The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-06

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kn.s;ht pitched "a wonderful game
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a}@n facing I'm dnrinE taat timo.
o"'t oUc r1an reached first base,
tt-r Fharman at football fame
i"''at.T@ 40 tnu sack " JcD lie spider
ff.' .seHri him a IRE" tran~porya-
+' tHt his SO on the base va~
2t' 'Aor,. 4. 3na}3e plan executed by
,1@ Fr"~sies sending him back
o. tEH t~nrh- The Richmond college
Hie MOI .t}clI "a single safe blow
t. THO seventh }oo,nE Vie struck
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'or n uqHeaS sidney pitched a
freir71is gam" throughout. Al
2 "J4t no gave ur eleven ~afeties
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fsttrN~6 AZ critical moments, the
s-HarJs wruid nave stored the game
So fsN away earlv ln the contest.
GIchinend. college started the rur,
getting in the second frame Niiser
paving the NAY for run when re
laid down a neat hunt and beat the
throw ~ FIRST base tie advanced 20
second on a wild heave by Roberts.
and went 10 third on "a neat sacrifice
ty Captain Fitt \ squeeze play was
neatly executed by Miller and North
era the former crossing the rubber
FOR the Spiders initial count Of the
contest In the fifth inning the Bap1
list FASTENERS forged further ahead
when two more runners were rushed
across the plate. II was Mae Pitt
that started the fireworks IN this
round The Rorton Heights lad
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TINT proved good for couple or sacks
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Pitt romped home when Barksdale
made had neave 10 first after North
ern had crossed the bag The latter
WAS sacrificed to the midway station
hv Pearsnan. and Knight went out
on a high fly to Catcher Aylor. Ry
land then drove one into right field
that was good for one base, hat
Northern was held at thtrd Ryland
started to steal and while he was
being chased mp and down the path
by the Tiger sntletd Northern steie
home with the second run of the
inning.
Tic Game In Ninth.
The Presbyterians annexed their
initial counter in the seventh. After
Thurman had gone out on an infield
BAIL Wilson drew pass. II was
then that Spessard contributed the
first hit OF the game against Knight
driving one into center field for two
bases, sending Wilson to third base.
Roberts then proceeded to strike out.
hut whaley drove out another hit
and Wilson romped home with the
Tigers opening count. Crosby went
cut on an infield hall. leaving SPECS
sard stranded on third.
In the frst half of the ninth the
Hampden- Sidney boys came back
with vengeance and managed to
tie up the score by sending two more
across the plate. The trouble start
ed when Knight came near punctur-
ing Thurman's back with one of his
sreedy twisters. Wilson came
through with hit and both OF them
advanced a base on Spessards infield
out Both came home when Roberts
drove out q two-base hit. kpotung
The count. A. this time things looked
had for the Spiders. but Knight soon
rilled hirself together and he man
aqed to finish the inning without any
iaore disastrous happenings.
II was Coach Frank Dobsou's
strategy that played a very promin-
.pnt part in the spiders winning count
In the ninth inning. and il was tho
hit Of knight--the kind one reads
about in booils-that put the finish
ing touches on the contest Miller.
the first man up in the last inning.
laid down q bunt and beat it out
Pitt drove one down the first base
line and both men were safe. North
4ern then drew pass loading the
sacks After fouling something like
n half dozen balls. Pearman took one
through the middle and was called
cut. 1t was then that Knight drove
one into left field hitting the first
ball pitched to him.
This game brought to a close the
most successful baseball season in the
history of Richmond college. The
Spiders went through the champion
shin season without a defeat being
.chalked up against them. while they
z71scrt;irr.I.,6 a second pa~..,