The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-06
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

Gfn4Ans returned home yesterday after
their long Northern invasion only to
have Dave Shean'e Providence Grays
continue their victorious march at
Nichmonds expense. The sluggtng
Rhode Islanders clouted the hurting
offerings OF Slirn McKenry and Joe
Gleason for total OF nineteen cafe
04ngies. and won out over the local
rAstimers by a count of II TO S.
The International League leaders
started their assault on Mckenry's
Gwift ones as early as the initial In
ming. and before they had brought
the chapter TO close a trio OF count
ers had been chalked up on the board
In center field. The Nirginians sent
= enc man-~-1Sienaens-Acr IN the first
inning. and the Grays came back and
registered en- additional one, taking
the lead by three runs However, It
was not for long for the Richmondera
came back with a vengeance and
cAueed two Providence pitchers to take
balloon ascenslons Billiard. who
earned his salary last season by hurl-
ting 'em over In the Federal League,
didn't care whore he threw them. and
before he could pull himself together
he had loaded the bases, Dave Shean
then deemed IL advisable to make q
change at once, which he did, and
Eayrs was called 10 the mound. Eayrs
didn't have any more control than hts
predecessor and the first man that
faced him drew free transportation.
He then proceeded 10 hit Hendryx and
Arragon. forcing in the third run OF
the game. After this performance he
pulled himself together and succeed
ed In making Red McDermott drive a
roller TO the infield
Grays Again Take Lead.
After this inning the count was
knofted, but IL remained thus for only
q short while, the Grays garnering one
more in the third stanza- The score
remained S to 4. in favor of the in
yadfng FASTENERS until the seventh
when hits enabled them to push an
other runner across the plate In the
same inning the. Virginians came back
and sent another man in. and again
the Grays were but one run ahead.
The Grays started welding their bats
In the eighth and three singles, COM
bined with a sacrifice. Il base on balls
and q couple OF infield outs gave them
three more runs. After this inning
McKenry was derricked by Manager
Smith and Joe Gleason was sent in.
However, the youngster failed 70
measure up TO the occasion. and three
hits. passed ball by Reynolds, a
couple Of Wild heaves and an error by
Gleason gave the Grays five additional
counters
In the closing inning the vEg4nians
came back strong and made desper-
ate attempt TO knot the count. but fell
nix runs short OF doing 1t. However
they did hit the ball hard and three
additional runs were forthcoming
o'Donneil and Roche, pinch hitting
for Eibel and Bankston, came through
In fine style and aided materially in
the three tallies O'Donnell banged
out a two Dagger TO right field, while
Roche succeeded in driving a Texas
Lacquer over the shortstop's head.
The yirg1nians hit the ball hard
enough IN the closing stages OF the
game to win any ordinary ball game.
but IL was Just "A case OF the opponents
hitting harder. The Grays sure did
have on their batting garments and
they took little pity on the hurting
offerings served 10 them by McKenry
and Gleason. They hit safely no less
than nineteen times four of them be-
ing for extra bases.
At times the Nirginians played brill
liant ball in the field. but In the last
inning the defense became wobhly
and three rniscues were chalked up
against the boys.
II is a known fact that the Rich
Tnond boys are up against the best
balanced ball club IN the International
League. but VITA a little pitching
they should be able TO cop the next
two contests with Dave Shean's men.
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