The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-15
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

IA tnG 1EAa8 League taSL sea-
on, and who was added to the Rich
mond payroll when Windy Clarke's
1opewell Billiards. tossed up the
Uonge this year, displayed an aEsort-
Etent Of wicked benders yesterday af-
ternoon out at Broad Street Park and
result those pellet walloping
tdustiers emerged from the opening
contest OF the present series with the
virginians with the small end OF u
TO score.
Lefty had everything and even old
Uncle Wiipert Robinson's National
LEAGUE pace-setters could not have
x0mped away with a victory over the
local performer He Yielded the Hus-
tiers but two hits. while only one Of
the visitors got as far as the third
corner.
When crabble slipped back into the
Texas League after brief stay in
John k. Tener's organization and later
Joined the HopeweIi club, many pre-
0lcted that the old man was through.
But they sure have another guess
coming to them. for the ieft-wheeler
NncOrked an assortment OF twtsters
yesterday afternoon that the best
4round Mr.. Edward Harrow's circuit
viii experience no little trouble III
placing into safe territory. He proved
Beyond shadow of doubt tina; he
has lots OF good pitching left In his
old salary wing. for he had the visit
ing FASTENERS almost breaking tn .tr
Backs after his wicked benders- He
naffled Tommy Leach and his nlen
20 such an extent that they succeeded
In garnering only one honest to good
mess hit from his delivery. Two are
credited against Lefty, but one of the
balls should have been f3elded.
Visitors Get Two Hits
The first hit off OF the local left
handler carae in the initial frame.
when Hoelke. Rochester,s star first
xaeker. made clean single to right
field The other one was forthcoming
IN the fourth when Arthur Deviin,
the one-time New Yorw' Giant per-
former. drove q ball into center field.
Just back of the second bag. These
were the only two that looked any
thfng like hits
@fnsthe first inning Hoeike advanced
- fAr as third base. but he got no
nearer To the home plate. He was
the only one to advance even this far.
The others having TO content them
selves with the keystone stat.on AZ
III the fourth inning only .our men
reached first base and all o. those
were the result of free transparia-
lions In the ninth frame he walked
the FIRST two men to face him and
fhen proceeded TO cut the others down
IN E3&t kh&Hta1. EIS l4hI the ftVETFS-
ter boys either sending rollers 20 the
inner works or popping throughput
the game. Crabble's performance on
the mound yesterday afternoon
which. by the way. lis the first real
opportunity ne has had to show any,
thing. was creditahie one. To say
The least, When n pitcher In any
league. whether II be q major or
minor one. holds that heavy hitting
bunch of Hustiers to two lone singles
he has hurled himself real ball
Knme and deserves all the praise and
credit possible.
The game was lively affair from
start To finish and was completed Ia
une hour and twenty five minutes,
which Ia next to the shortest one that
HIS been played at Broad Street Park
This season. Good fielding predumi-
hated, while the base running OF the
ftrxinians could not be excelied No
npeciAi praise is due any one man on
1ko Richmond club Is far rs fielding
y concerned. for all Of them contrib
nted their share OF the good playing.
Score In FIRST Session.
The virginians started after Lefty
Heysrenx, late OF the St Louis Browns,
"a later than the first inning, ana
before they had terminated their rum
f0tting three men had scampercd
across the rubber Clemens started
lhinKs OF by bunting towards third
800 and beating II out Hendrix
inAde hit, sending Clemens 20 third.
8ankston singled. scoring Clemens.
WcDermott forced out Bankston az
3he middle sack and then proceeded
~ eteal second. Steinbrenner then
asne through with q hit to right field
fhat sent both Hendryx and McDer-
nott across the plate.
Richmond added another rum In the
nk Z 49, -