The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Standing OF Clubs.
Games Today.
Harrisburg la jersey City.
No others scheduled.
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

by I@AN-N t&EsA X Ns4A@-sAtASs
NJ Putting the finishing touches TO
s# one of the most successful weeks at
sSs home since the opening Of the Inter |
u national League season last April. +
I'D Manager Jack punn's Virginians yes
terday administered the champion /
~ Providence Grays another drubhing, (
ss# winning this time by count Of to
81 3, 1t was an uphill fight for the local |
sM boys. bat good old timely sphere rid |
81 ing, fast base running and strategy |
ri enabled the locals to overcome the |
n three-run lead garnered hy the Grays |
III in the early stages of the conflict
III Costly mlscues and couple OF
q bingles gave the pennant-aspiring
GrayS the first three runs of the game
AZ In the initial chapter However, after
n this the local boys got right down to
81 hard work and there were no more
y taiiies forthcoming for the last years
n champs Morriettelooked little {
1T wobhly in the first frame, but after
this he settled down and the Grays
just could not connect with his as
d sortment of benders at opportune mo- /
ments. On numerous occasions the |
81 Rhode Islanders got men on the
paths. but alright pitching on the
part Of Morrisetse and sensational I
III fielding by the eight fellows behind
se him put a crlmp in any chances the
visitors had TO garner additional tai |
n lies
Some teams are prone to quit when
q another aggregation secures "a sub
a stantial lead in the opening innings,
b But not SO with the Virgtnians. They
just kept plugging away until they
had eyened the count and then noseo
ahead. The local boys displayed the
class OF baseball seen every day in the
sssnator leagues, and the exhibition they
put UP yesterday win win for them
any day.
Pennock Is Victim.
Pennock, form erly of Connie Mack 8
Pnlad elphia Athletics and one OF
the fellows who came ia for a slice
of the last worlds series money, did
the hurting for the visitors. II took
the Virginians five innings to get ac-
quainted with the spaghetti~shapedl
hurler's battling benders. but when
they did get next to him hits came
thick and fast. and they did not stop
feasting on what he had to offer until
the old ball game had been safely
stored away in the refrigerator For
ahe first four INNINGS only thirteen
Richmonders had faced the elongated
dispenser of the slippery elm. PEN
mock is noted for his wilGness. but
up TO the fifth chapter not single
local player had reached the initial
sack on a free transportation. The
fifth stnza proved a disastrous one for
the lanky fellow. Bates and Bank
ston drew free passes. and those.
mixed with a couple OF safe waliops. ,
gave the Virginians their first two
counts Of the game. In the next frame
they went right back at him, and be-
gsfcre the third man had been retired
another quartet Of tallies had been
hung up, bringing the total up to SIX.
After this there was no more scoring
for either side. although both threat
ened frequently However. the amount
zS hxF
proved sufficient TO win.
By winning yesterday the Vtr-
ginians made II four ou' of six for the
weeks work, which is not so bad. II
the locals can continue their present
stride they will he up In first division
before the season draws 10 close,
The club looks better at the present
time than at any previous time this
season They looked more like cham
pions Yesterday than Dave Shean's
Providence Grays, who carried off the
hpnorg last season In the International
League.
Grays Score First.
Errors by the Virginians in the first
frame proved disastrous, two being
the direct result of three tallies for
the Crays. After the first two men
had been retired. Gin singled to right.
Tutwiler knocked one to Crane, who
pulled Mullen off the bag. allowing
the runner TO reach IL in safety. Ons- /
ow drove slow one to Healey. who !
Let IL get through, GIN counting. Both |
Tutwe.ler and pnsiow crossed the
srubber on Haley's double to right. |
sTabriaue grounded out. ending the
scoring.
$50 There was q straight line of goose /
eggs for the Nirginians until the nth,
when they broke the ice and sent two
runners across. Bates and Bankston
drew free passes. and each advanced |
peg on Heaiey's infeld out. Sweeney
contributed sn infleld hit and both /
scored. This ended the scoring for a
while. but the locals came right back
At the champions in the sixth and
fegSstered four more runs. Arragon .
vas safe on an error and advanced /
TO second when Mullen walked.
a Twombley got an inneld hit filing the
4 bases. Bates drove one into left field.
scoring Arragcn ana Mullen Banks
ron walked again loading the has
B socks. Healey hit. one 10 the short
stop and BankEton counted on the
play. Bates going to third John
n scared Richmond's fourth run Of the
inning when Sweeney laid down a
neat bunt.
VI The Grays threatened TO score in
their halt Of the eighth, but il proved
10 be merely threat, fast fielding
BY Crane and Arragon preventing any
damage being done. After the sixth
no more scores were made by either
side
The box score:
Players ABR. H.eo. A. E.
Arragon. %. 49,. i IL oil
Mullen In 1890 0 s. 0 o