Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18

Jawn Camel and hts Iiustlers cleaned
up the series with Richmond by taking
ihe hrSt game Of a scheduled double
header Yesterday afternoon. while rain
halted the second after three innings ~
l!ny, with the Climbers In the lead.
fhe opening clash was PLAYED between
thunder showers. while the second
started in Sigh; Gownpour which in :
creased III volume until the arbiters
were forced TO suspend play. After
waiting tho regulation period the game
was called on Rochester took the
opener, TO !. Had the weather re-
manned clear. the crowd would have
been record one.
Although the tul game vas played
under the most unfavorablc conditions
1t was M Interesting clash Morriscttc
7 and Hucukc started on tho mound. and
both we're going fairly good until the
fourth. In that inning a violent thun-
dcrstorm. preceded by vcritable gale
OF wind and dust. cnvclOped the field
Play was halted in the NTH until the
sun again Deepcd from behind the
clouds, when the game started again.
Flurries OF rain continued until the
finish Herschc, in the meanwhile
had replaced liucnke. who was bat
tered badly after getting cooled of
The liust!crs had the edge on the
climbers from the very start Morri-
settle was iu fair trim at the beginning
OF the contest. but in the second frame
he was found .or three hits and two
runs. Another tally was showed across
in the third. Two registered in the
fourth and still another in the fifth
Richmond did all OF its scoring in the
sixth inning on combination of in
field hits, passes and couple of errors
IERsCHE GOES INTO
SECOND GAME, TOO
!. In the second clash Hersche was
ON he
with Al Russell as his opponent
Hersche was touched up for run in
the second and another in the third
after knotting the count i'll that frame.
Russell was in great condition. having
retired five of the nine Hustlers via
the strike-out route. He yielded only
one hit in the three innings
When Russell came to bat in the
second inning, Ben w. Wilson. mem
Der of the local board of directors
stepped to the plate and presented Al
with handsome silver dressing set
The gift was In honor of tho marriage
last week of Russell, who is the most
popular member OF the local twirlinG
staff. A slammed the first ball
pitched at Stevenson. who booted 1t,
permitting Arragon TO tally
BY taking the game yesterday Roch-
ester took the series from the Climb
:, ers by count OF two to nothing Roch-
ester pounded the pill hard in each OF
the games. and its hits were rcspon-
sbie for both victories Walker.
1Iolke. kores, Williams and Priest
were the batting heroes of the day.
Fielding honors went to Zimmerman
and Clemens. Ernie Walker had lit
tie chance to distinguish himself In
the field. At the bat. however, he
waited out the pitchers three times.
while he gained three hits during the
series and scored three runs.
ANGELS lNRAGON STARS
WITH TWO GREAT CATCHES
It was to little Angels Arragon. the
Cuban infielder doing duty in the left
garden. that the fielding honors went
yesterday. Angels took two fly balls
that looked impossible to get Both
were high hits that were carried back
toward the inficid by the gale, and in
each instance he picked them out Of
the grass by forward dives shay
Thompson came In for considerable an
ilausc when he picked Il hot one of
he right-garden wall.
This Is the final home game of the
locals until August l6, the team play
ing thirty games abroad. During its
absence the Climbers will he strength
cned by the acquisition of Pitcher
ralph Cram. the Brown University
star, from the Boston Braves, and Out
fielder Twomley, from the Cincinnati
Reds. Arragon Will he shifted back
10 second and Charlie Pick will again
work the hot corner.
The Rochester team will leave here
~ an early hour Tomorrow 'morning
for Montreal. Camel is highly please
with his present combination, particu-
larly as his pitching staff seems to be
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