Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-17
.B|LLsM|THs OPEN ROAD
ENGAGEMENT WITH WIN
Rhoades Has Bad Inning. but Holds
Buffalo in Check in Eight
Frames.
CLEMENS REALLY WON GAME
Two Sensational Catches With Men
on Bases Helped Defeat Badcr.
Billy Smith Will Send Mckencry
i'll Second Game Against Herd.

BUFFALO. y. y. May l6-Biily
Smith, who held the reins over the
Buffalo Interua;ionals some years
back, sienalizcd his return here by
bringing along All aggregation that
took the measure of the Bisons in the
first clash on the local grounds this
season. With Rhoades pitching Won
dcrful ball in every inning except the
second, and the Climbers smack!nS the
rill TO all corners OF the lot. Richmond
walked away with 5-to-a decision.
The game was played in the most
Unfarorablc weather. After the fiv-
yer yesterday when President Gerry
Simon called off the game just before
the sim came out brightly. he deter
mined TO play the game regardless Of
tho weather. He did so. and as con-
sequence less than 1000 persons Wit
nesscd the first clash of the season.
The last three innings. like the open
ing game a Richmond. were played In
rainstorn.
Rhoades was opposed by Bader.
Each had one bad inning. but the Herd
wac unable 10 make it's swats count
as heavily as the visitors did. Dusty
was touched for five safetics in the
second inning. but thereafter was as
stingy as a nicer. The Bisons got six
In all. being only able TO touch
Ehoadee safely once in eight stanzas.
Z Bobby Clemens is probably respon-
sible for tho Richmond victory. as his
wonderful running one-hand catch IN
the second inning with three on bases
prevented the B!sons from AZ least
tying tho score with the possibility of
taking the lead TWO runs already
had been scored on Rhoades from five
hits and the stations were cloSeed when
CHANNEL swung Wciously a, the ball
II went on a straight line for the fence.
Running with hiS back TO the diamond.
Clemens ElanceS over his shoulder.
poked out one hand and nahbed the
ball. II was great stop and equally
az great n run.
HendryX was the swattinr King Of
the day He landed three times. Bill
Reynolds followed With Two hits, one
Of which wen; for two sacks Jack
son hit twice in three times up None
of the others managed to connect more
than once.
The RichmondeIs played errorless
ball Besides Clemens's circus catch
that saved the DAY for the visitors he
eighth with two out. In the fourth
frame. Bankston robbed CHANNEL of 4
hit with the bases filled.
WAS AWFUL. DAY TO
PLAY GOOD DAlL. GAME
~ The at-home baseball season of tho
?, International League never opened
here under worse, conditions. II was
dark. cold and rained hard during the
last three innings. But in order NOT
!. and Donovan agreed TO go on I, wa
]. contest Of mud iarks, III which The
Climbers showed hest. both in tieldins
as did the He I'd, f hating ali the Ions
Rhoades and Bader were in the hox
When these iwirlers last met on the
diamond in Richmond RhoadeS was de-
thirteen safe hits. Matters
yersed t1-day for II VAS RICHMOND
pitched shut out ball after the second
innttng ,hs per9ed IN whish he R fdoons
!. ne found himself upon starting the
=. Buffalo Registered one hi, in the re
II can readily BE- Guessed, con siderinE
platform, the slippery base lines, the
: % M,ssaG grass ass "a; and The heavy deW
touched mother earth.
- To-day's gam" *.nould, have heen
: played yest,erday.. whe-n the boys had
ana nga and slim s,,en nd" "@'" there her"
was sal mistake. President Edward
Grant Barrow. of the International
openins =, Rochester, ana who Win be
in Toronto Tomorrow: was here for
the show There was band and excel
lent quartet music, and Mayor Fuhr
mann young son pitched he first la II.
But, With 81! these extra numbers the
enthusiasm was drowned out by The
almost constant rainfall. which grew
81 aadiiy harder as the game progressed
Roth CLUBS DID SCORING.
IN EARLY PART or GAME
Scoring by both clubs to-day was
accom- shed n the early frames After
the 'Elrd neither side knew what IL
was 10 make a "trip back 10 the home
plate. AL the damage WAS registered
before INST tim-. Richmond Was first
20 breah across The rubber. Clemens
drew on Badcr for a WALL. Ethel sac
r!fced him 70 second where Clemens
remained v'rile Hcndryx popped on, TO
Mcdonald. Baukston. hoWD~er was
not so easily disposed Of He showed