN, hot pursuit.
Callahan ought to have been the ono
made TO chase the ball as a penalty
for his part in collaborating with Haas
IN. the third inning and allowing
pop-ur delivered by Knahc. to fall
THIS play that started the give-and-
receive contest.
Ross Finds Going Hard.
Eoehlers rap came off SmaIlvood
wto succeeded Sam Ross in the sixth
tTE1'e- when even an umpire could see
taEi ths Eehe" was finding the going
little rough =, that. Move NAV
oalT nave :e7ked Ross because Otto
ksEht ser: n relief twirler Otto
sizes Holman and Aaished up with
Cazr2t0s- When Otto told Hoffman
- g; oC,- here was 40 installing his
-tEa-S "a PLACED lois az emphasis
Il mas command s-d Cs.G = tone OF
7otc+ -As[ :eEched ,he Ia confines O.
;.s s+znts
Fhevs ~ere some who eidn', exactly
A1a:ovs - Ihe expression oito used.
iH:akiaF ihz' sort q language should
Only ne oi-ecied ~ al umpire. AZ
'hsi. they are probably right, for if
pi'c insists on saying those things
they should re whispered
FOR Two innings yesterdays game
was about clevah az the Regis
trstion Day crowd could have wished
In fact. FOR TWO innings and half
~ was regular game, but after that
and until the ninth brought koehler
and his wallop. the bugs had little op-
portunity TO get excited. or even near
excited.
To start the third Mooers bea, one
out and. when Ross Gummed UP the
play with a bum peg TO first. went TO
second. This paved the way for Gus
Getz to indulge in a little skull prac-
tioe Hoffman laid one down and when
Getz got the throw AT third he calmly
tagged the base as Mooers slid under
meath him. Those sort of force outs"
not being played this time of year.
both runners were, safe. Mcconnell
slammed one. ,xcorfng Mooers and. on
Conroys drive to Move Hoffman was
forced Clemens and Bankston were
walked, Mcconnell coming across. and
after Eibel struck out. Reynolds con-
tributed hinGle that put another run
over. After which Callahan and Haas
missed up Knabe's hy for two runs.
Mooers. UP for tho second time, walkeG
but Hoffman ended the agony by strik-
ing out.
After that things kinda went from
bad 10 worse. In the next inning Full
Ter banged one for three bases and
scored on sacrifice fy to Move.
With the count 81, the locals started
another parade around the sacks in
the same frame. hut couple Of men
were nipped at the plate. and knabe
flew out 10 Callahan with tho bases
crowded. Only one run came over that
time.
Hoffman Bids Gnme Farewell
Then came the hfth, and Hofmans
departure from the pastme Eldred
walked and Getz and ECan singled. the
last blow nutting Eldred over. Ross
sacrihccd Getz and ESan along and
when Fuller hit one to Hoffman, the
Reynclos's head, TWO runs counting
This didn't rest we'll with knabe. and.
when Move singled cleanly To center
hoffman got the order 10 vacate. Fuller
went TO third on Moves blow and
while Banks!on fondied III. ball
FRANKIE scored. Then entered Chan
pelie, and the runmaking for that in
ming ceased.
Comes the sixth inning. With two
nj est ~
was wild pitched over by Ross That
was the last time the locals went over
until the ninth.
Successive bases on balls to Move
and Haas. and rap by Callahan in the
seventh. put over one OF Needham's
lsporers. and in the eighth, q walk
TO GctZ, single BY Egan and a low
heave by Chappelle on Fulier's croun
der allowed the tying run TO go across
Then in the ninth. after Haas struck