Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21

TORONTO, ONT, May 2o.-Iwenty-
three innings OF baseball was the
amusement bill provided here this
afternoon by the Toronto and Rich
mond ag~gregations. The Leafs took
the opening encounter by a score OF
I 20 3 In the eleventh frame. while
,lhe Billsmiths got revenge by captur-
rag the second sct-to in the twelfth by
u . to ! count. The games were Wit
iiessed by $500 enthusiasts. who. for
pnrc AZ least. got the value OF their
money.
In the iirst game Shocker. the Yankee
recruit who stopped Newark last week.
had the best OF Rhoadcs. who started
for the Climbers. Five hits were all
the younSst.r allowed. and ii Was MS
timely single In the eleventh that drove
n the winning run. ishoades was much
better supported than Shocker, behind
whom four errors were made. The
Leafs. however, atoned for their dumb
work in the field by collecting twelve
hits. including three t~wo-baggers.
Ross. In the second game clearly
uutpitchcd Herbert, but in the sixth
ne lost control and Billy Smith i'm
mediatcly stuck Humphreys into the
breach. He held the Leafs well in
heck for the balance OF the game.
Yielding three hits and not a run. The
Billsmiths hit for ten safetics in the
,sinal clash.
The consistent hitting OF Tiny era
nan, was one OF the features OF the
Iouble bill. In the opening engage
nent he hit out two doubles in hTe
trips. lie also hit twice In the second
game. Tim llemdryx hit well. getting
wo Of the hve allowed by Shocker.
Roche got one in the FIRST and two In
INC second. Harry O'Donnell. who
.nught The second game. connected
.wice safely. as did clemens IN that
clash.
The games were played before a
nice.sized crowd. but the weather was
none too favorable, the air being very
cold. The two great finishes, however.
Kept the majority of the fans rooted
10 their seats until the last man had
zone out in the ,~wcntE-thtrd chap'er
of the feature tering.
OPENER WAS NERVE WRACIiER
FROM ST.ART TO FINISH
The opening clash was nerve
+ wracking AFFAIR form start rnish.
;tboades and Shocker were the artil-
ierists for the larger part OF the game
nut the Richmonder was derricked in
he eighth In favor OF HIS
canmstcs came to his rescue and
NOTED the count In the ninth and
should have won In the tenth. hut they
lacked the necessary punch TO put over
he winning counter.
It was Shocker who won his own
rame with "a hit in the eleventh. This
nlow was n shock to the Richmond
aggregation and a jar to Jarman's
/. hopes. 1t was a clean bingle and
only one runner crossed he pan, the
game there ending.
Shocker worked brilliantly and only
allowed one hit up to the ninth. In
that frame he was tapped for three
and another came in the eleventh.
Rhoades was pounded rather freely.
and Jarman was hit opportunity in the
last stanZa.
r~~1,t1 nrnrnH Tho grnrinr i'm tho
fourth, with two run off two hits and
an error. Truesdale grounded out.
McDermott to Ethel. Blackburn was
hit by a pitched ball and scored from
first base when AL Burch sent a vicious
blow to center for two bases. Murray
singled to right, and Burch registered
from second. Graham was safe at first
m an error by Arragon. Murray. how
ever, was run down between second
and third. Thompson grounded out.
Rhoades to Eibel.
RICHMOND o. RUN
on HIT AND ERROR
The Billsmiths registered one In tho
NTH. Roche started the rally with a
lean single to left. Bill Reynolds was
yivcn a walk to first. Rhoades at
temped to sacrifice and went out at
first, the men being held on base. In
attempting to catch Roche off second.
Mckee threw to center and Roche came
home, Reynolds taking third. He was
/, held there when eme was safe on
n tumble by Truesdale. who was play
ing we'll In. Eibel grounded out, Trues-
dale to Graham, and Hendryx went out.
trout to Graha1.
The teams battled fiercely until the
ninth without scoring. Rhoades had
been wobbly In the seventh, and Jar
man took his place In the eighth. In
the ninth Shockcr cracked and the
Climbers knotted the count on clean
hitting. Eibel started off by grounding
out to short. HendryX singled to cen
ter, and Bankston followed with a
saf 1. clout to right. Hendryx going to
third. and Bankston taking second
on the throw to get Tim. McDermott
landed for a single to left, scoring
both men before him. He took second
t,on a throw to the plate to got Bank
ron. Arragon, however, flew out. and
grounded out, after Roche
had been passed.
Toronto got two safe hits off Jarman
in their half, but good fielding held