The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-04
TWO HOME RUNS INCLUDED IN
CONTEST WITH NEW YORK.
HiGHLANDERs.
ALSO SIX STOLEN BASES
GIANTS WIN SEVENTH STRAIGHT
GAME, RAYMOND PITCHING
CLEVELAND WINS AND
BOSTON BEATS PHILLfEs.

Detroit has the astonishing lead
of ais points.
Nottce what old man Tenney
did? Two doubles and three sim
giles In five times up.
With ~ runs and % hits against
Newark, the Toronto team has
urobabjy set a years record ear
IL In the season.
PfefYer and Becbe, two former
Illinois University pitchers were
utttcd against each other at Phil
adeip,,fa wednesday and Pfeifer
won.
kid" McInnes il playing such
"A whirlwind game In the Held
and at the bat that Connie Mack
will not put Barry. the regular,
hack nj short until tho little fell
low "blows." which may mean
that Barry Is the sub from now
ON.
Every Mack man got one or
more hits OF the Highland fling
crs' offerings. three being dou-
bies and. two hofners.
Recruit Isafitte has won three
straight games for the Tigers.
The st, Louis Cardinals have
won only one game i'll the last
nine.
Gregg. a coast recruit, has done
the hest pitching of any OF the
Napp boxnen.
Eight doubles were run up be-
tween st. Louis and Pittsburg.
"BugSs Raynlond's curves held
Brooklyn to four hits and no
runs,
Pirate Maggie struck out three
of the four men who faced him
in the innings and fraction that
he pitched.
The luckless Browns tried "a
new pitcher named Willis and
Detroit tried its best TO make life
miserable for him.
With Jack Coombs going right an
he Athletic sluggers hitting benin
aim, the worlds champions ha
.hings easy in New York Wednesda,
Fisher and Quinn were touched up
lively fashion. The Athletics pounde
Fisher eleven times IN the seven il
1ings he was up. Home run Harr
Davis smashed & ball into the new
stand In centre field and made Ii
circuit Of the bases. McInnes ais
made a homer. Six bases were stole
on Ed Sweeney, the crack backstc
Of the Highlanders, Srrunk ar
Coombs getting two each. Baker III
Oldring got the other two. Seventet
hits and thirteen runs was the r
cord OF the champions.
The Nationals lost 10 the Red so
Groom and Gray pitching for the NJ
Aleer outfit and Pape for BoSto
Street was hurt and Aiusmlth toe
hts place. Mcbride kicked ilimse
out of the game, kid Elberfeld gofr
in at short. and Wild Conroy fro
left field to third. Miller took Coz
rov's place.
Willis. a recruit from the Three
League. was easy for the Detroit stu
gers, Bush getting three hits off hfI
LATTE pitched q great game for Il
Tigers.
Cleveland nosed out Chicago in ;
exciting finish Young Cy Young W
knocked out Of the box iii the tfiir
Scott. who took his place, BEGAN
Wild In the ninth and with the has
full big Ed Walsh was sent 10 Il
rubber Olsen, the new Nap shor
stop, and Mons Ia 1tSs 81 ranged Wall
for two hits and three runs came
Chicago had - TWO run lead, but 10!
8 to !.
The New York Giants are having
winning streak. They have now VA
seven straight games. TIE Erookly
were their. latest victims. Bugs Ra
trf0ad pitched q great game. sfreitts'
out the Superbas and allowing on
four hits. The Giants got SIX
Rucker.
The Cubs, Brown pitching. beat 4
Cincinnati Reds with Sugrs IN Z
box. The Boston Terriers pitted Pfc
fer against Reebe and the Cub cas-
off won his own game by holding I
Quakers 10 EIGHT hits and by rnaki1
a home run with two on bases.
The st. Louis Cardinals were bea
en- by the Pirates. Harmon was wi
and hit hard. Leifieid pitched go
ball until the eighth inning. when
was touched I'D for a single and thr
doubles. Young Maggie was sent
the rescue. Four men faced him al
he struck ont three of them.