The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-01
VIRCINIANS CAPTURE
ANOTHER ENCOUNTER
Richmond Team Wins Out Over Spiders In Abbreviated Con
test BY Score of IA to 3-Collegans Put Up Another
Good Game Against Local Ball Club

Al conglomeration OF safe blows
and inside baseball netted the Rich
mond Virginians IA to victory
over the Richmond College Spiders
lin an abbreviated contest yesterday
afternoon out at Broad-Street Park.
While the Ints. landed on the college
f1irfers for a total of thirteen safe
walIops, there was very little long
hitting done, but these, mixed with
nacrifice hits. delayed steals ana
rood headwork, enabled the Rich
Slond club to garner one or more
counters In every stanza.
The game was somewhat of sur
prise, the contest not being arrans-
ed until early yesterday afternoon"
Few fans knew that the encounter
was to be staged. and, consequently
only a small attendance saw the viz
ginians and Spiders in action. How
ever, this fact did not prevent the
pastimers from putting all they had
into the contest and those who were
fortunate enough to be on hand were
treated to a real exhibition.
The virginians started their run
getting in the initial frame, when
3tney landed on Chris Cox's benders
Tor three hits and succeeded In reg
4stering a couple of tallies as a start
er. The Ints. continued scoring nm
IN the game was called In the sew
enth inning.
Spiders Get Three safeties.
As a result of the effectiveness of
Ferry and Wilson. the college boys
succeeded In procuring only trio OF
safe wallops. but those three hits
were about as pretty as any one could
|dasira to see. To Pitt, Miller and
carter belong the credit for the three
kafetteg. all of them being good.
Xhetty wallops, those OF the two FIRST
named players going for three bases,
Kerry hurled the first four innings
the Nirginians. but never once
HAD 10 let out. tossing them straight
kieross the pan and trusting to his
teammates to do tho remainder,
While the former American Associ-
hilton hurler was on the mound the
westhamptou boys got couple of
safe wallops and one run. wilson,
k,ue of Richmond's young left-hand =
lrs, hurled the last three fraInes.
5iuring which time he allowed one
kafe bingle and couple Of runs.
Christian Cox started on the mound
kor the Spiders. and. despite the fact
that he failed 10 display as much
stufT' as in Thursdays game with
the Richmonders. he did very well,
considering his opponents Knight.
he other college hurler, also per-
Formed we'll allowing only Ave safe"
les in three innings
McDermott i'm Charge,
Captain Frank McDermott was IN
eharge of the team, owing TO the
fact that Manager Billy Smith was in
Washington doing a little pow-wow-
Ing with Clarke Griffith and Wiibert
Robinson, and he had the boys hust-
hing throughout the game. The sig
halls worked to perfection. and the
fans saw some real inside baseball
lurlng the hrst part of the conflict
Almost all of the Firgintans hit
GOOD. several OF them having q per-
Get day with the willow McDer-
Knott, Burch and Arragon each gar
lered two.
The college boys put up another
good exhibition. and showed Coach
Frank Dobson's labors have not been
Ii vain After the two COED prae'
iGe games with the Richmond team
he Spiders should be In good shape
or the North Carolina invasion next
week.
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