Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-08
WALTER SMAL[WOOD IS
STILL NIFTY PITCHER
Huflcr Who Broke Into Game Hero
Holds Locals Well In Hand
= During Final Game.
ADAMS GOES ENTIRE ROUTE
Almost Record for Richmond
MoundSmen-Does Effective Work,
Although Several Times Pressed
Hard.


Leaflng back over the somewhat be-
smudged pages OF Father Times re-
cord book. We come TO the history of
several years ago. The scene, is at
certain morning in early spring.
the old Broad street baseball Park.
and stephen Griffin is busily engaged
in sending score of prospective Colts
through e hard work -out. Enters a
long, loosely -fiunE-togcther individual
in country stOre clothes and sporting
q draw that would have caused a
stage rubc envy He lows as how he
REGIONS this here must be the ball
park and wants 10 see the boss
IS he starts for stephen. he takes off
his coat and. when lie reaches the man
acer, is displaying all the glory OF n
new pink shirt II come down here
10 pitch for YOU" is the way the indi-
viGual makes himself known TO steve.
And steve, never having been preached
FOR "a job in exactly that manner he
fore. is somewhat nonplused But the
records show that the manager was
impressed with the VISITORS appear
ance. and that steve told him TO warm
up. Later, the manager faced him for
Il glance AT his stock and promptly
was famed. not only that. but he
he was unable To connect in what
did have been three legal times a
haty That afternoon Walter Smaliwood
,.aS signed by Richmond.
Smallwood did not hook UP with the
Newark Bears IN exactly the same
iaannar as he started his professional
career in Richmond hu; Yesterday
afternoon he showed that nc still was
able TO mitch a bit. i'll fact. slightly
sitter than when in the Nirgini,
i.elEue and this fact, more than amy
her. accounts for the resul; OF the
iiral contest which Newark took from
G;ei,mond by a cogut OF To |.
Walter Snallwuod was in form
throughout the battle and. although
adams hurled creditablc game and
kept the hinElcs mad. off him pretty
well scattered. really deserved the de-
.istou lie ioycd With the local play
srs during the greater part OF the
game as IS evidenced in the fact that
II was only in the third and fourth,
when Richmond got two hits in each
t,ame that more than the minimum of
hree batters faced him. And were il
ot4 for the fact that Walter passed
'uabe in the third. IL is hardly prob
HE the locals would have been able
10 tally.
Adams Ha. Troubles.
While Smallwood was retiring the
richmond battors with machinc-iike
7 :
= trough inning after inning. escaping
from one bad place Immediately TO fall
into another, being rescued frequently
by SHARP ScldinG AMI occasionally be-
ing scored upon. Adams showed con-
siderable ability himself To tighten his
hold on the Bea"s when IL became nee
cSsary and il WAS duo to his own ef-
forgiveness on :rcquer. occasions, that
the score was not iUcreased. His per-
sistency in using ;ha- sloS ball OF his
accounted for several o! the binsles.
practically all OF the teams in the
league now having solved the delivery
and apparently waiting only for the
hit.
Fnller started the fracas by cloutinr
one Of the SLOW ones into right field
for a safety. Moves sacrifice ad-
vanccd him 70 third. Eoone covering
the hot corner while Conroy was field
ing the ball. After Haas Was passed.
Callahan banged one 20 Adams and he,
threw home in time so enlbi. EochIer
tagging on; Fuller McCarrens strike
ont retired the sid.
the second was more productive.
however. Eldred was walked and
mnde third when G-rz hit into right
iicid. EEan than cinptn,l on. III the
same corner OF TIE lot and Eldrcd
counted. Smallwooi popped 10 ADAMS.
ADAMS threw out Fuller and Conroy
retired Haas with a cork ing stop and
thl;ow. Things Went on then rather
calmly until the NTH when Newark
again scoiesf: .5'!ahan hit into left
ana Mcci..rsen- S.,crinccd him along
:ldred then siirSleU into center. Dis
tell threw in |" second but Enabe
wasn't watching ana the ball went to
Tho fence. Callahan maxim, second
McCarrcn sacrificed him TO third and
EiGrcd scored him with a cluut TO CEN
Ter, being retired himself AT second,
when l:San pounded ball TO McCon-
nell. following Ii,tG'S nyout
There was nothing doing in the sixth
for Newark, hut the seventh kept the
fans somewhat uneasy. With two
down. Eldrcd and GctH hit but Adams
put on the brakes and retired the side
by tanning Esan lie was not so
fortunate in the ninth. however Two
We're down in That session when Nc
Carren, vas given free transportation.
Eldred doubled into right field and
pushed NcCarrcn around 20 third from
where he counted ~n.r GetZ doubled
INTO left Incidentally, Eidrcd took
advantage OF the swat 10 score the
mail tally Of the contest
Locals Score in Third.
As has been Observed Richmond
found Walter Smallwood a very good
pitcher throughout the game lie wa.
least effective III the third though, and
1T was then that the locals secured
their lone tally. Knabc was passe,
and made third wien Adams singled
into right. after Koehler had flied I,
Callahan. Eldrcd's throw 20 sccont
was not OF the best. and. while IIaa.
was digging the pill out of the grass
LET'S in left garden. Iinabe rompe,
home. Adams attempted to max,
third on the play. but Haas was abb.
to shoot the ball to Getz in time. ant
the pitcher was retired.
Good defensive work on the part O
The Bears prevented additional scor
ing in the fourth. After Clemens ha,
been retired. Bankston hit through
second. and took third when Eibe
doubled through first. knabe made a,
effort to count when Distcil banked on
10 Fuller, but the throw to the plat,
beat him. Eibel made third on tn
play though. Distell threatened ;
steal Of second on the first pitched bal
and E!bel. blocked by quick throw
10 the pan. almost was retired befor
he recovered third. The same play wa
essayed second time. but this tim
Eean shot the ball to Smallwood, an,
the hurler relaycd II quickly to Get,
IL, LII.