Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-01
TOM SAWYER OWES ALL
RICHMOND FANS REBATE.
Comedian Fails to Arouse Smile
: while National Rockies Lick Vir-
ginians In First Game.
HOFFMAN SHOWS ABILITY
hoihs Washington Players Safe.
Nicks Does Well, but Barnes Is
fonnded-Only One Inning Is
\ POORLY playcd-Score, IL to- 4.
ISl .MONTY..

teammates handed young Luther
Barnes out at the new Boulevard
REID yesterday afternoon on the final
result or IL 10 against the Nir
Sihians seemed to arouse any mirth
among the famed eccentricities that
sawyer Is said to possess.
Perhaps IT was that he had given
vent TO all his jollty ut the expense
OF the Tarhccls around Rocky Mount.
ierhaps tho deplorable condition in
(Which he found Richmond under pro-
hlhition rcgt.n" took the life out Of
him; certainly nothing caused him even
10 smile during the game here. There
lore. We gay lie owes Richmond fans
rebate aud he owes Clarke Griilith
an apology.
While the first opportunity az seeing
the squad Billy Smith has collected in
action. and the initial chance of look
Ing over the new home IF the Vir-
Sin'ans were factors IN attracting about
NZop fans out 10 the game, many Of
them came 10 Sc. sawyer in action
Jus, as much as they did 10 behold
Doe Ayers, Sam Crane. Lefty Hum
phre%s and Ray Morgan. Except for
the inability Of Sawyer 10 raise sutn
cient spirit to foster u laugh and tho
resulting disappointment To the crowd
fe" OF those who attended the first
exhibition game were greatly disap-
pointed.
Tho old doctor had All Of his 1870
pounds OF hurting bone and muscle
with him IN addition to thick coat
Ing Of bronze that he had picked uD
somewhere in Georgia. He had all OF
thc old stuff so we'll remembered by
local fans and somewhat perfected by
his several years experience III the
majors. along with quite a bit ut new
ACCOMPLISHMENTS However. he yielded
> several hits TO the local willow
wi"ldcrs. and also their couple "f runs.
Lefty Humphreys seemed to have
he N:rginans guessing during mos,
OF the time h" occupied the mound.
being touched for only two binIics.
one OF them an inacld hit. Sammy
Crane looked good down at short. while
Ray Morgan did his part also in up
holding the honor and dignity OF the
big loaEuers,
Hoffman Holds Nationals Snfc.
The showing made by young Hoffman
WAS an unusually good one yesterday.
and did not fail 10 Impress the crowd.
Sent TO the hillock. after the Nationals
had spent three innings shifting the
bendcrs. Barnes waited up 10 them to
aimos, every section OF the outiicld
and fencing. he at once brought them
10 stop "a cnectually II he had
<lsed a set Of hydraulic brakes. But
couple Of singles were made OF him
and not an opponent reached third base
during the time he labored. Cheesy
lribs caught for Hoffman and did eN-
ce emily ~ UNFOLDING him.
: i was the performance OF Nicks
at all tiscouragiug. The visitors found
hm easier 10 hit than they had found
Hoffman, and managed 10 increase their
lead by couple OF runs during the
elShth frame However. during the
AeNenth and ninth they went out n
order, a fast double play killing Nor
gan. who had been walked. And at
that. all Of the scoring was not due
i. the inerectiveness Of N!cks 50 much
itiN N ~
caMght FOR him and did fairly we'll eN-
cept for poor peg 10 McDermott.
which allowed Menosky 10 score and
NJ ian 10 advance to third The latter
registered when Crane sacrificed with
ay 10 Bruce.
Although Hill Reynolds was work
ing with Barnes and laboriaG hard 10
Lrtp the yoiiTSster after en-" and -
hecp them from being after him, the
hurler appeared unable to meet the
situation in just the right manner. The
Nationals jumped him IL the initial
inning after the first man had been re-
tired. rhey kept up the hammering
auring the second and apparently de-
,ermined 10 send him off the mound I
with about many evidences of cheer
ful acceptance of his offerings as was
possible. During that frame they
touched him up for five safe 5insies
and total OF half dozen runs
Third Frame Spoiled Game.
IT was the one session that RUNE. !
what otherwise would have been 4
pretty good ball game and rather a /.
CLASSY exhibition contest. Billy Rey
naldS coached and encouraged SpoHc /
kindly and plugged at the base ru:..
ncys II his attempt to start a retreat /,
for strategical reasons. but all in vain. |
The last of Barnes's heavy artillery ,
had been used and the Nationals had 1
him on the run.
All the time that the Washington I
Il, had hpet doing all pf las
Things TO the local hurlers. the visiting 1
iAoundsmcn themselves were coming in ,
for share OF the bombardment al
times. humphreys proved effective .
.while on the field and the two hits /
he allowed came in different innings.
no one was able TO connect safely dur
lng either the third or fourth frames.
Doc Ayers took tho center of the
diamond in the NTH and started things 1
liz tanning Moocrs and Lcibs. How
ever. his smile dwindlcd somewhat
when the next man drove one into the
safe territory. Steinbrenner sent a fly
to Crane. though. and no score resulted.
McDcrmott took the smile off Docs
face when he doubled rs first man in
the sixth. IIanford famed again and
then Bruce doubled and scored McDer-
mott. Bruce was left on the bags but
the Virginians had broken the National
rockies string OF scorelcss victories.
F.. That breach was widened in the next
inning. Stenbrenner drew a pass and
advanced when McDermott singled
IIanford contributed another strike-out.
but Bruce came through with hard
drive. scoring Steinney aud getting Il
life himself. although Ned was killed
going into second.
yirglninns Score n Couple More.
That ninth inning, from a stand
point of Washington playing, was
somewhat weird. The Rockies had died
In order. fast double play, Nicks to
Curry to Mocers. retiring the side az
ter Ayers had flied out to Hanford
Then tho VtrKinians came to the bat
Curry went out on ar infeld ground
er, but Mooers was safe when his
high fly dropped safely in front of tho
plate and scored when Ehrman caught
one late and placed it nearer the foul
line in right field. making three
bases. McMath, batting for Nicks.
flew out to Milan, and Stcinbrenner
was walked.