Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-19

on the mourners' bench. Fisher does
not mourn so heartily because he fig
ures that Nuts" Iiirschc would have
given him cause for mourning within
:, few hours had Bobby Clemens not
Field yesterday. Eut such IS not the
case with Billy Smith. Billy has cause
when the genial manager of the Rich
mond International League club does
mourn. believe us. Oscar. there is some
The cause of IL? Richmond lost an
other 9.a,,n,- heart-rendinE battle against
was the initial game of the season,
the contest yesterday was real one
and wen, through the eleventh Inning
before Mike hoolan's clansmen were
able TO rustic out a victory. But, with
Clemens aid they managed 10 do so.
and local fans trudGed back home we'll
ball. but heartily dissatisfied with the
score Of : TO that had been hung up
Billy. of course. mourncd principally
,"p me i iGss of the came; huf he
men TO hit in the pinchcs, fact that
was evident in the trs, contest, and
for the error BOBBY Clemens made IN
left field which enabled simmons TO
romp across the pan with the run that
spelled the defeat of the Richmond
team.
AS for Fisher. he is mourning the
loss of fifty iron men. Clemens is TO
blame again. He took the nifty out of
been working shell game upon him.
The visiting second sackcr pounded out
one In the eighth that was bound for
the big sign in left hrld. There is un:.
derstood TO be a standing reward OF
$40 for any player who hits II ON a
fly. Clemens ran back until he almost
touched the fence. then leapcd into
the air and spenrcd the sphere with
one hand. He probably prevented Rod
certainly prevented Fisher from col
Letting the kale: Al of which shows
the mourncrs bench with heads buried
between their hands.
Local Players Couldn't IIh.
The game Yesterday WAS another
that was hard to lose. and one that
might have been won several times by
the local club had the men been able
TO clout in the piuChes. As il was.
Rochester outhit the Richmond players
almost three TO ono, although all Of
by Biiiy smith men. The visitors
kept Adams:'.ii warm water during
mosi OF tir.- Gstm,e' while Lehman had
Hack Eibcl and Bill Reynolds did
the heavy cloutinr for Richmond. If
two tra-base hits from total OF
three binGles can he called heavy hit
ting. E!beiS hit certainly was a hcfty
one. for the staiwart first haseman
pounded out one between center and
right field that rolled almost to the
fence before II was hagpcd. lie made
three sacks on the clout and scored
Clemens. who had been furnished with
cult jaunt registered by the homo
team. The game might have been won
right there, for there was only one out
but Bruce Was thrown ont by Doolan
and Curry's hard drive WAS brushed by
Schcpncr and slowed up SO that poolan
secured ~ and Tire" Jimmy out also.
Bill Reynolds Clout.d out a dandy
double TO left field in tn" tenth after
Curry had bccotu" an inncId out. Hu.
-Ndains was victim OF Lehman ANA
Jesse Tamnchin combined and Was de-
h,. I...s
Steinbrenncr could do was 10 Civ.
Schcpner an easy assist. leaving R.y-
nolds high and dry on second where
he had succeeded Ia placing himself
Richmond's only other hit was gar
nered by iianford ia the second frame
He opened tho round with the clout
popped ia Schcpucr and Curry provided
flsher WIN an assist f'icidcrS' choice
and walks placed several other Rich
monders on the bags. hut none Of them
were given opportunities for advauc-
ing EXCEPT ianford, VINO rilf.red see
ond in the ninth. until the .leycntb
popped 20 Fisher. went To second on "a
wild pitch and died there. iianford
fouled out TO Wendell, Ebel drawing
free transformation and Bruce ending
the gam. with All inneid out.
McDermott spears Hard Drive
hochesltr ala not hecoEn" dangerous
until the fourth, when The first run vas
scored. In til. previous FRAN. Wen
del had opened with hit bu, was
letircn AZ StCOHu when Lehman GOT a
life. Farrell then hanged on. nycl.
McDermott's head. tut the third base
man went into the air and shared no
ball. dropped IT, ana threw i.ohrnan
out AT second. giving frs, 10 FARRELL
lie was caught stealing :, second
later.
In the fourth Eodriquz was an easy
out, but simmons cIoutcd one 20 snf.
territory only TO di" q second later
when Fisher survived " heldcr's choic.
He stole second and tailed When
SchweitZcr singled into left field
single was made by Eodriqucz i'm .il.
sixth and Doolan landed for one IN tho
seventh. but in neither inning did IN.
visitors have opportunities for scoring
Up until the eleventh. they were re
tired in order, save In the eighth when
Rodriguez was passed
Simmons opened that round with "a
( drive through second. was sacrificed
to second and made third when
+ SchWeitzcr singled into left Hobbv
Clemens stopped the ball and iuegIed
IT. Simmons running desperately for
I home and Schweitzcr going TO second
4 When Clemens finally secured the ball
+ lie threw TO second and all were safe
Doolan fouied out to Reynolds and
Schapner was an infeld out. Blu, the