Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-11

Billy Smith ard his international
el.caSuers ,oyed WIKI Ray Hyaus a2-
EreGaiion from Rocky Mount through
four innings Of the game At Boulevard
Ficl! yesterday afternoon before they
began showing siEns OF q real desire
10 annex the contest However. dur
Ing the las, four times al bat they
demonstrated AN ability 10 deliver The
trnsty wallop and. with the aid u u
couple OF successful double steals and
rcveral Timely binEies. ulev gained .,
substantial lead and emerged "a 1-to-l
victor.
Douhlc-stcals played an important
part In the nual result. Ray Ryan
worked the play IN the sixth frame.
When h. ~ managed TO aend Ii!nge.
H;chmond had mad. in the preceding
inning. Hinges had banged q safe
one into center htld: and had been sac
wac safe when Barnes miscued. and
Hinges advanced 10 third. RYAN. after
enh Ym, nns vast nnoTnl % breath
>perber 10 start for second. Kohler
hurried ia" ball to- cnrry.zas Hinges
far back. was unable TO return the
leather TO The plate In time. and Hinges
tailed. white Sperbcr brought Up on
second. That was the extent Of the
Rocky Mount scoring.
tho dith frame which McDermoit
opened with binSlc TO lett tie!d.
hi, by,ryson, hlliug the hassocks. Eibcl
then got under one and lifted II into
the clouds. Tn" ball was caught In
third and pitcher. dropped 80 vary
inEly that Hinges was unable TO judge
II. and permitted tho ball to strike
the ground without having touched 1t.
McDermott tailed on the play. How
ever he was the only one TO score
tluring tina, frame. for Bruce famed.
and Curry was an easy out.
Gimme Won During sixth.
1t was in the sixth that Richmond
put the game on ice kohicr was
passed as AN opener. and went out
when Barnes banged one TO Hinges. the
pitcher being SAT. On a ticldcr's choice.
Stcinbrcnncr drove one TO Stumpf who
tossed him out 10 Tyson on first. Nc
Dermott received hard one in the
right field. and barnes rompcd home,
McDermott bringing up on third.
Clemens and Mcpermott then worked
under ODonncll at home In mid-sca-
son form, and Bobby being SAFE on
second. llanford drew "a walk. lack
Ethel banged one through third base.
and Clemens Tailed. liunford stopping
on third. lie and Eibel then worked
another double steal successfully. the
Charley to score. Bruce picked one to
his liking and lined il over the inticld
for what appeared to be safe terri
into the air and stabbed it. rctiriTi: the
side.
Another run was garncred in each
of the following innings In the sev-
third when Kohlcr doubled into right
field. Barnes popped TO Hinges, AID
Steinbrenner was n up Gnr tco,. expecting oas
missed hitting the ball. though and
O'Donnell had little trouble running
Kohler piliered third on the play and.
when Steihbrenncr safetied into right
Held, Tailed.
session. Hanford and lcibel both we're
infield outs before Bruce was walked
lie stole second. and tailed when Curry
singled into right. Although Kohler
followed with safe one in the same
spot and advanced Jimmy to third.
Barnes was unable TO hit. and no more
runs were made.
Richmond several times proved un-
able to hit with the bases full par
ticularly while Cochran was on the
given by the Rocky Mount hurlers ma
terially aided the local players In their
victory. Effective work of Miller and
Que hit. prevented Ray Ryan's men
from, becoming dangerous at any time.
although several bits of pretty fielding
were of assistance also.
Hichmond on Firat Jaupt.
The most spectacular fielding was
done by tho visitors. Hinges and Jen
kins both shining in this department.
0f course the double steals formed an
.,nportant part OF the game, McDer-
mott and Clemens working the play
Manager Billy. Smith and his squad
started last night. on the first jaunt
Of the season. They play to-day in
Lynchburg. in Petersburg Tomorrow,
nj Rocky Mount Friday and return
here Saturday to meet Petersburg.
Those who composed the squad last
night werc: Billy Smith. business Man
ager Hap Jones. Clemens. Hanford.
Rrucc. Eibel, Curry. Mooers. Stein
brenner. McDcrmott. Reynolds, Kohler.
Lee. Hoffman and Nicks.
HartZcll did not arrive. yesterday.
but is expected in at any time. no
may be sent to join the team in ono Of
tho Virginia League cities. but 1t fs
probable that he will remain here and
work Saturday for the first time.
Cooper and Adams are expected to join
tho squad in Petersburg. while Scher-
berg probably will he in Richmond by
the timc the team returns.
, Billy Smith announced last night
that no players would he released I'M
til Saturday night. Those remaining