Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-25
IN GOOD FORM
/ AND LOCALS ARE SHUT OUT
Again Opposing Pitchers,
s. but Lee Proves Easy for
II Leafs.
|HEADY PLAYS INTEREST FANS
Distcll and Hartscll Outgcncral To-
ronto PIaycrs-lsiclmond Errors
This Time Arc Not Costly-NiOn-
treal Club Arrives for Series.

southpaw Tom Thompson, tho hurlcr
3who was knocked Off the nillocl Mon
sday afternoon by Richmonds Smtthless
4tean. cssaycd n come back Yesterday
III afternoon With such excellent results
that the local club was shut out with
four widely scattered hinrlcs. while
Harry Lajoie and his Toronto hire
|sslings were celebrating their farewell
III appearance here by banging Wyatt
|g.Lee's offerings 10 tho :our corners of
1.-THE lot for total OF thirteen hits anu
S,seven runs
81 Richmond was defeated cieanly yes
for the FIRST time this sea son.
|siThat is. they We're outhattcd and their
n Sopponcnts deserved the decision. al
although several errors again proved OF
(eEassistancc. They did not cause the
|ssloss of tho game. however. as has becn
|s}the case in many other contests.
|Asthe inability Of the Richmond players
|#to land on Thompson's benders being
irresponsible for chat,
III Although they were beaten and had
Emo riSht 10 expect a decision as q re-
sssult OF their offensive work the local
fplRycrs yesterday afternoon brought I"
Wight evidences o: considerable knowl-
edge OF tho game. aud for OF the
9s1ew times thus far put that knowledge
&tuto execution The result; was that
Toronto men several times were placed
lat g decided disadvantage and made
4to appear rather foolish after quickly
|f;thouGht-ou- Disns for outConcraliuc
them had been Hut INFO execution
E. The two mos; evident incidents Of
the game dong this lire occurred IN
|sshe same frame. the fourth. Blackburn
cope = cd Jhe round Ni;n c'cut through
shird base. and Trout; who PLAYED
fright field yesterday. WAS mp front
iknocked 2 lonS Ty 20 Dis;el. Who co;
n under The hal! ~ 5000 shape. and
Il Blackburn s:uok clos. upon first. The
"a v,i es- h.- 30 10
DisteN o. hs dropped u iurposoly and
n Blackburn wIs forced 20 tear FOR SOC
ond. Disteil urli1lbe7inc that dandy
EARN OF his, lined the ball 20 Hartsell
sand The runner VAS retired easily
The next play again brouEh, u stun,
|Ywhich the local team aided Itself
with Trout safe on FIRST. Kelly pound
e ed out a lons f'y 20 Iianiord Hart
h cell ran toward second. making as If
|$to field ground ball. and Trout de-
f serted his sack and hikcd as fast as
his legs could carry him TO tho key
rs stone cushion. IIanfoFd caugh, the
81 ny and lined !; back to first, Trout In
Il the meantime having detected tho de-
Ii ccption and turned back. The ball
I beat him TO the bag by step but
= the wind evidently whirlci bit Of
dust into IIart's eye and he called the
runner safe.
Such Plny. Interest Fms.
1t is play of that caliher that wins
L ball games in the International League
and they arc OF the greatest interest
to spectators. No matter how excellent
may be the fielding or the batting.
both In measure arc automatic but
the plays described arc tho result of
quick thought and quicker action and
arc of the variety that American audi
ences like especially.
Toronto played corkinE good game
+; throughout the battle yesterday. aud
I. gave Thompson dandy support Iajo
making the only miscuc charged
! against them In tho second Distcll
TANNED. and a quick peg To Blackburn
from Kelly caught BilI REYNOLDS be-
) tween second and third, where he was
gun down In short order. play SINH
Ear TO this occurred in tho initial frame
glwhen Hanford struck out. just Nc
|WDermott was In the act Of starting a
y steal, and he also was retired.
Richmond had but ono fairly good
!, chance for scoring. and that occurred
in the third session. Iiartscll opened
the round with corking double 10 left
field. making second hy hard running.
Lee then pounded one toward McCon-
y nell. HartSell fingered on the base
lines-until the ball almost struck him.
lodged il dextcrously, and continued
to third. Mcconnell had not been able
to see the ball until Hartsen passed
on. and il struck him III the chest be
fore he could get his hands ON 1t. Lee
making first on the play.
After that II WAS mostly "a matter
OF strlkinE out oi pGyEing up the
easiest Kind OF flies so Tar "a, She Rich
mond battcrs were 'torrrermed They
absolutely were unable TO Ccnlcct solid
y. with Thomrson's Blenders, AL OF
3 which were breaking quickly and al-
peared to Toe under perfect control
Thompson Is a cold weather hurlcr. and
this fact is credited with responsibility
Tor his showing yesterday as compared
with that made during the heat OF the
Monday battle.
Toronto Takes EnrIy Lend.
Toronto started their first offensive
In the second Laioie opened the frame
with n double 10 center field. and Gra-
ham scored him with Goubl" to left.
to right, DistclIs quick return OF tho
ball preventing any o: the runners ADJ
yanclng more Than one base. Kelly
5SDerfecty and threw. out Graham at the
plate. However. B!ll iieyncldS, i'll max
first, hit The runner viih the b,ii and
Black burn tailed.
Although Lee was In trouble in both
the third and the fourth. AS 4 resul,
OF two hi;- in each frame. H. was not
Il scored upon again until the sixth,
Graham opened the session with a hit
TO left. was sacrificed and counted when
Trout singled into lott = hi, and or.
rors by Hartscil and McDcrmott filled
the bases IN lhe seventh. but Ice threw
out Mcconnell At tho plato ANA Black :
burn ended the session With Z. nv to
center.
Alter toronto had scored q qua =; q 4,
OF tallies In the eighth Lee was ranI< cd
and Miller was sent 70 the mound lie
was able 20 retire tho side uithou,
further scoring. Trout singled through
short as an oDcn"r IN this frame. and
Kelly sacrificed him - second tho
runner p!fcring 'hird almost iru,nc.
through ehor, and Trout counted
jacobson drew 4 pass. bu; McConnou
tripled into right and scored bon, rnc1
tallying himself "A moment later whcr
Whiteman pounded a sacriGcc ~ &c
Disteil. Miller then being the uitchor
81 There was much If intores. IN ne
play yesterday in spite of TIE fac. thai
n Richmond loet. 40 alihies ART. IN order
as the local players simply found 4
Impossible 20 connect with Thorrpsor
while the visitors had little diNlcu),,
N swattinE whatever Lee happened Il
throw across the plate