Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21

them scorelcss. Two were out when
Mckee and Trout each ngled the
former getting as far as third. Shock
cr, however, flew out to HcndryX.
only three batted in the
tenth. and four of the Canucks came
UP III their end. In the eleventh. how
ever. Richmond should have scored.
HendryX. the first up, doubled to deep
center. Bai:kston sacrificed him to
third. McDermott was passed. Ar
raGon hit TO Trout. who caught Hen
dryX at the plate. McDermott going
to third and .ArraGon to second. Roche
was then famed.
GRAHAM SCORED WINNING
run on SIiOCkER'S HIT
Grahan opened the eleventh for To-
ronto with "a double to left. Thomp-
son went ont on a fly to EibeI. trying
TO bunt Graham to third. Mckee was
passed. Trout popped UP 10 Arragon.
With two down. Shockcr connected
with the ball, sending ii whistling over
the second Sack. Graham scored, end
ing the game, which was one of the
prctiiest seen here in n long time.
The second game WAS even longer
than tho first, and was a fitting climax
to an orgy Of baseball. The Billsmiths
took the night-cap in the twelfth. old
loss OF the game by Toronto when he
dropped a ny. permitting Hen'ryx to
score from first base.
III in the opener, Toronto jumped
into the lead, but Richmond oon
snatched il away, and ii was IN the
sixth that the Leafs tied il up. Her
bert Went the fun route for Toronto.
bur Richmond again used two twirlers,
Humphreys going in for the visitors
in the sixth when Ross weakened.
Richmond was blanked In the first
inning OF the second encounter. and
Toronto suffered the same fate, al
though Truesdale. the first up. got q
| single and went to second before any
body had been retired. The mex three
went out. Truesdale being stranded on
third.
In the second frame. Richmond stuck
three up. but the Leafs edged one man
across. With one down. Thompson
drew a walk. Kelly few out TO Nc
Dormou. Trout singled 10 left, Thomp-
son going to the lookin corner. Trout
went TO second and Thompson came
home, both men being safe on a double
steal. Herbert went out TO F.ibel.
Clemens, In the third. singled, but
three teammates wen out speedily. and
left him stranded. Truesdale and
Blackburn. in that inning. drew passes.
Burch forced Blackburn at second.
Truesdale going to third. Murra!
forced Burch at second: Truesdaie
counting on the play. Murray stole
second. but Graham was retired. Roche
to Etbel.
CLIMBERS SNATCH LEAD.
AIDED by MISCUES
The Climbers snatched a two-run
lead in the fourth frame. HcndryN
! started off by tanning. Bankston was
! hit by Herbert and took first. Red Nc
| Dermott landed on one for a single.
putting Bankston on second base. Ar
ragon then laced out n single. regis
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the aid OF Burch, who let the ball get
away from him. Angels reached third
and promptly stole home. His effort
was not needed, however. as Roche
singled TO right. O'DOnnell followed
with n single to the same place. and
Roche tailed on a bad throw to the
plate by Burch, while Shamrock on
tinued to second. Ross was safe at
first when Blackburn elected to get
O'Donnell. but booted the ball. O'Don-
nell took third. Clemens ended the
inning by lifting up n skyscraper to
Graham, and Eibel flew out to Thomp-
son.
Both pitchers went strong in the
fifth. although Hendryx found Herbert
for n bingle. Neither. however, could
score. The Billsmiths got n walk and
single in the sixth. but failed to reg
lister. Toronto, however, tied up the
score. Burch was struck out by Ross,
but he walked Red Murray. Tiny Gra-
ham singled to short, n Murray
reached second In safety. Thompson
was again walked, filling the sacks.
Kelly. sent n murderous liner through
Roche, scoring Murray and Graham.
Thompson took third and Kelly Sec
ond on a throw to the plate by Bank
ston. who nearly nipped his man.
Humphreys here relieved Ross. Trout
hit to McDermott and Red threw to
O'Donnell in time to get Thompson.
but Kelly took third. Trout annexed
second. but both were stranded when
Herbert grounded out. Arragon to
lEibel.
Neither could get n man across for
the next Ave frames, although 10Th
worked desperately to unkno the
score. In the ninth Toronto got n
man on second, but there he remained.
Murray singled in tho tenth. but two
were out. and he was stranded. Roche
opened the eleventh for Richmond with
a hit to left, but was forced at second
by O'Donnell, and the next two were
easy outs.
Toronto looked dangerous In the
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