Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
BUILDERS BEATEN TWICE
BY FIGHTING BENDER|TEs
"Chief' Holds Visitors to Three Hits
In First Game, and Macarthur
Wins Second Battle.
HILL AND MORAN HIT WELL
Indians Jump ON JolliG in Opening
Fray and Get Safe Lead, While
Pagan Wcakcns in Second Frame
OF Closing Encounter and Loses.


Chief Bender and his tribe again
succeeded in taking both ends of
double header from the Newport News
clan yesterday afternoon, thus iucreas-
ing their lead over the Norfolk team
foc virginia League honors; The
scores were: Richmond. 3. Newport
News, !. tlrst game; Richmond. 8. New
port News, ., second game
Bender was on the hurllng tee in
the first game aud pitched in his usual
hits and made ten Shipbulders bite
the dust Throughout the nine in
and had them eating out OF his hands.
In every inning. except the second.
Newport News went out in one-,wo-
three order.
McArthur. the Indians latcs, recruit
pitcher, also exhibited his wares in
fine style. He had a wonderful hop on
the visitors under his thumb. He only
allowed six hingles and famed nine
men men - McArthur appears 70 be good
dependable man in the box.
Indian Machine Goes Well.
The Indian machine never went bet
te. in both the field and at bat. Sen
and Pay. and all three outiiclders were
grabbing most everything in their ter
rtory. At bat the Indians also shonc.
making total OF nineteen hits.
The Indians had two former Rich
mond huriers opposing them. and they
tumped on them when hits meant runs.
Joilih the opposing, hurlcr in tho first
contest, Was touched for total OF nine
hits. but ho kept them scattered
enough &c, win most games: hut he los,
because mis- cohorts could not find
Bender for the necessary tailics.
The Ind ians jumped on Jo!lin in the
frst round and had the game won in a
twinkle. After two men had persisted
Jim Poole cracked out single. stole
second and scored when Gooch singled.
Gooch proceeded to ,pilfer the midway
mr. hI nj. -.
when Gus Hill hit for a safety. Hin
tried to follow Poole's and Gooch's lead
by stealing second but was nabbcd.
Score Only Run In Second.
first and only tally in the second frame.
Allen led OF with single and stole
second. Charlie Strain smackcd two
baEser 20 rieh, field that was mis-
Upon recovering the ball nooch thew
nome TOO late 70 get Allen Abbott
head. Gus Hill ably backed the play
and shot the ball home and got strain
at the Plate by ya.d
scoring again in the third frame.
Brown was given a free pass and ad-
vanced to second on Poole's safety.
Poole went to sleep and was caught
on the hrst station by Jollih's quick
peg 10 BranniGan. Brown took third
on the play and came home when Strain
Richmond started TO work and nut
The second game on ice in the second
Newport News scored in tho fourth
frame, due 10 the assistance OF Brown.
BTanniGan led off by hitting an easy
one to the Indian third hasc,nan and
maze an easy out AZ first he throw
Wild and the Shipbuildcr was safe
TYdeman famed and Hengcs was given
base. The latter was out at second
on Aliens helder's choice BranniEan
going, to third. BranniGan Tailed on
Irossleys squeeze. Whitcraft ended
the inning by tanning.
Gooch bring. in Tally
The visitors scored again In the
e e;sl frame. Harris received free
cams out after Pagan had popped un
and scored when Tydcnan caromecl
the ball up against the signs in left
Gooch. counted for another Indian
run in the sixth inning He was given
2 walk. and advanced TO second on
HIS sacritice and scored on Moran's
BIT to. left field. Hi was responsible.
for the Indians sixth run when he
bounced the globuie into right field for
G G., had persisted; HiM played away
on second base and raced home when
Fagan unsorked a wild throw:
Moran aMt toi, n,yt With a safety. but
walked. stole second and advanced 10
third on Walsh's binsle Walsh da sh ID
tp3 Sctoil anu ray was lnreh oil third
by a lake throw 10 second. which was
intercepted by FaEan. Pay was run
down and downed by HcnGes.
Hill md Moran Star.
Hin and Moran featured at the bat
Both men cracked out three hits in
three tries in the second game as we'll
as a sacrifice apiece. Each made two
sateties in the first contest also. Baker
featured by poor base running. In the
first inning OF the second game he led
off with a h!nEle to center that was
good for only two bases. but he didn't
stop. at that and tried to keep on TO
third. but the ball was there waiting
for him.
Again in the seventh inning he would
have been responsible for a tally but
he cut third base when he reached home
on Browns hit, and Umpire Cross
called him out. However, the diminu-
tive shoptstop did we'll in the field.
and accepted many hard chances In
the seventh inning ne ran all the way
TO the left field foul line and grabbed
Crossley's hy.
By taking the double pronged AFFAIR
yesterday afternoon Richmond in
creased the lead over Norfolk TO four
games.
The score:
FIRST GAME
RIchmond N.Unort Ss,v.