Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-04
MORR|sETTE EASY FOR
HARD-H|TT|NC CANuCKS
Toronto Batsmen Frail Local Slab
Dist for Eleven Hits in
Three Innings.
HEALEY COMES TO RESCUE
1nf1elder Holds Leafs Scoreless, While
Climbers Bat In Five Runs-Game
Called at End of Seventh, With
Canucks Still Leading.

Finding Morrisette for nine safe
binEles in two innings Toronto yes
terday dubbed out six runs and TOOK
the opening game of the series from
the Climbers by a count OF to g. It
was an abbreviated affair. being call
ed at the end Of the seventh on ac-
count Of darkness.
Morrisette started wild. walking
two in the first frame. Although tho
Leafs made single and a doubl. in
the second inning, they We're kept from
scoring by good fielding tactics. In
the third and fourth frames, however.
they landed on Morrisettc. IN the
fourth they played havoc with him,
getting four runs on a double. four
singles and a fielder's choice. Healey
was then sent into the breach and
retired the next two men, ending the
inning. He finished the game. allow
ing four hits, but no runs.
McTigue worked for the Canucks and
in the first three innings famed FIVE
men. In the fourth. however. the
Climbers found him for three singles,
a walk and sacrifice ~, which
counted for a brace of tallies In the
ting three tallies out of three singles
and triple. together with wild
pitch.
Weather permitting, the teams will
game to start at $50 o'clock. Cot
trell and McHale or Lamott will work
for Richmond and Herbert will pitch
one OF the games for Toronto.
How the Thing Occurred.
Morrisette and McTigue were the
artillersts of the day. Both teams
were blanked in the opening frames.
Morrisette WAS wild, walking two, but
"a
first, and Bates made Il corknE good
catch in left field. Twombly got a hit
for the Climbers, but was forced out
at second.
The Leafs ;h had a good chance .o
son cut run off at home. by a pref.
off with double and was retired try
ing to score of Neal Balls single
McTiEue had the Indian sign on the
Climbers in the second, tanning all
three.
Four straight hits. with two out and
a pass. gave the Leafs two runs Gil
bert, Daley. Graham and Kocner eacn
landed for singles. the last two being
famed on three wide ones. McTigue
famed his NTH man IN the third. Ar
ragon got hit. but died trying TO
steal.
Five hits: one double. counted for
With one out, Williams doubled TO
70 center. kath singled. ana Il!bert was
safe at first. when Twombly stopped
his bounder and sent II home just too
late 10 catch Williams. Daley, era
ham and Kocher singled in order, and
then Morrisette gave way 70 Healey
who famed BAL! after making Car
roll Ay out 10 Bates
The Climbers got back two OF their
ed with one to left. Pick filed the
sacks by working McTieue for trans
portation. Johnny Bates scored
Two,nbiy with a sa criace hit Bank
sion went out on an inHeld AZ 70
Ca-/oll. but Thompson uncorked a !
si3Eis Witch brought Mullen In with !
tfe second taM". Sweeney grounded
GU.
Heal.y held Ire Leafs in the fifth. !
although they GO, one nit OF him. re
famed one. hpweve-- NH ,.c Of for
the Climbers with = single IN left /!
Angels .trragcu ser, one 10 y!ght for
one base. putting the suntw!r!er on
third, from where re scored on d T.lt 4
pitch. .Ar-agon going 20 second. .
Charlie PICK picEIec sw.:, one J
for r'' the Bate" Tea ieare.r. b.
Bates, brought SRI Charles In ni,a M.
third count Of the mining Ba1ksicn f.
few out 10 Eath
Neither club could score p Tho sixth .
ami the Leafs were unable 70 lrai
the circuit III The seventh Tn" Dun
MES were equally az hard put 20 score, (
although TwomblY landed for two
base blow with only one out The next
two were easy outs