The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
With the Amateurs
By Joseph A. West.

How the mighty fall! Battle Axe
COOS to third place by loosing double
bill to the Collegians Who would
have thought It?
The batting of Ford for the Col
legians has added considerable strength
to the team.
''Bilr' Rady and "Goosie" Hulchcr go
to make up the component parts OF
good inneld: quick thinkers and handle
ground balls we'll.
The Collegians' base running COM
bination. including long drives by
Billy Sitterding. is the main thing
that Is keeping them in the Capital
City League race. Watch EN- boys.
Midget" Orcbaugh. who has been
sick for the past week. Is back in his
old position at second base for the
Grays. He is hitting well and playing
q most consistent game.
Saracinos batting, fielding and
throwing make him valuable man for
some minor league team. The Grays
would be greatly crippled, however. by
his absence
Denny Wright's pitching for the Col
legian team deserves much credit. for
Denny is q hard worker and has
good head.
Although the Grays will miss Jake
Poh when he signs up with the Rich
mond Colts, they are well pleased at
his chance for promotion.
The amateur sandlots will BIO the
scenes of much activity for few Sat-
urdays TO come owing to double
headers.
Mac" Pitt. who played ahortstop for
Richmond Academy team last spring, is
playing third base for the Simon Sycle
team Of the Commercial League. He
is fast fielder, accurate thrower and
II quick thinker.
Pat Canepa. star pitcher for the
Richmond Grays, In the Capital city
League. is ii hurlcr not TO DO deBpised;
he has speed. control and a personality
about him which makes his teammates
strive their best to help Pat win.
Two men were Injured in yester-
days games: one was Denny Wright,
pitching for Collegians in the game
with Battle Axe. He was struck on the
right leg by batted ball. which
punctured n blood vessel. The other
was Saunders, who played for Woodall
Quarles in the game with Tylers.
While sitting on the bench he was
struck by foul ball and had TO be
carried from the field.
John Whitfield and Gus Ezekiel
nearly came to blows over ball yes
terday. Ezekiel. who caught the last
bail. maintained that It was his by
right of the agreement that the last
one catching ball in this game was
+. entitled to keep st. Whitfield persisted
that the ball was the property OF the
~
tied the wrangle in a very gentle
manly manner by giving the ball to
DR.. Parker
The Grays get credit for win yes
terdny because Jacobs & Levy for
feited. but who likes 10 win in this
manner?
Ed. Fox. Home Brewing Co.'S centre
fielder. is certainly playing good ball.
and he Is hitting close to the 400
mark
Barfoot. Home Brewing Co.'S star
pitcher. Is going eome. eight straight
victories, He is the strong man" OF
the Beer SINGERS team.
Next Saturday will practically de-
eide the winner in the Old Dominion
League. when the Kahns OF Richmond
meet the Julian w Tyler's team. II
Is nothing more than toss up TO de-
eide who has the best team. The
Kahns have defeated Tyiers team
twice this year. The last game was
played at Broad Street Park and was
one OF the fastest games seen by the
amateurs this season, the score being
to !, and only five balls were hit to
the outfelG. a fast game is promised
when these two teams meet at Byrd
Park next Saturday Lou Bowers Will
pitch for Kahns. while Sanderson, the
Smoky Joe" OF the amateurs, will
toss 'em over for Tylers.
At last there comes a Saturday when
no games were postponed because Of
rain.
Kingan's team played the game yes
terday with four OF their regular play
ers on the bench. owing TO vacations.
"Cleve" Morris, manager OF Kingans.
last years champions OF the Packers
League. was right in the race for the
pennant again this season. but is los
ing out because OF his team being
crippled Morris has decided TO play
the game off that was forfeited TO
kingan July 10 on account OF Atkins
not putting a team on the field. The
weather was very unlikely then. so