The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
Yrginians LOSE TO SENATORS ! High School
lGRLEEI7HpS SENATORS
TAKE FINAL CONTEST
Cold Weather Mars Game By Causing Poor Fielding, While
Manager Dunn's Batters Fail To Group Hits Harry
Harper Pitches Sterling Class Ball
Ry RAI,PH DOMBROWER.

Wnll0 the Wlie5 or old BOfeaS wore
cAusinS trouble incarnate for the die.
& pensers ot the national litigation al
Broad-Street Park yesterday after
noon. and while Harry Harper. star
yOungster OF the hurting staff OF the
WAshington Senators. was pitching
for the team aforementioned. the
I Richmond Virgin!ans went down in
defeat 20 tho song Of an to score
Right here in the beginning 1t might
b mentioned that the viryinians did
not 20 down In defeat until the last
man was put out in the ninth inning
however.
One hour before tho game started
the managers of the teams knew that
sport Doubtless many baseball fans
realized the same thing and failed to
show up At the park. BY the time
The game vas about to begin, how
ever. tho bleachers were we'll filled
and the frandstand boosted Of about
eco seats occupied.
Then Umpire Black announced the
batteries IS being Ehamiin and Has.
sons for the locals and Harper and
Ainsmith for the visiting team. Thoss
who braved the cold winds thought
that, duo to the fact that Harper
10 Z youngster. the team would have
4 good chance OF showing its hitting
abilities. But then Harper proceeded
to disAopoint nearly every one. The
flrs< nine men that faced him were
victims u his variety of curves and
speed. In the three innings he pitch
ed but tw enty-nine balls. thereby
making a record for himself.
Danpcred Local spirit
This beginning somewhat dampen-
ed the spirits Of tho home town boye
he A~ft
In the frst inning Washington did
no scoring. Moeiler was HIT on the
foot by 6hamlin and stole second
Foster WAS out, third to first: Milan
popped : foul. which was easily res
cued by Nasson. and Gandil few out
to Berger In left neld.
In the second inning. however the
Senator's caught on TO shamlin and
began to drive the ball around the
Held. One hit. a base On balls and
two errors netted them three ta1lies
Morgan nit TO Ball. who mu1sd T;
ShAnks fonled to Hasson: Mcbride
ali to third base, Dean m.asinx the
bail and fesied to catch Morgan when
he slid into the bag. When Ainsmith
hit TO Dean. the heavyweight third
aoaseman again failed TO handle the
ball and tnree men crossed the pan
The Fatal Fourth.
Things went on pretty smoothly
until the fourth inning. In this settc
ane locals managed to send man
across the plate. Berger hit Harper
for single, and on Wild pitch
went to second Dunn's liner TO Nc.
Bride was too warm for him to han
LIE and he made an error. Wher
Hall hit into Morgaus hands. feld'
ar'E choice retired Dunn and put
Berger on third and Rail- or the frs'
aiiaar & Wild pitch brought e-gei
home A. that time Harper WAS W
IN the air and walked kellogg and
AcInnts Tagis famed.
In the afth frame Washington
again scored when Fosters hit and
q wild pitsh brought him to eec md
and an error allowed him to come
home Richmond did not score agar
until the last frame. but the Senafori
drove two runs across in the sevsnt.
swhen single by Gand.l and a three
aoagser ny Morgan. coupled with q
sncrsfice. brought them IN. The
Was.linstonians scored another rur
in the ninth On n hit. two stostr
aases AMI a sacrifice fly. Milan dst
She hitting and piiferinx.
II was IN the firsl inning that ths
lss.ai@ showed sr,r~ sign Of htttsrs
the sail, The vtsiting players sha
tiin not IartripAtc IN tue game "eFs
ready 70 leave. ard the spectators
were watching for the street cars
when NcTnris landed on one OF Bent
seys siaats for triple run. The
crowd began 70 cheer and make
things more suGnmerllae. when MI
Ian dropped an easy fly knocked by
Dagis. This brough in McInnis AT
. error bv Foster at third base allow
cd Davis TO cross tae rubber. BerEei
then struck out
Yesterdays game showed clearly
THAT the locals have vet to get iust
the batting clothes. Many blame
the cold weathe The Senators dit
not do anything extra in siammfnt
the ball. eirer.
The 10 huiated score follows: