Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-27
RICHMOND WINS BY
UNEXPECTED RALLY
Opening Game of international
League Won After Buffalo
Had Long Lead.
RAIN FALLS CONTINUALLY
Showers Fail to Discourage 5000
Fans. Who Demand That
Play Be Continued.
RAIN FALLS CONTINUALLY

Intermittent showers dampened tho
clothing. but not the ardor of the 5000
fans who yesterday afternoon braved the
threatening weather to see the Interna-
iional League inaugurate its second
campaign In this city. Even when the
spasmodic rain settled into steady
downpour thousands stood with the
water beating down upon them and
urged tho urnrires to keep the game
going. They were needed. and as a
reward the Biilsmiths fell on tho
champion Bisons and batted out an un-
expected victory. winning by the count
OF TO 3 in an abbreviated sctto Of
seven innings.
1t was in the sixth inning, when the
game WAS apparently doomed 10 be set
down in tho lost column that The Rich
mond hatters suddenly awoke from
their lethargv and proceeded TO smack
the ball 10 all corners OF tho lot Rich
mond was trailing with three-run
handicap when. like a holt from the
blue. tho bases were loaded and then
unloadcd in rapid succession. When tho
climax was reached ii was found that
no less than seven runners had tanned
tho rubber.
The weather was directly in variance
with that OF last year. and. conse-
Quently. the attendance figures wcro
considcrabl" lower. Nevertheless the
attendance was remarkable when the
conditions are taken into consideration
The turnstiles clicked behind 1850 paid
admissions, which was far more than
the most optimistic had expected after
Old Sol had hidden himself behind a
hank Of clouds and rain had started
falling several hours before the game
was scheduled TO start
RAIN WAS FAILING WHEN
FIRST DALL WAS PITCHED
When the first hall wns pitched
across tho plate drops OF finc rain were
sprinkling the assembled fans AS
inning by inning passed the showers
increased In capacity. BY the fifth
inning il WAS plain to be seen that
everybody WIS in for drenching. but
The jumps started to call the game,
but an angry howl arose from all sides.
In spite Of the rain. they demanded
more. and. acceeding to the demand,
the Gamo continued.
Tho Billsmiths came TO bat, and
finally got 10 Badcr. who had been
pitching Gpod game. The Buffalo
twirler developed a streak OF wildreas
which was inm ediately taken advan-
tasc OF. When II was seen that he was
done, Ty Tyson was rushed to the
rescue. but he undertook new style OF
delivery, and this was welcomed by a
fusillade OF hefty clouts. He stuck Il
out, but only after the game had been
put on ice.
Humphries worked six innings for
Richmond He was touched up freely,
eight clean hits being made Off his
delivery. He WAS taken out to hermit
pinch hitter TO perform, and Ross
took his place. He only worked ono
inning, but escaped without yielding
hit
Bader performed creditably until the
sixth. He had nothing on the ball. but
his slow lobs were Just the things
necessary on day like YESTERDAY.
The wet ball would slide from the bat,
and pop iiys were the result. Prac-
tically every time he cut loose a fast
one it went far from the plate. Tyson.
going in cold, opened with fast shoots.
and these were simply murdered
N SPITE OF WEATHER
PLAYING WAS FIRST RATE
IL was a corking good baseball game,
in spite of the weather conditions.
The playing was fast and clean. Only
one error was made by either team.
The Bisons miscued once, while the
Climbers went through with perfec,
fielding, and some pretty work was
seen in this important department OF
the game.
Angels ARA Gon and Frank McDer-
mott pulled off some pretty fielding,
and Lonergan made one stop that was
real beauty. ArIagon got on tho
working end Of double play, making
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