Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
Norfolk Pitcher Goes Cold on His
job, and Richmond Nets Three
Runs in Swatfest-BouIcvar Park
Sees Better Attendance.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Richmond, O; Norfolk, 3.
Newport News, g; Petersburg, ..
STANDING oI, THE CLUBS.

Quite an Improvement on the exhibit
ton of Friday was the game between
noon ut Boulevard Park Both mines
annexed the same number of hits, but
EIchmond had the jump on its oppo-
mcnts by keeping hers close together.
The Colt hatsmen hit for clean singles
when single counted and therein lies
the story OF the third consecutive local
win.
Masalis the visiting pitcher, lost his
pep soon after the Colts had began
His b!ow,up Was partially helped along
by his alteration with Umpire Lipe.
during which he was fined 50. After
he had shown his disgust at one of
the official edicts by throwing n large
handful of dirt into the air and was
told by Perry that the expressive ac-
ton would cost him five. Magalis threw
his pep TO the four winds and appar-
emily, did not attempt 70 put any stuff
at all upon the ball The Colts. seizing
their advantage. landed furiously upon
his offerings and brought across the
| winning run, and two others to boot.
! in the seventh
OF speed in his pitching motion. but
! his mound work was redeemed by the
fact that his shoots were all fast and
broke quickly, thus catching the bats
man off his guard and forcing him
| to miss altogether or TO pop into the
air Magaiis had no such redeeming
feature in his work in the box; he evil
IDENTIFY made no attempt to pitch good
ball after the RichmOndcrs had started
in the sixth. Nor did he have con-
troll witness his three costly wild
pitches.
PLAY IN DETAIL FROM
START TO FINISH
This Is the way that the local nine
pounded the offerings of tho Tar
! pitcher and drove out their win:
First inning; MCDONNELL connected
and bingled into deep center for two
baGger McDun sacrificed and McCon-
es %snt to f ha bsy hso
threw late into home in an attempt to
catch Mcconnell. Both men were safe.
Then Millcr's Erounder VAS caught, by
pie on second and forced out Johnson.
Stinson flied out to Krozer.
advanced peg when Stinson went out
from Gillespie TO nevl'n. Holmes flied
third and Miller rode in on the clout
Callahan grounded out from Gillespie to
I Dcvlin.
| Sixth inning: Johnson famed Mil
lcr's grounder was too hot for GILES
pie to handle. and Tom was safe at
first. Stinson binGlcd cleanly over
second and Miller went to third. Holmes
scored. Then Maralis pitched wild into
home and ,Stinson. who had gone to
! around TO third, Holmes taking second
jugsled the ball while he was making
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with the result that he retired mono
at all. with the bases fun. further
dancer of a score was; averted when
sion TO Stewart and Broom.
Seventh inning: Mcconnell hit
through GIN Gii'SpiS c and went down TO
thrown wild to first by Ballenger.
| Miller hit into left center. scored Nc
Connell, who had taken third on an
error by Magalis and McpuG !stinson
| went out from Broom to Devlin and
Miller took third on the out. having
by MaSalis. Then Holmes hit and
brought in Miller with the third run
Of the inning. Burney flied out TO
The Tars were dangerous only once:
IN the ninth inning, they nut on their
war paint and went after the delivery
there WAS n possibility OF the contest
beng tied. But tho visitors were not
able TO offset the great setback they
had received in the seventh
The plucky attempt nj n rally in the
last frame caused the assembly to have
their doubts as TO whether or not tho
game would really be n wa'kovcr. Gill
! lcspic led OFF with hard-hit ball to
Pitcher Eady. who was unable to field
i. Fhcian went out I" Miller. but
,,;nrd"r. who Was. sent into to hit for
rrounder was mutfed by Mcconnell.
Gillcspi" went to second on the error.
Kane hit into center and advanced
Gillespie and Magalis TO third and
second. Then Ballenger slammed hot
one at Stinson. who quickly scooped 1t
up and retired Magalis. at third. Gil
and Nllcd the bases. Then lIedy walked
Dcvlin and forced In the second run OF
~" frame. Broom ended all hopes for
The Tars when he grounded out from
McDuff TO Burrev. The score:
Uichmond.
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