Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
INDIANS REFUSE TO WIN
FROM PETERSBURG NINE
j.
Golden Opportunity Passed by and
Richmond Loses by Score
of 1 to =.
GAME GOES TWELVE STANZAS
Close Decision at Second May Have
Kept Bender Band From Victory.
Home Team Weak in Pinches
Although Making Good Start.
GAME GOES TWELVE sTANzAs

Richmond virtually declined TO win
ball game Yesterday. passing up
many golden opportunities 10 score by
slow playing, and Petersburg won.
70 :. in contest which ran three extra
Innings. Umpire La ROGUE may have
deprived Richmond OF victory in the
eighth inning when he called Moran
out on force play at second. when II
seemed that the runner had slid safely
into tho bag by a comfortable margin.
The decision came when the bases were
loaded with Two ont. and il kept the
Indians from breaking a tie. which had
existed since the sixth inning
The Indians were weak in the
pln.ches and the winning punch was
lacking on more than one occasion
turned the tide. Dumb playing also
served as re;ardins factor in the
business OF making runs, and Peters
purE Was even able to use the hidden
victim OF the hidden bal! stunt He
singled in the. seventh inning. after
Hill had famed and advanced 10 third.
when Brunei hit TO left for a double
KILLER tucked The ball away and he
caught Abbott natfooted when he
Stoned oil ~" bag Chief Bender was
/ Indians Score In First.
Richmond WAS off TO good start,
s"hlCh Is something unusual TO Eoule-
ward Field, and two runs were chalked
up before the locals were retired in the
"frst inning. Brown hit the first bail
.pltchcd TO deep center for three bags
Henderson struck OUT, and paushton
land stole second. and Jim Poole came
Through win clean walop down the
--hrst base lins, which brought in two
-runs Fay flew ont to third
T. BrUner started in the box for Rich
. mond, and he managed 20 hold the
Coolers to pair Of runs until the
,tenin frame. when, with third occupied
oil McLouShlin. McLoughlin worked
out OF the hole when an attempted
Squeeze play failed 20 work, and ILL
Ter was run down between third and
tanning.
The Seventh inning passed By with
out score but McLoughlin faltered
in The final stan2a long enough for re-
tersburg TO score twice Mcl.ouehlin
contributed TO his own defeat by a wild
pee 70 SECOND n trying 20 catch Nc
this inning ny walking. He Went 10
second on iIillcrs hit and both run
ners advanced peg when McLeush-
was walked. and Mcconnell scored
when Groutey drove out a long sacri-
nee ny. Blackwclls tap in front of the
plate forced Hitler at home. Parker
at first by Brown.
Weak In Pinchc..
Covington did not give UP many hits.
ana he seemed 10 have lucky charm
when danger threatened. The Indians
=! ost track OF the plate after the first
inning, although several good opportu-
mites to count runs presented them
selves. !; must be said. however that
= Inc Petersburg team played tgh, bail
behind Cov!ngton, and the two hobbies
credited TO Andy Mcconnell did not tis-
:, uIe in The scoring The Indian run.
ners We're retired at the plate.
Petersburg tied the score in tho s;x,b
Ing, when Brown hurled low TO ursl
- on B!ackwe!!,s hit, the bali going past
~ j I'm Poole. With two down in this in
ming, Groutoy doubled. Blackwell sent
hot one 10 Brown. who threw badly
!. 10 iirs'. the ball going to the fence
:, Groutey trotted home. The Coolers
: OH Woods hit, = sacrifice bv NcC,on.
mel! ana Killers single. The score: