Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-07
CLIMBERS FIND RITTER
DIFFICULT TO FATHOM
Hustler Recruit Holds Richmond to Three Hits and Roch-
ester Wins Beautiful Exhibition of National Pastime
Daisy Crowd Sees Locals Fight Hard to VIM

fark Yesterday was worthy of tho day
ana attendance. With the weather at
us very best. and one of the incest
crowds OF the season. the two teams
battlcd lercely for supremacy. and
through the nifty twirling of Bill
hi'tcr. the Hustlers got the decision
.mSer the Billsmiths by a count of to ].
The game was played I'm the fast time
VI one hour and Il half.
Il was tho pitching or Ritter who
mas Joined the Iustlers since they ar
rived here, that was responsible for
the victory Of the visitors. Ritter HAD
Inc Climbers at his mercy throughout
me game. and In only one inning was
III DANGER. An error then paved the
way Tor the only score made against
MN. Three hits were al that no
tered.
R'chmond played it's level best TO
win. Time after time the infield pulled
or remarkable fielding that prevented
runs TWO double plays were made,
ana many of the stops were sensa-
tohal and spectacular. One miscue oc-
CURED, and II led TO the tally. but
combination of two clean hits off
Humphreys.
The attendance was in the neighbor-
MOOD OF $500. of which 3,l93 was ac-
tually paid admissions
CROWD WAS TREATED
The crowd was treated 10 great base
ball from the very start. Ritter was in
superb form. while Humphreys worked
steadily. and under ordinary conditions
would have been returned Il winner.
he Yielded eight hits. and kept them
1alr!r well scattered. An error was
the cause of the first score against
him. but the second tally was earned
fairly.
J. Great fielding was seen. both s:des
doing equally good work. although the
Hustler infield had little 10 do. The
ou.Nelders however. were kept on the
run. Only three assists were made
BY the entire Rochester team. Until
the eighth inning only one assist had
been registered. The second came in
the eighth. and the third in Che ninth
frames.
Ritter held the locals 10 one hit un-
III the eighth. McDermott had picked
him 70: one in the opening round. but
for the next six he was n"!nciblc
Cniy after an er!o: had been made
behind him In the eighth did he get
the least worried. y run was then
scored on him. but he came back equal
ly strong in the ninth and famed Ell
bel BY shooting over three straight
strikes while Bobby Clemens roasted
second base
Jacobson and Sie!in again starred at
'ir bat The former lined out dou-
bic aud single, while Siglin got two
on hs hard hit bail that Nyc erred
Ritter also hit out :. double and then
counted on TWO successive singles.
Clemens and Reynolds shared with
hfcDcrmott the honor OF hitting Rit-
fer once. The others were biting Wild
+ at his curves. nine retiring 10 the
bench on strikes.
UMPIRE CHESTNUT AGAIN
GAVE GRAND EXHIBITION
Even uinpires sometimes have sense
OF humor This was evidenced by Bill
Carpenter trading places with Scotty
Chestnut. who got the crowd in "a
c!amor with hts first strrri!ike ooonne
and its accompanying syrations
Bill Ritter. who Joined the Hustiers
from the Giants since the team has
been here, was In points for Rochester.
Charlie Humphreys worked for Rich
mond. Casey wore the pads for
rochester while Bill Reynolds did the
backstopping for the Billsn!ths
- Humphreys held ihe lIustlers in
hand In the hrst. although Jacobson
nicked his delivery FOR double. Rt-
,.r was also in great form, tanning
t,co After HendryS struck out, Nc
perrnott got a clean bingle TO left, and
Clemens walked Red advanced peg
on long fly By Bankston. which was
captured By Sloan Clemens stole
= second. but George Kircher WAS called
GU; on strikes. ending the stanza
The Hustlers scored in the second,
OF fielding that got the crowd 10 its
feet An error was responsible for the
run. Marty Nye being the offender.
IIoelke started the inning with nasty
hounder TO Humphreys. which was
fclded perfectly, but too late TO get
tho runner Nye then let Siglen's
vrounder get past him. and Hoelke
went TO third and Siglcn took second.
and the throw-in 10 keep Tioelke from
counting McAuley hit TO McDermott.
II I'm,
had started to third. and Eibel quickly
FASTENED to that bag and had him
trapped He chased him to third and
tagged him, Hoelke having to hold the
, hog Casey singled to right. scoring
Uoclke Ritter sent hard grounder
ar Ethel, who fell making great
ston but he recovered in time to toss
the ball to Humphreys for the third
richmond sent UP three men in the
second. Ritter famed Nye and Rey-
noIds. after Ethel had fouled out to
uoelke. Humphreys struck Farrell
out and the next men were easy VIC
inns In the third frame. In Richmond's
ard Ritter again famed two, making
>sNhis count STAND AT SIN ior three III
nincs.
Two Hustlcrs got on in the fourth
Two were down when SiGlcn hit to
loft for one base. He stole second and
McAuley walked. Casey could not de-
liver. and grounded out to McDermott.
orly three faced Ritter, but all man
orcd 10 hit the ball to far territory.
CLEAN HITS REGISTER
ONE MORE FOR HUSTLEIts
,Ican hits brought another marker
=, rochester in the fifth, in spite
nr nice fielding. Ritter opened the
ston,a with double to center. He
,noL third on a stinky bounder by
I,.rreu. which bounced over Hum
nhrnys.s head. darlington hit to Nye,
.ho threw Farroll out at second,
while Kircher relnyed to Ethel in
time 70 get the runner at first. Jacob
I con singled to left, scoring Ritter.
\ 9obaon went out trying to steal
second on Reynolds.
y East fielding and poor battery by
T. richmond featured the whole sixth
innine Signel singled for Rochester,
hut three other batters grounded out.
Richmond only put three up Hum,