The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-29
Standing of C1uira
Games Today.
Rochester in Newark.
Buffalo in Providence.
Montreal I'm Baltimore
Toronto I'm Richmond.
Br ERNEST POLLARD.

VlrEfnians brought the victorious
march OF Joseph Birmingham'e fast
lying Canadians TO an abrupt end yes
kerday afternoon within the Broad
etrcet enclosure. despite the fact that
Urban Shoeker, the sensational expo
bent of the slippery elm, essayed to
cause our own downtrodden local tai
Int some additional humiliation
He had been steaming his "baffiing"
Blenders across the rubber something
lew than eight frames-seven and
pne-third innings TO be exact--when
poe deemed 1t advisable TO derrick
hfs "beattty," which, nc did After
Birmingham had apologized to hts
ntAr hurier for drswing him from the
box and then escorted him to choice
EeAt in the dugout, he sent in Lefty
kcTgue. The former Vanderbilt Uni
1vex1ity star proved to be the right
Imam In the right place-for the vir-
Einians The elongated portsider lin
Gerad around the pitchers box just
long enough for the Richmond boys
10 gather in sufficient number of
hwAy, after which Russell. fresh from
EoQege, was sent in to check the Rich
s1u6nders. He did after the Virginians
M counted once more. but his good
pitching proved. futile, for the dam
age had been done. In the ninth
frame the Maple Leaves threatened
10 stage rally. but 1t proved to he
Nirginians won the game by a score
1nf to 8.
Lcake Pitches Great Ball
4 III was a hurting duel from the start
between the aforesaid sensational
Urban Shocker and Albert Leake. a
graduate OF the Virginia State League.
although nicked for total Of eleven
tsafeties, Leake was good all the way,
hnd he kept them well scattered. He
mad two bad innings, and 1t was in
those frames that the invading Cana
ldians succeeded in getting their only
Nhree markers OF the encounter. In
the other chapters he always tightaned
when danger threatened, while Rich
pIlcnd's inaeld proved an impregnahle
defense.
Not only did Leake hurl a good
game. but to him belongs n large
amount Of credit for the vlrginians'
Triumph over the Maple Leaves.
1 II was his two-ply wailop that sent
In two runners and incidentally knot
he'd the count. This seemed TO put
enew life In the Nirg1nians. and in the
fnext frame. when they came In to
kbat, they felt so good over It they
xot busy and chased Shocker from the
mound in hurry.
x xnE IpTpnID OutIlt was tnF IlTsL TO
Ihreak the ice pushing a runner across
IN the third frame. Hogan took one
IN the ribs and went TO first. He was
hncrificed to second by Shocker and
6coyed when Truesdale drove a neat
tbtngie into right field, Richmond
knotted the score In the fourth. After
kwo were out Everett Bankston dou-
kbicd and he romped home when Cap
kain Frank McDermott made his Sec
L.
I'm the sixth the invaders drew away
from the Richmond boys by sending
kwo runners across the plate. After
Murray had whitfield the ozone, Ora
RhAm singled and Mckee scored him
with a double. Mckee counted on
Smiths safety.
Score Is Tied Again.
NcDermott and Arragon walked IN
pguccession IN the seventh inning and
Reynolds popped one mp 10 Graham
hn an effort 20 sacrifice. the Toronto
khrr sacker making a great catch of
hhe ball, II was then that Leake
Etepped forth and banged one into
bright field for a couple or sacks. Nc
Dermott and Arragon scampering
dcross the rubber. In the following
frame the Firg1nians took UP where
khey left off and proceeded to send
khree additional tallies across. Hen
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ssut Shocker then walked Clemens and
rBankston. At this Juncture McTigue
kook over the hurting reins in the
kplace OF Shocker. The big left-hander
walked McDermott, filing the bases
and Arragon singled. sending in
clemens and Bankston, Bill Reynolds
ahen contributed an infield hit. scoring
tMcDerrnott with the third run OF the
aiming. This proved to be the extent
of the yirginians' scoring, for the next
Nwo men went out
Manager Billy Smith shifted his
Hine-up considerably yesterday MAX
Ang Johnny Prieste lead-off man in
stead of Bobby Ciemens who sue
reeded Everett Bsnkston in the clean
Pip position. II worked successfully
and II looks as IL the Virgintans will
DE able 10 push over more runs with
Ssis switch in the batting order.
Captain Frank McDermott led with
9he stick for the yirginians. getting
Ia single and double out OF two legal
strips to the plate. while Angels ARA
Gon landed on the pellet for couple
Df safeties out of three attempts.
The box score:
Richmond.
Players. ABB. r. II. O. A. e.
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