Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
B|LLSM|THs WILL TACKLE
LEACH AND HIS HUSTLERs.
Richmond Ints Jump to Rochester
for Three Games, Starting
This Afternoon.
sCoREBOARD TO SHOW THEM
Phe Times-Dispatch Service Just
Suits Fans-CIimbers Tied for
First HOnors, but Have Hard
Grind Before Returning Home.


without lifting hand. the Rich
mond Ints yesterday took seat on
the top OF tho International League
ladder, thanks 10 another double de-
feat handed Newark by the Montreal
Royals. The Canucks, in two DAYS.
managed 10 manglc the Indians In four
clashes. From tho lofty heights OF a
we'll assured lead, the Jcrseymen were
brought TO the level Of the BiIlsmiths,
the teams now being tied for top hon
org.
The awful drubbing handed the In
dians by the Royals was the big sur
prise OF the week In the international
League race The Newark squad, at
Ter hopping UP everything that came
10 ITS home territory, jumped up to
Canada. where tho Maple Leafs put a
stop to the long winning streak. Only
one game OF the opening series In To-
ronto vas played on account of cold
weather After being held up twice
in Montreal for the same reason, tho
Indians met with u double reverse on
saturday. followed with the Walioping
yesterday.
Consistent playing has kept tho
Rchmcndcrs well 10 the fore in the
pcnuant chase 50 far this season Go.
'hG away from home IN third place
tho liiliSmithS on Mondav morning
place without playing single game
just as this morning they ind them.
selves tied for first position. During
'he week the Richmond team was also
hung up by bad weather. only playing
four games. Three. however. were
registered III the won column. Ey vir.
tuc cf the vim in EuT:lo IN The ONLY
KANE played there. Richmond copied
N. scri.s. while two out az three was
tn" record or the Toronto trim
I'ichm"nd iu dorchester Nr>f.
kichnonh, tuiupS bach Ia Rochester
i"r series Of thr." Eaiuca this week
with tho iIUstlcrs Tourny Leach and
his ncu succeeded in trimming tho
Climbers three OUT of four games in
iti"hmoud recently. being tho only
from tho local Aggregation. Since
then. however. tn. Rochester s!uggers
nave lost their cunning. and there -
every reason 10 believe that Richmond
viii succeed IN getting revenge for
the three defeats experienced here
Jarman and Gleason seem all that
Billy Smith has fresh for IA. contest
today IN Rochester JNrmau worked
- short while on Saturday. but should
bel condition 10 get into action
again Gleason has been id. for more
than week. but as he proved such
Easy pi"kinEs for the Hus,icrs when
he faced them here Smith inay hesitate
TO use him. Mckeury worked on Fri
day. aud may be fred At the teaches
From Rochester 30 Montreal will be
the mex: step Of the Richmond ;osscrs
Four games, including one on sunday.
%tll he played with tho Royals The
Hillsmith will then drop down 10
Providence for four games. which in.
'lud"s = twin hill on Memorial Day
hf'rr jumping over {" Newark for four
ganlcs, on" on Sunday. III. Ri-hmond-
"rs hike hack home for e couple Of
weeks
Fifteen more games on The road
seems hard row for Richmond 20
face, hut IL the pitchers contfnue to
40 good, the chances arc that the
majority Of them will hc transferred to
the won column. In that event the
locals should return home well VI, in
the rrst division The most optimistic
fans hardly expects them 10 do better.
scorrbonrd 10 show Gumcs.
The Rochester games will be shown
on The clectri" scurchuard of Thu.
Times Dispatch As tho distance in
much shorter than that to Toronto. i,
IS 'crtain that the service will even
excel! that Of last week storms i'm
Canada caused wir. trouble. which
could he expected Oh 4 stretch Of LOO
miles In spite OF that. however the
last play IN tho double header at To-
"onto had been seen by Richmond fans
within thirty seconds after 1t was made
in the Canadian city.
That Smith expects 10 make a change
or two In his team Is the news that
has come In from both Buffalo and
Toronto The local manager. how
ever is as tight as a clam on the suh-
jet, and will give ont nothing def
mite The officials Of the Richmond
Exhibition Company are also in the
dark. and consequently any move will
ne surprise TO them. The infeld.
from all accounts Of the work in Rnf-
falo and Toronto. seems to he going
strong Roche has played perfect
game In the field. and is batting "A,
a 1888 clip. The outfieId has performed
some great feats in the garden hut the
t,no mas laiien OF somewhat in batting.
F.ibel has been ousted from the hat
ting leadership Of the squad by Glenn
ems, who. however, has also stunned
during the trim abroad The average
however, nave not shrunken like
$3.50 suit as n Toronto writer init
mated they would after lea vino. ~.
home diamond