The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-22
WIN AND
LOSE TO MAPLE LEAFS
Although Otto and Larry Each Win One Came 1t Could Not
Be Called An Even Split AS Richmond Scored Twelve
Runs in Last Game Thirteen Wallops

AIter losing the first game OF the
uouoie-header to Toronto yesterday
tne Virginians took the field in the
second with blood in their eyes and
ran wild until they had scored
Twelve runs. when the end of the
ninth inning saved the Leafs from
xufther disgrace. Every man on the
Team. with the exception of Adams.
MI safely. and five Virginians got two
cingles Leake started for the Leafs.
Out was given a rest In the fourth.
SIter two were out.
Tho first game was iced by Larry
toilers in the third, when they jumped
on Young for three runs. The Viz
g1nians were unable to do anything
with Thompson's service. While they
connected for nine hits, the Toronto
q hurler tightened in the pinches and
held Knabe's men helpless.
Young was touched for eleven hits
and five runs. in the scoring of which
he helped the Leafs by presenting
seven passes to the first sack.
Bill Adams was Otto's choice in the
closing onslaught. and he pitched
Unnecessarily we'll. The lank south
paw could have been n whole lot
more generous and still added one to
his w column. Tho Maple Leafs
slammed eleven of Adams offerings
TO remote sections OF the lot. hut the
only run scored by them was Jacob
sons hit for the circuit. in the first
inning. Contrary to his usual lavish
generosity. Adams absolutely refused
to grant single Leaf free transpor-
tation to Eibel's corner With men
on the sacks, he was lnvincihle, ma
rooning a total OF twelve Toronto
base runners.
Stage Murderous Attack.
The tale OF our scoring isn't hard
to tell. They simply slaughtered
everything I.eake had. after ONCE get
ting started. After being cheated ont
of scoring In the first three innings.
the Nirgin!ans held a private consul
tation on the bench IN the fourth and
agreed to assault and batter every
thing that came their way. When the
smoke cleared away after this muir
derous frame the scorer, after adding
busily for few moments. announced
that nine runs had been scored.
--AEier- RIO men Mere -nut in the
fourth, I~atoie took pity on poor Al
lake and sent him 70 the cpolln.
showers Forester. the next victim,
re- aimed only one inning, being re
paced hN Blackburn. who was re-
p'N~ed ~ short by Tots" WARRIOR.
Mt OF Iarrys pitchers disguise
= SELVES - Shortstu2s. Blackburn
US treated NOR" gently by the Viz
T. ans who had by this time run
t 7rsaelNes completely ont OF breath.
p ooIv got on. first when the tall
h 'l'e'r hats. accidentally
%fF8rk Ethel has the honor of sup
r. =. the feature Of the fray, with
al Of I'VE safeties out Of eight
r. coupled with his usual star
feid ug. McGaffli@an, too. almost
cred himself with glory, ldrdine
to" times and scoring four runs
out Of Ave times up, Mac runs bases
lfk a startled ahhit and fields like
a 1end sometimes. but he is extreme
II cratic Although he has won
some games since his advent in Rich
r'ond. he has tossed no less than
three into the 'etiemy's "a nip
Yesterday was day of queer and
cur ious baseball in the Barrow cir
cult, Every one Or the clubs. with
the exception OF Rochester and Bal
tinacre. played double headers and d.
vided them by tremendous one-sided
scores. After losing the first game
II 10 I. the GraFs turned on the
Herd and stamped IA ! 2 to defeat on
them The Bears angered Montreal
by taking the opener. : TO l. and the
Hustiers shut them out in the second
weila scoring thirteen runs them
selves As the third marvel, witness
the following scores;