The Washington herald., 1914-09-06
Richmond Amateur Cham
pions Land Intercity
Championship.
LARRY CHENEY FEATURES
ny JOHN A. DUGAN.

Richmond Alcos are South Atlantic
Amateur Champions.
Ninth failed to stop the Dixie" play
ers in their northern invasion yesterday
at American League Park and the Amer
ican Locomotive Company for the Wiz
ginia City captures the honors in the
big inter-city series for the first time IL
the history Of organized baseball in the
District. by landing the final battle OF
the double bill by a to score.
Larry Cheney stopped the southern
champions in the first attempt Of the In
yasion in the opening game sending the
Alcos down to defeat by a 5 to score.
and allowing them but four safe blows
off his mastery hurling.
Eddie Kelley who was looked on as
Ninth best bet was started In the sec
ond fray and gave promise of evening
up the count in the series, until the sew
enth inning hen he showed flashes of
weakness and allowed one run. The big
bIow-off came one session latter when
five hits netted the visitors four and
sewed up the battle.
Even in the face OF defeat the work OF
little Larry Cheney. the southpaw hurler
of the Christians, was the big redeeming
feature of the afternoon battles and his
work during the pinches was of the big
league style.
Cheney held the slugging Alcos to four
scattered bingles, and but for the. errors
of his teammates he would have gotten
away with a shut-out game. ''Skibby'
Giovannetti, the faultless receiver of the
Churchmen. was in the limelight through
out both contests, and his brilliant work
in the opening battle helped the Chris
tians add the one victory to its own
column.
Richmond opened up the scoring in the
first game in the second inning when
Tommy Harris slipped up on Amos slow
grounder. Tignor moved the shortfelder
to the midway station and Bigbee hit to
left field, driving Amos across the pan
for the first tally.
Even hurting honors was the program
until the sixth, when the local champions
came TO life and pounded Sanderson for
four runs OF three safe blows secured
on his delivery.
Moreland opened up the frame with a
crashing single to center field and moved
up a peg when Giovannetti singled to
center field. Earl Steele then came
through with his second safe swat of
the day, scoring Moreland and placing
Giovannetti at the third station. Roun-
tree struck out and NJ Broome hit to
receiver at the plate. giving Broom life
and Giovannetti scoring.
In an attempt to catch NJ. Broome on
the initial sack Tignor pegged to right
field. scoring Steel with the third tally Of
the frame and putting NJ. Broome on the
far corner. Harris went out from short
to first and King hit a slow grounder to-
ward third, scoring NJ. Broome. and ar
riving safe at the first station himself.
heney ended the inning by a slow roller
to second base.
Alcos threaten to grab the game out
of the fire in the first half of the ninth
when one hit and two errors netted a
single tally. Anderson lead OF the ses-
sion with a bingle to center field and
moved to second when Cheney allowed
Tinsley's grounder to get away from
him. Amos fouled out and Gionannettl
proved his value to his club by making
a brilliant catch of the shortfielders high
foul
Pearce, hitting for Tignor, forced An
derson, at third, and Cheney made wild
heave of Bigbee's grounder to first, scor-
ing Tinsley. Pinch-hitter Rogerson ended
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