Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-04-12
HAMPTON BEATS ST. PAUL NINE BY
CLOSE SCORE IN BASEBALL THRILLER
(By Bernard P. Young, Jr.)


HAMPTON, Va, April 10.-Arthur
Ruffin, veteran pitcher of the sSeasid-'
ers," reserved his most impressive Ell
fort for the final six innings of Hamp'
toms first game of the season with st.
Paul. Coupled with what turned out to
be rather alright pitching, heavy and
opportune hitting, and sensational
fielding, Hampton won the game by a
As score.
Holding the Tigers" to three scat
tered hits in the final six frames, Ruiz
fin turned what started to be st.
Paul victory into Hampton victory.
A double by Gum, followed by two
Dagger by Jackson, and sacrifice hit
by Johnson, gave Hampton the run
that tied the score in the eighth inn
ing. Gum brought in the tying run
Captain Jackson romped home with
the winning tally, after Lambright had
singled and was stealing second. All
this happened in the eventful eighth
Before this st. Paul had been leading
by one-rur lead since the third frame
In the first inning St. Paul scored two
runs. Maddux was hit and took his
base Cooke singi iS hut Torran popp-
led up. Both of st. Pauls early runs
came as the results Of bad throws. Mad
>dux scored on Johnson's wild throw
and Collins, who had singled, scored Oh
a had throw by Jackson. After this
Hampton settled down and began sew
eral rallies that finally resulted in the
victory.
Hampton tied the score in the sec
ond chapter. Burrell slammed out a
Texas Lacquer" for single and adj
vanced to third on Lambright's slash
ing double, and scored, while Har-
grove was tanning out. Alexanders
healthy smack for single scored Lam
bright with the tying run.
st. Paul, however, got one more tally
in the third through singles by Wallate
and Maddux. Wallace scored the run
In Hampton's half of the inning she
had a batting rally and threatened to
score. Gum smacked out "hOt one"
and advanced on the run on Parker's
error and bad throw to second, final
" drawing up on third He was put
out on an attempt to steal home anu
Jackson and Johnson went out on
grounders and fan out, respectively
Nothing succeeded in bringing in any
runs until the eighth. Then Hampton
won the game.
In st. Paul's half of the ninth Hamp
ton nipped would-be rally in the max
ing by some brilliant playing. Collins
grounded out, Parker singled, but
Blackwell's short fly was speared by
Lambright after miniature marathon
from deep center. Not being satisfied
with his fine run he made perfect
throw to put out the runner going to
second and taking st. Pauls only
chance of scoring and thus winning
the game.
Both pitchers were very effective.
Rufin settled down and was unhittable
except for measly grounders or pop
flys. Both struck out six players apiece
Several of the fielding features of
the game were: Jacobs catching Of a
fast one off the bat in difficult posit-
ion; Lambright's allround fielding;
and fast doubleplay, Jacobs to John
son to Gum in the first of the eighth
to retire the side and break up a rally
Gum at first, Burrell in left field,
Jackson at catch, Hargrove IN the
field and Alexander at third, were es-
recially good in the first game of the
season. In fact, all of the players show
ed encouraging work.
Wallace was the bright star of the
Tigers" in the box. Madden as catcher
and Maddux in the field were especial
ly good. All in all st. Paul showed
team Of which all may be careful Of.
The lineup: