Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-01
RICHMOND 4 COLLEGE lose Isl:
1I0JNARYLAND STATE nine
Baseball Season Opens by Local
Team Losing 5 to spiders

Team Losing 8 to 2-SptderS
Il Z Xxx, Did Well.
R,chmond's baseball season. was
5ppegsd yesterday afternoon at Boule-
ward Field, when Maryland State
College won 5-to-2 victory over
fthe Richmond College team.
For. three innings not man
| reached first base on Skaggs, the
|SRichinond College hurler. and fol-
bsssvers OF the Spiders had hopes OF
Jf vicfory. due to the fact the Red
END Blue team had scored. one run
{kn the second inning. Riggs. short
Estop for Maryland, secured the first
init of the game for his team in tho
Fourth inning, with two down, when
q Slow roller hit the bag at first
base and menndered TO tho outfield.
Riggs attempted to take second. but
Hennn1g came in from right field and
1 with an accurate throw to Jones
threw out the runner. Skaggs tight
ened up in the next inning and re-
4 9ired the visitors in order.
4 From the start Of the game the
Spiders took liking TO the slants
4 Sof Smith, the Maryland hurlcr, and
n came edangsrouslY near scoring III
4 The initial inning. Towill opened by
St walking and went to second on Jones
z infieid, cout. Sncad singled over
4 second and Towill moved up peg.
Jones stole second and on the throw
TO the shortstop Towill attempted TO
s. score,!, hut was thrown out at the
81 plate. Garter ended the inning with
saa fyyto loft field
Snidcrs Scored First Run.
Having secured glimpse of the
1tnfs, IT, hn linz inn
IS Spiders came back in the second in
81 ming nd registered the first run of
r. the game. Henning foulcd out TO
Catcher Bailey. but Hugo Blankin-
y ship. catcher and captain, reached
h tirst base when Paganucci dropped
h his dgto left center. Blankinship
I took second when Smith made a wild
rs pitched. Walden walked and Bowles
twas safe on n fielder's choice. send
81, ing Blankinship TO third and Walden
4 sto second. Skaggs scored Blankin-
q ship NTH sacrifice fly, close TO the
s{outfield, rElsman catching the ball in
stenu Of allowing the batter TO be
retired on ; the infieid fly rule. To-
q Will closed the inning by flying out
i 8 TO Barall.
~. Knode. first up in the sixth in.
mig, started the trouble by being
hit : Rarall laid one down in front
q % the plate and Blankinship's throw
W. was !too late to catch j. knodc GO
HI ing .to'osecond. Smith hunted and
l both men advanced a base. Snyder:
sacrifice fly TO left field scored j
q, Knode, while Barall came in wher
4 E r. Kh6de; singled to center. The
last manned took second when Car
6ter let. the ball get through him
'Sss Riggs flied TO Walden for the .thirc
out.
Bailey opened the seventh with
s9S single and was advanced to secont
S. by Paganuoci. who sacrificed Els
tiss5 ma nj tripied TO right field. SCORING
and he crossed the plat
sSswhen' u Knode singled. Barall flew
ss,sas out to Walden. but J. Knode wen
TO third ON Smiths long single Il
fright. Smith stole second. blu
Snyder. was an easy out, Skaggs u
: q. locals sAdded One in Seventh.
Is Smith developed another streak oil
nj wildness in the seventh inning, anc
ss+the Spiders. scored their final run
s Skaggs and: Towill were walked ant
each moved IN "A base when Jone:
Sacrificed. Skaggs scored whc1
Snead hit TO deep shortstop and wa
I ssthrown out Carter hit sharply L
AR j Knodc at first base for the thirt
4out.
Maryland's final run, and the las
"a of the game, came in the eighth in
y ming, and resulted in a double steal
S gwitfE E.aknode and Bailey taking TIT
k3eadEn& Sroles. The former startet
sSoff the stanza with single and tool
Third on Riggs sacrifice. when tn
SSHiders left third base uncovered
kAeiley dreM>a walk and stole second
#swhilc Re- Knode started home ant
Efwas cafe Paganucci and Eisma'
ESNent out in order.
3 Amherst Here Today.
Although defeated the Richmon'
IsxssSteam made an excellent showing. an
ssgftef team tutored by Frank Dobso'
NiswilI give the others u run Tor honor
Gin sSsaG Eastern Virginia lntercol
siege Athletic Association. Tn
# Spiders will meet Amherst this aft
II ernoon sat o'clock. at Boulevar
"a Field.
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