The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-13
Ry ERNEST POLLARD.

When Johnny Bates drove the old
globuie over the right garden wall in
tsae seventh stanza. sending In two
runners ahead Of him, he safely stored
! away the game yesterday for Rich
mond and enabled the home boys to
ret the majority of the contests from
Dan Howley's Montreal Royals. ALI
though the Canadians threw scare
in the local camp in the ninth frame,
when they began wieldinf their
frusty willows with telling effect, they
fell three short of even tying the
score. the Nirginians getting TO
verdict over the visiting aggregation.
For eight innings Buck o'Brien had
the invading outft completely al his
mercy. only Ave hits and one lone tans
4 having been registered up to this time
BY Montreal. However. in the ninth
tfe first three men to face hit un-
corked safe wailops. and the fourth
was issued free transportation to first.
With three men on bases and one rum
ner crossed the home plate. Bill Nor
risette was rushed to the rescue to
save the day for the Virginians. AL
though two runner counted after he
had taken the mound. Bill pitched
gocd ball and he ended sais work by
making the last man to face him
Ehiff the ozone, leaving two men
stranded on the hassocks.
Locals Get Late Start.
II took the virginians long time
10 get out of the goose egg column,
the ROYALS having them / TO until
the sixth frame. However, when they
did find their batting eye they hit
the pellet hard and timely and forged
ahead In this frame. Although the
Eisitors tried hard TO even matters
with the locals, their efforts proved
fruitless for, save in the ninF1. Buck
O'Brien always frightened at the right
time and prevented any damage be-
ing done.
The fieiding of both teams was good,
and the work OF the Richmond in
field deserves special mention. prob
ably due TO the fact that our old
friend Sammy Crane was back at his
old position in the shortfield. Sammy
Is very important cog in these inner
works, and when he is out of the line
up he liz always missed, for the boys
fail TO work with the same machine
like percision. Although his hand Ia
not vet we'll he played a pang-up game
the field while he landed for a
triple and single out of three trips to
the rubber. The hitting of Thompson,
Bates and Fewster also featured.
Bates home run is the fourth he has
secured on the home lot this year,
& three of them having been over the
right field fence.
The Tirginians threatened 10 score
in the second. when Crane tripled. but
he was thrown out trying TO stretch
II into a home run. Madden paved the
way for i'ae Royals first count of the
game by leading off In the second
with a two-base wallop. Richter
struck out. but Madden scored on
Sash's hit over second.
Although Richmond threatened to
F~ore several times. IL was not until
the ssxtty ssat the locals mansTef 10
break the ice Thompson walked and
both se and Pick were safe when
Flynn dropped NashS perfect peg.
after Pick had grounded to him.
Bates hunted and beat 1t out Thomp-
son and Pick scored on two consecu-
4 tive sacrifice flies by Arragon and Jor-
dan. Four more were added in the
following stanza, Fewster led off with
single. Schauffle hunted and was
safe on Ritcher's error. Fewster
y Gtarted toward third. but he was call
Z I'd out at the hot corner by Umpire
Harrison O'Brien doubled, scoring
Echauffle. but the former was caught
trying TO go to is1ird. Pick walked and
John Bates came through with his
fourth home run of the season on
Wv IptlN ptdtiHS the udAi
ever the right field fence. The locals
\ 30ntinued the run-getting In the
N3gs1th. when Crane walked and
Y scored on Fewster's double.
The Royals threw a scare In the
Il local camp In the closing chapter.
when the first thrNe men to face
u O' Brten hit safe. After he had yielded
the trio OF consecutive bingles and
passed another. Morrisette was rush
ed to the rescue. Three runs were
q scored by The visitors in this frame.
The tabulated score: