Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
5TAKA-KOLA WINS FROM
RICHMOND INDIANS, G-,2
Pres Shelton Allows But One Hit in
Seven Innings i'm Battle With
Virginia League Champs.
MAGALIs is BATTEp FREELY
Game Witnessed by Crowd OF 5000
Is Featured by Snappy Double
Plays, Sensational Stops and Work
of Poh, Amos and Pitt.

The question tina, has been worrying
local fandom all season and the cause
strength OF the Taxa * ola outut and
the liicelmond club. local entry in tn"
afternoon at Bouievard Park. when
Richmond, with Lefty MaEaiis. their
SOUND troun e;i to tie tune 81 5 to ;.
A large crowd turned out 10 see
R:chm onds two premier teams battle
ed 20 the park Will never regret their
action. ihey Witnessed a game re-
ii isss n'A do oGs "q piay ao0unfns
throws and sensational stops and
The spectators were Impressed with
tho grim Determination written on the
face ot-eveTy man aS he took the. field
for acton. and al knew it would be
stamina having Is much 20 do with
d!spIayed.
Takn-koin Hits Opportunity.
Lefty" Nagal :. who. with Chief
RENDER has pitched Richmond 20 the
nag ins,Ae state league was assigned
Lefty may have been able TO TOOL
sne virginia !eaguers. bu; ne certainly
SLIPPING them 81 the Ko!a boys. for
they experienced no trouble in regis
'erins safe blows when hits mean;
Fo- Taka-Kola Davis was selected
n 10 go 90 90 H.; ;h b s wa ne Ss S%ES os'p
developed = streak OF wildncSs tina;
caused the distress signals 10 be ran
UP. and shelton was summoned to go
From the tine of sheltons advent
10 the box. Richmond was helpless be-
de-hand ss-tire working TO pcrfec-
ton He had MS opnonents eating ont
Not only did Pres Start in the see
ond. but also let II he SAID and under
stood right here that also d ID he finish.
and that in grand style. through the
remaining seven frames, allowing the
heavy Richmond slugEers only one
measley hit. and that of the scratch
Variety.
shelton Pitches Good Gnmc.
Too much credit cannot b. given
Pres for The maSterfui game he
perfect control OF the &c, Situation At ali
times In addition to the brilliant
work OF shelton che work OF Poh. Pitt
and Amos stood out in brilliant con-
1rast to that o: their opponents. time
and again making seemingly Impossible
stops and throws OF balls that We're
due safe resting place in the outer
The stands time and again were
Jake ,Poh had a field day at bat. sycur-
ing three safe blows out OF five l<-it,-
mate attempts, one of them being good
a Tor two bags az; when whep the bases were
4 crowd with drive 10 the center field
fence in the eighth while LiehS, be-
hind the bat. was given good hand
LOT his execution OF n double play in
drunk. his headwork at this time avert
ing one and possibly Two runs.
Takn-KoIn freaks Ice.
Taka-Kola broke the ice in tho first:
1 Poh was out shor, 10 nrst: PITT singled
sharply 10 right: kuyk moved him up
T., peg al and adyaneed TO thl5d on pass
tempted steal. Pitt came home on Il
throw to second - Amos. grounded out.
more in the second. Hurnham walked.
Hotchkiss walked. Liebs singled 10
light it,-, Davis struck out; roh sent
sacks, Pit few out to left: Kuyk
On their half OF the second. Moran
IvsiInS hrst on an an nfeid nil ray
out, Baker walked, Brown walked.
! Forcing Moran: Poole walkcd. forcing
np. and shelton sent to the mil jiooch
popped TO third, Hin v<cnt olsl second
!. 10 nrst. retiring the si!.e-
Adds Another in Fifth.
In no other inning was Richmond
second Taxa kola added another
counter in the nfth. Ho,chkiss Walk |
perfect sacr.icc; Shelton singled 10
right scoring Hotchkiss. In the s,xtn
tHey rag theiF tota! TO nNc. PIT
WALKED, Kuyk went out. ;hird to first;
Pitt advancing 10 second. Carter
grounded out, second 10 FIRST; PITT go
ing 10 third Plug Amos driving il IN
home with single over secoud
Their last counter was rung up in
the eighth. Amos struck out, Burmnafn
tripled to the contcr-ncld fence ana
came home when the throw to thiri
went into he stands. For Richmond,
stthe work of Poole on first easily stood
out above that OF MS teammates
grade of ball, making only one error
during the afternoons pastine
IA The score:
Richmond. Tnka-Cola
Alb !: II z ABRH Z
Poole. rs. 5Nuyk. r.. .
Czech, RI. oCsfier. CT.