The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-15
BY ERNEST POLLARD.


wAsh TO the Virgtnians, administering
<hs local FASTENERS to defeat
III the closing game of the present
ExNeries on the home grounds. AS
result of this victory for the visiting
Dunns Birds will fly
lack TO the Monumental City with
The big end of the initial series in
Richmond.
E5S When George Twombly and Miller
EocAmpered across the plate In the
ninth inning with the first tallies of
the game. they alone would have been
suff1cient to store the game safely
AWAY. However, they didn't take any
ehances on being nosed out in the
ninth inning by a Richmond rally,
EsAnd proceeded to get quartet of
traditional counters before they
E#hrought the days work to a close.
For the first five innings the Vir-
EsNanians and Orioles battled to a stand
6tiil, not "A runner having crossed the
Plate. The Birds finally broke the
I'D Ice in the sixth by gathering in Il
couple OF runs with two out and af-
Es4 Ter Rhoades had Apparently pulled
himself out of bad hole. The stick
EHOf Miller started the FIRE works, and
ETwombly drove him across the plate
! nth the first run eff the game with
s two base ciout 70 center Twombly
@ rOmped across the pi~<~~ on Lamar's
single. In the first half OF the ninth
q chapter four hits ana. a~.Aase.yon balls
II enabled the Baltimore outfit TO add
Mi tust four more runs to their credit.
Virginians Hit Ball.
The Virginians hit the ball hard at
IN Mines and threatened to score on sew
a eral occasions but the necessary sa fe
rfout at the crucial moment was not
forthcoming. Richmond got one or
Il more men on the bases in every one
II cave the first and eighth, and in the
u Arst and sixth they made a couple OF
E hits. r~s
Sherman, Jack Dunn's best bet. was
ID BAifimore's hurting selection. and the
NJ young fellow more than measured up
no the. occasion. While he yielded
TT seven hits and on several occasions
|&s had as many as two of the Virsinians
on the bases at one time, he always
M frightened at the critical moments
F# He got better as the game progressed
I'd and only a few OF the Nirginiana got
E@aa far as third base.
Rhoades was also good and IL was
#5 not due to any had hurting on his
ES part that lost the Firglnians the game
he yielded eleven safeties he
INV had only two had innings, the men
Ea being retired In good order during
&S the other portion of tho game. For
ESSgwas gathered from his offerings, and
AZ n looked as If he was destined 10
%S blank the invading outfit But thosee
had Innings had to come.
k&y In the second inning the Virginianf
[@4hreatened to score when Bankston
n Ia on with single and went 70 sec
0nd on Mickey Kelliher's neat sacri-
nee. Both Baker and O'Rnurke fol
3owed with short flies to left field. In
VA g,ff ~ nty Yrvf
went to third on Kelliher's safety. but
fAe thrown out at the home plate
Efvhen Baker drove roller To the
M4hdeld In the sixth Bankston and
EE keiiiher singled in succession after
1.-Two had gone out and for the third
&S5tne during the game Baker. late OF
Ia Hewberry College, had a chance 10
&6e . hero. However. he again drove
6nA to the outAeld, retiring the side.
3he Virgtntans got couple OF men on
1Ao base In the seventh and ninth
eanxas. but those on the sacks suf-
&ered the same fate as their predeces-
eprA
Need OF Arragon Felt.
The need of Angelo Arragon in the
nnc was clearly shown yesterday by
49, fact that on four different oc-
etons Just little hingle would have
noAnt two runs each time. This
oung fellow Baker has been playing
nice same considering the fact that
~ n fresh from college, but he Ii
ut near as good a hitter as ARA gon
I'D the little Cuban been in the line
&&1p yesterday the Virginians would
mwo 1t least been saved a shut out
Baker has the oarmarks OF great
kxJe anneider, and with everything
ngadered, the fact that he did not hit
IL the pinches liz excusable Manager
nth 10 very we'll satisfied with the
UWfng OF the youngster and believes
~ ne made a ten strike in landing
- ~ soon as he becomes &C
utomed to the International League
eehers he Is going to start straight
11ng few out
Hhe game was one OF the best wit
ed at the local park this season
Dfte the fact that the virglnians
Med to push q runner across the
M&e. 1t was a bitter fight for al.
4fAGe throughout, and not until the
ounmental City bunch pushed -four
4npers across the plate in the closing
ming did the local enthusiasts give
p hope Of the virgin.ans coming Out
The big ehd Of the score
The tab0hted score follows:
Richmond.
RJayert ABB r. Fl. O. A E
snknH $500. Q 0 q
bott. sb -. a {
CT .....4 0 / 8 0 c
9stcn, r $50. Q 9
Asr. ID .....s 0 ID 0
oSks. ID ..... > 0 q i
MnA , ...... 2 .
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