The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
RICHMOND GETS EVEN
!, BREAK WITH ROYALS
IN DOUBLE-HEADER
Encounter Is Won BY Montreal Outfit Bv r"r~' ~
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and Send Winning Count Over In Ninth Frame-Harry
O'Donnen Breaks Up Contest

ians were exceedingly fortunats IN
even getting one OF those games
against the invaders. Dan Howley has
one of the hardest hitting bunch OF
FASTENERS in the International League
and he hasn't single man on the
club that isn't dangerous in a pinch.
. Royals Count First.
In the opening game the Royals
started scoring in the opening inning.
Smythe walked and Moran was safe
on Priests error. Maisel grounded
out to Kelliher. advancing the men
peg. Gathers singled. scoring
Smythe. Slattery forced Gathers at
second, Moran counting on the play.
Wagner popped up to Reynolds. end
ing the scoring. Montreal added an
other in the third. Moran walked
and scored on triple by Slattery,
after the next two men had been re-
tired.
The VHginians had a good chance
to score when Leake and Clemens
walked in succession after Reynolds
had gone out. Keiliher and Hendryx
followed with flies preventing any
TALES
In the fourth the Royals added
some additional counters after the
first two men had been retired. After
the two had gone out. Galore doubled
and Smythe walked. Moran singled.
and both Galore and Smythe scored
when Hendryx juggled the ball. Mo-
ran went to second on a throw-in. pill
Tered third, and then stole home for
the third run OF the inning. Singles
j by Galore and Smythe. followed by
Moran's double. gave the visitors two
more in the Nth.
Nirginians Break Ice.
/ The EEginians were the first to
count in the closing tilt. sending over
| runner in the first frame. After
Clemens had grounded out, Eihel
walked. Ke1liher forced out Eibel at
second. and the former counted when
/ Bankston tripled TO right.
/ The Royals forged ahead in the
second. Gathers and Slattery walked
in succession. Wagner hunted and
forced Gathers at third. Damrau
died to Keliiher and Howley hit safe,
scoring Siattery. Fuilenwider singled
to right. sending both Wagner and
Howley home Montreal added an
other in the following inning. Moran
/ and Maisel singled In succession and
Gathers sacrificed. Moran scored on
/ Slatterys infeld out. This ended the
scoring for Montreal for the remain
der of the game.
Richmond drew closer TO the Roy
ais In the fourth by sending over two
more. Bankston walked and McDer-
mott singled TO left. O'Donneil sac
riflced. Priest went out on an infield
bail and Bankston counted. Reynolds
walked and Ross singled. scoring Nc
Dermott Clemens singled. filling the
bases. Eibel ended the scoring by
striking out
Richmond tied the score in the
sixth Ross started things on by
walking. and Clemens followed with
n hit Eibel hunted. and all were safe
when an effort was made to head of
Ross at third. kelliher hit a hot one
to Smythe, who threw TO Howiey,
forcing Ross at the plate. Bankston
drove a sacrifice fly into center field
that scored Clemens McDermott
ended the side by hitting long fly
to left field.
! The winning count came in the
ninth inning, when McDermott walk
ed, after Bankston had struck out.
O'Dounell then drove two-base hit
into left field that sent McDermott
across with the winning marker.
The box scores follow:
4N II