Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-20
SPORTS.
GREAT FIELDING SAVES
GAME FOR Bill SMITHS
Triple Play in Ninth Bases Loaded, Nobody Out, and
Only Three Needed to Knot Count-Mckenry
Holds Leafs to -Four Hits

TORONTO ONT, May l9.--With
the bases clogced nobody out. and only
three runs needed 10 even the count
in the last half Of the ninth stanza.
Toronto this afternoon saw its hopes
shattered by a brilliant triple play en-
Einecred by tho Binsmiths. The play
came just when ii seemed that Nc
kerry, who had twirled a masterful
game, had started to crack under the
strain. The fans sat in the stands un-
able to believe their eyes Richmond
won handily to =.
The weather. while not ideal. was
much better than II has been here for
several days and AN attendance of APP
proN imately 5000 persons turned out to
see the game, the second played here
this season, They witnessed Il game
marred 10 some extent by bad fielding
on the part OF the Leafs. but redeemed
by brilliant fielding on the part of the
Richmond crew, superb pitching by the
Climber HEAVIER. and nifty hitting and
base running by the visiting aggrcga-
ton. At times the Leafs showed
flashes of real baseball. but they we're
not in class, with the Richmondcrs.
who exce!lcd in every department.
Toronto started its scoring early in
the game and got a one-run lead in the
third inning The Bjchmonders how
ever. came right back IN the fourth and
clouted in four ITALICS Later they
added another. The Leafs were unable
to do anything with Mckcnry until
the ninth, when, aided by an error. the
second local counter WAS registered
Then, with the bases loaded. came the
great play which wiped out every
thing that had gone before
Little Angels Arragon was on the
working end OF the triple play. Trucs-
Gale had opened the inning with a
pass. Blackburn singled to ccntcrfield.
putting Truesdalc on third. Al Burch,
me former Richmond player. hit to Nc
Hcnr!. who dropped the bail and
Truesdale counted, Burch being safe al
first Red Murray worked McKcnrv
Tor pass. Graham then walked 10
the plate and laced out a groundcr
winch Arracon fielded neatly He tan
PED Burch, threw 10 Roche, getting
Murray a second and Roche then ro-
layed 10 first in time TO Get Graham
The Leafs scored in the third Nc /
kee. first up, singled to lief, after
having two balls and two strikes on
MN. trout sacrificed him along to
the middl" station Manning sent a
long fly to center. and Mckee tool /
third. from where he registered IN
single by Truesdale Tho ,bird out
came when Blackburn forced TruosdoIo
ut second
Richmond Immediately got busy !, .
me fourth and counted four tiucs !
Einel took two balls and two strikes
'N''' 1911 ''IN Il lhllS mt O fnr
Two bases Tim Hendryv wen, out ON
foul fly 10 Trout Ranks,on tbcm
went out 10 center. Ethel hcirr hold !
on second base. McDcrmott hit no
hrS' offering I" center, for two bases /
"nn scored E.ibel Nrracom followed |
Win i d"0hi" !" right scoring McDcr-
mott Roche singled to left ana ARA,
r"n hot -foo'cd for home The Cuban |
counted 10y pretty Slide and Roche |
Went to second. McTigue was rushed
70 inc rescue OF Manning am, REYNOLDS /
greeted him with screaming three I
800. 70 deep left. scoring Roche Nc /
NchrN ended the inning by fanninr
AhNa""N GIVES RELIGIOUS
MEDAL TO FIGHTING ut,S |
As gracefully executed a ,ri,l. n,.,
as any bali fan ever cast an ev 20
was engineered against the Leafs Ia. |
the speedy irfc!d Of the SouthcrncrS !
'olnI mo the ninth. McKcnry had |
~ hlrminEham boys jumping through |
his little hoop like a To-, of tr,i'',', |
feas. Up to tina, ninth. Biz Mac h,d
allowed only on" hii--onc real hi, rbn |
ofhcinl score shows two uu TO maj
stage, but one was an iuiiclJ non that
me WIND carried away from McDer-
mott and Arracou.
Joront" took It's last turn at tho hat !
with Truosdalc leading OFF lie go,
walk Black buruc llt /, :,onL .i,rIa
ana Burch scratched another. Tnica-
Gale scored when McKcnrv ,rj.d IN
, ,nf%" -, hnrrh og: AZ d,yrs' base. Tha,
there was Glance for Toronto Mur.
ray walked. and the sacks vero nIIo,
up again Now get set for Tho tri,,,o
killing. Graham, the Leafs he's, sl,,n
ger strod" Up - The platter and r,st
ed IN" old cork center mimi ~
nose NrraE"n Sualchcd Tho ban vim
IN an inch oE ground tossed IN pon,,,
who threw 10 Eincl and Graham rurnh