Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-15
.B|sONS TAKE TWIN BILL
IN FIVE HOURS OF PLAY
Local Ints Drop First Doubled leader
of Season Before Fair
Sized Crowd.
HEAVY HITTING WAS IN ORDER
Both Teams Swat Ball Hard-''Shag"
Thompson, in Second Game, Got
Five Hits and Five Runs in Five
TrialS-Four Local TwirlerS Work


TralS-Eour Local Twirlers Work.
II is hard 10 record il. but the Climb
erS lost both ends OF 4 twin bill to the
B!sonS yesterday. The first game
which went 10 {, was a we'll played
exhibition. and the second. while
weird affair toward the end, was an in
terestinC one, ending - to {? after
three twirlcrs had been used up in an
effort to stem the tide. The final game,
played in semi darkness. was lost after
the locals had apparently scwcd il up
IT took five hours to complete the bill.
Russell and Cav started the first
game. but the Risons got on to the
local slabhist in the third, fourth and
fifth frames. and when they started
hitting in the sixth. Buck OBricn was
sent to the rescue and twirled great
ball for four innings, holding the visi-
tors to two safeties in that time Cav
had two bad innings.
In the second Dunn sent Rube Mead
ows TO the hill, but he walked the first
two men. and Russell was again sent
to stop the Blues He was effective
until tho seventh. when he was
lieved by Alorrisettc. The visitors
took kindly 10 the relief pitcher and
pounded him good and hard. making
eight runs off MIN before the close of
the struggle.
Pick and Thompson had a great day
AT Inc nat. IN the TWO games the Tor
mer got seven hits in nine trips. Shag
only got one safety in the opening. but
in the final game he clouted out five
hits and scored five runs in five times
at bat. Two Of the hits were singles,
two were doubles and one was Il triple.
Gilhooley and Jameson also celebrated,
the former getting two doubles three
singles and n triple during the day.
The other got two doubles and four
singles. ArraEon and Judge in the final
games landed for three bagEers. The
latter also had five singles to add to
his long list.
First Game in DctniI.
Russell and Cav made the heaving
pair in the opener. The Risons start
ed off with a hang, getting one run.
Three hits were made, hut double
play with Sam Crane on the actionablc
end, held Russell in comparative safe
The Climbers more than evencd up
in their half. Pick singled with one
down and completed the circuit. when
Bates busted the right foul line for
advancing TO third. Jordan brought
him in with a single TO left. Crane
popped up a foul to Carlstrom.
Russell had the number of the 81
sons in the second and made the first
pop up and two more fan air. Cav
only pitched five balls in the ending
Of the second.
third. good solid bumps s's doing the he
business Gilhoolcy started off with
IA ripping two-hauger TO center. lie
Yscored when Jameson singled to the
same garden. Mccarthy popped a
bunt into Russclrs hands. Channcll
singled to right. putting Jameson on
first Judge hit hard ball 10 Rus
sell, who threw TO Schaufelc too late
TO cut Jameson off Carlstrom was
safe ON an inheld hit filling the sacks.
Channel q, the plate. Schaufcle
made pretty play on rotten throw
10y Fewstcr. Lalonge struck out with
the bases loaded.
The climbers looked good for
couple OF tallics In their end. but fail
ed to DO tho job. With one down.
.Arragon hit ut his third strike. the
men each advanced a peg Cav pur-
p.oseiy walked Tim Jordan TO take
but GilhOoley trapped the lily, retiring
the side.
Buffalo go, the bulge in the fourth
u edginE over another register. Two
men were down before Jameson
reached the midway point on a swat
10 right. !ic went 10 third on an in
field hit. which stopped a dozen feet
then singled TO left, scoring Jameson.
second OF the in.ninE. ia5ws,er got on
The Climbers part OF the fourth The
next three, however. hit up flies. Gill
hooley making pretty catch of n
in the iifth. Lalonge was hit by n
pitched ball cav walked and the
saw at third. but Fcw*tcr stood life
less away from The bag and watched
.AEiaeon held the ball, making no eff
grounded out to Russell.
Richmond got two across the pan
in Tie Gfth, and should nave had
more. Pick led with a hit over sec
oHd aud stole that bag, Bates popped
up 10 Carlstro1n. Arragon was passed
Jordan singled to cross first. filling
The sacks crane hit TO Mccarthy,
ster singled 10 right, bringing ARA
eou i'm. but was thrown out at sec
ond Trying to stretch the hit into
double.
Russell was taken out by Dunn in
the sixth after McCarthy. the first up,
singled TO right and Al uncorked a
ing duties win a man on second and
none out. Chaunen flew out to Ar
ragon. and Schaufclc then took foul
lily out of the grand stand. the kid
slammine his head into the barrier
doing 50. o'Brien then famed Carl
s;rGnl.
si%,h. ana the climbers handed the
same dose 10 tic Bisons in the sew
enth, princpalli by GOOD FIELDING.
st"r shining by getting a foui ny
Y II foi the bunuitcs with his fourth
u. & The game. Bates flew out 10
son. and Arragou grounded out
Sam Jordan was again purposcly
- Ecd. hut SAMMY Crane famed, re-
ing the side scorcless
-ice neld!ng hlauked the Bisous in
sc eighth, Crane nsurlng with AN
Gut and an assist. tho former when
: he tagged Jameson AT second on an
attempted steal. Gaw got revenge
5y tanning FcwSter ana Sehaufole.
D'Ericn hit 10 left ana Thompson fol-
lowed suit Pick fouIed out 10 La
Jorge.
iudpe hit IN the ninth. but three
Others went ont on lies.
Richmond opened the ninth wen
gates was hii by q pitched hall, and
Angels Arraron sacrificed MIN a peg
lin Jordan grounded out. putting
!es IN third. Crane ended the
me b! flying out to Jameson
""coud GnInc In Dctnil.
.iub" Meadows started tn" second
ne aud walked the first two up lie
T,aI H.