Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
RICHMOND WINS FIRST
:. GAME ON RETURN HOME
Manager Otto IInabe Given Excel.
'rlcnt Start Upon First Appear
sncc OH Local Field.
LOSING STREAK IS BROKEN
Bill Reynolds Drives Richmond
Ahead Early I'm Game, and Pounds
Ball Over Fence During Ninth.
Pitchers Batted Hard.

~. big stick that Rill Reynolds is
wSft TO use brought homo the bacon
iIAhc ninth inning OF yesterdays game
aERnst Providence and permitted new
isft6osicnated Manager Otto kuabe 10
sat, away to an cxccllen; start in the
SECOND homo series Also tho terrific
ciput, which sent the ball far over
the fence between center and left
acid with two men on the sacks and
iohe out. was tho WALTON that sma sh ID
thf. long continued losing streak On
rsrionced by Richmond during the las,
three weeks.
a8ssterday's final score was s TO :.
aSdscsion Won only after the playing
81. one OF tho hest games staged on
tbe local grounds this wear and game
Which was anyonc's until that deciding
smash was registered.
SsD( course. Richmond maintained
ths: same old standard Of permitting
The, opposing team 60 get away 10 Il
ssood start and then having TO come
From behind to win. Providence. which
stesm opened fourEam series with
sihe locals Yesterday. led by two runs
sun;il tho end Of tho fourth. when Rich
smond. with punched hits and the as
-tistance OF several errors. secured a
stwo-run advantage. II was short lived.
~
s'n four runs for themselves in the next
Srame Richmond Succeeded in tying
Sihe score in their half OF the frame
sand the tally sheet remained iachang-
ed until the eighth. when Providence
event ahead. 10 remain there until Rey-
enolds came through with his wallop in
sthe last OF the ninth.
~ II was quite game from almost
.every anEl. and one that proved in
sterestinE throughout. Richmond nut
sup a much better feldinr game than
-Mss the case during tho last games
1played here i'll the previous series and
sshowed something az propensity 20
-hit'in the pinchss The fact that the
slocais had only one man left on bases
sdurinc the fracss il some evidence
shlons that line. The Grays are hard
Knitting crowd and they drove Adams
rfrom the box at the start uf the sixth
lioffman holding them in good shane
aiaring the remainder of tke battle
-lSehInond forced the retirement: Of
SchellenbaCh in tho ftth frame ami
found Shultz, pitcher OF considerable
ability, thereafter, getting to him TO,
the first time during the last franz.
Each Side Opens With Uinslc
eng opened the game with a smash
ing drive 10 lett-field fence. catching
one-of Adams's slow ones on the nose
lie Tilterod third Powell few on, and
l<atie brought home the runner with a
cIou, TO center ExselI,n, .sichas h~
clemens ana Dis,eii re,feG G Sn.Lnss a nS
Tutwiier and the side Providence
PLAYERS went out in order DURING mo
second but managed to score again in
;he third Schellenbach doubled 10
right held and was forced 20 remain on
second while Rehg and Powell were
Surrounding. Kane. however. triplcd to
right field and the hurler came home
Mooerss error and the hitting of
Mayer put two men on The sachs d,,r-
ing the fourth, but there was no scor-
ing until the followinc session Then
Rehs opened with a hit 10 Conroy. the
bail taking a bad bounce on In. UNI
even field. Powell doubled and Rehr
raced for home McCoun.u relay.J
bistclIs throw TO the plate and TIM
pire Blackburn called the runner out:
hut Reynolds Was unable 10 hold The
ball. and the runner was adjudCcd safe
Kane grounded out 10 Eibcl ana pow
eli took third on the play Onslow was
thrown out by Adams. after ,h., ,,i,chcr
had iicldcd - terrific drive rutwiler
then singled TO cen,e: and Powell
counted Thomas lifted on. over left,
field fence for "A homer. ending the
scoring in that inning.
Adams was derricked at the open
ing of the next frame. and Prevalence
Was unable TO hit Holman. They Sc
cured another run in the eighth when
cooney Mayer and Shul,z hit in sue
cession Mooers. Mcconnell and Ethel
made fast fHyhla, 'Ilay during the
ninth and cut Short. any further scor-
REPRESENTATIONS
I.ocaI. start Scoring In Fourth.
During the FIRST three frames of the
contest Richmond was unable 10 do
much with Schelicnbach Mcdonnell
who opened the game with a single
10 center. being the only local plav.,
TO connec, in that time.
The fourth. however. brought Rich.
mond's ouarrc, Of TALES and ende,
with the locals cniovinr a tworu,
lead Mcconnell started things with
q smashing triplc 70 rirbtncId fcnc.
Conroy flew ont 10 onsIov ond Nc
Conaell counted Over-contdcnc. took
part in The MAY "a, mis- ,i,na ,nr
Kane dropped ;; IA. that sboujd NV.
been an easy out, giving Clemens =
life. Rankston hit ia rirh; neld ,.l.n
ems holding secono II. stole ,hird
q second later ann pis,en drc,v q v,IL