The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-09
Games Today.
Toronto In Providence.
Rochester In Newark.
Montreal In Jersey City.
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

AFTER the NirgJn1ans nad appdFeni~
iy safely stored the game away in the
sce-box, when five consecutive wallops
In the opening stanza Melted them
q trio Of runs, their chances for q VIC
tory gradually faded as the Buffalo
Blsons started their upward climb
For nine innings the locals and the
Hisitors battIed TO a to stahdstaIi,
darkness intervening and putting
stop to the hostiiities just as II be-
gan to look like the varginians were
going to emerge with victory over
patsie Donovan's crew.
In the tenth inning Jordan, HON.
man and Ball would have faced the
visiting hurier. with Paul krtck-
ell coming up forth. With this
i quartet ready to come to the rescue
and send the necessary run across the
pan. providing the Herd failed to
score in their half of tho extra frame.
the umptres called the game. thus
killing Richmond's chances for VIC
tory
The locals started off In tho opening
frame in most suspicious manner.
four singles and four-hase clout
over the right field wall by Johnny
Bates, following N rapid succession.
Three counters were garnered in TINS
inning and il looked as II the Rich
rnn-g getting. but they had only one
more good inning, this being the
fourth in which three more counters
sere registered.
. Bates Sensation or Game
The spectators were rendered an
{ nppor; unity TO sre some OF the fast
fsidlng on the part of outer-garden-
srs ever witnessed in the local park.
GIIhooly and Jamison saved the day
for Baffafo on numerous occasions by
i making sensational catches Of long
I fsses TO the outheid. However.
4 lahnnr Bates contributed the real
fielding features of the day. and II was
due TO his pretty catch in the eight
innsng that saved the locals q defeat.
Ssfth tn zee men on bases and only one
ont he ran into right field. snort
DISTANCE hack of first and second base.
and captured Jarnison fly. and tneh
MAKE a quick return TO Schaufie, hoid-
ing tho fnan on third base. 1t was
neal piece OF work and had not ne
,at,lled the sphere out of the air all
th-ee men would have scored and II
would have meant a defeat for the
. locals
Johnny not only fielded In sensa-
tinnaI form. but he drove a ball over
the right field wall for Richmonds
arss home run of the season. For
performing this feat he will receive
he handsome travelling bag offered by
n local concern.
long opened the first inning with q
.,rrIe and Breckenridge duplicated
this. sending Long to third II was
then that Bates cent the ball out Q.
the lot, scoring the two runners aneau
of him. Both Jordan and krftcheii
followed with safe waftops, but ne
Yuora hits were Forthcoming al Inas
tsnna md only the three runners cross
In this frame.
Richmonds last three runs OF the
4 ume came In the fourth. when
Ericheu started things of by drawing
( frea PASS. Schaufie followed with
Nil and Russell beat out an infield
Il h.ii flling the bases Kritchell scored
=, inne's infield out, and Schaune
~ro..ed when breckenridge grounded
~, ~ f,rst base. Russell scored the
locals last run when Bates singled 10
left field. -. A..
w,r OF the game in the third. wnen
RUSSELL issued four free transports
tions in a row. forcing In runnel.
{ uy,sh the sacks loaded he proceeded
- tighten and no more damage was
aora in that frame. Another Walk
"a three safeties Melted the Herd TWO
ara failiea in the fourth inning.
nnffalo,s last three runs came in the
/ sssrnth ON an error, two hits, q MI
ssatsnan and q sacrifice fly.
RUSSELL, Richinond's only rehapie
rttcher. was again on the firing line,
M, he was wild during the first TOUR
innings OF the game and at least tMo
runs for the visitors came a. the -.
.sit of free passes. However. ne was
suis ~..,. az ts,,,es when men were