Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-23

{ PROVIDENCE. Il. l.. June 22.-rhe
climbers We're outpitchcd, outhattcd
and outficlded i'm both ends of the
double header with The champion
6raNS To-day. and mot defeat in the
.hrsi contest To 3. and i'm tho sec
nnd. 10 y crowd OF 1000 sat i'm
at tn, bargain -day bill and saw TWO
Ntri interesting contests.
The Girays were called upon 10 face
the pitching OF Russell. ono II the
best hUrlers on the circuit III the
his shoots without much trouble,
runaway start OF three TALES in the
frst round giving them a lead which
the invaders We're never able TO over
GONE. Only one counter should have
been recorded against him. however.
as Tim Jordan chucked in pair on
hands being out when the error was
made
From the second through the sixth,
Russell pitched great game. but he
runs, and repeated In the eighth in
which the champs nudRed him for an
other brace of markers
oeschEer. the former Phillie. was on
the hillock for the home clan. and al
though ;he Climbers slammed eight
l. lis TO safe territory. they could not
bunch IN" bineles for anything that
assembled q big inning in the realm
Ct run GettinE. Bates. Arraron and
Jordan whipped out two hits apiece
The work Of this trio being primarily
.
second and the one which came in the
sixth. In the eighth oeschCcr devcl-
oped streak Of wildness. and passes
10 Dunn and Pick We're followed by a
single by Bates that nettcd one run
The Climbers had plenty of pepper
and tight and worked hard in every
to such an extent that the victory was
\ fairly easy one. Dunn, .Ir.. played
right field in Thompson place to-
fS
to have the former Mackman back in
harness in the course Of a couple of
days.
Ruhc Meadows tx wild.
Rube Meadows started the second
battle for the Southerners but he
didn't get ysrE far After handing
the first three men 10 face him, Man
accr Dunn passed him 10 the show
ers and hustle Ralph Works, III" for
,ner Detroit and Cincinnati mounds
man. 10 the rescue. The rangy chuck
err proceeded 10 feed the C;rays "A dom.
hail ;hat hardly iloatted to tn" olatc,
passed onslow. forcing in run AZ
ter that inning. Works had the Gravs
eating ont Of his hand for five innings.
stock but his slow ball. the Grays
breaking their backs in the effort 10
slam II out OF the ward.
With the seventh. however. they he
gan TO time tho blows better. and y
OF sacrifice hits, produced a run In
the eighth an error by Jordan. coupled
With hit hatsman and singles hv
Earres. Powell and McNally gave the
home talent three runs and a strange
hold on The decision
Works allowed but seven hits and.
barring tho eighth, was never in great
trouble.
Ralph Comstock. exponent OF the
spithall, curved the climbers 10 do
feat, his faVorlte delivery being in
fine working trim. The breaks were
SO dcceptiv" that the visitors were
nowcr!"ss With tho sticks. only three
hits being harvested Pick. Arragon
an! Crane were N" lucky batsmcn.
and cranes hit. beautiful homer in
the second. was the hluc-ribhon wal
Top Of the ':~fhle. sin This thunder
Gus drive ;Eol.~sr' ,Comstock of the
shut-oui that his hiGh-class pitching
earned.
y briNian, running catch ny ARA
Eon az g hid for ,wo-haggcr Ly
Eavrcs was the fielding feature Of tho
enEaremen' rick PLAYED dashtnc
h. n ~ third. several Of his associates
being Of ~" Embarrassing order