The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-25
B0EHL|NC AND STAIN
BOOKED TO co NORTH
JOE LAKE TO TRY OUT 6EAI
AMATEUR FTTCHERS-OTHE
SPORTING GOSSIP.


Charlie Strain at the dinner gfvena
the Battle Axe team by DIR. Parker1f|
Strain and Joe Boehling will Join the
Lynn. Mass, club of the New EngAts
land League next season. FrAn19@s
Bigbie will accompany them NORTH
Joe Lake, former manager OF the
Boston Americans and the BoStonls
Nationals, will manage the T1yun4A
team. and under Lake the Richmon0E 4
boys are sure TO develop Lake ~
an old-time catcher and has d0voaS1a
oped considerable big league talent ~
Both Boehling and Strain have th4H
goods, and Boehling especially ha4s
the physique that appeals to mans
ayers OF clubs in the big show. Strntn1
however. Is a glutton for work and
has shown ability to go any distanGo
IT IL said that Boehling La capable q
pitching only one game a week, TIM
his arm Will not permit overtAx1nE1
stili. no big league manager would
kick at q pitcher performing onfSS
once a week II he is capable o. th1.s
effective work OF Boehling amonGE
the amateurs. Nh
While BoehlnE has been the maln4
stay of the Battle Axe team. the
boys will not lack for a pitcher nex(
year. The form shown by Lee Whit4
field against the navy boys from thu
receiving ship Franklin shows him
to be a pitcher Of class. WITHHELD
is sure to develop into a star.
The Battle Axe team wound urf1
the season in magnificent style. AMI
team that can win both games of ~
double header from the sailors Of thl1
Franklin, In the language OF the&
street Is going some. BoehlinR hAd
the web feet at his mercy, and als&s
though the boys had one bad innlun1
behind Strain. the latter held the
visitors to seven hits. all told. Th4
scores of the games were to 1 and
5 to Z. In the evening DR.. ParkeEtS
entertained the boys and a few fri0ndnt
at a. dinner in Stumprs Hotel III
vas most enjoyable affair." thaA3
little dinner. and the amateur cham@
pions OF 1911 came In for all kind3
Of praise. DR.. Parker Is sure t04
have a corking team in the field NEXT
season, and, as said in the beginning,x1
even If the team is without the serss
vices of Boehling and Strain, there
are still one or two more pitcheru8
| 70 be found In Richmond.
The rules committee OF the Anna.
| teur League held a meeting In MUIR
phys Hotel Saturday and drew up 1
code which. IL enforced, will elimi-
nate any tendency toward semi-pro~
fessionalisn in the Richmond leagues
next season. Richmond has been free
! from that sort OF work. but the COM
mittee was OF the opinion that an
ounce OF prevention may be worth ~
| couple of pounds or cure. II
The new amateur commission WIFE
| be made up of the presidents OF the
several leagues that may be organs1
| lied augmented by the sporting edst
/ itors of the Richmond newspapernS
| The president, vice. president and ae1s&
rotary OF the com ission will be men,
In no way connected with any Of thu
teams in the leagues. The matter ID
| transfers will be safeguarded undNntH
| the new code. Waivers will have II
| be obtained on player from thG&
clubs in the league of which he y r.
| mem Der before any other club ID free
| To sign him. The commission I'D
given large powers TO deal with On
questions, and the square deal poItoN&
! is laid down clearly and emphattdf
celly.
| Now that amateur baseball hAl1E
| been organized In Richmond, Il
| quite likely that amateur footbaNa
! next will receive attention. ThefQ
! pnears To be no reason why 4 stron2
| leasua cannot be formed. with o.
| Ex-preps blues. Howitzers FfrrS
/ Regiment the G. C. A. and posufKf
| the Y. NJ c. A.. very fair orrnnf1
cation might be effected
| 1t liz rather warm for football
| trffe ANYWAY. However tha nlrrkfS
warriors have started In snd xHIg
| ars. games were played SATURDAY.
| Rvrd PARK a connie ~ srr,1h eIexss17T
followed tha han for awhile. ana 1f5
| Rtch nond Collage aIaven had Z vvsr1sS
! o,,t Al charyotfe.y,,la the Trntrs1sg3
uty NJ virginia had a little nrnrffG2
| gama with MISUNDERSTANDING vhiS
N. oranoa ana Rlna won ~ -