The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-20
should tnndoiph-MacOn Defeat Col
iese. They VIII lie Even With WILL
Hamburg QUITE for IIonors.

Tho championship race IN the East
crh virginia intercollegiate Baseball
League this season has been DECLARED
ny many 10 DO the most interesting OF
any IN past years, viewed from tho
standpoint of the impartial observer.
But for the position OF the partisan
IAN, the student or alu!nnus of any Of
IN" different Institutions represented in
the league the condition Of affairs at
present IL of the most absorbing, in
tcrcst.
There remains but one more game TO
be played before the regular season
VA. have uecn played out, ANA even
men me contest may not be deter
i"'htd. William and Mary So now lead
iht toe League. having finished her
schedule. with record Of fou! Vic
tories and two defeats, pIlcin. her
PERCENTAGE at 500. Raudoipll- Macon
follows closely with three Victories
"Iu Two defeats. Il standing or geo.
WIN on" more game to play; iIamp-
och-Hiuney has finished hcr season with
an even split OF three games on each
Sid" of tho board. anchoring her at
.1oV Richmond COLLEGE, with on. more
zane 20 play. has "a percentage Of 200
thtii last SATURDAY, there was not
amy ono but the WILLIAMSBURG, team
would land the championship How
ever the sound laCiuT IN. l,oouics re-
ccivcd at the hands Of iiunpden sidney
last Saturday has completely upset all
"tihion ana precalculatiou. Instead
or being out-and-out champions, tho
!-oCni's "ill have tn. cup only I'm case
INC Spiders defeat tho Yellow Jacket.
IN tho last game OF tho season here
next Saturday. In case tho Yellow
Jackets win from the Spiders they will
men have succeeded in tIclng up with
tho Luonics for first place. Ilarnp-
len Sidney Is, Of course. through with
~" s"''soii--wlth an even record, hov-
!nr lost all her games abroad and won
'.il at home
The bunting lies between the Yellow
Jackets and the i.oontcs. ana there - =,
great big question as 10 who will be
TIA. ultimate pOsscssor Of It, Bu, the
most extremely pocunar position held
'S an! team Is that Ia which the Spidcr
aggregation finds Itself 50 far as
their personal feelings 10 they arr. be-
tween the devil and the deep blue sea
for q surety. ANA no acroplaue csc,ue
seems 20 be available ,or them Thcy
nave 10 chance whatsoever ia win the
cur themselves. but ia. result of this
last game on their schedule looks as
though {; VIII Wort; uuulcasautlv for
them, win or lose. II tbey Iose. then
:hey have the sorrow OF ATTACHING m
their record another Nlctory-for tho
other side-and IN" Spiders fcel that
they have lost about enough baseball
games this season TO satisfy the most
gloomy pcss.mict.
GA tho other hand II their efforts
saturday arc greeted by' victory. II
means that they practically win the
rag Tor the l.ooHics. AID az the same
ilnc prevent tho yellow Jackets from
taxing crack at the Wiliiamsburgcrs
~ u no secret around tn. city that the
spiders would rather sec almost am.
team In the league win the Cnalnpiou-
snip than tho Loonl,q. Therefore. TO
win the game Saturday would rivc
mem DrOtt lly raf-r.,
whole than 81 would enjoyment. on
inc otHer hand, the college team ana
student body are all heart and soul 10
WIN tn!s game. Randolph Macon ~ on..
OF Tie colleges closest rivals--prohably
INC c!oSest--anu = victory over them
VII 70 Il long ways towards soothing
,hc wounds Of the spider season
W men interviewed about tho s!tua-
i.on. IN case the .Ashland,--s beat tie
spiders Saturday. Coach Reiss. Of The
tt"nco!ph Macon team, said: ~ We get
tied up with The William ana Mar
team. We shall Insist that the TIC lee
played of TO decide definitely the mat
ter OF the championship. Although
me INJURY 10 Frank Hane. ,sld his con
segment absence from the lineup has
cFirpied US considerably, revcrthelcs<
/ believe that wo can take The meas
IRE OF the Spiders and Loonics both
ana | believe we viii do x If VIC only
get the chance"
Ia reference 20 ,hc game with tho
hr!low Jackets Saturday, Coach Doh
son, OF the Spiders, said: while If ".
WIN This game We shall ut the same
Nm" bc winning the championships
from not a very beloved rival. SIN We
ar" IN the rae" TO play ball, from be-
SHINING 10 end. Baseball IS no game
OF politics. and 10 team OF mino vim
yer fail 20 night the hardest they know
now In every game. regardless OF vbut
iho result OF their winning may bn
fou may say for me that we Will Arh1
,or on were worth 10 beat tho Vol
low jackets"