The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
SPORTING
BASEBALL
BOWLING
BOXING
VZRCLNLANS DEFEAT
NATIONAL LEAGUERS
New York Giants Are Given Drubbing By Richmond Ints
Score Being to 3-Hofman Hits Home Run Mar
guard With Bates First Base
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

by EfkNE6I FOAAAAftDs
For the benef1t OF local followers
boring under the impression that
Manager Jack Dunn had not aggre-
gated q pennant winning bunch OF
FASTENERS the Virgfnians uncorked
all they possessed in the baseball line
yesterday afternoon at the Broad
Street pasture and administered
drubbing to Muggsy McGraws New
York Giants, erstwhile champions OF
the National League. From the time
ed the batteries until the curtain was
drawn after Smiling Neal Ball
had romped home with the deciding
count Il was q battle royal. and the
exhibition displayed by the Richmond
lnts was OF major league caliber.
Tho eame resulted In a verdict of
to 3. favoring the Richmonders.
Little Napoleon McGraw put the
same lineup In the field against the
Richmond outfit yesterday afternoon
that will battle the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers next Wednesday afternoon in. the
opening game of the National League.
Not only did the New York pilot have
all Of his first string men in the gar
dens and on the inneld 1t was the
fAmoua "Rube' Vanguard. the elon-
rated left -wheeler. who sprung into
the hmeiight recently by his sensa-
tional Jump from the Giants to the
Brooklyn rp-Tops. of the Federal
League. and then back to the New
York camp, from whom the locals
won the game.
uS6usAn Gets Homer.
whsn the apaghetti- shaped hurier
took the mound at the beginning OF
the sixth frame the score was stand
ing one al He WAS greeted by q
big demonstration when he walked
into the box to steam some of his
choice benders over to the local bat
tiers, but few moments he was gwen
a still warmer reception by GER
tain Mfr. Hoffman, who looks after
things around the right field terri
tory. After Johnny Bates had been
issued a free transportation, the
aforesaid Mr. Hoffman selected one
of his offerings and drove 1t to the
clubhouse door for the entire cir
cutt. II was a healthy wailop. ana
one which put Richmond In the run
ming for victory. The New Workers.
rot A runner across In the seventh
and duplicated the stunt in the
eighth. making things even again. IL
was In the very last frame that the
locals succeeded In sending the win
ming counter to the much coveted
goal
Despite the fact that the Rich
two hasp of the delivery OF thu long
Esv yA1b hursar. the locals gave the
haN eesse hard Savs. saA emily san
0usaaa 1sidina ppsvsntsd other axe.
49, fr~u Sefne credited ASstnse
MIN. 1e We procedsd an the mound
ny . long. lean. ianky hnrler. known
70 the baseball world "a Polly" fer-
rift also famous for his frequent
Jumps last season from the organ
lied ranks to the Feds ana 'nen
back again He remained in ina
box for ave innings. and. although
the Richmonders hit the bail hard
enough to garner not less than six
hits on of his delivery. only two were
rhsiked up against him. Richmond
would have registered more but Tor
the sensational neidinR OF the men
behind him. especially Snodgrass
Doyle Fletcher and Lobert. All or
them feided some that looked GOOD
Russell BITCHES Good Game.
Russell went the entire route for
the local aggregation. and he hurled
IN q most creditable manner, allow
inr the Giants but seven hits Only
four should have been credited
against him. but on three occasions
the wind caught the ball knocked to
the outfeld and they were misjudg-
ed. Only two long hits were made
off OF him. they being home run
drives over left field fence by Jim
Thorpe and Fred Merkle. They were
real wallops and were two OF the
longest hits ever made at Broad
Street Park. However. he faced 10
like all good. cooi-headed pitchers
do. and they never gave him any
worry whatever.
Richmond's first run came In the
fourth frame after Bates had pro-
cured q free pass to first. He ad.
vancod 70 third on Balls hit and
scored on . long sacrifice ny to center
hy NcTnnis. The ball looked good
for \ home run drive. but Snodgrass
went almost to the clubhouse after
II and managed to spear II just as
the pellet started on its downward
route. In the sixth Bates got an
other walk and Hoffman proceeded
TO distinguish himself with his cir
cult wallop. The fnal run came in
the ninth, after one man had died.
Bali got an infeld hit. and advanced
to the keystone sack on an error
BY Hans Lobert. Kellogg then laid
down . neat bunt just in front OF
the plate and Ball went TO third
McInnis hit a hard one to Fletcher.
which the latter threw wild to big