Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
BILL SMITHS MAKE SWEEP
IN SERIES WITH CANUCkS
Snappy Exhibition Won by Richmond With McKenery
Pitching Great Ball-Team Leaves for Buffalo
On First Tour of international Circuit.

1t may not be nice 10 Kick a fellow
Fhcn he is down. but few Of those
PRESENT yesterday at that little on
puntcr nj the Brood Street ball yard
'Hpressed any dissatisfaction with the
manner in which the Billsiniths mauled
90" feeling Of Joe Birmingham, who
Sa, OH the bench and watched his col
ie-tion OF Maple Leafs get walloped for
!hurth straight time. Tho final en-
Eagement with the Canadian contin-
gent resulted I'm "a to ! score II was
witnessed by "a collection of 3,lS6 fans,
VINO paid real money. and several hum
'red others who did not. AS fare
ven performance, IL could not be bet
tered
Richmond got the jump on Toronto
Va the early stages Of the game. ana
ih!s lead "as never In danger Of being
"N.rtuEen The attack Of the Bin
smiths was irresis,iblc. while the de-
ienSe was impenetrablc. Tho Maple
i.eafs also heldcd sharply, but were
unable To hit cpportuucly. Only once
we're they able 10 work {, man around
ne paths. three hits being punched
in that frame
The game was played In zig time
"hH was really featured. from local
S'ahdpoint. by the appearance OF two
"" men in Richmond uniforms
Iitcher Aickcnery. purchased outrirh,
rom the Cincinnati Nationals. worked
on The mound. while Roche. secured
rom the 81. Louis Americans. covered
nc territory In the vicinity of the kew
ON" station Both made favorable i'm
i"eSSion on IN. fans, many Of whom
j'urH"ycd to the grounds lust ia 20,
io"h ~ the new acquisitions upon
nom VIII depend much the showing
""s oS the Climbers on their North
""h ENERi PITCHES GREAT
GAME For HIS DEut.
B.. 6
'IH Ill only on" inning WAS II, any ST.,
ir"hoie Standing well above INC
lN-'oot marx the young giant hurled
over Ia great style H.. was tus,
ny ana scarcely wastc,i a ban E'iva
nus were made off him, but only n, o,o
'rame were they bunched in ,bc eii,-h,
Only on" pass was issued ana in
80 oi me frames only three mon faced
ito"hee Put zap d good game "a, second
~. showed signs Or unfamiliar
WIN the ground and with his roam
nat"" hat his work was g.: ..,,,i ,.'.i'
IN" NouuEst.r IS ,,orhil.- ,,,,i,
'hI boasts sorr>l top lie sfnoJ 49,,
- 81 u" plate and hi ut mem,
',e ne h"uneed the BAN. bu, could
t"' put II lu fair territory iIc f,p,.d
one" and got to haso when hi, L, ~
rms hrsi Dpportunity cam.
''n men on two bascs IIc hit =;
lnfn Srounder to short, but tic run
=" '' ''lFl'N at the plI'.
lie i"hfS play"/ a nic. game -. -.
lrh but could not touch NcEn,,..,,..
ne showed plenty ~ pen ana ,oI,,,E 4,
Na'd TO Win They were si,upl, ON
'iassed- ho""v"c but would not ad,ni,
"N,f''l times the heiders robbed
'"sai hAtsmcu OF apparently good his,
"hl!c me 'nhcld pulled several ,Ia,s
~ sensational order
Nc1uiilan worked for Toronto Ills
|,'.u OF pitching suited tho tastes OF
,ct"rhI 'n"ml'"rs % tn" Rillsmith tribe.
'It ~ nv" OF the eight Innings ~. ken;
.ns "N"riug, ont Of reach Wi.n D..
vas touched. The swa,s we're mad. 10
oHn' for all th"y were worth
richmond scored in the second IN
hlhs "hen Two markers wer. hung
L'p Eankston led with a Pass Nc
bcrmott tried 10 sacrifice him ,ln,g
MT was called out for iutorfcrenc. viii
kslieS. who nold"d The hunt Arra-on
Guided -" clean hit TO right. Bank
S'"n going 10 third Roche had his
opportunity, but his groaudcr worked
the downfall % Haukston. who died
at home after a hard Try for the score.
reynolds worked McQuillan for trans
N"rtatlon. Roche and ArraCou exorut-
80 a coubie steal with the little Cuban
7'oTin@. ana Nick emery then landed for
safe blow that registered Roche
ilomens flew out 10 Bracket. ending
IN" inning.
HAtI> EIBEL AGAIN
HITS BALI. TO FENCE
I'm the nt;h another pair OF counters
Nere recorded on the several thousand
scorecards. Clemens started IL with
IN intield hit TO Blackburn. h.ibei
7rourht him 20 the plate when he
swiped tho ball for 4 clout that pu,
MS name In the three base hit column
y squeeze PLAY. with IIGndryX on The
operating end, scored Hack
Again IN the eighth tho Climbers
cot busy with their sticks. with one
down, licndryX secured an escort 10
first. Rankston unlooscnod a double
!" right field. scoring Tim, and Bank
ston tailed on a one-basc blow to
center by McDermott. Arragon hit to
iNe same place. but Al Rurch nipped
Red al tho plate. Roche was hi, by
ihe pitcher. Reynolds singled L. left
.ud Arragon raced in Nick emery end
cd tho inning by popping up 10 'rrues-
dale.
The lone register made by the Hlvmy
iiamS was III the seventh. Clean hit
ting did the job. Dawson Graham pro-
duced one Of his long swats which was
good for three stations. Bla burn
grounded to Mckencry. Brack EFT. how
ever, hit To left, counting Graham. lie
was forced at second by Trout. Kelley
singled, but McQuillan flew out TO Hem
dryX, ending the inning. Only six
men came up in the succeeding two
innings.