Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
ROYALS AND I'LL LUCK
CAUSE ANOTHER LOSS
richmond Plays Ragged Game Be-
hind Hoffman, Who Is Pounded
Often and Hard.
HANFoRD DIsLoCATEs FINGER
Injured Sliding to Third. and Forced
to- Rctirc-Damrau Swats Homer,
With Bases Fillcd-I3ilIy Fails to
Land Purtcll.
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MONTREAL. May l9.-The Royals
hit the ball hard to-day and took the
opening game of the series from Rich
mond By the score u! u TO (. after 81
very scraggy game not at any time
during tho conflict did Bill Smiths
squad look like winners. for slack
iicldins allowed the home team to
beat out several iniicld hits.
Hoffman. who did the heavinG for
tho visitors. Was Wild right from the
beginning. but Manager Smith allowed
him TO remain in the box all through
the contest. during which the Royals
hard hitting staff touched him for
thirteen hits. He also passed four men,
famed one and made q Wild pitch
Tie Eiowness OF the visiting ncldcrs
gay" the Royals many opportunities
10 steal bases. and they annexed no
loss than five during tho afternoon.
The second frame was bad one for
Hoffman. when he passed Gathers. who
wen, ." third on singles by McAuiey
aud Madden, aud crossed the plate with
the Royals first run on sacrifice
hy TO Hnuford by Duffy Moran sent
"a blnSle 10 left field and drove in two
more TALES. Zimmerman walked.
making ;wo mon on bases again Dam
ran finished 'hc FUN by pounding the
pill out "f sight for "a circuit drive,
scoring tbr"e more runs.
AGAIN. ia the next stanza. the Royals
added two more markers, but HOFFMAN
frightened NJ after this and held the
local team III hand until the sixth.
when they broke loose again and
smashed out four more hinGlcs and
a. many runs. completing their scoring
f"r tho afternoon
Duny Wenkcns Twice.
I'ufy. however. twirlcd "a splendid
game for tho Royals. being assisted
ny snappN fielding. only in the ff,h
and riNth frames did he loosen W.
ana then Richinond scored two runs in
each inning. The first run came through
g Wild throw over the initial bag by
Zimmerman, with Two men on bases.
allowing Ethel 10 get home and Res
nolds TO make third from where he
scored soon after on Mooers's out. DUFF
~ 10 Slattery.
The sixth inning was profitable and
disastrous for The visitors. for. after
adding two more runs on Hauford's
'"o-baEgcr. the latter disiocttcd a
finger on his left hand when sliding.
10 reach third on the throw in.
This necessitatcd "a shakc-up in the
Richmond line. koehler replaced Han
ford. but Was commissioned 70 cover
tn" initial sack. while DiStell went
from second base TO center Held. Han
ford's position. and Eibel looked after
the second bag
Mctulcy made his uebu. with Tho
royals IN AN suspicious manner b.'
nling up the only weak point in the
Royals fielding STAFF. His work pre-
vented opponents from reaching the
yhi>iai bag on many occasions while
ne also connected for two binElcs
The proposed deal between President
lhchtenstcin and Manager Bill Smith
regarding the trade Of Billy PurtciL
me stubborn hold out Of the ROYALS
Tor one OF the Richmond twirlers fell
through All parties concerned bu,
furtrN, looked favorably upon the deal
nut he could not come to terms with
The Virginia manager