Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22
RICHMOND AND TORONTO
EACH CARRIERS VICTORY
Day of Many Unusual Incidents for Baseball Featured by
:, Fight Between Tannehill and Smith-Doube
Theft of Home Loses First Game.

while Richmond VAS celebrating
Larry iajoic Day By losing the initial
contest ~ tho double header by G
to score after ten innings of hard
Play and winning the Abbreviated sec
Von' battle by a count Of Ia .: while
\c'"or'stop Trout was being spiked so
BADLY that he had to retire: whilc
through The second game in AN appa
rent effort to have time called before
iohr and half frames could be played:
WINE Jesse TannehIl was aiding them
ny refusing TO notice tho deIays. while
nc ana Rilly Smith engaged in a nst
hgh' when tho umpire finally called
announcer Of The numerous recesses.
ncccssitatch by the frcquen, showers.
"hiie All Of these things were occur
ring, some $500 Richmond fans and
iannies spent one Of the briskes,
"r'Es' viewing four hours Of base
bait'nr that probably has ever been
Il ordod IN this city.
~ OF mos" things occurred and
many more in addition, After tying
inc score IN the seventh of the first
game. Toronto won when Meyer stole
nome while Nicks. who had been sub
eritnttd for SchenbcrE, WAS winding
up aud Jacobson made certain OF tho
Nicior% second later when he rompcd
nome on double steal. Blackburn
hah pounded on. against the sign in
iet' h"id. feat which. according 20
adNeriscments. was worth $50 to him
Sfh"l had pilfered second I'm so hard
manner that his spikes had Gu,
rou' shoe almost from his foo, and
had cut into the flesh. nccessitatins
MS retirement in favor Of Mcconnell
shn rain mad poured down while Never
was at ba, in the seventh. so tina:
abou, 'wenty-hvc minute. were lost
o"lor" ~" contest could bc resumed.
Lutte time lost between the
contests. but during tbs second battle
or"ni" squandered minutes so fire.
duenty and so apparently tina. the
stands several times came TO thei, feet
T"ith houls Of dcrision and appeals TO
tho nnpires to hurry tho men. Rich
mond had taken the lead IN rnc mrs,
IRAN" and the visitors we're finding II
Impossible 20 do anything with Hon-
mans offerings Graharn's nigh ~
between center and right resulting IN
DtsteN and ianford ccliiding. tho lat;
yer retaining the ball. however, and
I roth luckily es"apinr injury. Rain
seferal times intcrfcrch and during a
Ereat part ~ the six and q half in
ninEs. fell IN q steady drizzlo
Smith md Tannchin nc odds.
Through i; the Toronto mon killed
SINE diligently The fans hcwlcI and
Rilly smith rlcadcd. la, neither waa
able 70 get response from lanrchiil.
aithough Enplr" iitrt several rr,l.s
called upon tn" pl.vcrS TO hurry
Then. in The hrst part % Tho Hfth With
a couple or Tornn,o runners on IN.
baser and one out, Tanncuill nrrpy
called '''n'. The visiting players
jumped for ,hoir dug our, while Tan
nchill r"trcatcd for AS dressing room,
located between grand stand and i,f;
held hlcachers Hiily Smith follow. -!
[.him there
It's raining no harder nov tl,n &.
has been raining for ;it,ccn miiu;es.'
the manager IL said 20 have called To
Tannchiil. "ho stood III IN" DOORWAY
OF tho dressing room. Don, YOU $50
,hoy have been killing time. so four
and q half innings can, he played"
Non" OF that from YOU" exclaimed
IN" umpire. don't com" in her, you
blsnke'y. blanA. blank. OF. as Hiily
continued TO approach the dress.
inE-room doorway. I'm smash YOU
one" Persons standing in the loft.
field hleachcrS yesterday afternoon ,cs-
tihed TO the conversation and the incl
dents OF tho occurrence.
Smith. according 10 them. con;inu-
cd 10 advance. AMI. az he n.urcd the
door Taunchill il said TO have swwn.
~ him. The nanager dncked aud
slipped bur vas M IN ,uomsu, ana
Al the umpire. They met in tho door
way. Smith swung nd landed on Tan
nehills check. leaving small hruise
They Erapplcd and fell backward into
the room. Blackburn. Of the Toronto
team closing tho door on them whils
persons in The blcachers yelled to police
and PLAYERS I" separate tho men. ard
those IN the grand stand crowded 10
Inc end Of rhe stand for view OF ,h,.
tight
Police Sergeant Samuels with sever
a officers. rushed upon the scene ana
entered the room. separating the men
and sending Billy Smith OUTSIDE" He
returned to the players bench I'M
med!ste!y. while Tannehill remained in
the room during the time the po!ic-
were herding the crowd back into the
stands
Hnrt Threatens to Forfeit Game.
The rain had stopped by this time
and Umpire Hart returned to the play
Ling field with the announcement that
unless the field was cleared OF ncople
in ffteen minutes he would forfeit the
game 10 Toronto. Slowly the fans re-
treated to the stands. and soon Tan
nehill made his appearance once more
to meet with derisive yells and boots
from the stands The game was re-
sumed until another downpour called
a halt for time. Due TO the rapidly
increasing darkness. the battle finally
was called. after Toronto had batted in
|.the seventh without equaling Rich
monds runs,
Before the conclusion OF the game
patrol wagon had arrived at the park
with Billy Smith and Jesse Tannehin
as its prospective passengers back to
town. Both were arrested on charges
OF disorderly conduct. and will be ar
raigned in the Police Court to- morrow
morning. However. they were bailed
at the park and the patrol returned
empty. The names Of a number OF
witnesses were secured yesterday and
these men will be summoned to testify
AT the hearing. Whatever the outcome
Of the court hearing. ii is probab bic thar
President Ed Barrow will take official
cognizance OF the incident. and that
both Smith and Tannehill will be dis
@piined.'
The trouble Yesterday was the first
that Rilly Smith has ever had in this
city, and. according TO what witnesses
said he had considerable Justification
for the attitude he took. Tannehill evil
IDENTIFY had become angry at the per-