Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-27
HG00BERS DEFEATED IN
TWO sNAPPY CONTESTS
-
'-Both, Games Won In Ninth Inning
After Visitors Had Tied Up
Count.
BENDER PITCHES IN OPENER
'TnLarriscy Holds Local TO Three In
~ field Hits in First Fray, but
- Double Squeeze Results in His
Downfall.

chief Bender's Indians took two hard
earned games from the visiting Peters
burg outfit a; Boulevard Park yester-
day afternoon. both OF which were won
IN the ninth inning, the first by a
count OF 5 TO =. and the second 10 l.:
- Richmond baseball fans have waited
rany moons for Two such contests as
were staged by the Indians and Goob
ers, for The tilts Yesterday We're re-
.2lete with tense moments and the
49, Groue;y, the visiting. shor;stop. who
thrilled the grandstand time. again by
his seemingly miraculous fielding. can
be held responsible for starting the
trouble that lost the opening tilt for
.6rrss, on Daush:on's fly in me ninth,
when The score stood even. Daughton
advance! cn Noian's out. Went 10
,hi-d on Hirs hit toward LEFT, and then
after La.risey had deliberately walked
Pay. Gus Hi smashed a hard blow at
: Second Hasenian Mcconnell. who was
scored the winning tally. Some VIII
Question Lar.isey strategy in passing
Pay. as Hill has the reputation OF be-
ing dangerous In the pinches and GER
-.tainly maintained that reputation yes
;erday.
Unglnub's Downfall in Ninth.
= Uns!aub's downfall also came in the
Petersburg had scored in the third and
Richmond in the dt;h. Abbott. playing
shor; in place o, Brown whose arm
ball in the third inning, started this
shaai s;snz a by singing past third; lie
,helder's choice, CnElaub TO Mcconnell.
but Anderson piltered second Daugh-
ton famed. and Moran made himself a
-favorite with the fans by crashing a
{. ,brough; the contest to a close
-. There was plentiful supply Of good
"the opener and the Big Chief kept the
seven hits Earnered by the visitors
|. giles off the visiting spitballer. The
tCfoobers also got seven hits off MaEaIis.
'but never coud they CO lect enough TO
made their six hits off CnGiaub count
-'fqr tallies
$50 Visitors Score in First
In the opener the visitors succeeded
n scoring nrg, in the first inning: when
derson. was sacrificed by Mcconnen
and crossed the plate on Hiller's punch
ond on the play. but Was Out la Mofan net to
anderson E. TO Pay. Groue,y famed.
ss rhe un indians ms were unable to come
double squeeze. the first OF the season
was successfully operated. Moran bea,
GU. Il nj, 10 CaShi9n at hrst' and was
PAYS fly and Moran advanced to third
Fay stealing few seconds later. Then
,,1tiil laid down a ten-foot bunt and
while Parker was throwing TO first
Moran crossed the plate and Pay fol
lowed him SO swiftly that he counted
before a play could be made on him.
Petersburg tied up the count in the
>s siGreihth' -, ~hen: with two out. Cashion
passed ball and crossed the rubber on
5Parktr's single to center field
But the Indians refused 10 have the
game go into extra innings and in the
nninth, through Groucty's error an in
ned cut, Poole hi 70 short. the pass
M ING OF Pay and Hill's hard smash at
counted by Moran. ""S
81 Indians Even Up Count.
md Petersburg scored the first run in
dhe h second SS,! game in their third time
Iaub, who was sacrificed to second ~
wood and scored when McConnru ~,
i 10 center. paughton fumhling the baIi
!ons enough TO allow Cngiaub 70 bna,
The lndeSs eraned UP IN tho arr
fr uU'e sim.s!es. over first. Pay landed on
III! and Meyers lotted sacrifice Hins
winch brought Poole home
no Two teams thereafter displayed
Dangerous for Magaiis In tho fomr,h
aS&hen Blackwell singled was sacrificed
H!nheE and went TO third on A wild
e pa d. nn, Cashion popped up 10 Pay
anu. Farker went out. Ma galis 10 Poole
tRa!h IN the eighth the visitors threat
once "hen with Two down Magalis
"aihea McConne!l who advanced Oh
another wild pitch and went 10 third
on Killers single TO center Dough
ton ran in on the short hit and kent
Mcconnell from scoring. Then Groucty
went out. Poole unassistcd closing the
inning
The Coolers looked like serious trou-
Die in their ha.f of the ninth when
with one down Hinkcv singled to left
and stole second. Cashion then Whitfield.
out Parker hit through the box and
Pays peg nailed Hinkey AT the plate
The already rccited Indian half then
occurred, and Moran's double put the
dom hIc. headnr ON Lcn intact