Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-08
RICHMOND OPENS SERIES
BY DEFEATING CANUCKS
Morriscttc Holds Heavy-Hitting To-
ronto Team To Six Hits
and Two Runs.
LOCALS PLAYED CONSISTENTLY
Best Team Work. Both in Field and
Bat, Seen This Season-Fewste
and Healy Lead With Willow.
Many Runs Cut on at Home Plate.


In one OF the most consistent games
PLAYED on tho local lot rhis season
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game OF inc present series from ioroh-
TO. TO . The, locals had the edge
on tho visitors in every danartucn,
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The game was PLAYED IN JIG time, be-
ing one of the shortest here this year
D;il Nor~;s.,. 90, an rho ari,g
Live far ~. i,c,Is MA ~, ~, mo h.st
exhibition no Mas vet shown richmond
f,,e 10 va. all tn,,,I ror six hi,s
and issued ms. nno mass vim mon
on tho hasos 3D. Us ,icb, ard .idod
nv cI.var r.ldire 10 ,,,iIad on, or
sevorsI rad ,,fn, Nr.risuo bic clan
opnonant was moro liberal win ho,n
AIS ana masses ,biis HE teammates
were also rulI of r.,,.rneI,y a, ,i,,ar
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5-st n,arkar ,Sn com, vas more ,bon
.'as. ma, ne. va" ,"ui. N"N ','ore man
Nene" pI INC MINERS IN 'he second
frame. when they got two runners
across the rubber by cooperation
With the willow The Leafs hung up
4 marker in the sixth. Richmond
added lis third run in the nfth and In
ne hnaI tally IN me siNth.
,,a MINI hnno s, o,.ds"s l Ea .U.H
me hlt,lns nonofs YESTERDAY. fews'ef
three tries, while Morrisctte took two
ont Of four trips shay THOMPSON
topped the upper tier with two ont of
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MN wv" ""l o' nNe fath ien LOT 'he
Leafs win wv" ont OF four. Williams
took the SlucG ing honors with a triple.
Tho next longest hits we're by Few
Stor and Wares each cloutinG one for
,wo sacks
Th-ao No., s,o,aa n, -, ,b, ,r CO..
t'' ~ '''i E''ith al W 'ii' HiS l'l
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neF' cacn turning the trick twice ON
several occasions. however. the feat
was prevented by runners being cut off
AT tho plate. The locals suffered
twice. and tho visitors once in This
ne rae, INA, no, ho.e uos s,nI., ~.
'n, az 'n"' no. =" "nS" was S,otoh ny
either team. hichmoha' 100. had Twelve
men left on IN" paths
Game in Detail.
Toronto got an early start by scoring
one in the first frame. Morrisettc was
touched up for two successive hits TO
left field, one for single and the
other for double. The next three
were on; in order. The Climbers only
edged one man as far as the middle
ing pass.
il was tho climbers turn 10 count
i'll the second after retiring the Leafs
without difficulty. Good, consistent
with pass and was sent down TO sec
ond on a pretty sacrifice by Hcalr
Fewsicr beat out an infield hit 10
third. and Jordan scored when Schau
fcle was safe on an error by Graham.
Fcwster scored on a single by Nor
risettc. The bases were filled when
ShaG Thompson singled to center.
Schaufe!e was forced out nj the plate
on itcks rroundor TO Graham, and
Tick Was put out AT second on Batess
roller TO 3ail
ihrc" 81 ihc Leafs went out in 4 row
IN tn" third. and the Climbers. put
thrte on In a row in their end. only TO
nave them freeze TO the sacks When
one was forced AT the plate. Schaufc!e
famed and Morrisctte popped up to
IN" infeld Williams lead OF with
triple in IN" fourth. but the local in
hcld was on IN" job and Gus was GU,
OF at IN" plate ana The other two
outs followed quick ~. For the locals.
Ih"mrsson got on through an error by