The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-04

Richmond won a wonderful game
of baseball from Providence, the
league leaders and principal pennant
contender in the International CIR
cult, yesterday afternoon. After ten
innings OF furious fighting and after
eight and two-thirds innings of a
pitchers battle between Humphreys
and BHumgartner, the Ntrgtntans
Game out ahead by a count OF to 3.
Tho saxne was interesting throughout
not only through the excellent hurl-
ing OF the rival pitchers. but by hav-
ing in il some fielding that herdered
on tho sensational.
Humphreys, Rich1nond's best port
paw, was in perfect form for the cor
test, Until the eighth inning he al
lowed the smuggling Grays but two hits.
In the eighth he allowed one bingle.
In the ninth he wreT1ched his injured
knee that had kept him out of the
game fer more than aweek. and had TO
retire, after allowing Dave Shean to
get d two-bagger to left field. Hum
phreys could not twirl. the knee pain
ing him severely The hit. which was
the fourth he allowed during the
game, was present 10 Shean the
ball bsfng lcnoed over thu plate in
easy fashion
Baumgartner the former Phifly was
also In excellent battle condition. His
twisters worked as we'll as Hum
phreys'. but he was found for few
more hits, He pitched eight ana a
third innings and allowed six hits
Finish Was the Feature.
The feature OF the game, however,
was the garrison finish. After Provt-
dence had broken the ] to tie in the
tenth by scoring two runs. the vir-
runs, the winning tally coming across
the plate before anyone was out.
Priest led of for Richmond in the
frst inning by flying out to Rehg,
Keliiher singled to center field. but
WAS caught between second and first
when Baumgartner threw to Black
burn in an attempt TO catch him of
the initial sack. Hendryx went out,
Baurngartner to Blackburn. Rehs.
the first man up for Providence. SIN
gied into left neid. Powell. the next
man up. hit to Arragon. Arragon
threw to Pyieste who caught Rehg,
forced 20 second. Reynolds caught
Powell stealing second. shean went
out on a long ny to Clemens.
Clemens led Off the second frame
ard. Bankston walked, but was
forced at second by McDermoet. Ar
ragon went out. Banmgartner to
Blackburn.
Fabrtque struck out. Eayrs few out
to Arragon and Brainard popped to
Prteste in Provtdence's second inning.
In the third the Grays went out
one-tWo-three again, only three bat
tess facing Humphreys.
In the Grays' fourth frame they
scored their first tally. Rehg led of
with two base hit to Clemens ter
ritory as a starter. Powell sacrificed
HIM to third. Humphreys could have
easily caught Rehg and kept him from
scoring. but. in the scuffle. he forgot
himself and threw to Kelliher instead
OF MnDermott. II Rehg had been
caught at third the playing OF extra
innings would have been unnecessary.
Rehg scored a few moments later on
sacriice fly by Shean. Humphreys
struck out Fabrique Tor the second
time, ending all chances OF the Grays
to score more runs
Richmond rapidly recuperated and
tied the score. Hendrix. the first
man up in the fourth inning, slammed
out hot liner to center field that
got past Powell He scored a four
base swat on the hit, coming in be-
fore the ball reached Yelle's mia.
IN this inning. but Bankston, McDsr-
mott ana Arragon were easy outs
Humphreys was taken out of the
box In the ninth inning. The score
It that time was one to one. Two
men were out In this inning, but the
play that resulted in the second out
cauaed Humphreys to fall to the
ground. Powell slapped hot ems
Through the pitchers box. Hum
phrsys Jumped out after the ball, but
missed it. 1t was caught by Priesse
ana Powell was thrown out at first
Humphreys, however. had injured his
knee. DR.. Parker and Manager Smith
examined the boy. who refused to
pext Gray UP. Billy Smith stood on
tho threshold Of the virginian dug
out waiting to see what Humphreys
would do to Shean. The boy could
not put curve or any speed on the
sphere and Shean smacked the sphere
Tor two bags. whereupon Humphreys
NAs rAheved from duty and Leake
sent to the mound. Fabrique few
out TO Bankston.
In the tenth inning came the real
exottement OF the contest. Eayrs led
on Tor Providence by being put out
~ drsG Prieste to Kelliher. Brain
ara. next up. singled and stole sec
ond. He scored on Blackburn's two
hAso swat. Yelle sent a hot one to
ArrASon, who threw wild to Kelliher.
HaumGArtner hit single through
third base and shortstop. scoring
Blackburn. Rehg was given his base
On balls. Powell went out to center
aAld.
u Richmond came back with q ven
4oanea Reynolds walked to firVe-
O1Unneil VII cent IN % bat Tor Leake
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