Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
TAKA-KOLA NINE LOSES
TWO T|LTs TO WAR RISK
Washington Club Wins Double Bill
by Scores Of Cd and
t- 7.3.
PROFESSIONALS IN UNIFORM
Visitors Lineup Reveals Expert
Ball Tossers-Davis Hurls Master
full Game After His Mate Is
Routed.


journeyed to Richmond yesterday. won
double header from the Taxa kola
nine at Boulevard Fisld and returned
The scores were TO { for the first
game and I TO for the second
Both games were fast exhinitions of
S ,nl hnd fans who saw them
oisplaye1. The results of the contests
make Washington the champions Of
me 'ricity series, with, Richmond fin
ishlns second and Norfolk third.
Some question arose after the games
we're over as TO the effect OF the ad-
dition OF several professional players
Iactor accounted for the defeat Of the
TAXA kolas. Since the games tina,
we're staged in, Washington between
the two teams Saturday, a week ago
several new faces were noted on the
Washington team who were classed
as as being protessionai PLAYERS The
'S'sa' T re ssns s Sc this c sa"t:
hiii Pettway. Of University of Viz
Hill for Taxa Kola- in the opening en- en-
counter. Bill set his opponents down
easily In the first inning, but In the
seinaM &C, eant The, they seemed to have
run, ,,.as before their side could be re-
IN the third inning the artillery
COUNTERS were registered TO Washing
TONS credit: Here distress signals
We, %ere hoisted:: and Ben Davis relieved
on the visitors were helpless before
the speed and curves OF Davis, secur-
i ihE only ny,r two hits II nse and one
NH DAYS. pitched mas,erfui ball
Taxa kola came back In The fourth,
WIN walks to kuyk. Carter and Burn
nam nan tailed three times. Taxa Kola
4,
seventh, When Mac Pit, hit a terrific
iine hIi"e to riEh, whieh become en-
be the full crop OF runs for the Rich
Shsfer Huris Good Ball.
(. h Ern nert shaf ,s. the portside twir!er
being hit hard. kept his hits scattered
with tho exceptions of the fourth, when
Taxa. koia scored three runs from his
'0'f shs ''aI E e f TEE s ssoG9 md
t IISa. A AZ Commission presented
OF me local Taxa ko!a team with a
cup emblematic Of cham plonship.
res shelton, who mounted the hill
mn ~ ,ne second same. seemed to be in
TO- race him in easy fashion. How
srer; after two, were up in the hrs,
MO Monk Eraser. who is oae Of the sweet
OF the ball lot. found one 10 mis- liking
and drove IL over the fence Tor cir.
swo. b s.outi nol This WAS followed by a
single TO right by Fees. which ac-
counted for two runs for war Risk
IN the initial inning.
ana went into the lead In the third
inning; when Liebs singled. shelton
T iah, aud and poh cracked a single to
this feat. sending Shelton hom nap'i E,,.
nam grounded out. forcing Poh .t
t y! wharton grounded out. short
upsetting the umpire. Licbs Wen, out
ehdihg the inning, thus closing the
scoring Tor Taka-koia.
Tie Score In Firth.
y MA var fisk tied the score in the NTH.
and Rielr Singled. the next NH hrs, s,nS El,
s sers were ta. ret retired in order tieing the
The sixth m they f bsahs al, IN three ali In
Fees singled. Sweeny singled and T Eoss
~1 rs d d5e .Ich home on.n hi, by paei.
other nep rsn'h n washington added an
their total five 10 three. Fverv o ons
, Msiiss1. ths ended The scoring for tho
counters were added on H. live w siean h Two
,hhus running the total To seven. whiis
t an p pest that the local opposition could
,, sshelton , was nicked for fourteen clean
Mas Masb and seemed unable to fool f't ,he
runs For washington. the e'' su,s meant
,,hIS ie3tqTe of the game was the M
bi ns 81 w KILT; who secured three safe
tailed twice in the hi coi,inn p pses
p pi.b wired the second game for war.
hit se eesef to kt to win. allowing four
fis 1y Carter and Plug Amos cn 10
pi rhis concludes the series as "a, 90
K oIa tnai is eonee rned. and the Tak cas-
i nt standing showing wasbin s,nn win Mith
ss coner.d second and Norfolk third. Isl
FIRST GAME.
War Risk T,L