Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-01
DEFEATS
GRAYS; SCORE, 5 TO 4
Team Comes Back and Wins After Ninth-Inning Rally
Il Gleason and Billiard Twirlers-Arragon, Hit on
Head, Carried Over Plate for Winning Run.
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~ tNN'N iDES->Nf. l., MAY Ill ne
desperate Richmond team. with n
berth in the second division staring
II in the face. after tasting the sweets
OF first place and three solid defeats
behind IL as memento Of the initial
Tt-it to our city, went after the final
came of the series at Melrose Park
to-day, by n ninth-inninE rally. in
which a brace of runs was corralcd.
after two were down, and walked
away with the victory by score of
Nobody believed Bill smiths men
could do 1t when the ninth rolled
Z around with the Grays leading by II
single run. and Billiard almost unhit-
table. although wild as n carload of
March hares. With courage Keyed up
to the highest pitch, the Climbers. with
the top, of the hating order up. played
the string 10 the limit. and by almost
duplicating the stunt of the C;rays in
the opening game, wiped out the stigma
of that defeat in full measure.
Billiard had been in trouble for the
greater part of the game. and up to
the end OF the fifth was hit hard by
the followers of Billy Smith. But from
Lacquer and noted spitball artist had
the invaders under his thumb. as far
as bingles were concerned. but his
wild streak cropped out again in tho
fatal ninth and the bottled hits were
let loose.
PROVES WINNING HIT
Clemens had outguessed Billiard In
the two previous walks to the plate
and had drawn passes. He played tho
same waiting game In the ninth and
was given a ticket to first that meant
( the tieing run. Richmond played the
game. and Eibcl laid down n beautiful
bunt that advanced Clemens to second,
although he fell victim fine
play, Brainard to Onslow. Hendrix.
fully on each trip to the plate, slammed
sizzfer at Fabrique and was thrown
out. Clemens taking third.
# Then along came Arragon with blood in
his eye and n three-base hit concealed
sin his slapstick. With three and two.
he failed the apple to deep center, and.
with the game hanging on the drive,
, the crowd watched Powelfs efforts 10
pull it down. The Rabbit appeared to
hesitatl for moment. and then set
sail after the soaring sphere with
everything drawing. The race was
watched with hrcathless interest by
everybody in the park except the man
who made the hit. who was tearing
along the highway between first and
second at the moment ii seemed as
though Powell had the pill In his
grasp. The ball tickled the Rabbits
glove, but had too much power behind
it to stick, and hohbed away toward
the corner.
In the meantime Clemens was rush
ing along dry track with tho throt-
tie wide open and crossed the pan just
as Powell retrieved the ball. 1t was
thrown to Shean who cut II loose to
RBrainard to intercept the flying ARA
lyon. The pesky Pill hit ArraCon on
he head, bounding off behind the stand
nd out Of sight of the umpires. Ar
|aEon fell to the ground and failed to
Use. His teammates hurried to the
z rescue. and 1t looked for moment as
though the peppery little shortstop of
Z the Climbers was badly hurt. especially
Z when 1t required the help of two of
$ his teammates to get him over the
A ming run.
~ Gleason pitched fine ball, allowing
!. hut eight hits.