Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
INDIANS TAKE SERIES BY
11v WINNING DOUBLE-HEADER
Bender and Magalis Have Newport
News in Their Power in Two
Snappy Contests.
FIGHT NARROWLY AvERTED
Pagan Beans" Bender in First
Game, and "Chicf" Goes After
Former Richmond Hurler With
Eat, ut Players Intervene.

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News by the scores of to ! and
% 10 in two OF the most exciting con-
d tests played this year.
i'll. Chief Bender was in the box for the
locals IN the .lrst game, and had chiid's
play with the Newport News hit.ers.
one run, while Magalis twirled the sec
ond game, and nosed out the Builders
% baseball standpoint.
,,l IT MAS case .,n Of rerstition OF the
dians winning both ball games but
. additional excitement occurred in the
second inning Of the matinee perform
Indians. was pitching for the Builders.
and devcioped streak o., wildness.
At the proper time and hit Chief Bon
der on the head.
Bender Rolls on Ground.
The Chippewa rolled over on the
made a lunge for a bal with an at
tempt 20 attack Pagan, but players
Of both teams restrained him. and the
g out aid. He resumed his place in the
box, and held the Builders to five hits
during the remainder of the game.
Pagan apologized for the accident
Neither McNamara or LaRocaue
sa1wea aay up to in nmprG and rt the rs
ent, and o'Brien, the Indians utility
IN, ,nnelder umpiTed the first contest, and
crowd. he was assisted in the second
cams by Bishop, wh2 umpred here
know what became OF Mcnamara. but
reports say that LaRocque has been
given his release by w. Is. Bradley,
president Of the Virginia League.
game he hurled against the locals the he
- News. got in trouble in the opening
inning when the Indians scored one
run Baker. the diminutive shortstop
4
getting walked. He was sacrificed to
second by Brown, and went TO third
back OF second base.
Baker Steals Homo AEuin.
the bali Baker stole home Daushton
Jim Poole lifted one to Crossley. who
threw to BranniSan, who doubled Sam
For four innings Bender toyed with
the visitors. and in these many frames
. only twelve men faced him. Not a
i, the fifth inning. when Jim Poole erred
On Wilson's fly jus, back Of first base.
gr9Snder. Strain died. a Abbott Sat" !" 10 .
BaScr. in an attempt TO steal second.
IEdeman secured the first hit off Ben
der in the sixth, and Went to second
'.on Wild pitch by Bender. but this
was all the. further he got, Gooch,
. Pagan and Henges being easy outs.
vi Ffag =, stea a, himself after his
III when the locals pu, the game on ice
by scoring three runs Jim, Poole
70 second on Moran's Single. lie took
third when Gooch threw wild to first
In aG an l Itsmr to Gatrh Moran off The
initial station. Wilson making "A quick
recovery of the ball.
r Pays Hit scores Two.
three he ric
across. -Abo,t was hit by a pitched
itGooch to Brannigan TENDERS Single
/. for the sntrd out. Richmomd added one one
b in the NTH and another in the sixth.
newport News got man as far as
third in the seventh inning when Allen
tripied to deep certcrhcld with two
men out. Wilson fied out to Moran
for the final out. The sole run of tie
Buiiders in the first game came in the
Crosslcy's single.
TAYLOR Jolin. another Richmond
caston, opposed the Indians in the
second game and was in hot water
from the start. Baker greeted him
with single and went to second when
Brown sacrificed. The shortstop scored
on JIM Poole,s double 10 left. With
Two down in the second Walsh doubled
10 left but MaGalis famed Another
was added by the locals in the third.
Baker walked and Brown again sacri-
hced MIN TO second, from where he
scored on Noran's double TO left.
builders Score in First.
newport News scored one in the first
without hit Henges reached FIRST
%hen Walsh let the third strike get
boot OF Crossley's roller. Allen
grounded TO Baker. who cut Crosslev
OF a, second. but Pay threw wild 10
first in an attempt to catch Allen and
scored - 90
III the sixth He singled. while Bran
niean and crossley advanced him to
third with singles Wilson scored him
by sending long fly to Dauchton
Newport News took the lead in tho
seventh by scoring two runs Strain
opened the inning by sending a hot
one through Magalis. Tydeman's sacri-
nee placed Strain on second and
Gooch'S single advanced him TO third
Jol!if was out after sacrificing Ciooch
TO second. Strain being held a, third
going TO third from where he scored
on Branniran's two Dagger. This was
all the scoring for the Builders until
the eighth when Allen lifted the ball
over the leftfed fence
Prove Deadly in Seventh.
Richmond put the second game away
in the seventh. After Magalis had
gone out Baker walked. Browns long
single TO right sent Baker 10 third
Brown stole second Daughton was
walked. filling the bases Poole came
through in the pinch with single,
scoring Baker and Brown and sending
Daughton to third. Poole went 10
second on the throw in. Moran's sin
gle TO left scored Daughton and Poole
Hiii singled over the intield, Strain and
Tydeman letting the ball drop between
them Pay hit TO Strain who cut Hill
on going 10 second, Brannigan taking
the throw and doubling Pay At first
Newport News threatened to tie the
score in the ninth with one down.
Harris batted for JolliH and singled
Henges singled 10 center Harris going
TO third. Brannigan forced Henges at
second and Pay doubled the batter at
first for the final out.
The scores: