Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-15
REAL EXCITING, DAME SAYS
REDS AND GIANTS PLAY %
INNINGS OF SMAPPY BALL
Chnsc Literally Threw Hat mt Ball md
Drove in Winning Run in
Opening Contest
nY DAMON nuNYON.


NEW YORK. August live had the
following matters up ut the old Polo
| Grounds this afternoon:
sqnabbles 81. bottle thrGwi insn' ! bot ot:
| tie: elections. /; punches threatened.
SOC: punches intcrchanged. o: baseball.
IS inninss-sarah it was exciting.
SO exciting almost everybody lost
sight Of the fact that the Giants were
whiting the lead of the Cincinnati
| Reds down 10 four and a half games
/ III the National League race by snatch
| ing both ends of double header
Scores: first game. Giants. .: Gin
cinnati. fourteen innings; second
game. Giants. Q: Cincinnati. 3.
Had Il bum day for our disorder. too.
| Only about 10000 folks thought tho
| boys would try 10 play, so they all at
o"e thousand missed! lSec opening
tabulation OF evcnts).
| First game was a heavy-hurling af-
! fray between Fred Toncy and Jimmy
Ring. 1t was Fred's first appearances
| in the box since his encounter with
| mat fatal liver IN St Louis. 1t was
a very tightly fitting fuss all the way.
loaded with sharp plays and just
enough hitting TO keep everybody
/ keyed up.
Hni Chase Finally Won 1t.
Hal Chase. who first sed for Gin
win ,i punch for the Giants ;H in the
I fourteenth frame of the first game. 1t
! was queer sort of punch at that.
| George Burns opened the Giants
| side of the inning with single. Ross
iounG. followed with another single,
! hit was a%sharp liner just over Larry
| kopfs head. The Reds shortiielder
made leap for the ball and almost
/ cot the ball not far back OF second.
/ 1t was Frisch,s turn TO hat. Frisch
signed BY McGraw not long ago on the
/ recommendation of Arthur Devin. the
| old Giant third haseman, and who
| played today for the Giants with as
He got a, hit, in the first game, but
/ McGraw fel, that the fourteenth in
ming was place for an old hand. He
| lar second baseman, who is nursing Il
/ Charley horse The Reds infeld held
a conference. and then the LarruptnG
/ Doyle was Intentionally passed. II gave
Ring a crack at Chase. riEhi-hahd
| hitter
4 strike was called on Chase and
then he swmnG at pitch ian ana I'M misS %s
holding his bat so loosely that it flew
out OF his hands half way to the
Hat Flew Out In Field.
The same thing happened on his next
swing, but his time the lo9se bat
raced behind the pitcher and tried to
PICK up , xs@r hd WIN hpt f%nSiea
G"! '$f the bali T chsse 81 gets FS eTed
| Ring. who is Brooklyn boy. had
day. lie was strong, in the beginning,
| fairly hurled himself into form. The
! Reds got eight hits in the first nine
Rn and had aden only one IN the
only pass was TO Doyle in the four
teenth, and that was Intentional.
cesson before Toney could stop him
Giants got their only other run in
double Mdcar,H ' died G% to Seaie in 's short
TIER. and h K9g was aro sailed out 4, the
Reds tied ii up in the sixth on
nanbs.rt's single after one was out.
and R9usch's triple. Groh being eX-
Moran started Rube Bressler, the
side winder. in the second game. Up to
Of Sherry" Mage the L Red d" boss s'd de "
cidcd TO turn BrcSSlcr into pitcher.
Went Bnrk to Outiicld.
After the first frame Pat turned him
right back into left fielder, and sent
T nGc ID" Gused Frank ' sSyd %Gun np with
a, h@anSr in the second. and Frank
chaitorcd about IT all the way, to first;
either.
While Rressler was in the Giants
got TWO italics. Burns walked and
Young doubled 10 left. Burns scored
Fletcher sacrificed Young>to third and
ne was put out at the plate trying
10 score on Frisch's roller to Rath
ON the Giants side Of the third mat
tcrs became what YOU might call acute
after after kauf famed; Luque hit Zim
third when snyder singled. Big Frank
was. evidently all set for ''bcancr.'
as his bat flew out toward the box
as he whackcd AT the ball
Henton hit TO Luuuc. who tagged
ne Californian with some force as
Euhe trotted toward first Benton
promptly swung around and headed
Tor l;uaue. with his old port hipper
pulled away back
Caught Around His Shoes.
II was at first thought that Rube
was gong TO Letter go and knock
luGue clear back TO Havana. but prob
corked. II was caught somewhere
down around his shoes
forihwith all hands rushed out on
inc held and surrounded the hoys
JGSi as Rube was commencing TO tire
"a little from holding that punch
Everybody gave everybody else
lot OF dirty looks. There was also
som" conversation. johnny Overs
sitting IN the press box, stirred
Wonder if anybody can get Inc"
asked .I0hn dnXiOusly.
arthur Fletcher led Rube back to
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