Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-01

credit for nine scorelcss innings in
that wonderful too shut out,
but this fellow Whitcman. by his
timely hit and two great catches. won
the ball game three times over.
In Tight Corner.
1t was hard game for Vaughn to
lose-llke betting yolr whole stack
on four kings and losing to four
aces. He would have won anything
but shut-out ball game. going as
ne was that day. For he gave us
only five hits. struck out six men and
passed only three. My record for
that day was only four s;rikc-outs.
with six hits tailed against me and
ono base on balls. have to thank
mighty fine ball club for my vic
tory.
In the fourth game OF the series I
was feeling right" again. so they
sent me in 10 see IL couldn't turn
'he same trick once more. And this
trip | brcezed along for seven full
innings without allowing man 10
cross the plate, making total Of
twenty-nine consecutive sessions of
Shut-out ball that / had hurled in
worlds series games. They yanked
me of the mound in the ninth inning.
The eighth had been n woozy session
Tor me. with pass to Ki!lifer. a sim
Gle to Hendrix and a wild mitch
which moved both boys along one
peg. The Cubs put In McCabe in
second TO run for Hendrix, and Hol.
iocher was out ut first on a close play
winch allowed Killifcr TO score. As
we were leading at the time wits
only Two runs. l was up against /.
LOT tair. And they tied the score or
us when Mann slapped out a clea.
single TO left. scoring McCabe. Ir
our hait or tho eighth we reSaincI
Inc lead with one run, and I cou,dp,.
find the plate for Zeider. who wal,.od
making two on. nobody out and
Workman up.
wen. might have gone ,vi,ti,c
nut Tor the fact that they took aw,
! my balloon and sent me out IN lef,.
! neid, while Joe Bush went in IN njtcS
re hcld the Bruins and we won the
ball game. ' '"e
a Grent Situation.
had on my batting clothes This
day. After Whiteman's merrv 49,
romance with the pick hanilc II
the hrst three games. Tyler WASH,
taking any chances with him. SO hs
passed him In the fourth Shcan ba,
| already been walked and W. on SCI.
ond. Mclnnis slapped out n sborr
blow. forcing Shean at third. And
thcn came up. didn't know
whether Tyler was going to pitch 10
me or not. Remember, I had made
eleven home runs and eleven three
baggers in the regular season. and
was rcckoned rather vigorous with
the stick. I'll say this for TYLER tbo,
ms curves were lot swifter thar
my batting eye, for he slippcd over
Two strikes that l was all set ia
murder. Then he tried TO coax me
on three sour offerings, but j stood
pat willing to walk if he wouldn't
let me hit 1t was n great situation.
mere were two on. j had two and
three and he had to Pitch or nil the
bases. lie pitched. Right across the
center or the pan ii came. B!nco,
ne pal! ratified off the outtield wall,
scoring Whiteman and Mclnnis while
had plenty of time TO stagger IN
10 third. ! died there.
was about to say Sood-by to the
mound. for this was the last time |
regarded myself as regular pitcher.
III is true that | hurled seventeen
games in the following season. 1919.
but 1t was TO be Babe Ruth. ou,feId
err after this. In 1919 | worked l33
INNINGS. allowing las hits to $40 ba, !.
ters and permitted fifty-ninc runs. O.
winch forty-four were earned an
average of 2.97 per game. gave