Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-07
INDIANS CAPTURE FINAL
DOUBLE BILL OF SEASON
Find Shipbuildcrs Easy and Have
No Real Trouble Winning,
:I-to-2 and 3-to-2.
BENDER VICTORIOUS AGAIN
AnncXes TwcDty-Ninth Game by
Keeping Visitors at Bay Througo,,t
Contest. Allowing Hut Eight
Wildly Scattered BingIcs.


'hisf Charles Albert Bender and his
Indian tribe emerged Victorious in the
n"a' games OF the season over the
Newport News clan. ;hus taxing the
entire series from ;hc builders and
gaming t"enty-fou- Victories GU, of
inc last twcnty-nine sumcu The
scores were Richmond D. Newport
news :, nrSt game: Richmond g. New
port Ne~S. >, second game The iinai
contest Mas abbreviated to seven in
test, made his winning string for the
season average twcnty-nine victories
out OF thirtyonc games.
slender and his team never played
oetler They hit harder and they
helded better than ever before The
s1rh OF Baker. Brown and Pay in the
neid couldn't he cxccllcd. and th- out
neiners rahbed many hard tries. Gus
Hin, in Jeff hcld especially shone by
MS daring catches. although the wind
Indians snackcd the pill for All /, was
worth. la the FIRST game they made
a total % ten hits. and in the abOrc-
waited c2ntcst a collection Of thirteen
nils Mas igarncrcd
Chief Master on Mound
no tn'ct wa the master on the
wor. any too hard. but he JUS, KEPT
the Bu.iders cirnt hits scattered so
mat they dihn'i amount to much. in
n,
and eighth. only three men faced the
Indian. When men got on The bases
ne vas siinsisr than ever.
Richmond found Jo.in for hits u
Viii and eaiicd the game in the frst
innings
with one man out in the second inn
ing. ABBOT "as safe a, first base on
Mems throw over Crossiey's head
Bender popped up 20 iicnges Baker
followed win his second n, OF the
game. nc bal! going tor two bases;
Ill u n ,rxf
binric to Allen. Baker stopping at
third base. Baker s,o home for the
second run and brown n,l.ereI sec
ond roo.c ended the SD. win a
Goouh Lend, on We'll.
Ine Indians stated their aSsaul,
oil with :. Mt 20 Allen that he beat
out BY fast running. III followed
With binSic mo left Moran famed.
ray nit TO crossle! who threw TO
Alien at second. but ne dropped the
ball. and Hi!l was SAFE On second and
Gooch anchored AT ihird. Goo"h and
one TO Jo!i!n. VINO threw 10 frs, in
stead OF home, letting both runs come
over.
Tho Indians scores another N the
20 deep ri Sht neld. MS third safety of
ne game. Harris neided the ball and
r.turne-! 81 10 brannisan. Who held
tho bal Will. iiil raced home.
Ncwporl News showed across their
mrs. run III tho NTH innins. After
Alien had famed. crossicy Srnarkcd
Strains hit nicely snd could have mad
double play. but NJ 'hrcw Wildly
10 Pay AT second anu both Crossley
CrosSic! with nice single 10 right
ncld. Abbott dcidcd R.ndcr's Wild
oi,eh nicely ard CAUGHT strain in h's
attempt to steal home.
Allen ScnreS second Run.
Alien scored the Snirhu.Idcrs' .cc.
ond run in tho seventh frame. win
one out n, smackcd me bail against
the left ned boards After C-ossley
had nown out 10 H!,l. strain hii one
to left that the Wind coof out OF
t!i!'a hands. and Allen crossed the
IA, Inlians s,arte. their run get
ing IN the nrst inning OF the sex
ond game They wrre AIDED very
nice hnslc INTO righ: hcld and iiro"n
followed with hit to lett. t'"o!e
MI to Fagy1n. NJ" TIRE" "i!d t"
countel and noo.C kept on 20 third.
later - ring on Gooch's sacrifice NJ
Hill reached nrs, when Rrannisan
dropped his easy POP but the Hich-
mond Left hclder WIS on: "hen he
tried 20 seal second while Fagan ned
the ball Moran was safe when Whit.
Graf, threw Wild 70 hrst. Pay walked,
hT Abbott pu: the side out by dying
to center. Three runs were made on
VWn hltS.
Fay stnrt> Run Getting.
Pay started the run getting again
in the fourth frame by hitting safely
through short field. Abbott flew out
TO left Macarthur banged y triple to
right field which strain let go to the
fence. Baker crossed In the mean
time and on the throw in. Macarthur
was caught between third and the
home plate. Baker hit safely and
scored on Browns safety to left.
The big inning OF the Indians was
the sixth frame. Four runs were
scored after two men had persisted
Abbott led of with hit that was
TOO hot for Rrannigan 10 handle. Nc
Arthur flew out to Strain, and Baker
was out, Brann'gan to Crossley
Brown scored Abbot, with triple
that bounded against the signs in
center field
Poole scored Brown with hi,
through frs, base and later crossed
on GooshS three-base WALTON to deep
center. CroSsley fumh'ed Hil's in
field tap and Ciooch tailed. Tho side
wa. retired when Hill was caught at
second on Mo-ans tap.
Crosslcy was responsible for the
Shipbuiders' first tally. The former
Richmond collcgan was the first man
up in the NTH frame and he pro-
ceedcd to send the bali over the gar
len IN lief, fed. Charlie Strain
brought over the other Newport News
.ally. With none out. he hit safely
10 left field, went TO third on Gooch's
waliop to center field and came home
when Pagan went out at first.
FIRST GAME.