Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-28
ERRORS OFFSET HITS
MADE BY LOCAL team
Richmond Outfits Montreal, but
Bingles in Pinches Are Lack.
fng-Score 6 to 4.
.INFIELDERs MOBILE OFTEN
Several MiscueS Count in tho Sror-
fng-Royals Play Steady Game.
Smith Doubles Runners OF Sacks.
Montreal Again To-day.

featinG Dan Howlcy and his Montreal
club At boulevard Field yesterday
{ afternoon. Il would have been in
spite OF the assistance given him by
his fielders and no. because OF IT. But
Rebel didn', defeat tho Royals; SO ac-
cord!nc 10 the way the game goes and
slightly in accordance with what ac
tus1ly occurred, he has only himself
TO blame The final score IS thought
TO have been 20 4: but. Que TO the
manner IN which tho contest dragged
through two hours and half and into
the deepening shadows of an early and
rainy night. one hardly would have
been able to have read the final re-
suit on the score boa ri
Rebel deSorvca como Of The blame
for the loss of tho contest due 10 The
fact that he was touched for binslos
when they were of material assistance
to the Royals: bat tho errors that were
contributed by every man on the local
/. inffeld played prominent part N tho
scoring done by tho visitors. These
miscues. three OF which were made in
sessions during which Montreal scor-
cd half Of their total runs. counted in
the decision.
Then there Mas anothe: reason why
Richmond lost the battle that might
AS we'll Nc mentioned in connection
with those enumerated Although they
outhit The opposing club. they failed
miserably IN connecting with the pill
when hinGlc would have won the
game. This occurred certainly in two
diheren; frames when. with bases full
and on one occasion with norc out
the next three hattcrs were unable 10
hit ON several other occasions NOR
10 oil
would have sent them across, but the
timely hit remained among tho things
missing from Riohmond's play yes
terday.
Barnes replaced Cooper for the
ninth innins, after Reynolds had heen
Richmonde half Of tho eighth, and one
OF the runs was scored OFF him
SprinEman. the FIRST huricr for the
Royals was touched UP rather fire.
ouenuy between tho second and the
sixth innings but those who hit him
oio SO during the early part OF the
sessions and nc either frightened and
prevented further cloutinE OF fast
fielding saved him. Only two runs
were made off him and ono Of these
he forced in with 81 base on balls after
three players he'd hit in succession \
small batting rally was started off
Gerner in tho ninth hut a double PLAY
made couple OF runs
Royals. A GauaI. Take Lead.
Ms is the usual way. Montreal sot
the jump in the militia, frame. Nc.
.-onnelrs error gave Smith a life bu,
he vas retired on neidc-'s choice hy
which Moran was saf. Mcpermo,t:s
error gave frs, TO Zimmerman and
second 10 Moran after which Coorar
flied the sacks with "a base on bsiis
70 Dsmrar Gathers banged out one
10 steinhrenncr. who retired Damrau
AT second hut Moran counted nm ~.
pay. double steal was attempte6
out Mcconnell returned the bali 10
koehlcr in time for the catcher 10 tar
zimmerman as he slid for the nIatc
An error in the second e hit ana a
PASSED bate IN III: third permitted
men 10 reach Tho bases bu, NO FUR
,ner scoring "as done until tho fourth.
with two down. Madden doubled 10 ,cf,
sprinsman lifted one back OF and ~
The side OF Hack Ethel who msnar,1
10 get his hands all over the hau
without being able 10 hold il. and Mad
den scored Smith then came through
with triple to RICH, Aeld. ami Srr!nc
man ronred home.
TWO additic nal sessions wc,. i,rod
through before Montreal again VAS
able 70 &c; man around the circuit,
IN the seventh. Smith led of with =
double 10 riGh; and took thi,d on Mo-
rams hi, IN Cooper the pitcher al
tempting 10 field hall The: should
lave been handled by McDerro,t. ana
falling "a sc, hi~i.'iian ..i,,,n,.rm:,nn
was an irfeld ..rou;: .hu; nanrau ri,
u center and both smith and Moran
la!l!eh. The last counter 'vts garner.
ed In the ninth when Moran n!5 :hrou-h
third and made second on ii uild nitCl,
that Fsrnes vino had hcen s,.b.,i
tuted for Cooner col rid II. Itnmcr-
nsnn's inhe!d out advanced INN. Ina
he scored whilc StcinlrenEc, wns
throwing out pamrau
Frat Lorni score IN Third
Richmond went out II order our.
Ing the FRS; and second eAcept Tor the
life Mcconnell cot when Major miscued
The third. though. brought tho FIRST o.
the local ,ail!es. Sie!uhrenncr opened
with hirsi" 10 lcf, field, Clemens fol-
lowed with one over second base and
steiney ,ooh ;hird on th, clout Nc
Dtrmo,t then cndearor'd 20 hit but
the ball dropnsd dead IN from, or the
plate. Stcirhreimer had . d.ndy lead.
AND MADE tho plate bc:or" Madden
could recover the pellet while Hcd pull
cd w safe on nrst Other hat,e-s
were unable 20 CONNECT Safely hou.
ever. and NO further scoring rds done
5.-uptil the Hfth.
In .tha, frame, Coore- hee, out one
banged in The general direction 81
SprinEnan and advanced wien Clemens
clouted through short McDc-uc.t'
hit TO left advanced al Of them and
filled the fassock. Hantord though.
was called out bv Umpire Mcbride
{ Eibel was passed and Cooper was
forced home McConnel1 retiring tho
side with 4 II "a smith
+ Koehlers hard drive through mira
was the only hinrle secured ~ E!ch.
I mond during the succeeding three
frames TIE uiuth brought With B. tn.
locals short-iivsd rally, clemens
started things win 4 sale driy. "a
center FIELD and advanced when McDtr.
j mott Was passed IIanford ,heu came
through with 4 double 20 -ier, fcld
and Bobby Tailed. RED taking third
/ Eibel was an easy out bu, "a a!ooer.
sent II 20 Dat for Mcconnell pounded
out tNosacier 20 oen,.r field and
Hanford counted. ko~hlsr dro.. 2 q,
10 Smith. and Mooers allowed 70 take !:
Z loIG lead off stcoud. IN spi,o n ,ht
Z fact that the drive ~as rs wD
doubled of the sack
y That was tne second dosrl. p,,,
made yesteraa. by Montreal nelthe,
& Of which should have occurred Sn,!,l
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