The Washington herald., 1913-07-08
RICHMOND MAY
Go TO MAJORS
Local Boy, Now with Peters
burg, Slated for Trial
in Big Show.
BANKERS VS.. CORNELL
Fast Game Booked Today in Capital
City League-Other ANA
teur Comment.
BANKERS VS.. CORNELL
Nv {. W. SWAN.

Clyde Richmond. one time the star OF
the local sand lots and now the leading
hurler of the Petersburg club, OF the
Virginia League, is slated for trial
in the big tent next spring.
Richmond is at present pitching SEN
sational ball for the Petersburg club.
and is practically the leading finger in
the league. 1t is reported that scouts
of both the New York Americans and
the Philadelphia Nationals were look
ing him over while the Petersburg tribe
was playing in Richmond last week.
When he is right, Richmond is about
as good finger as can be found in a
minor league. Although not as heavy
as most big league managers like, Clyde
can stand lot of work and has proven
this by his many starts and finishes
with the Petersburg outfit.
Quite a little battle is being waged
in the Northwest Sunday School League
over a decision by Umpire Hass in a
game last week. A ball batted over
third base. called fair by Umpire Hass.
gave one team a victory. The losing
tribe started a petition. with the result
to back the losing club.
1t was a decision which was up to
the umpire alone. and the league will
have to back up the Indicator handler.
Cornell and the Bankers are scheduled
to meet today in the Capital City League.
and a grand old battle royal is booked.
Ted Sullivan or Forest Thompson will do
the fiinging for the Tigers, while either
Faip no Iah for
the Bankers. The game will start prompt
at $50 o'clock. As the Nationals are on
the road. and the scoreboardS will not
be in operation, record breaking crowd
should turn out to witness the encounter.
Following is a little serb taken from
Sporting Life:
The Ludington club has in its lineup
two youngsters who certainly look good
to go up, one of them being Adams. the
first baseman. the other Beyers. the Mar
iners' catcher. Both are but eighteen
yers old. strong. and husky, and have an
ability to clout the ball, which counts
heavily with big league leaders. Adams
Is playing an excellent game at the in
itial sack. and Beyers is making all the
other receivers Of the circuit go some to
keep pace with him.
Adams is the youngster who held down
first base for the PoStoffiCe team in the
Departmental League last summer. AS
Babe is under contract to the Pittsburg
Pirates. he will more than likely be re-
called next spring.
Won Herblis. the young right-ha nder.
6who blanked the United Brethren club
Fin the East Washington Sunday School
League yesterday without hit, will
bear watching. No matter how weak
a team is. when a pitcher can shut it
out without some kind of a hit he must
nave something on the ball. The Ninth
Street pilot will work him more from
this on.
Unless the Pension Bureau players
report on the field ready to play on
time the Federal League is due for
another blOw-up. Forfeits hurt more
than anything else. and that is one
thing all the leagues are trying to
avoid.
Joe Oliveri is in the field with an
independent baseball team. From all
reports. Joe has just A good a ball
club under contract as the Vigilant
football eleven, and that is saying
good deal. Plans are being made to
erect a fence around a lot in the
Northwest section of the city at once
where Sunday games will be staged