Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20
CLIMBERS WIN AND NOW
REST ON TOP OF LADDER
Game OF Series From To-
ronto Leafs.
JOHNNY BATES WAS HERO
Homer Gave Richmond Winning
Run, While His Fielding Featured.
Team Played Like Champions.
Jump to Montreal TO Meet Royals.
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lSpttldl 10 / ne 1 Iil1tS- i'IS I'tltllsJ
s TORONTO. ONT. May 19-That
Richmond ball team of Jack Dunn's is
headed straight for the top Of the In
Z ternational League heap. and it will
take lot of better ball teams than
/, Toronto's TO stop the peppery crowd
headed by the falSettc-Voiced old Fox.
When the Climbers beat the Leafs here
to-day by 5 to s. they cleaned up the
& entire series Of three games. The
. Richmond fans cannot ask for more
than that. The Climbers played like Il
lot of worlds champions during their
stay here and I.crc richly entitled to
all of their vic.t>ics They set out for
Montreal to-niEhN
One Cook, turned >ver TO the Leafs
by Wild William Dor>\van. assaycd to
pitch for the Islanders. lie got as far
termed him In those five innings the
Climbers collected five runs. They got
consecutive safeties in each of the
first. third and NTH rounds accounting
for runs
Cotreham. late OF the Boston Braves.
home run in the ninth that sent the old
ball game the way of twelve others
runner on the paths when Bates hoisted
the ball 10 the top of the right field
Cocreham in the seventh. due largely
TO his own lnNity when he walked two
. mt another, ana was nssOtl-
ated, for a has" hit 10 nggreviate his
troubles
While all of this was transporting
Morrisett,e. Of the Climbers. was twiri-
any means. hut good. steady. effective
ball. In the sixth only did the Leafs
I gree of success In that frame they
punched three singles for a couple of
Z runs
Richmond did not wait on ceremony
to get runs. and tool, down their tirst
eounter in the opGning inning, Breck-
sent Breckenrldse home. Jordan hi, to
: FIRST base
8 In the Toronto half tho run was
taken back with TWO out. Big Graham
singled and stole, and Wilson drove
him home with a corking base hit TO
Hirhmond steps 10 Lead
in ih ,6,rd sIfNpneG out in frqHt again
ridge SINGLED. Crane walking home
ou,feld. sacrifce IT, Climbers kept
cd the nth with a base hit. Crane was
safe on LmGue,,s tumble, and Rrecken-
with second and third occupied, Pick
triplcd TO center. scoring the pair Pick
scored when Bates nj to Luque,
ut the plate. That trio of runs made
the score ) 10 /.
Of the Afth by means OF singles by
Roach and Nochcr. Hollandcr forced
Kochcr. hut Roach scored on the play
Again in the sixth Toronto made a
bid for the game. and by scoring two
runs got within striking distance.
Wilson walked. filling tho sacks with
l.uque followed suit Then Roach
hailed n single across second base
and Messenger and Graham scored.
Iiocher popped 10 Jordan That made
- !
Cocrohom then started for the Leafs
tle opened the seventh by hitting
Brcckcnriipc struck out. but PicI;
walked and went 20 third on Bates
single. Rates stole second. and Pick
came home on kochcr's throw The
the. ninth. breckenridge singled and
stole Flick was on, at first. hut Bates
again came through i'm the pinch with
field.
There was rlimmer Of hope in the
two out Went TO third on Roach's
and mt out ss.s' hand, touching VIII
ron on the ..slIGu!dtr rs tho runner
rounded tho bag. THAT constituted a
violation OF the coaching rules. ana
Wilson was declared out, retiring the
side.
Crane again heldcd brilliantly. bu,
tho hclding feature Of tho day was sup
rlied by Rates and Hoffman Holan-
der skicd TO deep center. aud HOFFMAN
went over Ia make the catch Tho ball
bounded out ~ his glove. hut Rates re-
covered ii before il touched tho ground