Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
TAkA-K0LA BREAKS EVEN
IN GAMES WITH WAR RISK
Davis Pitches Well, but Loses First
Fray, I to o, While Shelton Is
InvincibIc in Second
BuRNHAM'S HITS TIMELY
Brings In Only Men Who Score in
Closing Encounter, Aiding Shelton
in Turning in 2-tO-O Victory
Against Strong Washington Club.
Ispecia, to The Timcs-Dispatch. ]

ISpecia, to The Times Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. Sept. .--Tska- * ola.
champions OF Riohmonds amateur
baseball world, today shut out the
strong War Risk Bureau aggregation
hy score Of to in the second
zane, after dropping the FIRST game to
their opponents by count Of to o.
Nearly 5000 Lively fans Witnessed
ne contests. and more than half of
these were willing TO conccdc that the
kChnUni players had outpla!cd the
War Risk boys in the first well as
~ the second encounter Hut for the
Tact that every break in the game went
AGAINST the saunders crew, this story
"oGld tell Of It double shut-out by
Richmond
1he Richmond team. along with more
than score OF supporters. came up
hcr" on the so train: arriving At
Union station about a:SO O'Clock. ana
immediately went TO the Ebbitt House.
The sunny. mild weather and the cool
ing hreczcs which came over into
Washington across the Potomac gave
Just the tonic needed To put them on
cd-c for the games, and when they
went the ncld every man was pre-
narcd 70 do his best. and did it.
Field Rough and PcbbIy.
The games were PLAYED on the Union
League diamond. which is unfit for
baseball OF the caiibcr played today.
nc diamond is hard as rock and Gov
H-cd with gravel, and the ou,held re-
semhlcs recently cut hay field In
the early playing the WaSnin:ium tea IN
rad an advantage over the Rich r,ond
MN IN knowinSs the rough spots on the
AFTER the Richmonders played a few
innings, however. they put up a much
Sen Davis was selected bv Manager
kicNersa hi 10 do the mound work for
AKA Is Ola IN the hrst contest and tn.
I'D pitched one OF The finest games
Of his career. II" allowed hut eight
ats, four of which were ~ very freak
IN variety. struck out seven men and
Flowed hu, one run, and that in tn"
very hrst inning.
Shsofcr. ms opponent. who Is a port
s!cer proved puzzle 10 the Orange
and Bluc Lads at the start. bu, they
connected with him FOR eight binglcs
and ON several occasions. when they
"a sooh opportunities 10 score, the
breaks OF the game kept thcm from
Nuttlng man across the pan.
Game short md Snnpp..
In the nrst inning, Snyder. the lead.
III man for War Risk was famed in
snort order by Davis. \. watts. tn.
Washington keystone sackc- then got
saor; single TO lct, n.!d. and after
Frazer Was struck out. he WAS brought
hnme by B!cict. who singled to center.
The nrst game was short and hnd pIy.
Jaho Poh starred during this game hy
nus great work ~ snort, and ne also
seeufed TWO hits. rcttway. who uas
stn' IN 70 bat for Carter in the eighth.
secured =. good hit down the iirst.base
linz, and narrowly missed tying the
soore. The Taxa kola boys worked
hard - hc!p DAVIS Win the game nc so
vel! deserved.
Il, the second game Taka.kola had
thimss right much their own way.
SEy!ton's undcrhani ball was workinc
I" perfection. and he had the Wash
on crowd guessing. ON the other
hand, Field, the War Risk hurlcr. WAS
s-orcd nrst IN the fourth frame. when
Dfn kuyk led of with a hit TO left
lr.l ,ari"r tnen lHid down sacr!;.
l'Ou hlTnNam with III.
statement that drought him home
Hirhmond Rootcr. Cheer.
ne run IN, neatly AK So! the Richmond
.H t"c ciEhth. After Ioh and Pit had
octn "opned Of hits By Blc!cr, the op-
posing shortstop, kuyk got safe on an
"'ror by ~ Watts went to laird on
Car;ers single. and scored whcu Bob
kurnham came to the rescue once more.
Inc fans commenced 10 cheer Taxa
ko!a AZ this time. and the Richmond
tina innings.
All OF the Taka-Kola players showed
-ood io-m today. and they arc sure
70 CAPTURE tho TWO games IN Richmond
saturday II they Keep UP their present
gait Mac" Pitt put up his usual dandy
-anc al the hot corner and Amos put
despite his bad throw in the n!th
which was caused by his finger picking
up a pebble and the ball at The same
nrst, and 'choesie" Lebs caught with
skill, rs usual. Liebs lost two good
hits today when the War Risk in
n"iders pulled them down out Of the
air.
Jake Poh had the fans gaspin6 when
he made ;wo or three wonderful stops
and his. two hits in the first game
should have been for extra bases on
= regular field. He lost two additional
hinS!cs 10 Bc!er. who waited for him
,Ich time. af-,al
War Risk Fast Tenn.
War Risk is u good baseball agg-e-
sation, The team boasts OF good run
nerS fast hcldcrs and hard hittcrs and
Inc Taxa koia boys are not going TO
give them many avenues for scoring
in the next two games. Among the
many Richmonders who saw the games
were DauGhion, former Richmond CEN
ter hcidcr; Doc" Waldbauer. \. Van
Hurcn ana Bob Bell From reports
gained here. the Washington team win
I've accompanied by a large crowd
when it visits Richmond Saturday.
the Taka-kola team will remain
over tonight to see "Ty" Cobb play
against Washington tomorrow. They
are iubilant over the teamwork and
orsanization they showed this after
noon
The scores:
FIRST GAME.