Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
sTERzER BLEW UP AFTER
CLIMBERS HAD GAME WON
Five Runs Scored in Ninth Inning by
Providence. With One
Man Down..
RICHMOND LEAD ALL WAY
Got OF With Strong Start and Had
Four Tallies to Good When Fatal
Frame Started-Russell Pitched
One Ball, Which Was Nailed Hard.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., May 3o.-Aftcr
his teammates had sailed away the
game Sterzcr blew up In the ninth in
ming to-day. and Providence scored five
runs. giving the Grays n I0-to-3 de-
cision over the Richmond Climbers. The
game was characterized by terrific hit.
ting, 1--WE triples and two doubles being
made The weather was chilly, but The
snappy action put ginger into the
large crowd that turned out TO well
come tho Dunnites on their FIRST visit
here.
The game came to such sudden end
that it took the fans. players and UNI
pres alike. about thirty seconds TO
realize what was going on. Two min
utes before the grand final in the ninth
the Richmond team was leading by a
score OF to 5, with two Cirays on the
bases and one Providence man gone
Falt the 1000 spectators had left the
held. when tho crash came. and before
the other so per cent knew where they
were al. the Grays had hammered five
runs over the plate and won one of the
haFdest-fouSht ball games here in
many moons By "A score Of 10 TO 2.
From the first inning il looked like
flchmond walkovcr. eSterZer appar-
entity had the game sewed up. as he
mao the Grays reaching after his slow
ones and hitting late at his fast hos.
MS support was also strong and clean.
and 1t seemed almost impossibl. TO get
the ball out OF hounds when a biu:
WAS necessary TO produce runs The
trays have found the Shedding rough
against left-handers this season, but
'heE nave been fed on 1.-THE else for
'he past fortnight. and are beginning
70 get used TO the crook ed-;IIn stuff,
md showed they had arrived when they
hFove St.rzcr At full speed 20 the woods
N the eventful ninth
Shenn stnrts Lcfthnndcr
Manager Shean also started a left
aahdeT sending Radlon 10 the mound
,or MS hrsi league game OF the year.
The big boy had any amount Of stuff"
out lacked control and possessed q
lame wing. He got away badly by
passing four Climbers in the first in
alng Although he went much better
n the second. he developed tho onpo.
site tendency IN the third. and after
mex, tho first man UP. had sho; the
oIl 10 center for screaming triple
'ollo""d b. long single by Bates
Manager Shean got out the hook. and
copper entered tho fray
The latest arrival had his troubles
,lso and was lambas;ed withou, mcr-
:" until the Climbers had piled up nine
'rns. two of them. however being Tho
.esult OF tumble by Fabriquc The
trays fought the fight to the bitter end,
ana hv n splendid exhibition of game
7ess' sent the enemy scampering FOR
.over JUST when they appeared to have
he locals begging for mercy With
sterzer completely done. Manager Dunn
'ushed Russell TO the rescue. and his
'ole offering was one ball as Rch,.
walled that first pitch 10 the outer gar
lens for pair of sacks. and all was
over
Radlon started hy passing Crane.
Breckenridge and Pick in a row with
he bases crowded Bates swung at a
1ish one for his third onense. Then
Jordan walked, forcing i'm Crane and
Young Jack Dunns ny TO Powell sent
Breckenridge over. Pick started tho
:hird with triple and tailed on
Bates long single. Cooper replaced
Jingle. Rates going TO third A double
steal landed Bates over the plate.
1nslow claimed Schaune blocked Haley
rom making the play, and Cleary put
aim out Of the game, Schultz going to
irst base. Dunn famed and Cooper
md Sterzer singled. scoring Jordan.
-ooper's single In the Gray's half and
?abriques walk was followed by
2ehs's triple. which sent two runs
,ver
With two down in the fifth Fabriuue
md Shorten singled. and a double
teal gave Fabrique his run Sterzers
Jingle and Picks triple. followed by
Bates double in the sixth, gave Rich
nond two more. while hits by Dunn,
Ara gon and Breckenridge assisted by
IN out and Fabrinuc's tumble, added
wo in the seventh. Cooper went strong
IN the eighth and ninth. Cribs single,
9owelrs double, Dunn's wild peg and
IN out put the Grays in the game in
he seventh with a pair of tallies
Masterman opened the ninth with
walk and Gill hit safely. POWELL flied
% Breckenridge. O'Brien battcd for
cooper and walked, filling the bases
:abrique grounded to Crane. who FUN
sled Masterman scoring. Bantley ran
or OBrien.
shorten doubled to right. scoring
Sill. and Bentley and Rehg hit Rus
TELLS first offering for double to left
tending in Bentley and Shorten