The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-06
BROOKL YIN DODGERS
DEFEAT VIRGLNLANS
Richmond Ints Put Up Nice Exhibition Against National
Leaguers, But One Bad Inning for Russell Cost Them
the Victory-Brown Fences Ball
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

Wilbert RObinsOnS brooklyn 1roi-
ley Dodgers world famed for their
pellet walloping ability, lived up to
the reputation that had preceded them
here, and yesterday afternoon literally
| Toasted on the choice offerings OF the
local mound kings. Notwithstanding
| this, however, the visiting big leaguers
had to work, and work hard to hnally
nose out a victory over Manager JACK
Dunn's hopefulls. the score being to
5, favoring the outfit that Robinson
says will make high bid for the 1916
National League bunting.
Speaking of giving the old horse
hide frequent JOY rides. the Rich
| afternoon sending the visiting hurlers'
twisters to the most remote corners
| Of the local enclosure. The Nirginians
showed up better with the willow yes
| terday than In any previous exhibition
game this season. landing ON the
| Brooklyn box artists for total or
| eleven safe knocks. All of this was
done by FIVE of the local boys, Hogg-
man, the new outfielder recently pro-
cured from Connie Mack, and stump
Long getting three each. Berger and
Kellogg with two each to their credit,
while Captain Ball garnered the
| eleventh safety.
Sends BalI Over Fence.
Brown. the first pitcher TO face the
iVirginians, practically won the game
| for the National Leaguers when he
drove one of Russelrs benders over
right field wall, sending In two run
ners ahead of him. 1t was healthy
wallop. the sphere clearing the fence
. by about three feet. Had this timely
1 hit not occurred at such an opportune
time there would probably have been
different tale to relate in these
columns this morning This hit made
the local boys angry. deucedly angry.
don't you know. and in their half OF
the inning they proceeded TO gather a
quartet of singles off of him. Follow
| ing this up, they got "A like number of
safe ties in the next inning. this time
three runners counting.
Russell started out 10 do the pitch
| ing for the local Ints, but he did not
possess his old effectiveness. and as
result the Dodgers landed on his de-
livery for six hits in one and two
thirds innings, for total OF six runs.
Iarman was sent TO his rescue after
1.-TWO were ont in the second frame and
with two men on bases. He retired
the side without allowingfthem count
any more at this time. In act. he
held them scoreless In every inning he
pitcher, save the sixth, when two more
runs counted. as the result Of three
hits and a stolen base. Jarman hurl-
cd himself nice game and much
credit Is due him. Russell Is good
pitcher. but he just wasn't in form
yesterday,
Long and Mcfnnis Star.
Fielding honors esterday went to
Long aud McInnis. The little third
sacker made several nice plays around
| the hot corner. and made "A beauti-
full pickup Of bali just To the right
I OF the pitchers box Mcinniz on two
separate occasions speared the ball
with one hand, after running half way
to second base He fieided in a man
ner around the initial sack yesterday
that made MANY think that Manager
Dunn had procured the famous
"StufYy" from the Philadelphia AT. =
tctics.
The locals viii meet the BROOKLYN
team again this afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
The tahAlatcd score follows,