Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-25
CLIMBERS AND INDIANS
EACH DROP TWIN BILLS
Richmond Trounced Twice by Hus-
tiers, While Bisons Trample
on Newark Tribe.
ANOTHER ENTERTAINING GAME
Billsmiths Fight Rochester Into
Tenth Before Losing Game-Er-
rors Make Sunset Clash an Erratic
Affair-Now Move TO Montreal.


! Chester took double fall out OF tho
Billsm!ths here this afternoon, coping
both ends of twin hill! by scores Of
10 and u to ,. The opening en-
counter was A pretty exhibition. going
ten rounds to the decision The sum
set fray was featured By heavy hit
ting and error after error. The Hus-
tiers. however. earned both victories
by superior playing.
Hill and Ritter were the winning
tv'irlers, while Gleason and Humphreys
were the losers Gleason. however
only worked two innings, hut is cred
tied with defeat. as the score was
tied for him and the winning run then
OF his delivery by Rochester. Both
Hill and Ritter worked good, but the
former gave one OF the prcttiest eXhi-
billions seen here In ages when he held
the smuggling Climbers to three hits in
nine innings. Ritter replaced him in
the tenth and held Richmond scorcless.
He was touched freely in the second
game. but crratic fielding helped the
visitors 10 pile up the score. Ten err
rors we're made in this engagement.
Still in Top Position.
Richmond still holds first place in tho
international League pennant hunt de-
spite the fact that the Climbers dropped
both games. as Newark met the same
fate. while Baltimore split even.
The defeat in the first game is
charged against Gleason, ms Richmond
succeeded in tieinE the score while he
was on the mound. McKcnry having
given away to a pinch hitter in the
eighth inning. This contest furnished
some real baseball and some real
pitching For five innings not a
Climber reached first base on Carmen
Hill. the bespectacled chap the Hust-
lcrs recently secured from Pittsburgh.
The only semhlance of Il hit off him I'm
that time was Bankstons line drive in
the ffth which sailed straight to
Hoelke.
II was to Roche that went the dis
tinction Of making the first Richmond
hit. short fly over the infelh in the
sixth, but he was out. stealing. Nc
Kenry's tumble OF McAulcy's roller in
the nth was what really put Roches-
ter in the running. one was out at
the time. the next batter also was easy,
but Hill followed with single TO left
and two runs scored when Farrell
tripled TO center, Hendrix falling in
going UP the terrace after the ball.
Outside of this session, McKenry held
the HustleIs we'll in hand.
Just IS good baseball stood out so
prominently in the first contest. the
second was about weird as could
be. Everything almost Imaginable was
chucked into the game. excepting that
no balk was called. Humphreys and
Ritter helded bunts like the vcriest
amateurs. Their weakness on bunts
and infield rollers account for the mag
nitude of the hit column on both sides.
At least five Of Rochcster's hits Were
balls that were sliced on top and rolled
only a short distance away from the
plate, while three others We're beaten
out bunts.
Keliiher. the extra first baseman. was
shipped back TO Richmond Tonight,
nabling Manager Smith to cut down
TO tho player limit.
g The opening clash. like the three
games before II, went into extra in
ninSs. the Hustlcrs winning in the
tenth McKenry and nm, the latter
a new acquisition for the Hus,lers,
were the opposing slahbists. McKenry
was taken out after batting in the
eighth and Gleason replaced him. With
the yourgster working, the Richmond
ers evened the score. hut he cracked
wide open in the tenth, when he passed
three men. \ hi, then ended the game.
Hill Gives Three Hits.
Iiill had the Billsmiths NJ his mercy
and held the usually heavy hitter 10
three hits. in nine full innings Only
fifteen 'metr came UP in the frs, five
innings In the sixth round. however.
Roche broke the deadlock with a single
into left field. After Reynolds had
gone out. Roche was caught trying to
steal second. Only two more came up.
Richmond could do nothing in the
L,
smiths woke up ana scored q run Nc
Dermott was hi' 10y = pitched hall
ArraEon few ou'. and Roche was
passed. Reynolds slammed out sin
gle 10 left, scoring McDcrmot, Nc
Kerry flew out. Clemens walked, but
Ethel went ont on hy ball.
The Hus'!ers had done their scoring
in the fifth With one down. McAuley
heat out a hunt, Casey was an easy
out, hut Hill singled, and Farrell
brought two home with his triple TO
right field Darlington ended the in
ming With pop "a Ethel
Going into the ninth with the score
tied. Richmond managed to work up
spurt that pa, them on even terms
with the Hustler. Hendrix worked
Hi! for 4 pass He was forced n, sec
ond by Banks,on McDermott brought
Esnkston home with a triple TO left
Arraron and Roche grounded out. end
ing the frame. The Hust,ers looked
exceedingly dangerous in their end
to Gleason Sic!ir was easily retired
by Eibei uHassisted. McAuley singled
to right. putting Hoclke on third. Tom
my Leach took 4 turn At bat. r+piac-
ing Case. He was passed. am. Beat
~ was sent ia 10 bat tor Hill. He lft-
ed Up lone ~ 20 center. and Nc
Aulev was doubled AT second by o.
=
Bill Ritter and Hale formed the new
battery for the Hustiers Bill was
saved by good work after he had walk
ed one and heen nj, by another for a
single. He famed Eihel and Hendrix
was put OF; BY a pretty catch by Far
reli He vas then ready to twirl the
second game
Second Game Erranc
The second tUssie Was an erratic af-
fair. Although Richmond 20, of 10
a good start, the Hustlers we're never
worried by Humphreys and pounded
the little sou,hpaw hard "a, al stages
Once they snetched the lead. thnv we're
In no grea, danger OF being headed
although the Billsmi,hs staged a bat,
ting rally in the ninth when ,wo
counters were pushed over
Richmond counted in the Nrsr frame
Clemens opened with double 20 lef,
and went 10 third on a single by Fibel
.Hendryx grounded out. but Clemens
came home. Eibel went GU, irving 70
steal third while Bankston was AZ bat,
Bankston beat OUT a bun, and stole
second, but McDermott famed
The Hustiers came right back with
three runs in their frame with one
down, Babbington hit through shor,