The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20
stMneiinS OF Clubs.
Games Today.
DufYalo In Richmond
1 Toronto in Newark
Rochester In Baltimore
Mon rreal IN Providence.
By ERNEST POLLARD.


Eh.,e cur Uncle Sans soldier boys
lre advancing on CarranIa greasy
<r1irerents on Mexican coil. the hos
= spirit was injected into General
III Smiths Richmond Virginians
terdav afternoon. and they started
1ittle born oardment q their own
1(ht here only the local battle
eounds
The hostil!nes started when Patrick
>6noyans cohorts invaded Richmond
"a the second time this year, As soon
the invaders Rove in sight General
nth gave the command for a rapid
- attack, and the Tirginians began
<Yninr shots into the Oreastworks OF
~ enemy with such rapidtty that the
Gaovan legion was unable to with
md the attack After the fight had
III In progress for almost two hours
novsn and his men were finally re-
led with the loss OF q game.
Amer the battle had been brought
~ close and the smoke from Rich
nond's big guns had cleared away, IL
- found that just thirteen had cir
"a the bases, while only seven Of the
1tore had seamPared- across the
mnN plate. The Nirginians landed
the hurting offerings of two OPP
ing slab artists for a total OF TWEEN
na4cties while the best the Buffalo
xoEAtton could register from the
nders Of the same number of Rich
md hurlers was a quartet.
Ascend to Second Place.
Whife the Virginians were hanging
defeat on the Buffalo clan the
nattmore Birds were being admins
&ed the same dose Of bitter medicine
49, ~,
acf's Rochester Hustlers, and as a
eult the virgiuians assembled from
&wrth to second place In the Inter
SA1opal League Sunday morning
pund tho virgin!ans within close
Dxtmity of the cellar-six place to
Ell exacs--but before twelve more
4chra had elapsed they had applied
6 kafsomine brush to Jack Dunn's
3rtoia bunch and was in fourth place.
&z6is morning the Yirginians are rest
~ peacefully on the next to the high
~ notch of the International League.
Had in two more weeks-well that's
Xnecret and We can't take the public
ITO out confidence yet. BE patient,
bar readers and adopt President
Woodrow Wilson's plan Of watchful
Waiting
The y.rginlans did not display any
34Shfuiness whatever in yesterday
Inc. and as early as tho first Ia
&9ng they waded into the offerings of
3nllenwider and drove him from the
f6ound in short order. Only five men
iced this fellow. and every one of
hem succeeded in driving out safety
Eeom wha, he had to offer Ty Tyson
as the next hurting selection Of Man
Ier Patrick Donovan, and he Jared
~ better than his predecessor for
wiring the rernainin- minutes OF the
S1ne the Virginians succeeded in
xmchinx him for total OF fifteen
xOuts, which fell into safe territory.
SAre is no getting away from the
1t4 that the vtrgtnians rad on their
6fting clothes and thev converted
oAt of their safeties into runs
Bisons Get Good Start.
The Bisons took the lead in their
MI OF the opening inning when they
4hered Ia three counters on one
ne bfngle However. the Virginians
~ back strong In their portion Of
" same chapter and succeeded in
Aning 1--WE men over the rAbber be-
fA they brought their slugging to a
NE for the time-being. The Rich
10nd boys continued iambasting the
G1let throughout the game and there
as only two innings In which they
ft1ed to get one or more hits.
sWhile the Bisons could do prac-
GAiiy nothing with the offerings OF
Dusty Rhoades when he got the balls
NeF the plate, the former Quaker
If0pt himself in hot water throughout
no eo1ourn on the mound nv his gen
Epgfty when IL came TO the issuance
a free sportation$ 10 first base
Il allowed but four safeties in six and
- ia
0ed with walks and hit batsmen
4bied the visitors TO garner seven
HES. Lefty Humphreys Was pressed
~ service before the close Of the
@4nth. and he finished the game by
k allowing the visiting aggregation
IAAr MARKER or a safety from his
der
John Priest In Game.
4phn Priest. formerly OF Rochester
44e his debut tn a Richmond uni
~ yesterday afternoon and looked
1or things around the keystone sack
rho place Of Pat O'Rourke. who was
Nm his five tfav~'- notice Saturday
NJ by Manager Pilly Smith. While
Aidn't set things on fire with his
<1nx YESTERDAY he played like real
md sacker and looks as II he IS
s1mprovement over his predeces-
~ On the middle station this year.
~ u good hei6er, and even though
ut > 800 hitter he should prove
valuable acquisition 10 the local
Manager Smith was Very favor
z Impressed with his work
~ 4&fe AnTcio Arraror7- despite the
that he is still suffering from his
IY. WAS back in the game yester-
aud II looked good TO see him
e4tng AROUND the shortfeld post
AoAin. although he mate
u Of miscues he made three sem
- stops and figured IN fast
- play.
1ermott led with the stick by
- two doubles and a like number
mGles out Of five times up.
1n1. Hendryx and Bankston each
hree safeties 10 their credit.
Mickey Kelliher landed on the