Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-26

After running neck and neck with
Hersche through seven innings of a
pitching duel yesterday afternoon, Ma
gals developed Il streak of wildness.
And after going in for Magalis and
tanning two. retiring the side without
n run and leaving three runners strand
ed on the cushions, Adams also devel-
oped wildness in the ninth, which facts.
combined with errors by Mcconnell,
account for the to 4 defeat the
Royals handed Richmond in the third
game of the series.
Those boots by Mcconnell just about
took the game from Richmond. Ills
first one, made in the opening frame,
did not count. Tho wild heave made
in the seventh. however, placed Mad
den Oh second and allowed MIN to score
when Bugs Eersche parked the ball
over leftfeld fence for home run.
Again in the last session Mcconnell
failed to get firmly balanced before
he hurled and the throw went to the
stand, Holden bringing up on second.
Each of these last men Tailed.
Remarks mhde previously on this
page, pointing out the fact that few
international League games are won
until tho last man is out, were borne
out we'll by the exhibition yesterday
Anyone who had witnessed the battle
up To that seventh session would have
asserted positively that Richmond
again was winner. Magalis was
going well, having allowed but four
hits. and the brilliant fielding Of his
supporters several times had driven
back attacks that threatened the Sit
uation. However, the luck took q twist
and there was sufficient combination
OF binSles and miScues to bring about
the result
Hersche himself deserves consider
able credi, for his victory lie held
the locals TO a single earned run, and
it is doubtful! if they would have made
mere tallies had not Madden dropped
n throw to the plate and permitted a
couple 10 score, opening the way at
the same iimc for another later in
the frame. Hersche landed for a cou-
pie OF hits. including his homer. and
Otherwise Apht up an excellent game
Dan Haw!sy- yesterday saw that the
Royals lined up and salutcd when the
flags were hoisted over the park. In
cidentally, Dan started the game with
something OF crouch. lie denied
emphatically that his players had fail
ed TO salute on Saturday and protested
mat they had done so within their dog
mouse The manager was authority
for the statement that Montreal prob
ably will lose four men as a result of
the military draft. Howlcy. who holds
Inc record for youth among Interna-
tional League managers himself IS
eligible. being but twenty-six years
old.
Locals Field Brilliantly.
Hichmond players gave some OF the
most sensational fielding exhibitions
during the game that have been seen
on. boulevard Field this season Bank
RSon started in the opening frame when
ne pulled Iimmerman's drive out of
tne clouds with one hand and prevent
60 score. Clemens came along In.
the next s;anza with n great catch OF
a foui close 20 the bleachers Han
ford contributed a sensation by RIM
nlhs catch OF Damrau's fly in the third.
again preventing scoring Bankston
came In hard and nabhed Madden's
shor, fly In The fourth. holding Cath
ers on third, and Hnnford assisted
Anih's IN retiFinE the side in the sew
enth without run by pulling Stat
.@ys drive In with a shoestring catch.
Mcconnell and Conroy also made cork
ing ftops during me battle
strange as II may seem, Richmond
got lead in the first opening session
yesterday. Hanford started with a
double to left and was sacrificed hv
Mcconnell. Clemens was safe on ~
mneld MT TO Damrau and Bobby count
en- For four innings then. Hersche was
iEvincible. but in the sixth the locals
again secured runs
Mcconnell opened with single to
rlght and promptly worked the dcIsv-
en- steal, Siattery tagging vain!v around
the hrst sack while Mac slid into sec
pad. Clemens drew a walk and Bank
ston sacrificed both. Eibers walk fill
cd the bases. Conroy drove one to
Damrau, who threw home on a bounce
MADDEN caught the ball easily. but al
lowed II 10 drop out of his nit, and
McConnell was called safe Before
the catcher could recover tn. bail
Clemens came tearing home and also
was safe, Eibel advancing 10 third and
Conroy making second. Knabe drove a
long fly to Moran and Hack coun,ea
This was the last chance Richmond
had for scoring.
Montreal had men on the sack. In
the irst. third. fourth and sixth in
nings. but excellent fielding prevented
scoring. The double plny-McConneI,
TO Knabe to Eibel-retired them I'm The
Jtxth McConnell's wild heaye put
Madden on the seventh. though. and
Hersche's home run counted for two.
Eagalis went wild in the eighth, and
liter filling the basea. was elevated
Adams taking mp the burden. Bill
(ContInued on FIfth Pn9o0