The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15
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Although he was nicked for nine
safeties. Bender kept the bingles scat
tered, with the exception OF the sec
end and fourth innings. and, thanks
to the timely swat OF Abbott in the
good might frame. hung up another
victory, this time at the expense OF
the Portsmouth FUCKERS. at Ben Will
sons ball yard yesterday afternoon.
Incidentally. the brownskin's record
Of wins is as yet unbroken-)
AS it was, the chief eased ont 4
victor In an extra inning affair only
by the skin of his teeth. for up to the
eighth stanxa the two tallies that had
as big as twin mountains.
For seven innings the elongated
portsider, Post, was well-nigh unhit-
table, Charles Albert being the only
member of the locals would have been
able to get to" his slants. Whether
or not overconfdence spelled his ulti-
mate defeat and caused him to be
yanked in the eighth probably never
will be known. but in the aforemen-
toned eighth the visitin gmoundsman
suddenly ceased to be a ball player
and took up aviation. For the benefit
CT those who may not get the drift, he
went UP In the air. 4guratively speak
Ing at least. Before he regained his
composure. two men were on the has
socks, both of whom were furnished
free transportation to the initial sack.
A neat sacrifice was sandwiched in
between the pair OF passes and the
Colts registered men on first and sec
ond, with only one down. 1t was at
this stage of the proceedings that Post
was derricked and Ehmbring supplant-
e6 him.
Although the latter extricated himself
from one OF the nastiest situations
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In the succeeding inning. when Hill
singled to center and went from frst
to third when Bender laid down tan
talking hunt in front OF the plate
Cobb Has Nothing on Fftna-
When II comes to sprinttng from the
initial to the three-quarters cushion.
1,yrus Raymond Cobb has nothing on
the Colts speed artist. The Ports
mouth team was just about the most
surprised bunch in the world when
they awoke to and Hill. not on second,
" here they had opined he would stop.
but sauciiy perched on third with his
ehapeau cooked on one side OF his
head.
Abbott, who had previously gone hit
less, slammed one over Ehmhrings
head To center. Hill breezing home with
the winning tally while the thtrty-fve
hundred or more fans and fannies
yelled themselves hoarse and into an
appetite for dinner.
Although. as he has been stated.
Bender was found for nine hits, at
other times he had the Truckers eating
out of his hand-no less than eleven
biting the dust via the strike-out route.
The visitors were able TO and him
when hits meant runs 10 only two
OF the eleven innings-the second and
ffth--when they made three of their
hits count the trio OF bingles being re-
sponsible for their brace Of runs
both Of which were earned
In the third the chief was found for
two hits and one each in the frst. ninth
and tenth. but the Aborigine was mas
ter Of the situation and. after allowing
ono or more Of the truckers to get
within sighting distance OF the homo
plate dashed tho hopes OF the visitors
by tanning the next batsman or two or
making them pop UP or roll to the in
field.
Bender for the Colts and Beale. for
the visitors, shone with the stick. the
former hitting safely in as many tries
being walked twice and laying down
"A sacrifciai hunt his last time up
and the Truckers left gardener lacing
out a trio OF hits. only one of which.
however. figuring in the run-getting.
The game was not without It's
wrangltng. the visitors doing the bulke
Of the rag chewing.
Home Runs Were Scored.
The Colts scored their three runs in
this wise: Bender. the first man up in
the eighth. walked Abbott hted out
to center Holmes was hit and Ambled
II first Bender moving up to second.
Gilliland was unequal to the occasion
and famed. Percy jugglcd Browns
roller long enough to allow Bender and
Holmes each to advance base and
Brown to make hrst With the bags
loaded. Bass slammed ono to right.
Bender and Holmes counting. Poole
grounded to Post, being an easy out At
first, and retiring the side.
Richmond's third and winning tally
came in the eleventh. with one down.
Hnl. the first man up. hit safely to
center and took second when Bender
laid down a hunt. Abbott brought Hill
hcme with the winning run when he
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