Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
DOUBLE-HEADERL LOST
TO PROVIDENCE CRAYs
Schultz Proves Entire Master of Stu.
alton in Opener, While ChappeIIe
Is Pounded Steadily in Second.
ElBEL MISSING FROM CLUB
Fails To Appear at Boulevard Field
During Afternoon, and knabc HAS
to Use Schcncbcrg as Omtiicldcr
Some Classy Fielding.

OF a1dltlOndl defeats. ana left the city
last night with credit for three Of
the four games played here. otto
knabe managed To lead his charges
through to a victory in the initial con-
test on Thursday and thus broke int
local fandom in rather good order.
However, the Grays. who had mani
tested a tendency 10 toy with the
Richmond players In the first game
a:ta with IN" e.ut that they wcr"
defeated. 20, together on Friday anj
yesterday and appeared TO have it'll.
trouble taking the measure OF knabc's
men in each of these games. the SEQ.
in IN" first gam. yesterday Was to
while that If the last was to 4.
IN each Vi the contests Richmond
was somewhat outclassed by the Wis
!tor:, This icing most evident, how
eyer. during the mrs; battle. In that
fracas schultz let the local players
down with nv" hits. y couple OF them
were punched in the fourth frame. AMI
with Rehg : error accounted for the
pair OF t&ilics Enright started for
Richmond Iut CAV. way to Adams IN
ne fourth inning. 1t vas in that scs.
sion that the Grays secured three doU-
b!es and couple Of singles which
with a pass and a. sacrifice. turned
IN five runs for them.
SO much for the matinee In the
final game, knabc sent in Chappcll.
For four frames he made :. fairly good
effort in that direction but in the NTH
brought disaster for Richmond and
with IL the elevation OF the hurl"r.
Hoffman vas sent IN again. as was the
case on Thursday. and succeeded IN
putting on the brakes AT once. Afte,
that the GraSs never assumed Il threat
eninG attitude, but Richmond found
Peters was about as good a pitcher az
other opposing moUndsmen and wei.
unable 20 push over sufficient runs even
10 tie the score and answer IN. pleas
OF the crowd.
For one OF the very few occasions
% the present season. Richmond Sc
cured a lead early in ,l.c second game
yesterday. In the second session Dis
tall and Sch-ucOerg Were: driven home
by Mooe,s. "hose three INT rolled
20 riGht-tcld fence. Chappel!c was ut..
abb. TO hold the opposing oatsmen.
though and ;hcy Won the a0Nnu,us-
back N the fourth, making sure Of
the victory 10y adding a couple adGi-
ttonal TALES IN tn. htth and giving
Peters excellent support.
Ethel Fnils 10 Attend Cannes.
lust what mas hesom" OF Hack Eibel
- question that was puzzling Man
aeer knabe AS well as players aud
fans yesterday Tn. big tirstbase-
man aid not put i'll an appearance at
The field during the afternoon, and
TINS necessitated Kuabe using Dis,.u
On trst and sending Schencberg to
right field While the men perform
ed creditably, the situation was any
tn!ng but satisfactory and. taken
with the crippled condition OF the club
left II IN sorry plight.
This was particularly noticeable
during the first contest. but Il, is prob
able that. even had the regular line
UP heen used. schultz would have
proved too much for tho locals He
la ,ca .rI.
the few clouts he allowed we'll seat
tered Even though there was a make
shift team in the field. Richmond was
able TO get away with several rather
easy bits Of fielding during the after
noon and rang Mp total Of four
double plays in the TWO games
one of these plays was rather un-
usual and hardly would have been
made against team that showed much
real knowledge OF base running In
that department. Providence is woe
fully weak. II might be remarked.
Tutwiler, who had hit safely In the
second. made third when Thomas at
tempted sacrifice. and won life
on Distell's bad peg 10 first. Cooney
then came up with third and second
occupied lie drove a hard one TO
Distel. that player swapping the ball
TO koehlcr Immediately. Tutweiler
had come almost to the plate before
he saw the ball had been fc:ded there,
u.
koehler, however. ran him down on
the base line and turned to find new
worlds TO conquer.
He discovered them Thomas had
been keeping rather close to the key
stone hassock. but Cooney was more
ambitious. He FASTENED away from
first in the general direction of second
just about the time EochIcr turned
away from tagging Tutwiler. The
catcher hurled the ball to Mooers who
n. ~, 10. Il. 6
then was forced 20 hike for second.
which he did without regard for the
fact that Thomas already was laying
claim to that bag. Both players met
on top of the sack, and there Mooers
Joined them a second later He made
sure of things by tagging each OF
them and Umpire Blackburne sent
Cooney henchward
One OF the most noticeable features
of the opening game yesterday was
the number of two-base hits secured
a total OF nine was registered, Rich
mond players Sarnering a couple of
them. Onslow, who has been romping
around in right field for Providence.
is one of the likeliest gardeners seen
here in some time. and proved sem
Sation during the series just closed.
He is fast and accurate In fielding
while his fielding has been OF the best.
He played excellent games yesterday.
Bankston Clemens. Mooers and Nc
'onnell eaCh got away with rather
nifty pieces OF fielding during the
games
Case of Too Must Schultz.
80 far as Richmond was concerned ii
was simply case of too much Schultz
in the first fracas The visitors. on
the other hand. took kindly to the Of
ferngs Of Enright and Adams and
began their scoring in the second
stanza. Thomas opened the round with
n double TO left field. was advanced
when Cooney sacrificed. and counted
when Schultz came through with Il
nit on his own account. That ended
the scoring until the fifth arrived.
when the game was safely refrigerated.
Tutwiler started the session by
drawing walk from Enright. Flo
advanced when Thomas sacrificed.
made third on Cooney's binEle to left.
and counted when Mayer doubled to
the same field. Cooney making third.
Schultz DOnDed ont conrov but