Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-15
ROCKY MOUNT DEFEATED
IN VERY ERRATIC CLASH
High Wind Made Fielding Difficult
Feat, but Ints Win
Out.
GAME WAS INTERESTING ON
Kay Ryan Has Corking Good Aggre-
CATION, and Pretty Contest Should
Result To.Day-Play Will Start
Promptly at $50 O'Clock.

promptly at $50 O'Clock.
In game made errntic by the stin
gale which sweep; the city. the Rocky
Mount Virginia League. club los, yes
terday afternoon to the Richmond
ints at Broad street Park. : 10 4 While
the neidinS was uncertain. both teams
were equally handicapped. and AN in
tcrcsting contest was :hc result The
teams meet again this afternoon.
Ray Ryan. former Leader of Ia"
8Sichmond Colts, has a Formidable ag
Eregation. having practically the same
team that COPIED the Virginia League
remnant last season. His pitching STAFF
iooks good. and the team is "a we'll
rounded one. with the weather con
ditions more favorable The Eronchos
should make the lnts extend themselves
to-day.
The game was PLAYED in fast time.
although the he!dcis had many FUN"
chase after high flies which looked
safe. but would fan far out III foul
territory. Judging the fair ones, TOO,
was task hard 10 accomplish. and sew
eral OF the hits would have been clean
outs under more favorable conditions.
Billy Smith put his dependence IN
Gleason. and the younSstcr worked the
entire nine innings, i, being the intcn-
ton OF the local pilot now TO hav" his
men go the fun route in order that he
can get a line on thclr staying powers.
! RYAN worked two youngsters, DOMINIC
tho pads himself in order 70 get re-
suits out Of them. Both pitched gooh
ball against the heavy wind
Rocky Mount scored first in tho Soc
ond inning. and while Richmond got
the run back in tho same frame. TN"
Tarhccis ,hcn battcd out three mos"
and held this lead until the MIN "hcn
| Richmond garnercd ,hrcc tallicS In
tho sixth they cloutcd the ball we'll
and four runs were brought IN
In spite of the weather. a fair cro"d
was out TO see the Tarhcels perform
With Ryan arc Dolly Cray ana Car
cnce Berger, former Colts.
Hendrix picked up htt!c III M.
batting yesterday, securing three out
o, nvc tries k,rchsr also took '~o
good one, in I'VE trips. Eanksion son
ucctcd for tuo sa!ctics, while Mc'et
mott ana EIbel each secured ON" IN
three,
The game this afternoon viii start
=, 3.3o o'clock while next week AL
Games arc scheduled 20 get un't! va
AT 4 O'Clock. smith w,ll prooaoIF Htha
Iarmam against the visitors Win 'NoSai
n. another possibility. Appicgate AN"
vooc the Young twirlcrs who ala 50
much to help Ryan to pchhhhI 'aH'
sc,.on. will work arains, the lntS
,IIyItI:I, TEAM SCORE
N FIRST INNING
,;oox,,r,e uicked Gleason for Il dou-
Ill. TO center III the optntnE '""'"'
Costello went OUT OIL II ~ ~ 80
,,,empt TO hunt. Edwards rr"uh"'u ~
Eirrh.r and the hctty Dolly Gray vas
famed. ~ an ,bc,r
The Ints wero also hlankcd ~ tn%i
end HcndryX grounded OUT 10 ~
w,rds Kirchcr beat on, an inheId
-, " .hor, MrDcrmott vent out,
''as,,,,o TO McClclland, aud Hankston
flew out 10 center w
The Rronchos kicked INTO INC wv,
column in the second, nv. .,n,'nG
waiked lie stole second and vent 10
,hird when HcndryH let oponncll
MA throw get past him u" score"
ou single TO left by farmaIcc' 10!
RYAN forced rarmalcc a. sccohn' i"T'
flew up to ArraEon 49,
Richmond so, back the run IN INC
.,.n,o ,nninr ArraGcu led with fly
80 Ecrrcr. Eibel Kaiser and OO"nncl
wcrc presented with tickets TO hrs''
md Gleason brought them IN wan a
fly TO Gray. iicndry% 4ndcn 'he o"aP-
ter with a pop TO Mctl"!lahH.
:. double play blanhed the VISITORS
-; ,hc third Goosctrcc went OUT
Gleason TO Ethel Costello hi TO fISh''
IN, WAS nippcd a. hrst wheh r""| '"H
uoppcd up to o'ponneu inc ih's
Mcpcrmou we're retired On cronnders.
Eanks,on hit 10 ccutor, hut went out
trying 10 steal second.
Rocky Mount tor" things open III
the fourth. Gray S'artrd 'he frame
ui,b a single TO center. lie was forced
., second BY Berger, who then stole
hay Clarence scored on single ny
MrclclIand who Went TO second on the
throw in. and got th'rd on Na,Sel
had peg to III" plate" McCicI'ahd
scored on sacritic" ny ny farni"! .,
Pyan hit 10 left. but lnSie ended the
inning By forcing Ray at second
Richmond only stuck three hauers up
in this frame.
The Rronchos Tailed again in IN"
nth Goosetree drew pass tostciio
sacrificed him along peg. f.d""
scored Goosetree on hit 10 center
tho wind carrying the ball away
faster than HcndryX could run FOR II.
Richmond crep' little nearer up
in this chapter. ODonnell had ground
cd out and Gleason famed when Hen
drvx got a double 20 center with the
aid of the wind. kircher scored Hen
drvx with single To right. lie st"l"
second and McDermott walked. Bank
ston then tailed them both with
double TO right running up the
count Arraeon went out on ground
ball to Edwards.
Gleason famed two in the NTH and
gave one hit Ray Ryan being III"
lucky one. The lnts then broke the tie.
Eibel hit TO right and reached ,hird
through his legs. He scored on q Wild
pitch by Robin. who replaced lnGle.
kaiser walked and O'Donneli was hit
bv pitched ball. Gleason sacrificed
them along. Hendryx singled 10 left.
scoring Kaiser O'Donnell was forced
at third by Eircher. McDcrmott
scored Hendrix with single to cen
ter. Kircher reaching third McDer-
mott was caught between the bases,
but Kircher scored on the play.
None of the Tarhecls Eot the ball
out Of the infield in the seventh. The
Ints did not do much better. as only
three went up. The Rronchos went out
i'm order in the eighth. HcndryX
doubled in the eighth after Gleason
walked with two down. kircher. how
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