Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-10

RochesterS young Columbia Univer-
sity hurler. Smith. showed form
against Richmond Yesterday. no mat
ter how he has been treated by other
clubs In the league. He exhibited so
much class that OF Knabe and Bill
Reynolds were the only home boys who
could oSaRect with the pellet. each Of
them garnering a couple Q: b!nEles.
1t is due to ReyroldSs that
the locals escaped = sAui-ocI eetea,,
the bis receiver ea;ea4-s s.. :: Smiths
siants on the noss - -. s-Tsc:h and
driving - owe. i.:; 49, .+-:s .o- =
homer. And IL = go :: SzaEsIoa's
error II .rtE-t-- ~. Rochester
scored 3 4 - : r.:-:-T 80 ovi3slder
played n TOO e,ett t--.-E ;ht sixth.
and SAAte: s'oiet one Just
beyond bis reach. making ta!ee bases
on = I driving over : couple Of
uea-
That wai!op definitely settled ,he
game. for /; gave The Hus,ie-s a .
70 Q lead. and This was Increased TO
right so hard ihat the pitcher could
not handle It. and made first, while
Schafer ronped home. This advan-
,aGe was increased in the seventh.
Young was walked. stole second. ad-
vanced 10 third on Doolan's hit TO CEN
ter. and scored when Iianford threw
wild TO the plate. Doolan making sec
ond on the play.
II was during the two frames mem
toned that all of the important Incl
dents OF the game occurred. 1t is
true that Rochester found Jack En-
right rather easy and that men hit
him safely in almost every session.
However. the Hustlers were unable TO
punch hits in any stanza other than
the sixth. and pop flies. at times when
hits would have meant runs. left men
stranded on the sacks.
.. RiChnnn6 on fha 1,Los $500 49,,
Smith a real puzzle. and il was not
until the NTH that Reynolds landed
Tor the first hit off him. n slashinr
drive that nearly swept Mike Doolan
on ms feet. After he and Knabe had
hit him in the seventh and the two
runs mad been scored. knabe garnered
the fourth bingle OF Smith in The
ninth. There We're no scoring chances
Afforded, though. for Knabe was
naoncd at second. and Reynolds died
at the same sHtion On a second field
CTS ehoice. ,-ii4aforu's fly to Young
gave the third out
EHtrn-Bnse Swntx Notable.
Two oi the eHtra-base swats were
rather notable. Schafer's triple should
nave oeen an easy out had Bankston
played deeper. for the ball was not
nara MT and barely passed over the
oulheioers head. 1t rolled to the
fence, though. Sandberg's 1riy. IN ,bo
right Of Clemens. in the eighth w.s
a terrific waliop that rcbounded from
The fence far into center field. Clemens
chased II and rclaycd The ban 10 Nc
GafhEan. who shot 1t Conrov q,
third. McBri"~ gave Sandherr RI.
beneht OF a close one a, that station
Reynolds's wallop was one Of Tho
hardest drives made here this season
10 all appearances the ball scared over
left-feld fence BY a wide margin and
strnck q brick house nearly a hal, q
DOCK outside the park. bounding back
nearly 10 the ta!l-park fence. How.
ever, II probably hit an electric lipht
wire Just beyond tn fence and re.
bounded.
The Hustlers had few oppor,unitie
Tor distinguishing themselves I'm ~,
helo, as most of II. chances piver
them BY the locals were the eas,cs,
Kind OF grounders or pop flies. MIX,
Doolan went gone istance for a cnr.
pie OF drives, however, and spcar.t
them III time 10 retire Tic runners Or
the other hand, Richmond PLAYERS NOR,
IMAM once sprung a fielding sensation
Conroy robbed Schcpncr OF n hit. wher
he caught his wa!lop are-handcd ov.,
third and threw him out.
continued his brilliant fcldinp an,
robbed Doolan of a b!nglc by a ouic,
run and throw. after Enrighl had ius
touched the pellet, while Enr,ght ais,
helded his osition well.
Ladies Day will be celebrated a
boulevard Field this afternoon.