Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-13
WILD HEAVE IN NINTH
Gives HOME TEAM CAME
Second After Doubling
to Left.
CONTEST PROVES ERRATC
Fielding Is Ragged and Lea d
Changes cqucntly-Tulson. OF
Visitors. Parks Ball i'll Seventh
Inning.

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SILVER q; Boulevard Field Yesterday
letic Club team and the nine repre-
ISOLATION. OK WASHINGTON. We're en-
gagged in combat. The outfits had
hati,ed through eight and ;wo-thiras
innings Of Giraffe playing and the
score stood eiEA; all.
His nibs. Norman Johnson, VINO
presided with the indicator. had let
it he known that as soon as three OF
the Church Hiu ta;tvrS had been rc.
tired III the ninth chapter he Would
call q halt and allow the resneet'Ne
teams 10 quit on an even footing.
With two Zen gone it appeared GER
tain that the final score would read:
Church I'M. 5; Washington, tcalled
rinth Inning darkness).
Now baseball is filled with those
little words ii and but, and in the
last minute Of our subject these short
words put in their appearance. Ole
Dcvinc. the left fielder for Church
hin. hit a double 10 left field and
crossed the plate a few moments:
after when Hilton. the visitors
pitcher. made u Wild hcave 10 second
base in an attempt TO catch the !oca!
Hilton TuIls nonchcnl Play.
If ollie had been retired the score
would have stood even, but he wasn't
Hilton had pitched TO that third bat
ter, rs he should have done. neither
side would have won lut he didn't
so there YOU are.
10 finish with the home team SHOW,
ing the way part of the time ami
the visiting outfit coming 10 the front
later Church liilI expressed n desire
to lead the way early in the contest
and scored two runs in the opening
chapter on Inconsistent box work by
n Scuthpaw pitcher named McGrath.
Lefty" gave way TO Hilton. who
Hin. before II runner had been retired
In the first inning. Hilton took M
the burden after one run had been
scored and with one man on base.
Joseph Boehl!rg scored ligSon with
tho second run by Doubling 10 right
field.
TO Hilton's poor showing in the
hoN and his loose fielding is attrih.
utcd the run scored by Church tIll
IN, the second inning. He talked
Edess. the locals hurler, who adj
vanced TO second on n single by De-
vine. Logon hi, TO Hilton. but the
the hnssocks were plastered liotch-
kiss scored Edess by sending a long
fly 10 center field.
Locals Take Edcss 0ut.
scendant Of Abraham and Isaac and
Jacob. started To do tho pitching for
Church Iiill, but was taken out in
the third inning. During his visit to
hut became ratified IL. the third in
ming when Church Hiirs fielding be-
came loose and was taken out.
Strains error of Berhlc's groundcr, a
stolen base 10y the latter and q single
hy Moran scored the only run off
Edess. He was relieved by Chewing.
by scoring run in the fifth frame
the visiting team threatened TO over
come the lead obtained by the locals,
as Church liill was held sCorelesS in
the third and fourth, but the East
fifth chapter when they scored three
runs. Each team scored one in the
sixth inning.
First Raseman Tolson aided the
cause OF his team Immensely in tho
seventh inning, being responsible for
four runs crossing the plate. ili!-
tuu. Anterior and Moran We're on
base and one man had been retired
and sent it.saiiffs. overtime fence ii.
deep ieft-ccnr5. 'Nhsld. tying tn.
score.
Washington Takes Lead.
Washington took the lead in the
eighth inning by scoring o. run on
triple by Gin and an error ~
Hotchkiss, but the home team cycnct
matters in It's half OF the same frame
when strain scored from second ON
Suracino's single.
Devine registered the winning
count with two gone IN the ninth
scoring from second when Hilton
made his wild throw TO catch him
off second.
seven errors by Church lIM and
SIX by the washington team mar
red the contest. Charlie strain. IN.
Church ijill shortstOp, Was the chief
offender Of the day. making tire,
misCucS.
Bcrhl. third bascman for Washing.
ton. gave about rs pretty an oXhibi-
tion OF fielding that has ben seer
Mere in several years.
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