Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-01
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RICHMOND LADS SLUG
ORIOLE PITCHERS HARD
-Four Bird Moundsmen Live Up to Name and Take Long
81 Fights-Game Is One of Slight Interest to Baltimore
b Heap Insult to Injury by Ninth-Inning Slaughter

~ BALTIMORE. MD. June 3o.-Rich-
mond simply toyed with the orioles to-
siay and succeeded in pilinc up twenty
Two runs against the locals three.
IRfchmond made a total OF twenty-five
hits and could have made more had
more than nine innings been played.
kelliher led at the bat, making four
hits. one home run into the right
hleachers, and double.
Richmond Knocked ont everything
that Jack Dunn's ;wirlors served TO
the plate. Newton started and was
relieved by Triple. The latter lasted
1.-TWO innings. Then Rube Meadows
twas called on. and after passing eleven
men In two innings, he was relieved
by Third Baseman Ritter in the box.
Ritter pitched until the latter part of
the ninth. when he was relieved by
Outfielder Twomby. In this inning the
visitors piled up eight runs Two
games will be played tomorrow.
The game was walkover for Rich
mond. The visitors slueEcd the ball
to al parts OF the lot from start to
finish and after the fourth session the
Orioles never had a look lin. Their main
effort was TO retire the visitors as
quickly as possible before they made
TOP many runs
The first two frames proved Of no
EAyail to either team. but in the third
session each made couple OF runs
|apfece, and things warmed up Seem
1ngly afraid that they Nigh; need
|Some runs 10 even matters up, the
|h'llsmiths opened hombardmcnt in
the fourth inning that sewcd the game
UP and took all the interest out Of ii
for the local fans.
X The fourth session went like this:
Reynolds took four bad ones and
|walked. Mckcnry beat out scratch.
Priest sacrificed. but was safe on
tumble. thereby filling the bags KEEL
a, Co., -
|nnd forced Reynolds. Triple went upon
the mound to the relief Of Newton
|Clemens. after waiting out three bal :
|and couple of strikes, drove i sim
|gle TO left that brought Priest aud
EKelliher over. HendryX. who had pre-
|ceded Clemens with walk. took third
E&ankston was out Oh the iniie!d. Mo
|Dcrinott singled To center and brought
|HendryS and Clemens ovcc the plate
|Angels ArraG.n hit one against the
Fence fer couple OF bases. and put
|McDcrmott on third. McDerrnott was
tagged at the plate when Rcynolls hit
TO shortstop. ana Mckenry retired the
side by going out TO shortStop
The inning was over, and Baltimore
WAS licked.
In the sixth tho visitors made two
runs, in the seventh they made three.
Y n the eighth one. and then in the ninth
Ehey started in again and out-Hcroded
Fferod by making eight runs. No one
of the local fans was able Ito appre-
|ciate. the joke in making eight runs in
Ehe linal frame. baltimore managed
10 get one run in the ninth.
The ninth inning for Richmond was
Pike this: Reynolds doubled. McKcnry
Singled. Priest forced McEenry out. bat
Reynolds scored. kellihcr hit the ball
epto the bleachers for a home run.
|HendryN hit against the lcft-ficld fence
Clemens was out. short 10 first Bank
|sion beat out an inficld hit, HendryX
Scoring. McDcrmott singled. .\rragon
Singled, scoring Bankston REYNOLDS
pit for three bases to left field, scor-
ing McDermott and Arragon. Twombly
Fame to the mound. Mckcnry singled
Pnd scored Reynolds. Priest popped out
t:H'vo 'nbly and ended the agony.