The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01


strength in the minds of local fans
all season that Toronto has the Vir-
glhldn number, was approved. O.
X d. and confirmed beyond all shadow
of doubt yesterday afternoon, when
the Leafs walked away with the lead
IN both acts of the tragedy enacted at
Boulevard park.
Richmond made strong bid for
the first game maintaining the lead
straight through to the eighth in
ming. when the one heart breaking in
cident Of the afternoon took place.
Whiteman. the Cactus Cravath of the
Barrow circuit, faced Enright with
two men on base and proceeded to
come through with his usual home
run. The smuggling left-delder dupli-
Gated this feat In the ninth. after
Adams had been sent in. but his first
hit which cleared the barrier by sew
eral feet. spelled defeat for the Rich
mond club. 1t tied the score with no
body out and the Leafs scored two ad-
ditional runs on two singles. two err
ross, pass and a sacrifice hit.
Schultz Makes lucky Stab.
The locals were unable TO score
again. going out in one, two. three
order In the eighth and were robbed
of a possible victory in the ninth by
Schultz's lucy stab of Reynolds line
drive. which resulted in a double play.
Knabe had been walked and Reynolds
drove directly over the third sacker's
| head. The ball would have been good
for two bases il it had been two inches
higher
The Leafs did not get A man to
| third m the first five innings OF play.
They made one tally in the sixth when
Altenhnrg got an infieId hit. Jacob
son following with single through
short, Whiteman rolled slow one
TO Ethel. Altenburg scoring
Enrtght Blows in Eighth.
At the opening OF the eighth, En-
right had allowed but FIVE hits fair
ly we'll scattered and one run Jack
simply pitched his head off trying to
revenge himself for the rnauiing re-
ceived at the hands OF the Leafs In
the opening game. with the result
that he had nothing left to finish
with He broke in the eighth.-was tap
ped for four hits ard four runs and
was yanked with nobody out. Adams,
who replaced him, pulled out OF the
hole in pretty good shape, allowing
hue one additional run. He allowed
two hits in the two innings, White
mans homer being one of them.
Scoring for Richmond started In
the second, when a single, a sacrifice,
a pass and Triples wild throw to
first netted two runs.
Clemens led off in the sixth by poc-
ping up TO Black burn. Bankston and
Eibel following with safe hits. With
Rankston on third and Eihel on first
q hesifie steal was ATTEMPTED Rznka2~a
ton getting of 70 slow start and be-
ing thrown out a the plate. Ethel
taking second Ethel stole third and
scored on Conroy's single Wild at
tny aA TO SaHnvi and I'm FiYp
Mcbride called for the Indignation of
the stands by calling Wild out He
was apparently safe.
The final run came in the seventh,
Hanfords slashing double scoring
Reynolds
Virginians Lack Punch In last Game.
Losing out in such a hard fashion
in the first game had a very evident
effec, on the play OF the yircinians in
the second encounter. Although they
made eight hits off zaheFs delivery.
the old punch was lacking when hits
meant runs. In only one inning did
they get more than one hit. and the
fielding AT times became iistless,
The Leafs scored one run in the
second on single. a double and
single Two runs were scored in the
next inning without hit being made
label was out Magaiis to Ethel.
AltenhurE drew a pass and Jacobson
was thrown our a first by Conroy.
Whitenan was walked and. with two
men out Ethel dropped McGaffiigan's
perfect peg Of Schultzs grounder fiil-
ing the bases On hit and run all
| three Leafs started with the ball Cos
| .ello evidently halling things up by
refusing 70 hit With Altenburg and
Whiteman both near third. Kohler