Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-07

Bill Adams did Rip Van Wrinkle
act yesterday when he awoke from the
1ethargy with which he has been bur
dened since the first weeks of his APP
pearance here and hurled corking
game against the Buffalo Bisons. Bill
won the decision to and pitched
more creditable game than the score
indicates.
He was in serious trouble in but
single inning. the second, when one of
the most unusual incidents Of this sea-
son happened. Jackson famed at the
start but Immediately nfterward. Hum
nell drove the ball far over left field
fence for home-run. Mcdonald was
ing SO very much to his liking that
he duplicated Hummelrs feat. ringing
up two circuit drives in succession.
But. following that session, the lanky
hurler was completely the master of
the situation, and II was not until the
eighth that the Bisons managed to
connect safely again. During the
course of the afternoon. Adams famed
eleven OF his opponents. held them to
: six bingles and passed but three. lie
proved good on the offensive also.
5 clouting out a couple OF singles and
scoring one Of the local runs.
Richmond found McCabe and Jaynes
rather easy picking, earning eight of
the nine runs registered. McCabe was
! pounded hard during the third when
a half-dozen hits were secured and
4 Adams was at bat twice in the frame
They maintained the average fairly
4 we'll and hit Jaynes consistently. al
though they failed to bunch the swats
on him as they had done on McCabe.
Each of the clubs ielded well. 4 sin
B gle miscue being registered against
each. Jackson made his pegging so
+ poorly to first that he hit Hanford with
the ball and permitted the runner to
make second. while McGat!igan made
J, his by dropping Reynoldss throw to
I second when Steinfeldt was stealing.
4 Conroy did the best fielding Of the
I. day. making a corkinG stop OF jack
! sons drive in the third and pulling in
4 McDonald's foul back of third in the
seventh. Jaynes stopped Clemens wal
s lop, that seemed certain TO net him
his fifth binGfe OF The battle, with his
< the runner.
How Run. Were Scored.
81 Adams famed two of the Bisons in
the first frame and disposed OF Jack
{ son in d similar manner at the start of
4 the second. Then Hummcll and Nc
IS Donald clouted out their homers Stein
1eldt was an infield out, but Onslow
drew walk and made second when
Adams wild pitched McCabe wal
4 Hoped one 10 Hanford that the fielder
b barely managed 10 get his fingers on.
g but could not hold. and Onsiow count
s ed. McCabe making third. where he was
81 stranded.
% The local hurlcr continued striking
Z chem out or forcing easy blows until
the eighth. when the final Bison run
was made. kopp opened with q hit TO
6 Center. and Gil! followed suit Kopp
: taking third. Car!strom was safe on
b fieldcrs choice. on which Gill was
Il retired. but kopp Tailed Jackson's
4 strike out and Hummells fly TO Bank
Eton retired the side.
Ia
3opener for Richmond but was pre-
vented from scoring. Buffalo made the
first double play of the game in this
! frame, Onslow catching McGanigan's
pop fly and catching Hanford off first
The second also was unproductive but
the third brought tho deluge
Adams started with a hit to center
s Hanford walked, and NcGafiEan beat
out ount TO McCabe. Clemens sin
gied to left. and Adams and Hanford
counted. Bankston was safe when
Elapens was retired at second, and
j tEiheI scored McGafigan with "a clout
n ITO center feld Conroy grounded out
TO Hummell. Knabe singled 10 left.
sSand Bankston romped home, Eibcl
sacrossing the pan when Reynolds hit
safely to left. Adams retired the side
4tby tanning.
E5 In the fourth Hanford singled to
center and made second when Jackson
i hit him with the throw to first He
scored when Clemens parked the
pellet.
a run was made in both the sixth
and the seventh sessions by Richmond
latter Hanford had been retired in the
b sixth, McGaffigan was passed made
v third on Clemens's single 10 right, and
counted when Bankston surprised
II aimbelf and the fans by swattine a
clean hit to left field Knabe tailed
I'm the seventh, after getting life b,
hitting to left feld. Reynolds was hi,
81 ny JAypes, and Adams beat out a slow
one to the pitcher. Hanford wal!opet
one to Carlstron. and Knabe scored or
the putout at nrst. The Bisons' secont
GSdopble play, Jackson to Onsiow. re.
tired Reynolds at tho plate and ended
the scoring.