The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-11

ed the Bruins in their ambie for the |
ming to The score OF the first fr I
may leave something to be desired IN /.
weather conditions which prevailed. |
Boulevard park yesterday. but the da !
blue and chattering lips Of the shiver
doubtless lost much of their charm in !
titude OF the fans toward the weather
raw and biting as the wind.
Charley Hanford developed into the
hero of the day, at least for Rich
mond AS far as the Bears were con-
cerned. they had no one on whom TO
pin the laurels, with the possible ex-
ception of Buck Freeman, who the
fans, with one accord, gave the credit
for defeating Richmond in the hrst
game. Buck was nearer to- the play
than most anyone else. but CONSIDER
able argument was oceasioned by the
genial and nonchalant manner In
which he waved George Dtstell out
at the plate in the second inning.
George seemed most positive that
BLACK failed to touch him, and
If Blackwell did lab him with the
pellet he did 1t so cleverly as to es-
cape the notice of everyone but Buck.
But the eagle-eyed arbiter saw, and
all was well-~by narrow margin.
But after all, the real heroes of the
first game from grizzly point or
view were Young and Adams. Meth
err of Knabe's slabbists were hit too
hard or at a too critical moment, but
between them. they accounted for four
Bear runs with their lack of control.
First acme,
The first game opened with bang.
Fuller and Lewis going out in suo-
cession. whereupon Getz and Haas
smote them each a clout to the left
and right gardens. respectively Gala
ham waited and. naturally. walked,
Camp was rewarded In like man.
ner and Getz was forced in with the
first run. Russell became impatient
and popped up to McGafffgan.
McDermott evened things for Rich
mond by crashing double to left.
taking third on McGafigan's sacrifice
and scoring on Bankston's single.
Eibel walked, but Hanford hit into
double play.
Younr's arm troubled him IN the
first inning, go Adams was sent In to
open the second Bill retired the side.
one-two-three. McGraw walked both
Distell and Knabe. and Needham de-
cided this was no way to act In sucn
a "croocial serious" Pennington was
sent III 10 bleIil Tic tiAt oAtt AN"y'tS
advanced both runners with neat
sacrifice to third. Adams lofted to
Callahan and Distell was possibly
thrown out at the plate. At any rate,
the side was retired.
The Bruins eased two more TALES
across in the third after two men
were out Haas crack to left bound
ed badly and went for double:
Bruno took third on Callahan's short
single and Adams scared with all the
aplomb OF an experienced afrn1an-
walking both Camp and Russell
which left Bruno Haas free to roam
across the pan. and scoring Callahan
with a wild pitch. Blackwell skfed
to Hanford for the third out.
Pennington grounded out, McGaf-
fgan TO Eibel, in the fourth. and Full
Ter. Lewis and Getz earned clean
run with three successive singles.
Lewis scored the final Rear counter
on another wild heave- and Haas and
Callahan were ,nheld outs.
After the damage had been
wrought. Adams held the Bears well
in hand for the next Ave innings, dish
! ing out but three singles thereafter.
The virginians did not score again I'M
I'll the ninth. which Hanford opened
nv loftinS to Camp. Dtsteli rolled a
! teasing burt down the third base line
which tho Pennington and Get2
/ coaxed and pleaded with 1t to roll
! foul stayed fair by about an inch
| Knahe ponned IN to blackwell and
| gnashed his teeth. Bill Reynolds
| ssuxled cleanlv to left and the rotund
/ Doc Kerr essayed the role of pinch
! hitter. Doc came through with neat
| single and Dfsteu scored. but McDer
mott rolled weakly to the box and
/ the f,rst game of the home stav was
! labeled and sheIved among the things
| that might have heen.
| Second Game.
! Donohue was the undisputed klns
/ OF the second game. The Bears failec
I to th~eatnn trouble at anv stage and
would not have scored after the hrs
: timing butt fer R@xHalds. bad throw II
third in the fourth. The Bears scor
/ ed once in the nrst when Fuller drew
a pass. was advanced by Lewis sacri
| ace and scored on Cetz's double. Han
ford. with home RIM and tive
singles was the star OF the game, bu
/ here again Buck Freeman ran him
n close second In fact. Bucks de
| cisfon on a play at second created
[ considerably more diversion thar
4 Charles winning clout over the lief
(. feId wall Russell was on first a,
! the result OF single and Blackwell
tanned Erounder TO QUO hnaDe. W
! made a feint at running Russell down
hut threw Blackwell out at first ant
Russell was trapped between TIN
sacks Ethel threw to McGafi1gan ant
Patsy tagged Russell fairly and thu
/ Bear stopped dead between the sacks
evidently thinkin~ himself out. Blu
again Buck seemed to have something
on the fans and ruled that the run
ner was safe at second. Any explain
| alton that Buck can make OF his de
l cision will be gladly accepted b
everyhodv. unI~ss he claims tina
| Otto blocked the runners massage
That would be too much like tn
| weather.
The virginians scored once in tn
first thanks tn wilkerson's wildness
| McDeruott and Bankston were pass
I'D and Red scored when Eibe1 singled
| wilkerson frightened un and fanne'
the next two men. The Virginian
iumned into the lead in the seconi
FOR the first time In the two games
Knabe walked. took second OF
REYNOLDS short single. third on pono
hue's out and scored on McDermott'
sarriffce fy.
The Beers knotted things up In tn
fourth and Charlie Hartford made hi
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