Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-12
-B|LLsM|THs HAVE LITTLE
DIFFICULTY WITH LEAFS
Pound Out Substantial Lead I'm First
- Inning and Then Loaf for
Rest OF Day.
.BURCH JOINS TORONTO SQUAD
: Layden Released ny Birmingham.
~ Manning Proves Easy for Rich
mOnd SluCgers--EibeI Hits Out
Homer tn Center Field.

After pounding out a substantial
lead OF five runs IN the opening chapter,
the SillsmithS yesterday loafcd through
the second game with Toronto. and won
easily by the count OF 20 >. At no
stage of the game Richmond
seriously in danger, although the Leafs
chased Gleason TO the bench ami once
or twice had Rhoades in ;irht hole
from which he emerged with credit
TO himself and team.
The Leafs did better hitting than on
the previous day. and their fielding was
of superior order The Billsmths.
however. had on their batting clothes.
and nothing seemed To daunt them.
Their defense at times was Of brill
liant order. and again il was not. But.
as said before, they simply had to loaf
along and let things take their coutsc
after showing such a surprising attack
in the first round.
Toronto used Manning and Deviuey
on the mound II was the former who
was so badly laced. The latter went
in with the score dead against him. and
he showed up better than could have
been expected Of pitcher hopelcssly
beaten TO start.
In centerfcld the Leafs played Al
Burch, Just released by the Richmond
club Al had an opportunity In the
carly stages to blast the hopes OF Glea-
son, but he failed TO deliver the needed
blow. He landed for TWO hits. how
eTcr, In four times up, and scored two
runs. Three chances We're felded per-
fectly hy him in the field Rurch re-
placed Layden, who has been canned.
Hack Ethel Yesterday accomplished
feat not heretofore recorded by Il
local hatsman This season. when he
landed on, QUO Of Mannincs straight
balls for the complete circuit Hack
hit the pill like it was = ;.oif ball
and ii Went just as far into deer, cen
ter as II is possible for e baseball
70 60. E:ibcl also landed for another
hit III his four times at bat
Clemens Hits PIN Hard.
Bobby Clemens also had au"thcr hlc
day at the bat landing for three hits
in five trials Bankston and Mcpcr-
mott each hi, twice in four attempts
HendryN landed for ONE in NV" Official
trips to tho plate
Five runs wcr" hung ur IL, the first
frame of M"nnu. clemens took :,
swipe at the first bali and landed for
a single to right Eir,l laid down
) q bum, which nc beat cut ensily Hen-
,,frNN was struck by a pitched ball. I'LL
ing the sacks Eankstou brought in
.ttw" mon with his binGic To deep cen
-'tnr M"nermo't beat out an ninld
MI ArraGon sent UP sacrifice ny
.,tn left. scoring Hendryx E:,nlistou
Ispcrmott WAS registered by Onouncu
rwirh ~ infie'd hit Gleason ended the
Ginning by popping up.
.T,1u tn" second Hack Ethel landed for
his complete journey with one ont, No
Sofhcr runs were scored. ALTHOUGH Rank
ston singled rho Leafs got back one
% tho runs In the third :. WALTZ and
TWO singles doing tho work Gleason
wea kencd IN the fourth Birch and
Trout singled in succession Kelly
popped ur Herbert singled. scoring
Rirch aud Trurs.inlc ,,nn..n,o.., :.
blow that landed Trout NJ nome safe
~ Eh"a1"s Was brought I" The rescue
Rnd s'"nN'd the slaughter
ON an inheld h'i sacrifice. iuGeld
MT nnd Wild pitch. ~ tn" order named.
an"'nef run "a* showed it"r"*S by the
Climbers in tho seventh y s'nclc then
brought over another Tn" Leafs
w"rkcd on RhoadeS in TIA" eighth and
ninth. scoriu: i'm both. In IN" oiGhth