The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31

p very start
BENDER strikes Out Ten.
lChief Bender ALWAYS pitches good
|sAe, which Is a fact well known by
II time, but his work yesterday was
hAcially good Aside from permit
sg the visitors only trio Of safeties.
! caused no less than ten OF them
toss aside their sticks and walk
lex TO the dugout. He had the finest 4
pertinent OF twisters ever seen un-
Fixed in Boulevard field, and should
q have been scored on. A mis-
fsed bali by Gooch in right field
jneed the Newport News runner to
kmper across the plate with the lone
by. Apparently the chief didn't
ksx any harder yesterday TO hold
wn the visitors hits than he has
|ne On any previous occasion here.
80 who watched the Indian per-
Ftn day after day know that he per
~ the opposing team to hit or holds
In check according to the way his
ID team In hitting and scoring. He
6ont try to make a strikeout record
does he try to wear his arm away
&hing shutout ball. He merely wants
hold his opponents sufnciently n
eck to- win, and he has done tho
y twenty Eight times since the sea-
opened. Yesterday he didn't
Lei very hard. but the visitors 5ust
hldn't md him and at times he had
Inn almost breaking THAR backs
DAg after his hook. The big fellow
i right In every sense OF the word
AeeAay and he could have beat thu
q cIub In the world with that set
utsxling twixters. Only twenty-nine
~ kaeSr Anrtnr Tia
But the chief wasn't the only one
Is pitched a good game. This
hnx fellow Macarthur looked just
Mi ~ rood as any of the Virginia
ssuA slahhere He. too, had his
tes breaking to perfection. and the
tors didn't have much OF chance.
made his debut In Norfolk last
aneaday and lost his game by a
y { score. He just had an Oft
ts~ remarked Jim Poole and Lee
~. both OF whom have played
Il the youngster before. And II
" a. II they said an earfull. He
very much ON yesterday. and
AtYuck out no less than nine Of the
tcfs.
Makes Ausplcious Start.
With everything taken into consid-
tion. McArthur's initial bow to the
~ folks was A most suspicious one.
l3nx the afternoon he allowed the
11re but SIX hits. One was made
- his delivery In the first, and then
rroceeded to hold them hitiess
Arrh q period OF four innings, the
"a one being registered by
visitors in the sixth. Four
gathered in by the Builders
~ last, three innings. In the
fA Whitcraft's outfit scored a run
HIN without a single hit being
Two errors and 4 walk filled
bases with only one man out and
Mn good pitching prevented ad-
hal runs being registered by the
ksra
n hitting honors Of the opening
suntsr 80 TO Jimmie Poole, who
nasted the giobule for three sin
nut % - many trips to tho plate.
nm ana Dick Moran divided Sec
honorsb each hanging mp two
49, out OF quartet OF tripa tc
nlaAe, Little Cussie and Dick had
3thtng their own way In the Sec
Each rot three hits out Of -
y times a. bat. s0ussie went no
= tAis second game - to get him
n Wo-bagges. Walsh. the young
WI IAG OAAy OkACt play ca
~ more than one hit In the clos
1aoounter. He got himself q cou-
0,9A there were no plays OF the
2H1nlAr nature, the fieldtng OF the
nSond club was especially good.
Gakef played his usual game
l the shortfiald. Brown went a
fWong IN tbs second game. but
ss&SSnrae~ 49, that
Ice Uroken ~ Colts.
" Colts started scoring In the
4nntng 81 the opening game after
sUnra out. Poole drove one at
naaan that was too hot to handle.
" 16Hn stole second and scored
0ooch singled to center. Gooch
socond and rcmped home when
I'M placed safety into right
The Builders got one back In
eoAd when Allen led of with a
Crossley struck out but Strain
Ta Is right tha Gooch couldn't
y and Allen crossed the plate.
AssraOre was forthcoming In the
to- the Colts Brown walked
3oola singled ever second. Poole
xnnAt 81 81 nrst and Brown
a 0ooch's infield out.
Gcos0 IN Second.
sknrted the second game for
29nI With 8 tWo-baeA hit, but
SoT - Colts chances Of Scor-
escinr Is stretch Il to three.
1vsVe long ny to center In
sn1 nnd Gals Hin singled TO-
{in1 ,Went 70 third on Means
r1a0rt. u On the throw to,
- yroat ~ socond. Fay
~ ~ and \ got through,