Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-01
RICHMOND WINS DOUBLE
BILL. FROM PORT MOUTH
Bender, Abbott. Hill and Daughton
Prove Heroic Combination
for Indians.
SCORES ARE . to AND to 5
Second Contest Thriller, With Chief
and Catcher TRIPPING and Tying
Count on Squeeze Play-Game
Won in Twelfth.

Charles Albert Bender, the big Chip
pewa Indian manager ~ the local base
ball team. Tommy Abbott. Gus II!n
apd San, Daushiou today are hcarlded
as heroes among the local baseball fans
The big four" played an important
part IN n double victory the Indians
won from the league leading Ports
mouth Truckers yesterday afternoon
at Boulevard Field. Tho score of the
fret game was ) to In favor OF the
Indians. while the seconds was cap
tured by the chiefs men by the score
of 70 ). after twelve innings OF the
most exciting baseball ever witnessed
here
Bender was the real nero, of the day.
The one time biz league Star p!tchcd
and won the first game from the
,nn,s RS RELIEVING N9Pisr in tn, the
scored two runs finally won and scor-
ed his sixteenth victory OF the season.
1t WAS Abbott who started the fre
works IN the tenth.
scored one run in the third inning and
the locals. tied the count In the fourth.
Eeale's single and Iooper's two base
hit registered the first ram for the Wis
tors. Gus i!lls pass TO first base.
sam DauShtons single and Jim Pools
single accounted for the run the locals
Hooper Hit. Homer
From the fourth inning until Ports
mouths Half Of The tenth the game
went merrNy along, but Hooper the
Trucker s manager. started trouble in
the tenth with home run over the
left field wall. Napier. passed Percy,
who stole second, and scored when
RCo7ey doubled TO right, field.
ooun, the fans. began leaving the
stands when Abbott was sent in TO
nit for Walsh. a recruit catcher ac-
quired by the Indians from Pennsyl-
vania. Abhotts effort was 81 three
Dagger 10 center field. chief Bender
hit for three bases in almost the same
place Aabotts wallop landed and Tom
my. romped homo. With one down
and two strikes on him. Gus ITill laid
down n perfect hunt and Bender scored.
Bender took the mound NJ the open
ing Of the eleventh and struck out
three Of the visitors. Richmond fall
ed to score in the eleventh
What happened In tho twelfth frame
will remain long in the memory OF fans
er faced the chief for the ttrst batter
and Anderson started trouble when no
gave Henry a lNe by throwing Wild to
first. Lynch struck out and Rooney's
single a]aced sharp on SECOND and he
scored .on Bangs single. Hollomnn
struck out and ended tho timing for
"DnuE1,ton's Htt VIM
Abbott famed and again the fans
started TO leave but Bender was CIV
en- base on halls and when Brown
beat, out an !nheid tap and the chief
again. Iill walked and with tho bases
flled Daughton drove ono TO deep
rieht field for three bases and Brown.
Bender and lEill crossed the plate for
Chief Bender and shaufel we're the
opposing pitchers in the first game
and the Truckers started off by secur-
Ing TWO runs. Ben!e single and scor-
cd on HDopers three base hit The
ma ma ger Scored shortly after when
Percy singled. Richmond showed one
across tho plate IN their half o. the
HILLS out. end came home when Daueh
ton grounded ont 10 Rooney Hill's
two base hit. and Lynchs error OF
Poole's drive let In one run for Rich
base HIT scoring Poole accounted for
the othsc'. Browns single. HMrs
triple ana paughtons sacrifice ny
scored NE hnal runs for the locals
While 8ender VIII ne given credl,
officially, 'for both games the work o,
Napier IN, the second game cannot be
overlooked Hurling ten innings and
~ or col.r the aA.rrodHt did we'll
lowed but seven ff't-ts ana pulled him. !"
self out of sgvcral bad holes. He was
every close decision the the second
game sNopid no; have gone ten Innings
Dau Ehton was called out n. rac plate
IN IT, The he fg9r'h !3n,"E on olay. that
occurred IN the eighth inning such
umpirinr a. M-irew and Johnson
handed ont Yesterday never before has
heen seGq here. No, only ala Inc
jumps seem 70 be of on base decisions
hut their judgment Of balls and strikes
also was bad