Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-20
TRUCKERS HAVE LITTLE
TROUBLE WINNING, ia
Score Seven Runs On Pierce In Two
Innings and Then Loaf Along
Easily.
RAIN STOPS FIRST GAME
Emling Pitches Good Ball Through
out Second Contest, His Splitter
Proving Puzzle to Bcndcr's Tribe
When Hits We're Needed.

Wadng through ten and 4 half in
ninSs OF mud aud rather sloppy base
me second game Of scheduled dou-
BILE header. the Indians Yesterday lost
10 INC Portsmouth Truckers By a coun,
MaEAlis. left chandler started the
nr.t game FOR Richmond. being op-
% po.en wi1 o. Emhrns The southp ,My
opening round. which. combined with
an error gave tie visitors a single
rnn En- while but three Indians faced
EmhrinS III that frame. With two
men out IN the hrst half OF the second.
me players were chased to shelter by
the customary downpour of rain One
or Two attempts to resume play were
futile. and the game w~s called
,,s BY t;so 1,ciork the waterspouts were
some reason. did not elect to return
MaEaiis TO the mound, 80 Pierce start
ca the TIT against Emhring. He Last.
90 Two innings. just LONE enough to
aho~ the visitors to pile w seven
run runs and put The contest securely on
out to hnish the fray.
Keepers Triple scorer BANGS.
Shortstop Browns overthrow of frat
on binE.s roller gave the Indians a
on ne play and then pilfcrcd third.
scoring moment later when Hoopcr
ii'.p!ed 10 center. Pierce struck out
Lynch and Rooney. and il appeared his
laid down An ineeld hit. scoring Hoop.
sh. ,n ne.ie foli9wed By flaming. In
"a 10 get the bali out OF the infeid
ana Daushton reached second when
d own r. oE ss,t mrs, after jabbing
Indians 'he
Pierce met his downfall in the sec.
1nc, AFTER Smith had flied to center
hih' 70 second on Emhriug's inheid
M M ,Hnnson then booted on Bangs hit
"na Percy scared. Emhring stopping ~
.nird with Bangs at second IioSn"r
ent Out and Lynch singled to center
toIiowsd Ehm Inn and Rings. Rooney
ih Geo sharp followed with a
R nS Triple to center which brought
m. o oIs,s ana TX losneh Ea'lopins across
P Deaie MED to Bass in left only thrcn
Nlchmond men Wen, TO the Mar in
Ine indian half and the count stood
start Mclaughlin In Third.
Mcl:ouEhlin took up the mound work
80 LOT ilerce when the third started
ma IN" var initiated with double 10 ie T,
Ir,lpit; and was nabbed at the sact
D1uRhtnh TO Pay TO Vinson; but SmIt.
On Em irfe pass do and ramhled to ihlra
ovner error by vinson. who stuinbi"d
Rsns SLOW ban pushed a, hin. hy
Poo o bad sd," ,h1nss then counted on
With the count 10 ,%n irn 1iio.
set,inr 70 Gene back and succeeded in
Blake s open nrsS s,, o, runs in their half.
song t" second when EmbrInS w,s
"aiked. Embrins was killed AT Second
scored ' WI 5 r, nelders choice md Blak.
box while Brown Travelled TO tbjrI
crossing sha the plate when Daughton hi;
~ an. me indian being put out
manner '''''.'e'
ST. another run was put across BY
~. IuSkers In the fourth when Lynch
Sot 20 hrst on Browns error and stole
second lie was killed between second
S M thirG on Rooney's helders choice
MMohausn IN. TO ;Vinson 20 Brown.
double to left. sharp tired 10 pifcr
Lut allied and Beale went down. Poole
TO Mclaughlin.
Truckers Become Comedians.
Another tally was marked up by Tn.
Indians in their half when Pay walk
ed. went to second on H!lrs infeid
NJ. 10 third on repetition by Blake
scoring on McLaughlin's sacrifice ny
Neither team succeeded in becoming
ou. an error by Mclaughlin in the
T Tnte p oh s SssLG on rst who ad;
rom second on Percys hit 10 center
IIhe1s were signs and hopes Of rally
Blake went out. Hill reaching third
on the play. Mclaughlin was safe on
Ills helder's choice when Hooper. with
Hill between sacks. failed to catch the
throw. Brown then got free transpor-
tation and Hill scored when Vinson
singled. Daughton and Poole ended
the game BY popping up.
Considerable levity was expressed by
the visiting Truckers. who after get
tinE the big lead. became humorous
Bangs. for instance. slid toward third
could have reached there safely blu,
kept jabb!ng hts foot ri the bag until
touched out. Catcher Smith once ap:
peared at bat with his mask and wal
loped a Mclaughlin offering into the
outneld where II was nabbed.
Embring pitched good ball through
out and his splitter proved the undoirr
OF the Indians. Mclaughlin worked
hard allowing seven hits and no pas
ses.
Tho score.
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