The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-09
Virginians Lose to Boston Braves
VZRGINLANS BLANKED
BY STALLLNCS' TEAM
Locals Fail to Hit Offerings of Lnque While Boston Braves
Give Blenders of Three Richmond Pitchers Frequent
Joy Rides-Iocals Play Good Game.
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

BY ERNEST POLLARD.
After watching George Stallings'
Boston Braves cavort around Broad
Street Park yesterday afternoon. few
wondered why the Beaneaters won
the Worlds baseball championship
last October from Cornelius McGiili-
cuddys White Elephants. Although
the locals gave the champions hard
battle, their opportune hitting and
hawiess fielding proved too much Tor
| the Richmond Internationals. and
they were forced to submit to the
tirst coat of whitewash administer ed
them this season. The score was 3
to 0. Notwithstanding this. however,
the Virgtnians put up classy exnl-
bitIon against the gentlemen from the
land of beans. and they did well TO
hold the score down az low as they
| did, for in practically every exhibit
ton game engaged In this spring by
the Bostonians they nave reached AT
least the ten-run mafk.
The Braves Went Wto the game
yesterday afternoon wih the same
spirit that characterized their night
last season for the National League
bunting and then for the world'A
pionship. Their chatter
throughout the conflict resembled an
|assemblage of English sparrows In a
|oig tree just before dark. The
EBraves are noted for joking opposing
players, and II was largely due TO
he fact that they resorted to this IN
he last worlds series that gave them
la victory over the Athletics. Morri-
settle. one of the Richmond mound
men was the victim Of their remarks
yesterday When he went In the box
he Bostonians began kidding him.
land they succeeded In getting his
goat. in short order. He began
.alking back TO them. which made
matters worse. and they proceeded
Ito hammer at him until Manager
Dunn removed him and placed sham
in on the rubber. Morrisette should
nave ignored their remarks. but IN
uead he got a little peeved and pre-
ended that he became real angry,
ioncher know~~so angry that he
.eaiiy fel, like chastlsing those who
had cast their sarcastic remarks at
|1im. This might do pretty good Ia
he Limberger League, but II Is
hardly permissible In the lnterna-
|ional However. Morrisette In a
|foungster, and he Will learn better
hinder the guidance of Manager Jack
Dunn
Richmond Uses Three Pitchers.
Jarnan was the first 10 face stall
fngs outfit. and. despite the fact that
| ae got a bad start. he pitched fairly
Hood bali against the champions. lie
WAS succeeded by Morrisette. who
hurled COUPE OF innings and then
|taye way to Shamlin.
Although the fans were not given an
opportunity TO see either Rudolph.
flames and Tyler, heroes of the last
worlds series. in action yesterday
aesther OF them could hardly have
Hone much better than Laque. who
ossed EN- over TO the locals This
fellow although n midget In size. pos
|essed ALI kinds of steam and sue
tecded IN holding the locals to trio
[f safeiies Captain Smiling Neal"
| Bali Clarence Berger and stump"
.ong securing those three The locals
lit the pellet hard AT times. but most
liz them went into the waiting hands
II some Braves
Fielding honors on the home team
|vent to Long. who played brilliant
|tame around the hot corner. and
conducted himself In such manner
hat caused considerable comment from
IaaNv baseball enthusiasts The Braves
played spectacular game in the neld
throughout and not a miscue was Gre
lifted against them Midget" Maran-
|,ilie the diminutive Boston short
|selder: Captain Johnny Esers. Red"
I,saith who was prevented from par
lclpating in the worlds series owing
| o a broken leg sustained few days
before the opening game, and won
|srhnidt, the big Arst saeker, were
|thera' when ii came 10 handling the
pellet.
Gowdy and Maxee Here.
Local followers OF the national
kane were also given an opportunity
| b see men as Gowdy. the red headed
Hank" who mauied the old globule
o such an extent against the White
Elephants that he made possibie the
worlds baseball title for the Braves.
Ind last. but not least. Sherwood Ma
Zee. the hard luck man of baseball.
home baseball wiseaeres say that the
can't repeat their perfor-
nance OF isst season because they
have the former manager of the Phil
lies In their lineup. Sherwood has
been followed by a Jinx ever since he
began playing baseball. and We won
Her why the superstiticus Miracle
Man" procured his services.
George staliings' team Is comprised
be good ball PLAYERS, who passes
I'pep'' and fight. and everything else
baseball outnt should have and in
bur minds the other teams In the Tener
circuit viii have hard time prevent
Ing them from again hanging the Ma
kional League gonfalon up In the Bos-
ION clubhouse this season.
The tabulated score
Richmond.
Players. ALB. n. II. o. A. Z.
Berger. II. .,.4 o i , 0