Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
RED SOX GATHER TWELVE
HITS AND SHUT |NTS OUT
Boston Americans Close Training
Season With Decisive
Victory.
TEAM LEAVES FOR WEEK
Richmond VIII Play Carolina and
Virginia League ClubS-Morrt-
sette Is Touched Freely by BoS-
tonians, Who Score Five Runs.

Richmond was buried beneath m
avalanche OF hits yesterday when the
Boston Red SoX closed their training
season by shutting ,hc lnts out 10
q Both teams cloutcd the pill. but
tho visitors punched theirs. while the
Duunites lost their swaiiimG powers
when the bases were CloEEed.
In order to give his men slight
rest Manager CarriEar insisted ON an
early start. and the first ball whiSt!ed
O'Clock. There, was chill in ,hc
air. although the sun smiled hriskiy
all afternoon. and iaIr 'roWT WAS
out 10 see the conflict The local BOYS
gave them few opportunities. now =
ever. 10 warm IN.
Dunn sent Morrisette over the run
course and he was touched up freely
ing extra base knocks, were Earnered
off his delivery. several of the long
clouts came at opportune times. ana
Foster and Comstock worked on the
hill for Boston and both performed
creditably. Each was found for four
safeties. but they were well scattered.
and twirlcd effective ball. Men were
advanced AS far as tho third corner on
three occasions, but they never passed
that post.
Morrisc;te worked VOL during, the
first three innings and would have
BANKED the visitors In the fourth IT
it had not been for. several miscues
by the inner guardians. With, one
down and a man on first: Morrisette
stopped n hot liner and whirled around
and made a perfect peg to second.
his eaGerncss to make double play
and tho runner was safe, although
the batter died At FIRST Kellogg
booted the next one, which put men
on first and third. Scott started
down TO second and Bali muffed a
peg from Schaufe and the first counter
was huns up. 4 single by HALEY: fol-
lowed by triple from the bat OF Nc
Nally. resulted in another tally.
Fireworks Started In sixth.
Real fireworks started IN the sixth
frame when three runs were pushed
beat out n sacrifice. Scott singled to
rightheld. scoring Lewis and putting
Hobby on third \ sacrifice hy by
completed the circuit on a triple by
Comstock. In trying TO stretch his hit
into "A homer, the latter was caught at
the plate Although in q. tight corner
several times thereafter. MorriS"tte set
tied and pitched himself ont Of the hole.
Richmond had chances to score in the
third, sixth and ninth chap,crs In the
third frame Bates and hoffman each
singled, but the next three men either
popped up or hit easy EronndcrS. In
the sixth Berger and Bates We're walked
hu, again the next Three failed to dc
their duty In the ninth. Ball and kcl-
loes singled. hut Mclnnis famed aut
two pinch hitters. Breckenridge and
Dean. We're easy outs.
With the game yesterday tile train.
ing season is over, locally. The team
leaves to-day for a week with Virginia
and Carolina League clubs ON its re-
turn IT Will have several DAYS bcfor,
the opening of the league season, and
Richmond College viii be pressed into
service TO III the hole.
The, Bostonians left last night for
Philadelphia where they open to-da y
against the Athletics.