The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-05
YELLOW JACKETS
DEFEAT SPIDERS
Win Second Contest With Local
Collegians By Score of
6 to /.
GWATHMEY is GIVEN
VERY POOR SUPPORT
Twirls Good Game But Costly Err
rors and Poor judgement
Give Visitors Big Advant-
age Throughout.

The Spiders barely avoided a shut
out in their game with Randolph
Macon "Wednesday. They chased a run
over the pan in the eighth inning after
the visitors had scored six runs. The
local coiiegians never had a chance
to win and 1t seemed that they were
outclassed by their fast rivals.
Gwathmey. who was in the box
was not batted hard and pitched a
good game but he was given poor
support, six errors figuring largely in
the run getting Of the Yellow Jackets.
Smith, who twirled the last game be-
tween Richmond College and RAN
dolph- Macon, was on the slabF again
and proved very effective. He allowed
only four hits, struck out seven
Spiders and gave two free passes.
Gill was easily the star Of the Rich
mond team, he accepted three chances
at third base and secured two of the
four hits made, one of them a double.
He hit the ball hard every time up and
out of four times at bat he reached
first three times. Neither Meredith
nor Jenkins was able to get hit.
Score In First.
The yellow Jackets took one ran
in the first Pritchard was passed
and sacrificed to second by Smithey,
scoring when Hite singled. The visitors
were easy until the fourth. when Gil
lette singled after two We're down and
Carroll was passed. Gillette stole
third. but Motley flew out. They
scored two in the sixth. Smithey
singled and was forced at second by
Beiviile; Hfte flew out to AGREE but
Gillette singled and jenkins made a
mess of CARROTS drive, Belvilie scor-
ing and Gillette counting a moment
later when Guy dropped throw to
catch him at the plate. Carroll was
caughting stealing and retired the side.
Another was added In the seventh
Motley doubled and was sacrificed to
third by Rowe. scoring when jenkins
threw wild after capturing drive
from Smith. Their last runs came in
the eighth. Hite singled and went all
the way to third when the ball got
later when Gillette drove one through
Meredith. Gillette stole second and
third and scored when Beverly missed
a throw by Jenkins to catch Motley.
The Spiders had no opportunity to
score until the eighth. In the frs,
seven innings they secured only two
hits, drew one free pass and bad the
advantage of only one error by the
visitors In the eighth, Beverly led
off with a single and stole second, scor-
ing when Gwathmey singled. Miller
struck out and Gill hit to Smithey,
who caught Gwathmey Off second and
ran him down between the bases. Jen-
kins was an easy out, retiring the side.
In the ninth the Spiders threatene dto
score again but failed. Guy drew "A
pass and stole second. Taylor struck
out and Meredith went out. Rowe to
Smith, Guy going to third. AGREE
finished the game by sending an easy
one to Pritchard, who threw him out
at first.
Score by innings:
RIM. ......1 0 0 o o 1 Ct Z 9
r. c. .......0 o o o. 0 o / 0-1 6
Summary: Earned runs-Richmond
College, /. Two-base hits--Nolley,
Pritchard. Gin. Sacrifice hits
Smithey and Rowe. stolen bases
Gillette (3), Motley. Beverly, Guy.
Struck out--by Smith. Z; by Gwath-
mey. 6. Bases on bails--off Smith, 2;
off Gwathmey, 2. First base on errors
Richmond College, /; Randolph
Macon. s. Umpire. Mr.. Walsh. Time
of game, hour and SO minutes.
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