The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-04
FAILURE IN PINCHES
COSTS RICHMOND GAME
Second Game of Series Goes Invading Grays by 10 to
Ed Reulbach Holds Virginians
Safe in Pinches,

The Providence Grays asserted their
rights as league-leading ball club
yesterday in dear little Boulevard park
and walloped the upstart Virginians In
a. sound and thorough manner. Old
man Reulbach, the famous Big Ed,
managed to finish game In the In
ternational league at last, due entirely
to the disgraceful manner in which his
little playmates jostled the offerings
of Lean Bill' Adams, Bills downfall
is attributable partly to the near
sighted coop that built the left field
fence SO close to the Boulevard and
partly to a clever Juggling stunt pulled
by George Distel in the. fourth and
Clemens great sieve act in the same
frame. George made a beautiful stop
of Cooney's crazy bounder in the first.
but in his eagerness to be rid of Reul-
bach's easy grounder in the fourth he
dropped the ball, when an out would
| have retired the side.
Mayer was on first as the result Of
hard smash over third base which
would have been easily good for two
bases. but the Gray backstop is suf
fering from strained back and just
managed to limp to first. Thomas sin
! gled to left and Mayer, In his Grip
pied condition. would have made an
easy out at home If Bobby Clemens
had managed to halt the rolling
sphere But the trick pill picked out
/ hole in Clemens and kept right on
to the fence. Mayer scoring. Cooney
/ then selected one to his liking and
damned 1t in the identical hole made
in the atmosphere by Mayors clout.
The smash was good for two bases
and Reulbach and Thomas scored,
thus scoring three runs. which is the
exact number which separated the
t totals of the two teams.
Brainard Grects Fence.
AS for that too-intimate left field
| barrier, Brainard, the demon slugger
! OF Egan's outfit, broke out in grin
of childish delight when first he
glimmed it. pleading with tears in his
eyes for his manager to shift the bat
ting order around so as to give him
a crack at 1t without further delay.
Egan was stern in his refusal, how
ever, so the center gardener had to
curb his impotence till the second
inning, when after Twombly had sin
gled to center he rushed eagerly to
the plate and swung viciously on
Adams first venture. the ball soaring
high over the wall 1t happened to be
a few feet foul but this didn't worry
the demon in the least. He just
twirled his stick gracefully and made
sure the next time by placing his
knock several signs down. for an extra
t
seemed to have the exact range, urg-
ing another one over the fence, this
time with but single foot within the
foul line In ALL rainard scored
three runs and drove in another
which. in the opinion OF a majority
of the attendance yesterday, makes
him a At subject for the draft.
The Grays were retired in one-two-
three order in the first. Thomas lifted
a fly to Bankston, Cooney was thrown
out at first by Distell, who made a
wonderful stop OF his trick bounder
and Onslow walked. He was caught
moment later in an attempted theft OF
second. Reynolds throw to Mcconnell
being perfect. Bill discouraged thieV-
ing by three beautiful pegs. Cooney
got away with his effort in the ninth.
but McGaffigan should have tagged
him.
Hits Lacking in Pinches.
The Virginians scored but one run
in the first on three clean singles and
pass McGaffigan led off. after Han
ford had fouled out. with a nifty Texas
Lacquer to right. Clemens forced him
at second and was safe at first Banks
TN hit cleanly over second and Eibel
drove a hot one to left. Clemens scor-
ing. Distell was walked and McCon-
nell ended the hopes of an early lead
by rolling one to Massey and was
thrown out al first.
II the Tirginians could have saved
one or two of those wasted knocks for
use in the pinches, the Grsys would
have fallen again. Three times did
Ed Reulbach fan the last man up.
with men on the sacks In the flfth,
with the bases full, Hack Eieel let a
good third strike be called on him.
Eibel redeemed this crime by driving
in four runs and scoring one himself.
But Big Bill Reynolds, who used to
be as sure to deliver the goods as the
kaiser is to praise his progeny. killed
the most promising rally of the game
in the eighth inning by rolling mis-
cradle little grounder to Reulbach.
This occurred with the bases loaded
and was the final out, after four runs
had been scored.
Two more were added by the locals
In the eighth, when after Adams had
swung unsuccessfully at his ninth
strike Of the game, Hanford reached
first when Cooney's throw drew Tut
wiler off the bag. Clemens doubled to
left. scoring him. Bankston got his
second scratch hit OF the game when
his grounder to Massey took bad
bound and Eibel scored Clemens with
a single to center. With two men on,
George Distell popped out TO Massey.
Four Runs In Seventh.
The rally in the seventh was staged
after Hanford was out to Twombly.
McGafigan and Clemens were passed
and Bankston hit to Massey. Mike
stood undecided with the pill In his
hands feinting a throw to second and
keeping Clemens between the bags.
He finally threw to first too late to
catch Bankston and Tut's throw to
second failed to reach there In time
to catch Clemens. the bags being filled
on as rare display of ivory as was
ever witnessed, Eioel doubled to right
scoring McGafigan and Clemens. and
Mcconnell scorcned another one down
the right field line on which Bankston
and hack tailed.
Adams usual wildness cost him two
runs in the fifth. Twombly and Brain
ard scoring on Tut's three-base drive
after they had reached first with no
effort on their parts. Massey was
thrown out by Adams and Mayer shot
hot grounder to Eibel. who threw
home and caught Tutwiler between
the bags. he being finally tagged out
by Adams. Mayer took second on the
~lay and scored a moment later on
Reulbach's single to left Every man