Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
SPORTS
SPIDERS LOSE CAME
TO LAFAYETTE TEAM
Harry Carter Proves Individual
Star OF Contcst-Scorc
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Harry Carter. n tail. stockily built
individual. who plays center field on
tho Richmond College baseball team
To-Day deserves the crown of hero OF
the game yesterday afternoon at
Boulevard Field. which tho Lafayette
team won from the Spiders by tho
score Of TO 9.
Yes. that sumo Carter who tore
through the opposing line In foot
ball and established himself as one
OF the best football players In Vir-
GINA circles last year Is tho indi-
r!dual who distinguished himself in
the nine innings Of play yesterday
afternoon.
Harry Is hero. but not the kind
one rends of in fiction. lie failed
TO come 10 the bat with the bases
loaded Ia the final chapter and with
the count three and two. smack out
home run and bring victory to mis-
team. But. nevertheless. Carter IS Il
hero. He gave one Of he greatest
exhibitions seen at Boulevard Field
In many a day. when he tied for the
batting honors OF the day with his
teammate. Captain Hugo Bl3nk:n-
ship. and not content with this stood
the brunt OF the defensive work OF
his team.
Carter FieIded Supcrbiy.
Carriers defensive work for tho
afternoon consisted OF four pu,outA
and two assists. This In Itself does
not appear out of the ordinary. but
when IL IL considered that the center
fielder's work kept the Lafayette
team from scoring at least three runs
his performance cannot he given too
much praise. In the second and nth
Innings Harry chased after long flies
OF Wolbach and Carney and captured
both with apparent ease. In the
sixth inning and again in the seventh
the big fellow pulled the prctticst
plays or the game.
Bebcr opened the former stanza
by being retired via the strikcout
route. but Howscr singled Snead
famed Ganzclla and Reeves singled
10 center field. Biebcr took a chance.
rounded second and dashed madiy for
third base. but Carter came tearing
In. and while on the run threw to
Towill. killing Bieber at the iook-i in
station.
There are quite a few persons who
have untold faith in presentment.
and possibly Frank Dobson. coach
OF the Spiders, is ono Of these indi-
viduals. for In The very next inning
ne shifted Carter from confer to left
he!d. and the outcr-gardener hardly
had stationed himself In position be-
fore he had another chance 10 ng-
ure In the other helding feature Of
the game.
Hummer Caught mt Second.
Bradshaw. nrst up. pasted one to
the left-held fence. apd he rounded
first and attempted to stretch the
wallop into u two-bagger. but Car
ter outguessed the runner again. and.
waiting for the ball to hit the fence
and rebound into his hands. caught
tho hitter at, the midway station.
This was the last chance Harry had
to figure in sensational play. but
his work was not done. for in the
next inning he came TO bat and Sc
cured his ihird single OF the game,
having hi. safely In the second ana
fourth stanzas.
1t was Il great exhibition the Spi-
ders and Lafayette put up. and TO
the losing aggregation there must
be given cred., and consideEahle cred
l.. The Spiders got behind IN the
carly stages OF the game, and al
though they did not overcome the
]. lead taken ~ the visitors, the West
hampton team continued to fight and
ba,tled Lafayette furIous!y.
Pitcher Snead got in had in the
opening stanza when the visitors pu;
their frst run over the plate. VOL
bach startc! tho trouble ~ doubling
10 left field. He was sacrificed TO
third by Wells and scored when
Bowles. after making beautiful
stop of a hard groundcr from the
bat OF Carney. neglected 10 throw
the ball home.
sncad Kept IIend.
Snead hit the FIRST batter liowscr,
IN the second inning. and Gazcila
singled Both men moved up. u. peg
when Blankinship allowed one OF
Sneads slants to &c; byf him. With
men on second and third and nobody
out. Sncad's position was not to be
cnvied. but the former. Fork Union
player steadicd himself and famed
the next two batters.. The crowd
brcathcd easier as Meyer came 10 bat.
but then one of those unfortunate in
Gidents characteristic of baseball
took place. Meyer lifted q fioater to
Shortstop Jones. and the latter. drop.
ped II. with the result that both
lIowzcr and Gazelia scored, !.
Richmond College came nearly
scoring in It's half of tho second.
Carter started tho inning with Il
single and took second when Snead
duplicated. The last named was
caught of base n moment later. when
Catcher Bradshaw called for n pitch
out. Carter advanced to third on
ISlankinship's inheld out. but died
there as Bowlca went out.
Gnzelin Hit Home Run.
Lafayette added another run in the
fourth StanZa. when G?zclll secured
the longest hit OF the game. n home
run to deep center field. Richmond
College put It's first run across in the 4
same StanZa. Snead beat out; ian in
field roller and taking a good lead
scored when I3lankinship singled to
the outiicld, the Lafayette feeders
loaiing on the job.
Captain Blankinship and Harry
Carter accounted for the last run OF
the game for the Spiders in the sixth
inning. The latter was first up and
got on by singing. He stole second
and scored easily when Blankinship
doubled TO left field.
Snead pitched = masterful game
from the fourth inning through the
eighth and Lafayette should not have
scored it's NTH run in the ninth inn
ing. Reeves singled after two men
we're out and stole second. Blankin-
ship in an attempt to catch the run
ncr threw wide of aecond base and
hesscored.
LAFAYETTE Richmond C0lleGe.