The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-06
By ERNEST POLLARD.

lthough Jack Dunn and hts bunch
Birds succeeded in annexiag the
bng tilt yesterday afternoon after
Virginians had administered them
erfectiy good defeat in the open
attraction OF the day. the Flock
night journeyea back TO the
umental CITY with three defeats
ding over their heads Richmond
the opening contest by score OF
while the visiting aggregation
Eeeded in getting the verdict In
second by a TO count. after
Of the warnest battles ever waged
hin the Broad street enclosure.
hey were two great ball games,
were such tina; kept the Ave thou
h fans who witnessed the encount-
on edge from the time the hos
les opened at 2:3o O'Clock In the
rnoon until the curtain was drawn
,hs afternoon entertainments
|and O'Clock. ..
trtight pitching by Albert I-eake
responsible for the opening game.
Q an apportune ciout by Johnny
~ in the seventh inning of the
,g encounter gave the boys from
10 called Maryland metropolis the
let I.ratJble. former National and
As l.eaguer. and late OF the Hope
Powder Puffs, started the second
for the virginians, and but for
E bad decisions against him by
,ire Scotty Chestnut he would
easily won his game. A bad
s.on by this ''umpsie' started the
rally in the seventh frame and
had to give way TO Rebel Ross
N he lost his control, However,
was going good Until that inning.
ing allowed only three hits. and
made very favorable impression
the fans.
BjlIy Smith Delivers Speech.
he feature Of the afternoon was
oratoricai outburst by our own
Smith. Billy actually got up
re the erandstand and made
eh. The occasion was the pre-
alton OF seventy-five bright. shin
atmoleons to Angelo Arragon. that
tacular little shortstop, who
q Richmond after Tuesday 20 be-
a member of the New York
kees. The purse was contributed
dm,rers Of the little Cuban. Billy
bashful fellow and when he
red out In front of the grandstand.
ming his hat in one hand and
full Of gold. silver and bank notes
"a other. and started to make q
~ he took the fans completely
uurpriss. They just didn't think
he had the nerve to do II before
8 multitude. but he did Just the
). and. to use the popular ver-
,iar, It was some speech, When
brnes to oratory William Jennings
a or Theodore Roosevelt haven't
Ehing on our manager. Before the
hA
the services he has rendered the
"A that Il will be with reluctance
he will see him take his depar-
next Tuesday night. He then
ded the coin TO Arragcn and the
fellow responded with pro-
"a bow to his mary admirers.
re were many calls for a speech,
Arragon began T. ""sner some-
= to our demon tN-'ncer. Rob-
Roberts. The told the
u that Arragon. Ing that they
Nj not be a BILE TO - ierstand Span
would have to RETAIN from say
ANYTHING other than he was very
eful for their token Of apprecia-
81 his efforts.
anager Smith, Arraron and An
nccr Roberts were given the glad
4 and the game was resumed.
the first game Leake had every
= his own way as far as pitching
concerned. while he came through
two nice bingies, one of which
for three bases. This last hit
Ia have been an easy home run
anybody but 4 pitcher. Crabble
going good until that disastrous
nth frame. Crabble 10 an old
and he knows the flne points
he game The big fellow has q
iiar delivery and looks like q
Allan muscle dancer when he gets
q 10 deliver the ball.
virginlAns Break leo.
the opening game the virgfnians
the flrst to count. = marker be-
sent acrosg In the third frame
6brSnner walked, went to second
N error 81 NcAvoy and counted
Lake drove out Z hit. Two
wsrs cent seyqe Y the follow.
frame Hendryx Atarted thines OF
= alne1o vs. left neld and Dankston
m ~ 60 II CIoWlolTe speody
lsses ~ ~ 81 ba.sI
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