The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-24

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By ERNEST POLLARD.
An even break was the best the
virGinians could get out Of the two
opening encounters with the Roches.
Der Hustlers. The visiting clan got
Initial conflict, while the local boys
komped away with the sunset tilt by a
eount OF . to s. The FIRST game dragged
Hong for more than two hours, which
hecesaitated an abbreviation OF the
|Ast half Of the twin bill. darkness
Intervening in the seventh and putting
N end TO hostilities.
Allan Russell was the victim In the
opening contest. and Richmond's de-
eat can be attributed1oniy to his fail
ire to locate the rubber ut times. The
1sitors did not score until the sew
NTH frame. and their first count was
he direct result OF the first man up
being issued q free transportation.
With the score standing to in the
inth, Richmond having tied IL up In
BE previous inning. the local hurler
vnlked three men and uncorked
MA pitch, which. combined with q
lmeIy wallop by sweet" Piex. who
"a 10 look after things In left field
81 the Richmond Colts. Melted the
fu9tlers Q trio OF tallies--a lead that
Richmond was unable to overcome In
. half or the closing stanxer Over
boxing eight free passes. the local
nrier pitched nice game. He made
IA 81 the visitors whifH the ozone and
l1owed them but Ave hits. Frequently
hs Hustiers got on the paths. bnt air.
lGht pitching on his part prevented
nv damage being done.
Morrisctse Ii Winner.
II was Bill Morrisette who brought
ONE the bacon for the yirginians In
Is second contest Although hs
uried against the Providence Grays
aturday and defeated them. he came
nck strong against the Rochester
unch. He got bad start. but he
eon settled down and held the visi-
bf1. II was his mighty three-base
a1ion TO the center fiefd fence In the
bcond innings that gave the Virgin
kns their first counts Of the game
~ hit sent two runners Tn ahead Of
In.
In the first game the virginiana
eres unable to do much with the
ants of this Cuban named PaImero.
~ they sure did lambast what
Fr,enke had to offer The locals got
ne ntIS IN sFSUH AtHtuSS "pN e-NA =
I'm GOOD. healthy blows.
Anrelo Arragon and George Twom-
~ were the fielding sensations Of
= afternoon. The little Cuban made
- az the most wonderful catches OF
- drives over second ever seen IN
- local f,eld. Both Of them looked
1000 inpossible. Twombley went
- 10 the center fleid fence IN the
bening game and made a brillians
60. Both Twombley and Arragon
Iads plays that are seldom witnessed
~ IN the big leagues.
Muffin found his batting eye yea
r1ay and proceeded TO get tnres
o-6ase wallops out OF six trips 20
= mate. Twombley. Bates, Arragon
~ Hnnkston also hit the ball nara
the two games.
Wustlers Get First.
M yir9tnaans got three men on tne
~ II the aecond inning OF the open
rame, but they were unable 70
.. HeAlsy aeroplaned to thinner
90 for the third out. Again IN the
nrth frame the local boys had the
aes loaded, and again Heaiey had
ancA 10 be . hero. He sent another
- ~ 10 the outneid. which was
Sly gathered In.
lqeither side scored until the seventh,
- Rochester garnered the initial
lily of the game. Beatty walked and
Hart singled. sending the former 60
eond. Stevenson knocked a long ny
center, and Beatty went to the tniro
~ after the ball had been canghf,
scored on williams' single over
sond. Pnimero whitfield and Clemens
nt out TO Fewster.
ria yirxtnians tied the score In the
nth ON three consecutive hits by
ronbley, Bates and Bankst0r. Err
y. three bases on balls. hit and
IA ritch In the ninth gave the visi-
= trio OF runs and the game.
visitors Get Good Start.
rhe Hustiers started scoring In the
Sfnr frame OF the second game.
ShlSS BY walker and Holke and q
SlaE w Pies netting them two runs.
= y3t9inlann had n good chance 10
nv in the flrst stanxa, but they threw
&w&H The locals tied the score In
second, Fewster and Sweeney
lked and Morrisetts tripied to CEN
scoring both runners Morrisette
ia 10 stretch his hit into home
ana was tossed out nj the plata
Two errors, q scratch hit and d sac.
lee ny, gave the Rochester team
other ran In the third. In Rich.
nd's half Of the same frame the 10.
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The first two man had baen re-
a. Mullen walked and Twombley
Tied to left. sending him to third
smbley stole second and Hates
lked. niiing the bases Bankstou
iked. forcing In Mullen. FewstAs
Nh BY one Of Huenke's speedy
"a slsA Twonabley came home. Sweeney
- came through with neat hit "a
scortnr both Bates and BAnl<ston
- sept up the scoring In the follow
fralne by garnering another run
I11n walked again. and TwomblsS
1920. sending Bankston 10 third
~ svaiked and Bankston was hit
1IS& IN Mullen. Fewster ended the
ffn9 ~ sending long one to iefs
he Hustiers got another run In when
.xtv tripltd and scored on m In.
4 hall. The locals came hack q
= 81, their half and went one bet
ssxrxaeon singled and Mullen got
third double o. the day Twombley
30 but Bates casn6 throaeh