The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-15

Giants Whittle Down Reds Lead
by Capturing Both From Invaders
eothaes Take Opener After Playing Fourteen Innings But
Second Proves Easy the Home Boys Batting All Over the
Polo Grounds
BY DAMON RUNYoN

BY DAMON RUNYoN
New York. Aug live had the
io.eving matters UP at the old P. G.
tn afternoon:
Rows, s.
FGsses 4.
arguments, 10
s..aabbles. 3 la
SHt,ie throwing. l bottle.
Elections, /,
inches threatened, sos.
inches interchanged. 0.
H''seball. % innings
II. Il was exciting
So exciting almost everybody lost
the tact that the Giants were
Ting the lead OF the Cincinnati
ttds down to four and a half games
Il the National league race by snatch
~ Both ends OF double header.
Scores: First game-Giants1 2,
Cincinnati, | fourteen innings). Sec
I'd game-Giants. 3: Cincinnati. 8.
Had a bum day for our disorder.
-. Only about 10000 folks thought
h boys would try 10 play so they
al attended. Look at what the other
'orty thousand missed, tSee opening
.bulation Of events.)
First game was a heavy hurting
IS pst"eeH risa AoHes anu 'iihsus
II was rreds nrst appearance
n he box since his encounter with
hat fatal liver in ST Louis.
II was a very tightly hitting fuss
A. he way. loaded with sharp plays
sFnst enough 10 keep everybody
teyed up.
q a ,nase, who first based for Gin
naati In other days. put over the
winning punch for the Giants in the
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ains pinch was place Tor an old
ans. rae Sent. up La,ry Doye' .he
Giants regular second oase man VINO
nursing chaTaes morse,
The Red inneld held conference,
aad then the Tarruping Doyle was
intentionally passed. !, gave ring a
rack ~ chase. risnt-nahaeo h't'er'
It, hA4 ~
hen he swung at pitch. and missed.
4 was not hard swing. but Hal was
.oldinr his bat so loosely that 1t few
out OF hiS hands half way to the
,,t~,>r's box.
The same thing happened on his
,ex, swing but this time the loose bat
ss,,,.c,aa with the hall, knockinr II
,aas Hinr a. ne lunsed in.
.:AAh faced behind the pitcher and
80 " a.na .-,,h ~ .snr;rm run
s !, ~. literally us : case a. throwinr the
bat =, the BAH. Chase gets credit
ny.
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son s.x conssIu.e es UP 70 W
,ay'. He va s.rong N me ees'n ming.
aiSiy nufisa s n' nra lh,o .os I'm. a Inc
seds got eisnt ni.s In the nrss nine
innings. ana then on'y one IN the 'ast
i've.
Rag had amazing control His only
81 IS was TO Doyle In the fourteenth,
mi that was Intentional. Eddie
7ou1ch rot four hits In succession be-
sore Toney could stop him That
Rcusch Is quite q ball player.
eat.c.. not their only other run 1,
= : assh win one ont Ysmff .,rr,ea
"a Yin, mt MIN an third with \
sn,.Ais McT.artv fied r. Nesle In
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