The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-01
By ERNEST POLLARD.


Diplomatic relations between WI
liam A. Smith. commandments 'l
the Richmond Yire.ujanS. aud Clarke
u GrlfIith. who draws 81 check monthly
for grasplng the m7nagerial ro'ns Of
{ the Washington Auci cans "4# Nv
shortly severed Yesterday afternoon
General Smiths men were SUNK WIZ
out warning upon the occasion OF iat
christening Of Boulevard field bF the
team from the national capiiat and
a friendship which oates back 10 inc
days when B.uy and clarke @ef'
Il playmstes In an old COW pasture =
y TO be broken.
It was the Nirgin!8ns' initial BE-"
Of the season 10 the sport-loNng pop
uiAce of Richmond, and they were
forced to accept the small end Of "a
IL to score Had il rot been for
terrific bombardmrnt in the FIRST
three innings, during which the td3i-
men amassed a total Of ZEN Safe@tr@
and q like number uf runs. the fte ;.
monders would have been able 80
Il hold their own with Che inYaafFS
But the ambitious Tannigans had
lot OF good hits stored away in their
Il systems and they did not delay IN
Kidding themselves Of them. These
visitors welded their bludEcons with
telling effect al the expense ~ Luther
!
from Lexington, n c. and before ne
retired from the box IN favor Of GUY
Hoffman marv pairs Of stockings had
been seen clrcIing the bases and no
iess than ten OF the visitors had scaEu-
pered across the plate unmolested.
Hoffman shows Something.
Hoffman went 10 the mound for tn"
+ y.rginians after the third frame. and
the bonn bardment ceased at once. lie
remained in the box for three In
nings and during his solaufn there he
yielded bat two safe hits. while tho
Washington outfit did not even get
Il within riose proximity of the home
plate He was complete master. and
y at times he had the Senator's looking
like an aggregation OF bush leaEuers.
After Guy had gone three rounds he
gave way To Nicks who hurled for
n Norfolk in the Virginia state league
3 last season. This yoanestar also
pitched good ball III vas IN trouble
only once. that bcing in the eighth In
ming. when the Yannieans managed 90
send across a duo Il ta1lies as the
result Of triple. .i0s'es base on balls
and sacrifice t'v
s3s f9efty Humphreys wNo performed
Il with the Richm md iNttrahtion.s @a-t
ri season until he sustained an injury
III that neeess}tated his retirement from
VI the game for thr remainder Of the
NJ year, started iu tse box against the
t@ Nirginians, art 20 wei dad this
'ss GEORGIA boy pitch thai Manager
sA smith proteEts we're unable ia gar
IN nar a single r1tH Re remained ON
II the mound for fasr innings and dur
81 Ing that time ne permitted the nom"
a boys TO get hut tVyo hta and Inc had
N everything all mss own way. He was
I'M succeeded toy ancfN wyatt AEref
M the physician pitcher vino nrst sav
FA the ight oil 02E IN the mountains "I
sarrof county Ipr 1anH'N got MS
M first base bali experience In Rtehm"n
N during the Virginia lo"EH" DAYS tf'
tx when he comes back ne always IiN"-
& To show the home fojks what p" con
N DO Hat the fii'lsvlIie Hert,2@Hs
didn't display muFn yesterday. a1
WI the local boys got just i"HF runs q"
IN seven hits ~hl n" was serving PAYS
ING assortment 81 Blenders - tne"'. t"t
M big mountalncer ''i4n't hatr aHEth"-
1 that Frank Mcbarmott Couldn't h@'
81 for the sorrci-topped lhdaaa 'ph.ah
" contributed double ana two singles
out Of three trips 90 the plate "Hi"
Ayres was dong s"rN'c" in IN" box
III While mac was tae .'hi'' "fe'.'''
ss Ehrnan and Fraco also connected
@ with a couple or h's INVESTORS 1"ttiI,
three ana '""- ''AF' ma ''@'.''.'f' ny
M Count First In sixth.
III Manager smith ha~nha'4sta dI1
III not count unDl Tho sixth inning. whar
81 McDernott started the fireworks with
HI n double TO let leld II scored when
h Fisher Bruce. The Chester 'aa GsHv,
N one OF Avres bender ato the }eft
ii garden that was good fer "a couple Of
II sacks The next two men were easy
Mnuts. however. and he was left strand
"a on The midway station. The NIr,
R1ntans added anothtr IN tho eighth
IN ateinbrenner paving the way FOR thi>
count when ne was issued free trans
portation TO first has" Nrnermot'
~ sent him 10 third with q single. sind
III eseiny counted "a few minutes later
sf on a fieIders choice The Richmond.
81 ers brought theis tofa' up 'o tour IN
~ the closing stanza when TWO more
IL talies were registered After Curry
had grounded on Mooers got an in
field hit. and F.hrna2 scored him
VA with q slashinr drive rs right neld
81 which proved n ha ta~ enough away
rs from the eu'feider 'o permit 6t" -
I'D reach third S'f.nhr' per NaJ>cl
LA e~"'n ard @rbeTr}.-f came forth