Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-19

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long has maintained that he is a
pitcher in spite OF the fact that he has
made rather an excellent record as
frst basenan. yesterday demonstrated
the fact 10 fans at Boulevard Field by
hurting an entirely satisfactory game
against Mike poolan's Hustlers. Incl
dentally. in defeating them in the final
contest OF the series by a score OF
10 TO :, Eibel rung UP season record
for the Richmond team. II was the
first time this year that the club has
been able 10 win three games in row.
In the main, Eibel hurled quite a
capable game and showed that he has
about as much stuff" as any twirler
on the STAFF. He got away to n bad
start in the initial session, and at one
time it looked as though the visitors
had secured sufficient tallics 10 walk
away with the game, Such an opin
ion held only through the first part OF
that frame, though.
Once the opening stanza had been
completed. Hack settled down and man
aged to hold his own. He appeared
70 especially good advantage in the
fourth session. Three men hit in sue
cession. Hack then famed Young, and
Sandhcrg hit 10 center. One run
suited and only one, Eihel striking out
Schacht ana retiring Farrell easily.
Sandbcrg's home run. in the eighth. &C
counted for the couple OF runs made
of Hack in that franc
While Ethel was hurting excellent
ball and showing more businesslike
STYLE in the box than any OF the othe-
pitchers have manifested, his support
wobhled slightly once or twice; but
made up for these miscues with heavy
hitting. Most Of II was done in the
first frame. it,, Is true and before
stryker had giNep. way',o schacht. OF
the latter they managed to bunch a
pair o? singles in the NTH, and 10 send
over a couple Of additional runs, an
ether pair being driven home when
Clemens parked the ball in the second
session.
Those home runs. together with fast
double plays, went 10 make up several
OF the features OF the contest Han
ford. appearing in his regular place in
center field for the frs, time in a
month. broke into the game with a
corkiug wallop on his first time at bat.
His drive cleared the lcft-hcld fence
easily and sent Mcconnell home ahead
OF him. In the following session, Glenn
ems lifted another over almost identi-
Cally the same spot. and drove iianford
in ahead Of him. Then in the eighth,
Sandherg followed the example set by
tne local players and parked one over
the lcft6eld wall, Mike Doolan romp-
ing across In. pan just before he did.
-Four Fast Double Plays.
Each club made two fast double
plays during the game, Mcconnell field
ing SChweitzcr out to knabe a; sec
ond and the second bascnlan throwing
poo!an out At first during the opening
session. The second double by Rich
nond was made in the following frame
Ethel stopping hard drive ana throw
!n:7 Young out 10 knabc. who. in
turn, threw TO Kochler in time TO
retire Sandherc. Each OF the double
plays registered by the Hustlcrs re-
suited from ground drives in the viciH-
ity Of bas"men. Doolan hclded the
first, in the second, and. after rctir-
Ing Eankston at second, threw To first
in time TO nab Kochler. Thor second
one was rung UP in the seventh, Dis
tell pounding one TO Rodriguez the
baser7an touching first and throwing
TO Doo!an in time TO allow the mana
ger TO touch ont Kochler.
Mike Doolan showed beyond al
question that he still is as young a.
most Of the players in this league anc
equally as capable of showing speed
Severa! Of his stops and throws yes
terday bordered on the sensational
George Distcll, playing third in tn
place OF Wid Conroy, who had beer
granted holiday in order that h
might play an exhibition game agains
tho Giants. made q dandy stop an
throw OF Schweitzer's drive in tn
sixth. Farrell won claim 10 IS
cheek by pounding the ball UP agains
the prize sign in left field during tn
eighth. The right fielder got anothe
blow that was not so acceptable. !
attempting 10 field hit during tn
4 early part OF the game. he was un
able TO forcsee the bad bound The ba
was 10 take and caught a hard on
Just below the eye. The check was Nc
cut. but Farrell was knocked out g
commission for short time
Final Session WINS Warm.
Farrell started tho hostiii,!cs Wi.
clout TO center. Rodriguez few OF
TO Hanford Collins was safe on Koch
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