Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
TAKA-KOLA WINS TWICE
DEFEATS SILENT ATHLETES
AND BRAUER AT BYRD PARK
Opening OF City Championship Series
Finds soft Drink Lids Playing
Unbeatable Hrnnd of ball.


leading team. packed its bats and
other playthnss yesterday afternoon
battle-ground for the opening clashes of
the city championship series with ST.
lent Athletic Club. winner in the Rich
victor IN the Athletic League.
If the strain OF going through the
any effect on the soft drink boys play
Yesterday; i: which they. presented the
wrought defeat package. > TO %. while
the Il i. Brauer outfit was turned
back TO the tune of II TO o. the soft
drink lads applying a beautiful Goa;
OF kalSomine TO their opponents for
eighteen consscu,ivs innings.
see why Taxa -koIa had COPIED the
Commercial League bunting. Now they
know With Davis assigned TO the
before his stcamine slants
Timmons broke the ice in the second
Win yin a hit, After this the silcn, boys
touched oGcas ionally. and these occa-
sionS numbered one in the remaining
s sSogn f RAJ Sig Jewell Who
Tlu5. had choppy sea 10 sail. the
koia boys making many safe blows.
but the big fellow managed 10 get out
OF some holes which. for the time
oeinS, looked deep and inky. and had
ms ms mates been able to touch the Of
c tfiass % hrsaE {hsy may have had
KoIn Tenn Plays With Vim.
The spectators were impressed with
the reorganization and vim displayed
BY the kola boys in their playing. the
inteid being on it's toes at all times.
stopping many drives that looked like
safe tickets to a resting station in the
outer garden; Jake Poh. III the short
neid. received round after round OF APP
pause for his brilliant stops Of seem
ingly impossible drives.
pa%is was selected TO start hostil-
itieS for the hola boys. and let il ,be
KNOWN right here that not only did he
start. but also did sne finish. and that
m IN great Styie, having his old curve
on'T Two hits. while he sent fourteen
back TO the bench b.. the ozone route
Truly ne had he Silent boys eating
GU; OF his hand a; all stages OF the
inside from the brilliant work of Poh
ana DAVIS, iet It be known that the
edge variety of ball. and easily showed
Why they had copied the champion
snip OF the Commercial League by
ineir wide superiority in play over
their opponents. In hitting. Harry Car
ter led the preliminary affair with two
blows IN four attempts, while the nit
AMOS and Wharton VAS hard and
For the. silent Athletic Club. the
nI,itchins OF Powell and the hitting of
80 y" 'hS'iS INC one
Of Timmons' blows being good for
Easily Defeat nrnuer Club.
IN the nightcap against the r. B.
Hrauer outfit. China Carter, Taxa
ho!i's old reliable, drew the hurting
assignment. and went to the hill 10
serve mis- choicest collection of curves
ana ocnders 10 his opponents. the net
result being while he presented then,
with ninc glorious goose eggs, his
! teammates were in the meantime cross
ing the platter on fourteen dffcren,
occasions.
So we'll was his trusty old wins
working that during the nine frames
ne. allowed his opponents only four
hits. while Ire also whitfield eight un-
assisted. This game was very ragged
affair on the part OF the sBraucrites
inc only outstanding feature of their
play being the pitching of Kennedy
who twrled good game. and de-
served a much closer score had he
neen given the proper support OF his
teammates.
For Taxa Kola. the work of Poh
again stood out above the rest. while
rug Amos. Mac Pitt and Joe Wharton
ran him close place for fielding hon
ors. In hitting. again the laurel
wreath goes TO Jake poh. who secured
Two hits in five attempts. while Pitt
carter. Furnham and Amos contributed
hinSlcs when hits meant runs
AS a summary, IL can be easily said
that Taxa * ola in their first clashes
Tor city championship honors showed
wide superiority over the other two
comtcnders for the city title.
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