Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
POOR HURL|NG CAUSES
FLOSS OF SECOND GAME
Locals Add Fourth TO Straight Vic
tories by AnneXing First Con-
test With Bisons.
HOMER WITH SACKS LOADED
Clemens Parks Ball. With All Bases
Occupied-McConnell Features
With Fielding Stunts - Inferior
Pitching Costs Last Battle.

If either one OF three mourdsmcn
had been possessed of more than a
glove and his Richmond uniform in the
second game Yesterday. the locals
would in all probability. have given
Patsy, Donovars herd a taste OF the
old two-in.oro. The aforesaid glove
ard unie were AL that were in sight,
however, and the result could only be
ono way Buffalo consequently coppcd
the count being in The vicinity OF 10
when Clemens drove 10 Channcll for
.hc last out,
That. however, MAS tho second game
ana tho first was something entirely
different. and ;ncn some. After an cx-
hVhiuou of free hitting that might
cidcntal'y he tied, but hardly oXcclled.
the locals cantcrcd 10 the wire easy
winners. with an even dozen markers
AGAINST five FOR tho ponovanites
Nine OF the twelve counters came
across in the second inning, the out
standing feature Of which was Biting
Bobby Clcmcnss shot over the fence
with thicc sacks populated. Bobby
has consistently guided his wallops
over the pdlings ever since Richmond
returned from that disastrous road trip.
but Yesterday was the first time that
one ot his circuit snasheS came with
the bascs full
In inns IldElt. also. na0kSlcn ana
t3;bcl tore of two safctics in SO many
trips 10 the plate and Banks,o made
the circuit twice. One Of Evcrctts bin
giles Was good for a halfway journey.
ON two following appearances. Bank
added another pair to his collection.
and his NTH time UP. went out on a
long ny u CHANNEL. who guards right
pasture to- the Bisons. In the sec
ond game. Bankston kept up the good
t.L Ii,
\ band played during the first game
and also during part Of the second. ac-
complaining tho flag raising. which
always prcccdcs wcll-rcgulated ball
games thcs. days, with The Star
Spangled tanner"
Leakr Subject to Suspicion.
In the second game. the curtain lift
cd and showed Al 1.eakc formerly
member Of tho local club. in visiting
scenery Al was right much man
handled in the first few innings or
so. but thereafter the celebration at
his expense Stacked up bit and his
teammates romped on Cha ppcllc, Car
michael and MaGalis in the order nam
cd. 10 that well-known fare-you- well. !
There was a strong suspicion pre-
NalinG among the home boys that
Leake was using something besides his
RICH, arm IN the performance of his
mound duties, and il was a highly in
teresting spectacle to behold our manly
athletes call for cut while Al was
dealing. At all such times Umpire
William Hart, Esq, would Eravcly in
spect the ball which al had fumigatcd.
and one inspection resulted in a new
bali being injected into the game. The
rest OF the time Al just laughed at the
discontinue of MIR. Hart and some of
the other fellows who couldn't find
anything but dirt on the sphere
some spectacular fielding was in
dulGcd by Shortstops Mcconnell and
Mcdonald. OF Richmond and buffalo.
respectively. the two Macks cutting
OFF few stellar bits Of work. In addi-
ton TO all this. tho Richmond Mack
tore himself triple and double from
lcake's delivery and pair OF singles
from the offerings OF Joe EnElc, who
was in there throwing EN- FOR the
Herd in the curtain raiser.
While on the subject OF fielding. it
Nigh, be we'll 10 mention that Manager
knahc and Assistant Manager Conroy
also got around bit
BY losing the second game the locals
string OF victories. which had gone TO
four, was all broken up.
The runs were scored like this in
tho iirst game
Second inning--Bankston doubled to
left and scored when kihtl singled to
r,s va W. on pSte''S
sircin - 80. .pa,.o', 80 -
n~ ra-Is,ra,, ~ e. o,'e
10 second TO-" u',oro lS,
l,r-irb, s,ncind ~, en- ,r,, 49,"
lick mn, pcynoIde IN snco,d .r, an,
scored when McConncIi nj, ,hron,.h
NcDonald Enrich, moyinr ~ sccnnd
Iianiord stoppcd one az t,ncic,s fnsi
ones with his ribs, nlline the bases
Then MIR. Clemens inserted his circuit
c,ou, wan ~. e.ou, c,o.r pai..,
..r-n,,od .inrln ,m , ,,,, 49,, 49,.
ncrson ANA n6,cd s,o"n ,ti.'.,,a
Uncle ,;c,,, ,.oro go In
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otr ga, q" va" 80 '-n''ti sue
""'N 10y ''"n''''i an" I''' from
"'',, - HH0" """o,t l" center
N''""'o"n came nA'h IN IN. MIN
Sco''he IN" 'hfee runs when rounded
"u' th'lt score. hhahe slnEic! ana,