Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-31
HARPER FANS NINE WITH
THIRTY PITCHED BALLS
Washington Ieft-Hauder RctireS Nir-
ginians by Strike-Out Route
for Three Innings.
SENATOR'S WIN LAST GAME
Players Wear Sweaters on Field to
Keep Out Cold-Ilits and Rank
Errors Gnve Visitors Long Lead
Early.

Timely hitting. coupled with rank
errors, gave the Washington Amcri-
cans lead which the Richmond lnts
were unable tc overcome YESTERDAY in
the final nam" between these teams.
the score standing TO 3 Full nine
innings were played IN spite of tho
cold. which ieCess!ta,cd the men work
Ing in sweaters during tho last half
OF the game. y bare handful OF the
faithful sat out the affair
Harper, the southpnw Finger. started
out after strlkeout record and sue
ceeded IN tanning the FIRST nine men
10 face him. Thirty pitched balls Were
thrown IN the three innings During
the next two frames HARPER caused
three more batsmen TO Whit the air.
but in the fourth chapter he lost CON
troll of the pellet temporarily, and one
run was made by the Nirginians. Bent
game.
shamlin and Ehmline worked for the
TN nrIg and neither was IN good
the better of the two. Shamlin was
only In the box three innings during
through an overhead henve To first by
Dean. who was given tryout on the
hot corner. Five runs We're gathered
off Ihmling, and errors also figured In
the scoring.
1t was a raw afternoon and neither
team seemed TO have steam enough to
carry them through the contest, al
though the Senators. who have had sew
eral weeks OF this sort OF weather were
better able TO cope with it; The Nir
die the ball at times and when they
did get it, there was some doubt as TO
NV, wnnre /, was vas, going. Then asain the
team was Weakened by the absence Of
Bates from the lineup
Some would say it was n pretty
game and 1t wns--at times Again 1t
was simply rotten. but that was not the
fault of Dunn or his men, but was due
TO the unfarorable conditions, both
weather and playing field being two
n %. ne
times there was some real class shown.
put at other periods the play was ex-
'icmely amateuriSh.
Harper had every thing his way in
the hrst three innings tanning the
men as fast as they stepped TO the
plate Neal Ball ana Kellogg each
before striking out. The others either
stood there and had them called. or
struck blindly.
Shamlin, who started for Richmond.
mt Moeller the first man up. hut pulled
out OF the hole without being scored
on on. IL, In the second frame however.
Itall let an easy one get by him and
Morgan, who benefited ty the mscue.
was advanced to second by Il single nv
Mcbride with two on. Ainsmith drove
one at Dean. on third. and the midget
winged tho pellet into the right field
olenShSrs. permitting both runners to
T rSshe ~, h1 9hied A,nshmith after brief
gle through short by Moeller. Foster
was walked. but Milan popped out
~ i'S ms tHe scoring TO q close for "A
few minutes.
After pitching supcrbly for three In
HTlnGs, harper weakened In the fourth
frame and one tallie was registered hv
inc NirEinians. Dean started of with
i hlTh lily which was gathered In 10y
Moelier Berger got II luke intield
NJ. and Dunn. Jr.. practically dupli-
Gated the swat. Bali hit, forcing Dunn
ont at second. but putting Berger at
the look In station. Wild pitch per
united him to come In. kellogg and
Mclnnis were given free transporta-
ton but Davis broke his back going
after Harers shoots
The senators scored one in the firth
ana another In the sixth, Two more
came across In the seventh and an
extra one In the ninth
me Nirsinians. after sweeping along
Tor four innings without getting add.
tional thllies. started scoring in the
iast half OF the ninth and brought Owe,
Two more runs Mcinn!s lead or with
double 70 center and came in on !,
single 10 the same place by Brecken-
ridge HassGn. sacrificed. and Long.
batting for Ehtnl!nr through, him home
with n single 70 right field Dean and
Berger were easy outs