The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-17
ROCHESTER HUSTLERS
ARE TWICE E1UMBLED,
THANKS TO REYNOLD
Richmond Catcher Makes Possible Two Victories For vr
gnians-He Delivers Hit In Ninth of First Game That
Pulls Contest Out of Fire and Wins Sunset Tilt With His
Drive Left Field Fence-Eibe Magalis and Enrght
Also Shine.
By ERNEST POLLARD.

By ERNEST POLLARD.
Carve the name Of william Rev
nolds in the Hall of Fame and let
his photo hang alongside those Of
hasehaifs other illustrlo9ls collections
now resting on its sacrvd walls
Reynolds who is a ranc h. owner as
we'll as a baseball PLAYER OF repute.
and who spend. hts winters riding
oucking steeds and rounding w steers
around Coviugton. Tex. earned the
right To enter the portal cf this myth
ical hall yesterday afternoon out at
Boulevard field when he made posi-
bic double barreied victory for the
Richmond Nirginians over Mike Doo-
lan's pellet-wallopine contingent from
far-oH Rochester. Sen. IN as a pinch
hitter in the ninth inning Of the ini-
tiAl battle, he delivered a blow 10
left field that enabled Charlie Han
ford 10 scanper across the rubber with
the marker that eyened the count
with the invaders. the Virginians
hnally getting the verdict in the
twelfth frame And il was the afore-
mentioned Bill Reynolds who drove
one far over the left field wall In the
closing cha pter of the sunset TIT that
sent Dfsteli ard Hanfo-tf-ov over II G
plate with just sufficient number of
runs TO give Richmond the game bS
opening encounter went 10 Mana ger
kna he's proteges by score Of TO
8. while the second ended with The
score standing 10 8 Richmond be
ing az the large end again.
Bill certainly covered himself with
glory and this morning ne Is an hon
est-to-g oo-ness hero IN the eyes or
several thousand baseball enthusiasts
who iourneyed out 10 the local ball
grounds and witnessed the two best
combats seen in Richmond this sea
son. Reynolds had done as much in
the first game as could be possibly
expected of ball PLAYER for one sf-
,ernoon when he paved the way for
Sichmonds Initial victory of the day.
sut the big Texan hgured that he
Just as well come IN for some Of the
glory in the closing tettle and he did
Drives Ball over Fence.
When the Richrpond catcher came
10 bat in the seventh inning Of the
abbreviated "a me the score was 3
tell and -Haptord- occupied second ami
hrst respectively As the big boy
walked up to the plate Manager Doc
Ian escorted Pitcher Lotz from the
box ana sent IN Al Sehacht The
welcome that vas rendered him will
long be remem hescd bv this Roches-
ter hurler Bill selected one of his
held fence, which sent Al back to
the dugout and the fans home To
supper. But Richmond's loyal ones
did not leave the field until they had
lifted Reynolds to their shoulders and
carried him TO the clubhouse. Just
after the ball had scared over the
fence spectators swarmed on the fieid
and they had gathered around him
before he even came off Of the dia %
mond II was q demonstration not
eaualled on a baseball field ia Rich
mond for many moons and II may
be said that twas The HFst ttfftA- F.
professional baseball player has been
carried off the field on the shoulders
of fans in ten years
This demonstration marked the eli
max OF the two best ga mes. witnessed
Within the West aErsri t.nse{osss~e t}xfg
season. and u has been many wears
since followers OF the national pas
time in this CITY have seen a double
header that exrelled those exhibitions
offered for their approval Yesterday
afternoon
Richmond won both encounters at
ter hard, uphill battles A defeat for
the home team IN the opening game
seemed inevita bic untif Reynolds went
in 10 bst for Adams and sent his
safety into left field In This comba Z
the Hustlers took the lead a the SITS ri
and they held II until the ninth Re
tween the time the score wasT knot
ted until the Nirg.nlans finally put
over the winning count IN the twelfth
thanks TO Everett Bankston and Hack
Eibel. the Hustlers made number
Of tries to forge ahead
TaZsbs Shows Great Form
II was this young fellow MaraNs
who came TO the front and prevented
the visitors from hanging up = suf-
fcient number Of TALES to win. At
ter Adams had been drawn IN order
to permit Reynolds Il 60 IN as a
pinch hitter. Chappelle was sent IN
against the Rochester outfit In The
tenth Doolan. The hrst man up, sin
gled and Young sert- htaa-to third
with a doubles 70 LETT held with
second and third occupied. Rieh-
mond s chances Of winning didn't
seem TO be worth a plugged nickle.
Chappe!ie vas sent 20 the showers
and Magalis went into the box sand
berg. The first man up. sent 2 roller
10 Mooers and the former wss tossed
cut at first, Doolan being held on
third. Causey, after having made
three straight hits, struck out in short
order and the side was retired with
OUT score when Farrell sent a high
one 10 Bobby Clemens Nagals was
again IN hot water in the eleventh
when Rodriguez singled as starter
and was sacrificed 70 second Flies 10
Bankston and Clemens pu1 a CT mp in
Rochester chances Of scoring IN ms
frame He was IN another bad hole
in the twelfth, but for the third con
secut!ve tune he managed 10 derrick
himself in Hne style Dooian walked
and when Young drove a high hy 70
the inneld Eibel and Conroy ran TO-
gether and the ball was dropped
Sandberg then hunted and Conroy S
bad heave allowed him 10 reach FIRST
p Alling the bases with not a single
man out Schepner. sent in TO bat
for Causey. sent a fly TO Clemens,
and when Doolan tried to score en- il
the Richmond felder's throw to the
plate nabbed him. Farrell then aero
planed 70 Bankston, retiring the side
In Richnonds half OF the frame the
home boys won the game. McCon
nail was safe on Rodr!Quez's error.
but the former was forced out at sec
ond by Conroy. Clemens made the
second out when he whitfield at three
OF Schacht's benders Bankston con-
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