Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-11
SPORTS.
ROYALS WIN FIRST
GAME, FROM CLIMBERS
Richmond Defeated by Montreal in Initial Game of Series
q Mahaffey Knocked Out of Box in Seventh Inning
81 Bankson Is Hit by Pitched Ball.

Suue extreme pnlla1llhTonHS
lost him soft job this afternoon.
fhe big fellow. picked UP by Bill Smith
n philadelphia, was given chance
10 show what he had in the first game
against the Royals and ne showed linn
Felf out of the league when lie issued
keYen Annie Oaklcys TO first base in
the course of six and one third innings.
Mahaffey will return 10 Philadelphia
20 study diagrams of the diamond iud.-
batting the location of the plate.
Largely because of Mahaifcys gen
erous disposition. the Howlcyitcs had
men on in nearly every inning in this
hfternoon's encounter. They also hit
Ms offerings freely and in punches.
but that wasn't what worried Bill
Smith the worst. Bases balls.
vailed Billy this evening. Bases on
balls. and then more bases on balls
I've seen more bases on balls this sea-
fon than have hairs on my head
sAIahaffey's extreme wildncss came
lear to causing serious injury to Leon
5adore, the Royal twirler. Galore was
standing at the plate in the fourth
ming waiting for the Richmond hurler
10 get through his warming exercises.
when Mahaffey cut loose with wild
ditch that missed the local mans head
by inches but ut that Cadore came out
Pf 1t more fortunately than Eanliston,
Sho was hit on the head when he
stepped into a faSt-brcaking curve in
o first base. HcndryX ran for him.
md. after Red" MCDcrmott had done
ome frst-aid work with a glass of
vater and a towel BankSton was able
resume his place III the field in time
or the Royals half of the frame.
Buck Frccman'S decisions, which so !
He'd Jack Dunn in Sundays games that !
he Baltimore leader earned himself !
sentence of banishment in the Sec |
nj encounter, didn't quite give pleas
re 10 either team to-day The local |
ans kicked strenuously on some of his !
alls and strikes, and HcndryX also !
adj words with Freeman when he .
allied him out in the ninth. This !
anne l1endryx tielded in stellar fashion
center field, pulling down n line drive
l the first which was tickctcd for
Mo bases and rohbng George Maisel
n hit in the seventh StanZa with 4
sensational shoestring catch.
Smith plans 10 work McKenry in
p-morrow's encounter and Howley has
no hefty Tiny" Goodbred all primed
pr the battle.
The locals broke the ice in the second
ming by scoring three runs Damrau
pened the inning by sending n hot
ne to third base and reached first
afely. Wagner hit fly to Hendryx
center field, which the latter muffed
nd Damrau reached third, while
Wagner took second. Slattery sin
LED to right. scoring Damrau. and
ending Wagner to third, Slattcry TAX
ng second on the throw in. Madden
lit one TO McDernott on third who
Taught Wagner between third and
home. Wagner after running between
he two finally was run down and tag
ed out. but Slattery advanced 10 third
II the play and Madden went TO sec
nd. Cadore came through with a sin
G to center, scoring Slattery and Mad
I'm. Smyih and Moran were easy outs.
The visitors scored their first runs
the third inning when they annexed r
rec counters After Kelliher had
INT fly 70 Moran. Cadore walked
eynolds and Mahaffey and Priest sin
led. filling the bases McDermott hit
ne I" Wagner on which Reynolds
sorcd. hut Priest was forced out wag-
or 10 Smyth Alahaffey moved to
iird on the play. Hendry1 singled to
1T, scoring Mahaffey and advancing
ne TO Wagner and was safe when
he short stop fumblcd the ball, and
ent 10 second OH a wild throw to
rst, on which McDermott scored.
lille HendryX cached third safely
ankston went out Smyth to Stat
cry. The locals wen4 4InabIe TO put a
inner across in their half OF the third
Richmond scored again an the fourth
ming. kelliher singled after Arragon
al been retired, Wagner TO Slattery.
eynoldS singled TO center, placing
either on third Mahaffey was walk
.. filling the bases. Priest Went out.
adore TO Slattery. but kelliher scored
the play. McDermott managed 10
Pat out a hunt on which Reynolds
Eored Hendryx went out. Damrau
Slattery. This ended the scoring for
ne visitors.
The locals went the Richmond aecre
alton one better In the seventh in
nE by scoring three runs. Two bases
balls, and three singles were re. ,
ponsible for the runs made by Tho
oyals In this inning. Manager Smith
Rnked Mahaffey and sent in Outings
replace him IN this inning. Thr
Gals took kindly TO the offerings OF
fittings In the next inning and two
ms resulted.
Right fielder Bankston OF Tho Rich
ond team. was nit By pitched nan
the seventh inning and fen 10 thn
round. While walking 10 frs, base
he plucky outer gardener did no, re-
re from the game but took his n,ace
right field at The end Of the Inning.
The score: