The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Qlts Humble Builders Twice
and brow Further Away from
. Rest Of Field in Flag Race
A Bender Continues Game After Being Knocked Out by
a in Third Inning and Wins by Score of to 1-Magalis
aurs Richmond to to Win in Closing Encounter
Makes Great Catch
tBy ERNEST PoILARD.l

tBy ERNEsr PoLLARD.)
six thousand fans saw Manager Chief
0oar and his Richmond Colts twice
~ hum BILE. the Newport News Ship
1iders yesterday afternoon at Boule-
deld and, draw further away from
rest OF the 'held III the chase for the
yated gonfalon. The same fans saw
al Bender, the popular Richmond
esr, get knocked down in the third
ing OF the initial fracas when one
f1tcher FagAn's, speedy ones got him
tae head. and then continue SIX more
ainEs only to collapse after he had
Ached the clubhouse. Thoy further
= the Colts come from behind in the
zenith inning Of the closing encounter.
pre- four runs and finally win out
sfythe Invading contingent by . score
10 5. The nrst was a walkaway
the chsef. the local talent winning
score OF s to /.
rhA crowd that witnessed the exhi-
Ions was the largest that has ever
~ seen in Boulevard neld. and the
xest that has ever packed any ball
* since the infant days Of the old
Gtnta league when Perry Lipe was
nging Richmond a pennant- For
6rst tine since the gates OF the
4 warssopencd tickets to the grand
IND had to be refused patrons of the
me here. Tho east bleachers were
hest packed, and the south stands
~ full Strung along the fence in
{ Aeld were hundreds OF people, while
kAK the fence Just in front of the
A6ty-nve-cent bleachers fans were
tiAg about six,deep in the aeid- In
oittor to Richmonders there were a
AbsY Of Newport News rooters. in
hding PresidentaBarnes. of the ship
Ulcers.
CAief HastEasy Time.
Though the chief was a bit groggy
Ar he was hit he pitched his same
heis,ert bail. For the first Ave in
NJ only fifteen mentfaced him Only
man rot on base during this time
he was caught trying to steal Sec
II was in the sixth that the
ilders got their frs. safety Of the
me, and they added one more In the
rAath One more was Forthcoming
the eighth and two more In the
in. Their only count of the game
ne after two we're out in the alntn
ma.
kfter the chief pitched this game he
n TO the clubhouse and never re-
"a to the deld. II was y Bender
e-eeam that defeated the Builders In
necond. Jimmie Poole directing the
fom the nrst inning Of the opener
~ wasn't the slightest bit OF CUES.
4 about the winner. The Colts got
IN the nrst frame and got add
NJ ones here and there as tho game
ber>ssed. Timely hitting by the Rich.
"a club featured this opening game
addition TO the chiefs alright pitch
pay got a. triple and two singles
Y,Aurhton got = double and a SIN
Moran got two one-base blows
NAenlis Has Good Beginning.
rasLefty Magalis that faced the
ttars In the closing encounter
nmrh one run was scored on him
- opening s,anza. it was not until
aixfh inning that the visitors go'
~ Art hits of of him. They Col
~ n a row then and sent across
M nrst run OF the game. In the
a~~tnx frame they got two more
ard took the lead over Rich
~ BY Jus, that number. II Wa
that the home boys started tc
I1A,nr their bludgeons with tellns
- ana they didn't let up on Jol-
anil they had scored quartet
nAnnts Aller gave the visitors
more in the eighth when ht
- one of Magalis twisters fai
q ths les. field fence.
- Colts didn't experience any
nhIa hitting either OF the Newport
- pifchers In the opening en-
MO- they found Fagan for nine
nties and in the second shey got tt
IN for eleven, bringing their tota
TIA day UP to twenty. Both Jol'
And Pagan displayed flashes Of
~ hut the Coils got to them wher
really counted for something anc
only time that the winner o.
Aer contest was a matter OF doubl
An the first half OF the seventh
a. the Builders forged ahead
en- Il was for only a brief period
the Colts Immediately proceeded
70 tust two better.
-.rlGoran Makes Great Catch.
fhouxh there was lots OF goot
ldlnx during the afternoon ths
10 Of work that stood out beyont
0thers was catch by Moran II
aixhth inning of the closing en-
inter. Tho Richmond left fielder
1t back to the fence on the linz
~ from the bat of Tydeman. /
several feet over his head but h
ped high into the air and spearee
ball just as IL was about to crasi
b the left field wall. It was thu
"a out and when he trotted In HI
e-xiven q big ovation. The catch
!, Also greeted with "a number o
son the back from fans who wer'
around the ball when it wa,
,0ht. 1t was the neatcst piece o
|linx OF the afternoon and one o
best catches that has ever beer
AZ In the local pasture.
nsthis second game Baker. Poole
kran and Hill led In the hitting
~ Of them contributing coupf'
safe whacks IL. the cause.
Snager Whitcraft protested tn,
Eoafd xsme when the umpire failed
1Ilow Harris to take second bas'
en he drove bali into left deld
erN was a ground rule made tina
nan could take only two bases OF
,Sll going in the crowd. There
two reasons Why the protest viii
fruitiess. In the first place maj
~ has to make two bases on {
fs6f that kind. which Harris didn't
admit try to get beyond hrst unit