The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-30
VIRGLNIAN.S BATTLE
SENATORS. TO DRAW
Walter Johnson Fails To Hold Locals In Check and They
Garnered Five Hits and Two Runs While He Was
Performing -Morrisette Pitched Against Senators.
nv ERNEST POLLARD.

Perry johnson. the CofYeyvilie thun-
derbolt, who exercised himself con-
efderabiy last winter by jumping to
the Federals, and then back to the
Warrington Senators, hurled them over
to the local hopefuls for Ave innings.
Clarke Grifiith's proteges who hail from
our national capital. failed utterly in
their attempt to administer second
drubbing to Manager Jack Dunn's
Richmond charges in the conflict staged
yesterday afternoon at Broad Street
Park. Although Ii is rather early in
the season to begin extra-inning
baseball games. that Is just what hap
pened at the local pastiming grounds
yesterday, the encounter going eleven
rounds to q draw, the score standin &
two-Ail
For Ave innings the premier Ameri-
can League slab artist faced the Vir-
ginians, and for as many innings the
locals proceeded TO bang out his offer
ings. During the period he remained
on the mound he was touched for five
safe knocks and duo of runs. Clarke
Griflth. who got star hurler for his
railroad fare. has placed price of
$4,000 on the heavens right arm. but
II 1t had been put up at an auction sale
yesterday afternoon II would hardly
have brought twenty-seven cents. All
Of the hits that were garnered of the
big Swede's delivery were good, clean
wallops.
Locals Get Coed start.
For six innings II looked as IL the
local FASTENERS were going to triumph
over the Washingtonians, but a couple
Of hits. an error and the issuance OF a
free transportation TO ffrst base in the
seventh. proved disastrous to the Viz
gtnians, for II was at this tuncture of
the setto that the visiting outfit man
aged to gather their only two TALES
The many local baseball enthusiasts
who journeyed out TO the park Sat
5. uiday and yesterday could hardly be-
Heve that II was the same team per-
forming under the Richmond coiors.
The yirginans played like an alto
gether different aggregation, their
work being big improvement over
their exhibition saturday. Their per
Torrance seemed TO please the fans and
fAnnies. and the way some of them
yelled and rooted for the home boys
sounded like In days gone by when
the local people were pulling hard fer
the Colts TO beat she other teams in
the Virginia League circuit
Bill Morrisette, the Elkins. w. Va.
boy. hurled six innings for the locals
and his work was very good, even
better than was expected, consider
ing his opponents. For six innings he
pitched In mid season form, allowing
but three hits during this period. How :
aver, 1t was the next inning, after he
had retired to the clubhouse in favor
of Russell, that disaster stared the
locals in tile face Russell allowed the
Washingsonians couple OF singles.
which. coupled with the error aud "a
walk. netted the American Leaguers
their only runs of the game. However.
after this frame he settled down and
pitched good ball He was In several
dangerous places from the seventh to
the eleventh innings. but he managed
20 pull out OF them in fine shape.
Team Fields Well.
Although a quartet OF errors were
aredited against the Richmond hoys.
hey played a nice game In the neld.
and frequently. the spectators were
brought TO their feet by Spectacular
plays In both the sixth and eighth
innings the locals put crinp ia
Washington's chances for additional
runs by fast and neatly executed dou-
BILE plays. in which kellogs. Ball and
AcInnis figured on both occasions, In
passing II may be said that the work
of Kellogg at short yesterday was
very good. accepting three chances
without a miscue. Captain Rail had a
busy day around the keystone station,
having a total OF ten chances, nine Of
which he accepted The outfelders
also did their part towards saving
Richmond defeat at the hands of the
Nationals. In the nth inning Johnnie
Bates cut his knee with piece of
glass in center field. while stoopln *
after a ground ball. and WAS forced
to retire from the game Ia favor OF
Young Jack Dunn.
Captain Neal Ball and Billy Kellogg
carried of the batting honors. each
xarnering couple OF hits. Captain
Ball not only got two out of four
trips to the plate. but came near get
ting the other two into safe territory,
both Of the others being folded in sen
saional fashion by Ray Morgan and
Clyde Milan.
Despite the fact that the weather
wss a BIT cold yesterday. n goodly
number Of spectators were on hand to
witness the contest. even Bailey. the
ebony .hued Individual who yeiis, Hit
dat ball. win or lose. sink or swim and
put IL on the ground"
The virginians will have another
chance at the Senators this afternoon.
Richmond.
Players. ABB. r. II. o. A r.
Long. Sd. ........ 0 0 0