The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-15
COSTLY ERROR GIVES
VERDICT TO TORONTO
Red Boot in Second Inning Responsible For Three
Run Lead-Larry Lajoie and Schultz Make Fifty Each
BY Bruising Bull Sign

Young william Adams made a brave
effort to stop the giddy flight OF the
scurryins Leafs yesterday afternoon
AT dismal Boulevard park, but will
liam's support cracked badly under
the stress and Lajoie's future champs
tucked another scalp in their crowded
belts The box score will show that
Bill was hit hard, but 1t gives no
indication OF the way the lank youth
frightened in the pinches and several
times turned back the famed wreck
ing crew hitless with men on the
sacks. Although he was touched for
thirteen safeties. Adams should have
been scored on in only one inning, the
Fourth, when three clean singles
drove in the Leafs final run.
Charlie Hanford continued his sin
gle handed battle against the invad-
ers. but 1t seems that his glorious
lone stand Is doomed to failure. He
and Adams. between them, would have
won the game yesterday with any
kind of assistance. Charlie pasted the
pellet over the garden wall on two
occasions, each of the slams being
good for precisely one rally. Hanford
has evidently realized the futility Of
getting on first and waiting to be
pushed around. so he never wastes
any effort on singles or two bagsers.
but conserves all his energy for the
mighty wallop.
McDermott'~ Costly Boot.
The Leafs practically won the game
in the second inning by scoring three
runs after the side should have been
retired. After Schultz had grounded
out. Blackburn drew pass and MUIR
ray drove smart erounder to Nc
Dermott Red had an easy double
play staring him in the face, but he
took a neat drop-kick at the pill anc
both runners were safe while he was
pinning 1t to earth. Then Laionge
singled to center. scoring Blackburn
and he and Murray scampered home a
moment later on Thompson's two base
clout Truesdale lofted to Bankston
and Jacobson walked. Thompson tried
to come home on Reynolds throw to
second on Jake's attempted steal. but
Knabe threw him out at the plate.
Another run was scored in the third
without the assistance of a single safe
KNOCK Whiteman, the demon slugger.
was hit by Adams. Right now let It
be said that this bug-a boo of Rich
mond fans failed to get a safe hit off
Adams and on two occasions did he
sneak back to the bench after three
vain swings at the pellet. Larry La
joie champion swat-snith OF the cir
cult, took the count OF three. White
man sprinting to second on his chief S
third swing. Bill Reynolds made a
queer peg to second and white took
third when the ball waited on TO CEN
ter held Schultz chopped one to short
and whitenan would have been
thrown out at the plate had not the
playful pill run up McGaffiEan's sleeve.
When Mac finally dragged 1t forth,
whtteman was safe at home and the
hurried throw to first was wide.
Schultz stole second and was caught
off the bag by Adams. being finally
run down and tagged by McDermo OFT.
Blackburn popped out to Red for the
third out The final run In the fourth
was earned by clean singles by La
Ionge and Truesdale Jake singled.
sending Truesdaie to third. but white
man famed ingloriously for the third
| out.
Leaf. Increase BankroIl.
| Jov was spread broadcast in the
| Canuck camp in the NTH. Jajoie held
| the generous A. T Co. up for nifty
| iron men by bouncing the horsehide
! of the helpless Bull sign. Schultz
next up. murmured, pretty SOFT and
helped himself to another half-century
| One hundred full-grown dollars in a
| pair of immature minutes Schultz
was right, twas pretty soft How
hong sthe suffering tgtsaeeo phfNa n
/ throp,st-fnaneiers are going to allow
their pet Bull to be mauied in this
manner is a matter Of conjecture. AL
through the stands fans could be seen
rea ching for their "makins." display
4 OF tender consideration for the A. T.'s
depleted exchequer.
! Hanford opened the third with his
famous black-art slight-of-hand, MAX
ing the pellet disappear before the
wondering gaze Of his audience. His
contention that this Is the only known
way of making a run was substanti-
/ ated when the next three hit the trail
to the dug-out in rapid succession The
| yirEinians were out. one-two-three.
/ In the fourth and fifth, and McGani-
gan started things in the sixth with
a ripping single to center. By dint
of stern and persevering endeavor. the
vtrginians manager to make three
hits. with a pass sandwiched in. ring
ing up one tally this frame Bankston
threw his bludgeon in the path OF
bewildermept. the ball having bounced
of straight into right field for a neat
single. Bank stood Eliminating over
/ this strange occurrence and was rude
! Nv aroused by Jajoie poking him In
the ribs with the ball. which Thompson
had thouzhtfully tossed to nrst- Benny
Koehler trudged Eastward after long
wait ana Red McDermott dropped a
| teasing single over second. McGaniGan
scor,ns. Otto rolled an easy grounder
to Blackburn and the inning was end
led