The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-10

kindly spirit towards Manager Smith
and his yirginians yesterday after
noon at Broad Street Park the home
boys would have celebrated a double
victory over Patrick Donovan's PEN
nant-aspiring Buffalo Herd. instead Of
getting only one end of the double
attraction.
Ray Heating, late OF the New York
Yankees. made his initial appearance
In the box and performed well enough
10 win his game. but the breaks were
against the former Gothamite and as
a result he lost to the Herd by TO
] score. Rebel Ross came back at the
rapid travelling Bisons and handed
them a 8 TO defeat in the sunset
tilt.
Even though the Nirgtnians did drop
one end OF the double bill, tho fans
found a lot of consolation In knowing
that they had witnessed two gra nd
exhibitions Of the national pastime
Both teams played spectacular bali
In the field only one miscue being
made in the two contests. that being
contributed by the Bisons
Heating started the first game IN
grand style striking out Ave OF the
hrst six Bisons To face him. Not a
the seventh frame, when Jackson
nuke three-hase hit was followed ny
Carlstroms sacrifice fly This hit by
Jackson should have been held to q
Single. but owing TO tho soggy condf-
ton OF the field. Bankston mistudged
II after IL had hit the ground and
before the Buffalo player brought
himself 10 halt he had reached the
third sack
The deciding count was put over by
the Risons In the eighth frame. when
Gill hi; for two bags and Onslow hunt
ed safely The next two men were
pop ups and Gil was held on third
base However. Channel. the next
man up drove a bali at Hack Ttbei
thai took bad bound and got away
from him allowing GIN 20 scamper
home with the winning marker
Riehmond's run came in the sec
end inning Rankston led or with a
single 10 right field and Captain Nc
Dermott sent him To second with a
neat sacrifice. He went 20 third after
Stetnbrenuer long fly ~ right f9etd
had been caught and crossed the rub
Der on Johnny Priests .nheld hit.
Richmond threatened TO score on sew
eral other occasions. but ePnnock al
WAYS frightened up at the crucial
stages aud prevented further scoring.
pennock was in great form and had
the virginians AZ his mercy after the
second frame, He struck out nine
men and allowed only FIVE hits.
Ross In Great Form,
Rebel Ross had everything his own
way In the second game. The young
Tennessean allowed the league leaders
only a quartet OF hits and pitched In
vincible ball In every inning save one.
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the Bisons. On the other hand. the
virginians drove out the offerings OF
Cav almost at will. piling up a total
OF ten safeties from his hurting Of
fertngs Everett Bankston even went
90 far as 10 drive one to the score
board in left-center field for home
run. 1t was a healthy wallop and
Bankston travelled around those sacks
ut the gait of scared Jack rabbit.
He also secured. a single Johnny
Priest hit for a triple and two singles
out of four trips to the plate In the
second game, while Bill Reynolds
secured two singles out OF three at
tempts
One OF the most spccta cular catches
Of the season was made by Bobby
Clemens in the second inning when
he ran back almost to the fence.
leaped high into the air and pulled
down Carlstrom's line drive with one
hand. 1t was nice piece OF work.
and incidentally the best catch that
has been made at the Broad-Street
Park this season.
Captain Frank McDermott was
back in the lineup after being out
for three weeks with fractured ribs.
He played a nice game at third base,
while ne got one of Richmond's five
hits In the opening encounter. Frank
took his old place at third base.
while Steinbrenner went to shortstop
in Arragon's place. while Johnny
Priest looked after second. Hendryx
went back to his old position in GEN.
ter field, supplanting Mickey Kelliher,
who has been working the middle gar
den for the past few days Mickey
played first base In the last game and
the last two innings Of the first, Ethel
being taken out by Manager Smith.
The line srD.