The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-11
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

With Dusty Rhoades. the one-time
Phillie. hurting alright ball in the
pInches and his teammates displaying
spectacular form in the field. the
Richmond Virginians experienced lit
tie trouble in vanQuishing the Newark
Indians in the opening attraction at
Broad Street Park yesterday after
noon. There were two encounters
scheduled for the afternoon. but after
three and one-half innings OF the
sunset tilt had been played old J. p.
got busy and started sending forth
the elements with such rapidity that
their umpiraticai nibs, Hart and
Keenan,, had to call things off. The
opener was won. 3 TO l.
The Virg!nians had only one good
inning during the afternoon. but in
tnis cnapter they annexed a sufficient
number OF TALES to place the game on
the right side of the ledger. The local
boys raped the ball hard in the nfth
stanza. and as result three runners
had scampered across the plate be-
fore a certain AR. Enright could check
the Virginians. This proved to be the
only frame In which any runs were
forthcoming during the entire game.
Fred Tenney's underlings garnering
their only talley during the chapter.
Although four hits two OF which
were rank scratches. were made off
of Rhoades in the nth chapter. there
should not have been a single run
for the visiting aggregation, Umpire
Keenan, presenting Tenney and his
boys with tho counter on silver
platter. Callahan drove ball into
riaht-center field, and after rounding
second started towards third. The
ball was thrown to McDermott. who
tagged the man before he was within
three feet OF the third sack, but imp
sic keenan,. who. together with his
colleague, Hart. have done much to
make the last few games jokes. called
the man safe. Apparently he was an
easy out, ana the boots that rent the
atmosphere could have been heard for
squares away. Had the infielders been
in their regular places a ball that Zim-
norman hit through the infield would
have been an easy out We recollect
when Kelley. former Virginia
League umpire, was cast adrlft by
President Boatwright on the grounds
that his eyesight was not sufficient
TO enable him to see and call plays
right President Boatwright may
have been thoroughly tustiiabl In
taking this action. but Kelleys eye
sight was great compared with that
Of those two fellows who have been
Broad Street Park. The many fans
who have seen the games this week.
and, incidentally. their exhibitions be-
hind the bat and on the bases, Will
welcome the day when they leave, and
there will be no tears shed when they
take their departure northward.
Virginians Hit Ball.
When Umpire Keenan, presented the
visitors with the run 1t got the local
tnA al bxs
the way they took their spite out on
Pitcher Enright in the following. 1t
wasn't very nice thing to do. but
they just couldn't make their bats
behave. and as q result three runners
crossed the plate before the side had
been finally retired.
While both teams got the same
number Of hits-seven to be exact
the Virginians landed on the old pellet
when they counted for something,
while on the other hand, Dusty
Rhoades derricked himself in fine
style when he permitted men to reach
the bases. In six of the nine innings
the Indians were retired in one, two,
three order. while the nth frame
was the only one in which more than
one man got as far as the initial
sack. Only three OF the visitors got
as far the third sack. and two OF
these players reacned the peep-in
corner after two were out
Rhoades was in great form. allow
Ing only four clean hits and three
scratches. Several times with players
on the sacks he frightened and pro-
ceeded to strike out men. The Indians
threatened to stage rally in the
seventh. when the elongated one
pulled himself together and struck
Healey and Schwert in rapid success
sion. after which he caused Enright
to pop one up to O'Rourke.
The virginians played q great game
behind Rhoades, several spectacular
plays bsing pulled on. Both Arragon
ana MoDermott played all over the
out prominently throughout the game.
a1lsN yho ceyere1 the initial