The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-02
BY. IcRNEST pOLLARD.

Their bludgeona with telling effect
1ougnout the encounter yeatefdaSI
n.ernoon, Vean Gregg. late OF the
stoh Red Sox. would have alone
~. suIncient to stand as an obstruc-
s between Otto knabe.s virginiahs
= victory. Grekg. though he gave
seven bineles. had everything his
n way and as result the home
ys Iailed to send single runner
SIoss the plate. On the other hand.
Trays sent several over by virtue
Lneir opportune bingles. which they
oned with free transportations
u1 when the game came to a close
so count stood 8 to O. favoring the
suvadins pastimers
ne fact that Gregg was pitching
s...,snt ball and the virginians had
cnance OF winning at any stage
,ne game probably accounted for
H.. .arse number Of markers sent over
~ the Providence CONTINGENT The
0rays got just thirteen bineies--the
1910 number they garnered the pre-
ous day-but Egan's men managed
punch them yesterday. especially
e the closing stages Of the game
-. Stewart IL Hit Hard
my Stewart who was procured
from the Montreal Royals. essayed
70 90 the hurting for the virginians
eHo Tor I'VE innings the visitors could
.o hut little with his offerings Dur
ns this time they scored but two
saIeties, and bases on balls paved the
Wy for both of thess.-f VIA. II, the
1sh inning that the visitors began to
te ms Blenders. and before the
e1An2a had been brought TO a close
We more Grays had ronped across
she pan. In the seventh Ii was a
Iepetition of the preceding one. two
more counts being registered by Man
11er EKan's visitors. After this
eSnene berg WAS sent In and he finish
20 the game. Although he allowed
pai two bnsles while he was doing
ssIvice on the mound. the Grays sue
ceeded In hanging up Just a trio OF
traditional counters. aided ana abetted
~ costly miscues
The Rhode Islanders DISPLAYED their
1sis season form yesterday after
noon. both with the bat and In the
neid, and from present indications
hey are going TO be very much in the
9ce TOR the Barrow gonfalon this
season- The Providence OUTFIT is BY
Tar the best looking enc that has
visited Richmond this year. Manager
Esan has very we'll balanced club,
And ne promises to give the top
notcners y hard run fer the bunting
u
Richmond threatened to score on
more than one occasion during YES
terdas afternoons entertainment. but
tHey proved to be merely theats.
Ecan Gregg always frightened at the
Crucial stages and there were no runs
Forthcoming In the second, Bankston
sfarsea TIE frame with a single, but
IA vas left stranded on the frs. sack.
In the fourth two more runners got
oa. but they suffered the same fate.
IN tho afth inning Koehler started
things OF with a double but he was
sssl! lowering around the midway sta
tion when the inning was brought to
close. In the sixth Conroy and
1aftsens singled in a row as a starter,
Ens double play put a eFimp In
Rlehnond's chances OF sending one
or moro runners across the plate
4rerE was very stingy with his blngles
u the, first place. and then after he
permitted the home boys to get on he
proceeded to put the lid on before
any disaster befe,l him. He was just
right and Richmond didn't have n
chance OF winning from him
onsiow Hits Ball
The hitting of Onsla~ featured the
battle. The Providence right garden
ar Ii charged with only four trips to
the plate and he managed to deliver
: safe blow on every occasion One
Or them went for a couple OF bases
he went TO bat for the NTH time, but
6ftw free pass and later crossed the
rubber. tffen came through with =
krto of hinglcA while Gregg and
Cooney each landed on the ball for
c0upie.
II was Wild Conroy. the erstwhIle
Washlngtonian. that featured at bat
Yer the home club. Out of quartet
|of tries he hit safely three times One
|cf them looked good for a homer. but
u hit the left field fence and bounded
hack into Kane's hand and he got only
|one base on the blow. He has been
hitting the ball with telling effect
Ter since he Joined the Richmond
cinb and from present indications the
bid boy, who isn't so old after all,
Hooks as II he has lot OF good ball
6lAylne left IN his system.
Reynolds was put out OF the game
Ror kicking on the frst ball pitched.
The score:
pi~l.vs~~~~A