The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03


until the visitors got next to Enrights
benders, and he soon got In wrong.
While the second battle was close and
the Virginfans lacked only one run Of
knotting thta count. the homo boys
frequent mfscues served to keep the
interest down.
Taking everything into considera-
ton the virginians were lucky to
get by as we'll as they did yesterday
with badly patched-up lineup be-
cause of the old jinx that has been
lurking around the Richmond camp
for several days Hack Eibsl was
out OF the game with q couple OF
iacerated digits, and George Disteil
was forced to guard the initial cor
ner in his absence. Bankston had
to be shifted to the middle garden,
Jack Scheneberg going to right. Cap
tain McDermott has been out OF the
lineup some time suffering with ton
silitis, while Charlie Hanford has q
badly split hand.
In spite of the fact that the vir-
ginians were shot TO pieces. they
fought hard from start to- finish and
they cannot be accused of once CIV
ing UP hope. This was shown In the
last game when they started q rally
in the eighth frame which came near
resulting in the score being tied They
fought hard throughout. which Is just
what the fans are looking for, and
they had no kick coming Then 1t
must be also taken into consideration
that the Grays have the best-loolxing
They look It both on paper and in
the field. and ere many days elapse
they will 30 topping the ladder in Ed.
G.. Barrowee organization.
Lost In Ono Inning.
Jack Enrtght's one bad inning cost
the virginiana the initial encounter.
That happened to be the fourth. up
to which frame Richmupd's chances
for q triumph looked good. But In
this chapter the Grays drove the ball
TO all corners OF the lot, banging out
which, combined with FREQ trans
portation to first enabled the Rhode
Island aggregation to send just Ave
runners across the plate.
Tutwiler started this disastrous
frame with a walk, and he was sacri
flced to second by Thomas Cooney
then singled and both Of the runners
scampered across the plate mhen
Mayer contributed a double. Schultz
popped up an easy one to Conroy. but
Rehg doubled. sending Mayer across.
FuWeu gave ftoHB du opportunity W
move TO third on a bfnEfe and both
romped across the plate on Kane's
double. At this juncture Bill Adams
went in and proceeded to stem the
tide. Adams pitched great ball dur
ing the remainder OF the game. allow
ing but four hits, while only one run
was scored while he was performing.
that coming in the ninth after Mooers
had given Onslow a life with the only
miscue made by a Richmonder during
the conflict.
-Riehmead,s emily two runs In the hrst
game came in the fourth frame after
Mcconnell and Conrox singled in sue
cession. Clemens wNked and McCoI-
nell scored on Rehg's error. Distell
sent Conroy across with \ sacrifice fiy
to right field. which incidentally end
ed the scoring both for the inning ana
the game.
Fight Hard In seeoad.
sChappeile. the giant from Brooklyn.
started the second combat for the Vir-
Kfnians, and things went along good
for him until the fifth frame. when
the visitors began to solve his bend
era and Guy Hoffman was rushed into
tho box In an effort to save the day
However. the erstwhtfe Peor:an prove
to be just too late for all the damage
scene. Guy pitched great aall during
the four and one-third frames he per-
| formed. He yielded but three bingles
during this period and no single
Rhode Islander got even within close
proximity Of tho home plate. He had
his benders breaking to perfection and
had he been sent into the box at the
start Richmond would doubtless have
ca ptured the battle.
Richmond,s first two runs in the
closing game can be attributed to Ed
win Mooers. After Bankston had gone
out In the second inning Distel singled
and Scheneberg beat our an easy roll
Ter down the third base line. Koehler
struck out. but Mooers drove 'one to
| the right field fence and both runners
counted. The local second sacker waA
left stranded on third. The virgtnian's
other counts were forthcoming In the
eighth stanxa.
| Conroy was safe when Cooney made
| a low throw to nrst. and Clemens fol-
flowed with q bingle. Bankstou forced
| Clemens at second and both Conroy
| and BankstDn advanced a base on
| Dfste!rs infield out. Both counted
when Schsneberg drove one down third
| base line that proved to be too hot ia
handle. the ball bounding out into lefi
! held.
| The Richmond boys succeeded In
getting nine hits from the offerings oil
Peters, but the Providence hurler KEEP;
them well scattered save IN the Ssccnd
and eighth frames. Apparently this
visiting hurlef had iirtie on the ball
and the home boys hit HIN bard in
jspots, but ON most of the accsstrns A