The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
By ERNEST POLLARD.

BY ERNEST POLLARD.
Manager Jack Dunn's rejuyenated
sebail aggregation demonstrated TO
entire satisfaction of 1000 loyal
0rt enthusiasts yesterday afternoon
the local ball grounds that # lis
u of the most formidable outfits
the International League by re-
ising 4very attack of that swarm
Jersey Mosquitoes. and incidentally
kmpfing all over the aforesaid Pests
king both ends OF the two-proged af-
H offered at Broad Street Park.
rhe first half OF the afternoons
tertainment proved to be close,
needy close. don't yknow, the Viz
hans Rettsnk away with 1t by the
ban margin OF enc run. which. how
kr. Ii enough TO win any bali game.
y count was 3 to 2, This small score
i due TO the fact that the local
ys had not sufficiently recovered
N their long journey on the train,
wever. In the second engagement
ii began to get warmed up good
d before Joe Yesger's pets had
iixed the fact the virginians had
wn further and further away from
i'm. Then our Old friend Jupe
ksius started sending forth the eie-
ats with such rapidity that hostili-
had 10 be called for the afternoon.
d not this fellow INTERVIEWED there
no telling tust how many runs the
AIS would have hung mp for they
u tnst literally SsasIsnx on the of
nxs Of Jawn Nerbout.
New Players Galore
here were new PLAYERS scattered All
und the Richmond inner works and
field. There was Fig Ed Sweeney
ina tie rat, George Muliin occupy
she tnisia. sack, Thomas Heaiey
king after the hot ones around the
sr I'm ro~nes. George Twombley
anR the middle field. and Everett
sssten taking care of things in the
n garden. No fault can be found
a7v OF the new players, for all
.hens certainly contributed some
he towards administering the
srs i. doubie-aefeat.
'onked roet to see Ed Sweeney
the backstop position. Jess VIII
hasn't thing on the local catcher
n IL comes to size, while the FORM
Tanken is the proud posscssor of
hair of shoulders that will make
Kansas pngtiist-cowbny green
envy when he sets hts optics upon
N. He steadied the pitchers. kept
BIZ the opposing players from steal
bases. had them hugging the bases
ls times and hit the ball we'll In
did everything that good re-
Ter schCusd do, and unless we miss
guest his good alone behind the
will cause many games this sea-
70 be huns up In Richmond's won
mn All of the other new men
good hkttcrs, fast base runners and
ationaI feeders
cttrell and Russell performed in
icsf c~edita BILE manner. the two
wing the Skeeters only three hits.
reil yielded the visitors but two
ties while Russell gave up but
that being an infieid tap In the
inning In the six innings only
men reached first base, and
her Of them advanced as far as the
lie station. This merely goes TO
that the local pitchers can per-
~ well as any in the Barrow
w with. seasoned catcher be-
the bat.
skeeters Coant First.
70 errors resulted in tally for
sests In the opening frame. After
sdale had lined one TO Mullen. Pur-
Tired on Arragon 4 error. Bues
kBQ " GCUtCf anu uTAEft
rfs third. Twomhley threw 70
w In an effort to catch purtell,
thH hall was wild and the latter
pt home with the frst count
II famc.
An-oud let a golden opportunity
6sss nsse In the fourth when three
on bases with only one
snewaron followed with a pop
e fss base and Heaiey drove
II neld
counted again In the
ale had led of with d
sacrificed him to Sec
scored on Bues' double
yirginians six Innings
ted but when they did
ICE they managed to even
b the skeeters, Mullen led
Il walk and went to second
lwnlsbisy was thrown ont ON An
Il hall. Bates then singled to
ana the fielder let the bail ret
I'M his legs. Both Mullen and
scored.
nrnond broke the tie In the eighth.
IL ied on with . single and Twcni-
ala likewise. Bates advanced
NTH : neat sacrifce. Crane drove
INV one to the short stop and
.crosued with the one run needed
1fst inning Of the second game
II nnsventful one for the vlr-
Y 6iSf FOR the next three frames
Skof0 counts galore forfhcom-
III IN second atansa Twombley
49, from Johnnie yerbout
want ~ third on Bates double.
.k9as A0tantAd an crnnens fuflleld
~ Haxae scored on Healeys sac
IN " the left garden. A tr.o
6rferaEwere hung up by the yir-
Id 3Ae following chapter In
Sn1 RuseetI ssugt1d and