The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-16

were crowded mostly with conductors
the young mob OF curiosity seekers W
their brothers. More prominent and
the man who can produce sworn ana
to a virginian victory Of the Leafs
As usual. the Leafs got leg" In
the race. scoring two runs in the third
inning. But Leake was too easy Tor
the knabemen. who scored thrice I'M
the fourth section and were never
headed. Jack Enright mounted the
melancholy mound and pitched good
game. when you take a slant at JACK
opponents. but the brilliant play OF
his teammates was the principal fac
tor in the prematurely autumnai De-
havior of the Leafs- Four neatly ex-
ecuted double killings. all coming at
crucial moments, undoubtedly saved
the local palt. When 1ajoe's lusty
followers got on the paths their meth
Cd Of locomotion worked perfectly.
but there all functioning ceased.
From the eyebrows skyward was either
entirely vacant or a solid mass. Bill
ReynoidS wing has been 80 erratic
for tho last two days that they have
become convinced that all that was
necessary was to run--and be safe.
Leafs Use legs Exclusively.
The first two frames yawned by
and Enright started things in the
third by waving Leake on to first.
frankie Truesdale came through with
q single to center. Jacobson sacri-
feed. but Enright threw high to first
and Jake was safe and the bases
burned. Whiteman stalked to the
plate, scowled at Enright and raped
out a scorching single to center on
which both Leake and frankie scored
LAtois advanced both runners with a
neat sacrifice and Schultz drove a
bounder to McGafYigan. Jacobson at
tempted to come home on the crack.
but stopped ten feet short of the
plate when Reynolds took Macs
throw. Whiteman was by this time
within a foot or two of third. but
instead Of resting there, enaeavmed
to get back to second. Reynolds tag
ged Jake out and threw to knabe.
catching Whiteman midway. otto
tossed the pill to McGaffigan, who ran
Whtteman down for the third out.
Locals Jump into Lead.
The Nirgiians grabbed their lead in
the fourth. after McGaffigan was out.
Clemens coaxed pass from Iseaka
and scored on Bankston's terrific pelt
to deepest right. Benny koehler
slammed one straight at the box the
ball bouncing off Leake's glove for
a single. on which Bankston scored.
Jock" McDermott drew pass and
knabe duplicated koehler's feat This
time Blackburn shared the ball on the
carom and shot it to Lajoie but OFT
beat the throw by an eyelash. Larry
let the ball escape him and kaehler
sped home with the third run. Ths
Jockey took third on the play with
OFT on second. but Bill Reynolds took
the count and Leake finally stopped
drive. throwing Enright out.
The Nirsinians scored again In the
NTH, after Hanford had been retired
MCGaffigan laced double into left
and Clemens beat out an fnfieId tap.
n led To
ing, but Whiteman smothered the next
two flies.
The Leafs did not threaten again
until the sixth. when another double
massacre killed budding rally La
Joie singled but Schultz hit into an
easy double play. Lena Blackburn
followed with screaming triple to
the right field fence. but languished
on third when Murray lifted a long
fly to Bobby Clemens In the seventh,
Mickey Ialonge- pried loose "a two
base clout to center and took third
On Lcake's long fly, Truesdaia
! spanked groander TO McDerraott
and Lena was penned between third
and the plate. being finally tagged
out at third by McGaffigan Trues-
dale took second on the play. Jacob
son walked and both were advanced
by EnrtghtS Wild pitch Whiteman
drove one to McDermott who tagged
Jake out on his way to third
Murray Joins Prosperity Club,
Tho hnal Leaf tally came in the
eighth. which Larry opened by doub-
Ling over third base. Schultz singled
to left scoring the "larruper." and
Whfteman bounced one off Fnrfght..
mftt which McGaffigan picked up and
turned into corking double play.
Murray reached out and snatched in
nifty bones by hitting the Bull and
was 80 enthusiastic abou. II that he
capered on down to second when
KnAbe let Clemens throw drfbbIe
through him. koehler stopped the
pill and easily threw the joyous Leaf
out at second.
The Virginians countered In their
half OF the eighth. adding up four
singles and base on balls for three
runs. Lalonge opened the ninth bv
singing to center. Thompson was
sent In to hit for Leake He slammed
line drive straight into Koehler's
mitt. Benny stepping on first for the
fourth and last double play. and
1ruesdale was thrown out by Knabe
Dan Howley's Royals come TO town
today to engage in three desperate
srapples for the cellar championship.
Tho score:
Richmond
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