The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
PREPARING 8
FOR OPENING SATURDAY.
ny JOHN II. HOOPER,. JR.

| tico Of the Capitol building will be
seen tho greatest gathering of amateur
baseball players and their followers
that this city has ever witnessed when
the boys get together to listen to the
Governor, the Mayor and several other
distinguished ORATORS speed them
on to successful season. 1t will mark
| the formal opening of the champion
ship races.
After the speech making the boys
will get into automobiles and parade
the principal streets OF the city, re-
turning to The City Hall in ample
| time to go to their respective parks
and play the games scheduled for this
day
| Yesterday was the first real baseball
day that the amateurs have had this
year. and the way I'm which they avail
ed themselves of the opportunity to
show what they could do was real
| pleasure to the fans.
| The boys were out in full force all
| over the city, the youngsters espe-
cially seemed to think that the early
bird got the worm and were out as
early as 6 o'clock in the morning play
ing sides, right under my bedroom
window. and saw an interesting game
/ OF baseball before J dressed for break
fast. From what l have been able to
! gather from various sections Of the
city the same conditions existed in all
| sections.
| On yesterday afternoon the real ball
players were out in full, and Judging
! from the way that the kids handled
themselves there is going to be some
amateur baseball this season
The Richmond Collcgians have
| team that would make any manager
feel sure Of playing in the intercity
series. DR.. Bagby learned lesson
from last year and will not walt for
college players this year, but has gone
to work and gotten together n bunch
OF youngsters that are going to make
somebody howl before the season is
far advanced. DR.. Bagby has eighteen
| men to choose from, but IL looks as
If the ones to stick would be Word,
McRee, Richardson, Stout, Clarke.
Jones' Augustine, Wright. Ezekiel
! Rose and Hinchman.
This would give the Collegians a
team of players that have real baseball
ability, IS we'll as some of the best
baseball brains in this country. Dr.
| Bagby says that Lee Park his home
grounds, are in fine condition and the
street car people promise to give them
excellent service to the park every
| Saturday.
The Battle Axe will have many new
faces on their team this season. and
VIII put up strong fight to hold the
supreme baseball honors of the city
again, although they realize that they
have the hardest fight that they have
ever had
The Grays. Southern Bell, Ashland
and Barton Heights are all showing
splendid form, and 1t is hard to tell
who are going to be contenders for
pcnnant honors.
The Old Dominion League team are
showing better form this season than
ever before, although they have not
lh IN. 4I,..
League in any Of the practice games
Tigers, champions of this league,
seem to be the one best bet with
ha!ina, OF Richmond, pushing them
hard
The Richmond League is progress
ing, and managers report their out
look for prosperous season as most
encouraging. President Crowder, of
| lhls league. is hustler and will see
| TO 1t that his league is as we'll regu-
| lated as any in the city.
| The Commercial League, which is n
new organization. is getting down 10
| business and expects to win the post
season series from the Richmond
| League this season
|! The Central League is still the same
wen regulated organization that 1t has
| been for the past two seasons and tho
managers report that their teams are
| in readiness fol the opening next Sat
| urday.
/ The West End League teams have
completed their arrangements for the
season, and DR.. Wallis. the president.
is an enthusiastic amateur fan and
| is giving his boys most valuable as
| sistancc In regards to the manag eme n [
OF their teams. This league is the
lowest class league under the juris-
dlcion Of the commission
The commission will meet Tuesday
night at the National state and City
/ RDn< IpYpSiIent Hill a
all members will be OH hand promptly
: at s:l5. the time set for the meeting.
This meeting viii be OF great inn
portance, as it is the last one before
the season starts and the final ar
rangements for the opening next Sat
urday will be discussed.
Every one under the jurisdiction of
the commission is requested to secure
automobiles for the opening next Sat
urday. These machines will report at
the Capitol Square at o'clock. and
viii be released by 80 o'clock. Any
one depiring to assist the boys by ten
dering tho use of machine will com
municate with President Julien II. Hin.
Gus Malbert, of The Times Dispatch
Fritz Sitterdng. Jr, j, c. Bailey,
George II. Black, or John X. Hooper,
Jr.. secretary.
The Central League will hold Il
meeting Monday night at 6:l5 O'clock.
ut the residence Of the secretary, A.
Volkman. OF 204 West Marshall Street
All canagers are requested TO attend,
~ several matters OF importance Iaust
be attended to before the season opens.
Henrico Pets md Kline Knrs Tie.
The Henrico Pots and Kline Kar 20.
OF the Commercial League. played a
very interesting game OF ball on the
formers diamond Saturday, Aprii 8,
tho score reAuIting n tic OF 4 10 4
The features OF the game were the
fielding Of Walden and McNeeley, OF
the Kline team.