Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
INDIANS HAND COOLERS
SMALL ENDS OF SCORES
Shut Out Rivals in Morning Game
and Capture Afternoon Fray
by 3-to-2 Score.
,GooCH STARS WITH WILLOW
Magalis and Bender Prove Combi-
nation Which Petersburg Is I'm
able to Solvc-Doublc Victory
Means Clinching OF Pcnnant.

rs Means CItnching OF Pcnnant.
Petersburg has a very fast team. But
fRichmond has better. This was proved
Il for the second time during the day
i.yesterday afternoon, when the Indians
q defeated the Coolers at Boulevard
4 Fieldeby the score OF TO .. Bender
h was on the mound.
/ 1t takes Il good club to beat Peters
i burg. and the best OF pitching and sup
3 port to whitewaSh them. That was
ssslwhat took place yesterday morning,
however. in Petersburg in the open
srogran. Magalis was never in better
a 3Prm, and his teammates accorded him
f& backing that was all the most ardent
~ Richmond fan could desire.
NJ 1.-THE game yesterday afternoon was
ectacular. 1t ended only when Hitler
us called out at the plate by Umpire
lSsS.h in the ninth inning an un-
js9ally, close decision. after Mcconnell
lad scored the second tally OF the CON
tsst fpr Petersburg. Hitler slid around
p the plate instead of into it. and by so
sdoinga shut OFT any hope the Coolers
|, might have had OF tying the count.
|, Fighting Like Demons.
That.the Coolers should have made a
6despefate ninth-inning rally is evidence
kfhat they were fighting like demons.
|sAtter holding them to four hits. Bender
Itsased sup in the ninth frame. and Nc
3,Gonnell and Hitler the first two men
gup. LED OF with singles. Brown then
let Purcell's Erounder get through him
and the sacks were hlcd. on kruscr's
sffelders' choice, Mcconnell crossed the
& plate eHnd Hitler came in behind him
like a. streak OF lightning. Poole
&pcgged perfectly to Abbot. Hitler saw
1.-The dirt and missed the rubber and
s.was waved
ITO Bender, OF course. goes the credit
:fSf ksepns T peigIsoprg f,G nno wiRnins
Eiand Gooch goes the palm for batting
.in a victory for the Indians. After the
E.inning, they maintained their lead until
& .the seventh frame. Then il was that
Kthe locals made two counts and put
Is themSelves ahead.
Hill Stnrts OF Hitting.
Hill started off with a single in the
Seventh. Moran went out. Eurnham to
sWeafer, but Pay knocked out long
-oagger. and Hill romped home.
There was Pay the bag and Abbot
up. Tommy cracked out a pretty single
and brought Pay in.
Two singles and sacrifice scored
ming Baker led off with a single, was
sacrificed by Brown, went to third on
tPoole's out and crossed the platter
the fray.
Petersburgs run in the first inning
kwas scored after two men were out
Fshen Purcen's single brought in Hitler
who made double before him.
Bender Holds Petersburg.
After that inning, Bender warmed
up and allowed but two more hits
nntil the ninth inning. The victory 70,
the CHIEF yesterday was his twenty
ninth. but II is doubtful if he ever had
rs much stun on the ball as yesterday
after he got the kinks out OF mis- arm
SHe did not give n base balls
bjfA For, that matter, neither did Farmer
}urnham allow n free pass, blu, ne was
Niouched, for ten safeties by the In
HNrrlians. 90 Burnham entered the game
AyeemingIy with supreme confidence of
%inning it: A smile hickered across
he face when he was in some of the
kAnued 10 smile until the game was ac-
hally oyer. Then the smile passed
fna had done on M, his hest. but had met his
Proved his downfall. although he
Epught hard to stave off defeat
Enormous Crowd Present.
3kThe crowd at the game was notable.
sfo5s the Gontest sta siartsd all Of the
khesssw tndows closed. This diverted
lumber Of fans into the left-held
ieachsrs, and early, in the game the
Ind center-feld fences. A.Somc;. even
Eent around and sat by. .the' right
Held fence. Ground rules were made
fFto the crowd
Fla conservative estimate would put
nabie: Ae eon,roI those p Tn.Sf wef TO
Tue windows 10 buy tickets, and the
fnes which had once been, formed
1oHGet TO the bo%-oiiicc. There has not
3Saen such an attendance at Virginia
21&aEue =, ball game since 1905. when
ReTEy Lipe's team won the pcnnant.
AfMagalis was invinciblc yesterday
ihorninE. and the best that the Goob-
licss could do was five scattered hits.
pHly three players We're able 10 solve
Afs#d eliyery. Weafcr hit for TWO sin
$5fes,1 Groety for two and Heller for
asThe Coolers had tho bases filled on
3Wp occasions, but were unable TO get
3sfunner over the plate.
Eunglaub pitched good ball up TO the
f3th Inning, when Baker singled,
kSnt to second on Browns sacrifice
End scored on Poo!e's single. Poole GO
to second on the throw in. Poole
EpEed on Goochts TWO Dagger 10 right
dgse Gooch steals In Home
. 1a{fnoch. took third on Browns out.
f4tEonnell TO Wcafer, GoOch stole
aoJne when ung!aub was winding up.
3RSker failing 10 eaten the ball. In
lBbIeighth the Indians added anoth IL
sniis TO their score on McConnclrs error
HtfRoOle's grounder. single BY Guuch
&d9HiIcs sacrifice fy.
ASEoole'S and Gocchs hitting and
}akHps Fl Gliding featured the game for
3itTIndnn's and Weafcrs hitting and
fSIdfng and Groety's infcld work fea-
%1rr n IN