The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-24
Club Takes Both Games From Shore Pitches No Rum MOL Gam
VIRCINIANS ANNEX
TWO COMBATS FROM
MONTREAL ROYALS
Richmond Boys Fight Wonderful Uphill Battles and Capture
Both BY of to 3Bankstons Blow Gives Vrg1nianS
Opening Battle While Reynolds Drives Winning Tally
Over In Sunset Tilt-Enrght and Adams Pitch Good Ball

the fellow whom Richmond tried to
Hand from ST. Louis some time ago.
doubled, stole second and rompeo
home on an infeld ball. Then Ricn-
mond drew a little nearer their OPP
ponents when they sent one man
across. Knabe and Reynolds doubled
in succession and Enright beat our
an infieTd bail. fitting the Passes
Knabe counted on Hanford's sacrinco
fly. This ended the scoring for the
others were easy outs. The Royaio
got this count back In the fourth
when they sent another runner across
| the rubber. Gathers tripled ana STAT
terry sent him over with single. Two
consecutive errors by Damrau IN tho
sixth inning put Eibe1 on second base
and he counted when Conroy singled
IT was in the seventh that the Vir-
ginians took the lead for the hrst
tune during the game and they ra.-
tanned 1t during the remainder OF the
contest After Hanford had gone ous
on fly, Mcconnell was hit by =
with a single Rankston then sewed
/ things up for Richmond whdn he
/ tri Piled The Royals tried hard to
! come back In the eighth. but Enrighe
! frightened just in time to put a crimp
lin their chances OF scoring.
Enright Wins Fonrth Straight
/ Jack Enrights victory was his
fourth straight one. He yielded just
srgrn hits during combat aftd
during most Of the encounter he had
everything his own way. The Fort
Worth boy displayed his 1915 form
through with a we'll deserved win.
Not only did he hold his hits down.
but he displayed control galore. The
Texas was in right and never did he
WAIVER after the Virgtnians had forged
to the front. go
] Bill Adams hurled the second con-
test. and while he gave the visitors
just eleven safeties, the former Mack
man kept the hingles well scattered.
save In two innings. In the fourth
frame the visitors annexed four hits.
one OF which was three-bag walls
fiop, but he frightened to such an ex-
tent that only one run was scored.
In the second two hits and sacri-
fee gave the Canadians their second
count. Their final count was forth-
coming In the closing chapter.
the e. virrinians .' put over thar initial
run of the contest Eibel singled at.
ter one man was out. stole second
and scored on an error by Damrau.
In the seventh the Vtrginians took the
lead by putting over two more runs.
/, Conroy singled. but hs was forced
: Distell to third on a double to left
and the latter counted when a wflA
throw was made to the plate. Koch
Ter took third and scored on Ham
s ford's sacriffcs ny TO Gender Held. This
: Royals tied up the score in their half
of the ninth. but the home boys came
t back strong and put the winning run
- oyer. Dstel singled and advanced
to second on an error by Slattery.
8 who hit the Richmond player In the
s back while trying to head him after
r he had been caught of the base.
I Disteil went to third after Koehler's
; long fly to center had been caught.
: Reynolds was then put in as a pinch
: hitter and he drove out a single. Dis
I tell crossing with the winning run.
| The most sensational play Of the
s afternoon was when Hack Eibel made