Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-12
YOUNGSTERS GET CHANGE
T0fsH0W THEIR ABILITY
yolli6. Napier and Theidick Given
Ea Poor Support by "Resting"
Richmond Regulars.
Two uNAssIsTED DOUBLES

McDermott and McGafllgan Pull
Speedy PIays-Smallwood and Nc
Graw Easily Defeat Locals-Opcn
Baltimore Series There To-Day.
Knabe gave his team a rest yester
Il day, preparatory to making strcnu-
+ GUS effort to knock Baltimore out OF
b the pennant race during the last four
sS days OF the season. using three ANA
Tsteur hurlers against the Bears and per-
x hitting his fieldcrs to take things in
easy fashion throughout both games
s%of the double-header Newark of
= course. annexed each. the scores be-
SHins to and to a.
Even had the support accorded the
& youngsters been better, it is doubtful IL
sSthere would have been much differ
&ence in the results. for Walter Small
sssavood and McGraw showed excellent
sssform, and the locals had no chances
&for accomplishing much in the rum
y making line until the final session OF
ssthe second encounted. Then McGraw
q let up and permitted brace of doubles
81 and several singles, which nettcd Rich
!; Hss'nond four runs. smallwood hurled
Zone OF the best games seen hero in
ASsome timei only one man reaching third
5 on him.
The locals sent Taylor Jc!lif, star
HEAVIER of Richmond College. to tho
n Unlock In the opening game. Jollif
Y showed considerable stuff and gave in
q dications OF having some ability as
8 professional. However. he was hit
Their hard and the support accorded
him was miserable. In spite Of the
many bingles the Bears secured and
& the frequent wobbles of the locals.
4 Newark's scoring was held down OK
4 cellently.
BRANDED tripled in the first and Haas
&followed with single. sending him
= home with the initial tally. The sec
II ond run was garnered in the third,
2gwhien Fuller opened with single to
sleft field Jolliff and McGaffigan made
errors and Camp singled, sending Full
: Ter home.
Jolliff then escaped, being scored upon
& until the eighth. Camp opened the
frame with triple to right field and
Tailed when Russell singled into the
= same locality. A sacrifice and an in
i field out advanced him to third md
Fuller scored him with single to
center.
First Unnasisted Double Play.
McEaInEan prevented additional
newark runs in the sixth session when
& ne completed double play un-
4 assisted. Fuller had doubled, or at
4 least Freeman gave him credit for a
double, by calling a fair drive that Dis
ten Knocked down, but could not hold.
y some two yards outside the third base
1onl line. BRANDED then poled a liner
over second that McGafigan shared IN
Time 10 reach the base ahead of Fuller.
McGraw began the final setto in
aush the same manner as that followed
! pS Smailwood in the first Richmond
found 1t impossible to connect after
one or more men had landed on the
naEs and had few scoring chances.
Ihings on the Newark side of the
ledger were somewhat different.
doubles Napier. Of the Old VirCinians
! began the pitching for Richmond and
struck snag in the second session
4 callahan walked. made second on
B Camps infeld hit. was sacrifced m
& third and tailed when Blackwc1l
grounded one to Knabe.
The third brought the tallies which
decided the game. Getz got life on
the neioers choice that retired Fuller
AZ third. Haas and Callahan singled
( hlling the sacks. and Camp drew a
Walk. forcing Getz home. Russell then
i HIten pop fly that dropped Just back
K OF the second base line. Knabe Ham
I FORD and Bankston permitted the ball
& 10 rest on the sward until Haas. Gala
nan ana camp had crossed the pan,
russell winning credit for a hit.
S That kind OF play was not much to
encourage the youngster but Napier
q continnedi working and was not scored
i upon again until the sixth. Fuller
started things with double and was
n sacrificed to third. Getz polcd a fy to
4 Distell and Fuller rushed for the plate
with tho catch. He apparently would
Z nave been an easy out. but Reynolds
let the throw set away from him and
the run was registered
founEsfer Starts the Roofing.
Dutch Theidick, of the Goldc team. was
sent In at the start OF the eighth. after
Napier had been yankcd to allow Kerr
: TO bat. Theidick caused the only roofing
heard during the afternoon when he
8 jumped O'Brien at the very start ,or
his decisions on balls and strikes
knaoe's error placed him in a bad
position at once, but the very youthful
= hurler escaped being scored upon. How
ever, he was not successful in the
ninth. His pass to Callahan was fol-
lowed oy triple from Camp and the
former scored.
Richmond could do nothing with Mo
1raw AFTER citing men on the sacks
until the hnal chapter. Knabe led off
& win single. and Reynolds seemed
considerably surprised when he fol-
lowed suit. After Theidick had famed.
McDermott poled one against the nriys
I sign in left field for single and
. fnabe scored. McGafigan then tlou-
bled, Reynolds scoring, and McDer-
mott taking third. Bankston.s sacr,-
nee fly scored him. Eibel followed with
long double to center field and Nc
RGaffgan tailed. Hanford was passen
but George Distell failed to com.
through. and his strike out ended the
Bgame.
McDermott duplicated McGafigan's
| stunt OF making a double-play unas
sisted In the eighth frame Of the final
setto. He caught Branders liner and
tagged third before McGraw could
\ make his return.
. with the exception Of the unassisted
z double-plays and the showing made by
i the amateurs. all OF whom gave prom.
ise, there was little to commend in
s. Richmond's play. Fuller, BRANDED ano
" Callahan did excellent nelding for
z newark while Smallwood and McGraw
pitched well.
~ Richmond plays double headers IN
Baltimore to-day and Tomorrow, re-
turning to close the season with dou-