The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-13
III ERNEST POLLARD.

Just when the N!rv3niaos had a
rhance 70. ascend To the 800 mark
for he first time ln several weeks,
bad Incidentally take niih place IN
PIC International League Joe Bar.
assnani and his paststner- from the
as-aa if9rnee o. ra:asio had 30
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OF es.o1 a dluhA ny Ia the
! sung cncoua ,el aed thcn battling
j .sl--.c - ~ "a a Ga a'aaa sttll In
u EQs&et " The Canadians won
i g sapsS tords hy a crere of 8
I, as }ac WEI ass lad appar-
tis - red 4 ssec'y tV4N. " was
sr.t Gass2 .he IA. Leaves have
"a III I.sehmoni i.l,s ason ami so
ssed @c:c Nv Eoua boys that
sey had 10 so and pcrHi, tho visit
4s eat.oa ~ Qc thcm Up IN the
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s,..,as ~ za,n d. 81
&c c1Ept la' Ray Is eating and Rehe,
TIE Sew York Yankees. were
cooked "a de thc finsing IN the twin
! Il, a ion. the people began seeing
y ssorS nj a double victory over the
krentlt mon from tho Dominion OF Can
"a defeat fer the invaders
~egacd inevitable II the opening
aale until the seventh inning. when
khe visiters not oniy overcame three
an lead. but went 10 the from, by
4 margin of On ron. After that
kilirgs ran smoothly FOR the visitors
md thcy began - esther in markers
ksnfsi the curtain ~ Popped on the
pea.ns entertain o.
I'r-os >'lf'- cyabic.
reventh inning started the fireworks
FIR inc visitors. ana after that the
faraaiaus proceeded TO pile up no
hess than a auartc' OF taliies After
lha. mfscue they HIT Rav Heating al
hnost at Will. getting eight safet!es
&froni his offerings during the last
(hfee innings. While Steinv was re-
kponsible for some of those runs. most
81 the visitors markers can be at
kributed only to keatings inenect-
¥ess in. those last three chapters
The Toronto club hit his offerings
hard and opportunelS and registered
10 less than eight of their nine tall
hes during those last three frames
Keating did not show the same form
dispiayed in his opening game here
hast Wednesday. while at times he
vas as wild as a jack rabbit.
The virginians started hitting Her
Merit hard in the early stages OF the
opening game md had piled up a
three-run lead before the first in
hing had been brought to a close.
However, he became better and bet
fer As the game progressed, and there
was only one more run forthcoming
durinr the remainder OF the game.
Six pitchers were given opportunt-
hes to show something In the second
lame, both Richmond and Toronto
R1sing three each Ross started the
'ainEinE for Richmond. and pitched a
treat game. but he was taken out in
|Reiliher to bat for him, and era bblc
|Wns sent in to take his place. After
kho latter had allowed two straight
hits Rhoades succeeded him on the
knound Russell was the first to APP
hear on the mound for the Maple
leaves, but had to give way In the
Eleventh to Thompson. The latter
hasted until the eighth, when Brady.
speed ball artist. was sent in to
rheck the virginians.
KcllfIscr Saves Game.
The fact that the virginians did not
kosc the second game can be attribu-
|fed to Mickey Kelliher. For the Sec
nd time In as many days he was sent
n 10 save game for Richmond. and
Iaxlin the Washingtonian delivered.
with Priest on third base and one
but Manager Smith sent Mickey in to
hat for Ross. Kelliher responded
NTH 4 three hit to right field.
ne scored q minute later on Clemens
|aacrifice NY. putting the Virginians
enc In the lead. In the eighth in
hing the Maple Leaves knotted the
count, and there was no more scoring
Hone during the game. despite The
encf that the virginians had tareo
ron on bases in the eighth framc.
nth only one man out. At this ;unc-
knre vittory for Richmond seemed