Evening star., 1914-07-27
Series Between Richmond and
Washington Amateurs August
29 and September 5.
VIRGINIANS HAVE BETTER
OPPORTUNITY THIS YEAR
They Appear to Be Stronger, While
Local Champions Will Be Weak
er Than Previously.
BY n. c. BYRD.

The intercity games between the
cha ampion amateur mines of Richmond
and Washington will be played earlier
this year than last At conference
held yesterday between representatives
of the Virginia town and Robert II.
Young. president of the local commits
sion. it was decided to hold the series
as soon after August 10 as possible.
August % and September ) were the
tentative dates selected. subject, OF
course. to any change later found to
be necessary. The first games probably
Will be played here, as usual.
Last summer the series was prolonged
much longer than was necessary The
final games were not played until Sep
tember 20. though. perhaps. under the
conditions. the lateness was unavoid-
able. Had the first double-header taken
place earlier it v ouid have been d dif-
terent proposition. and there would
have been no cause for running the
series much longer than is desired by
either the Richmond or Washington
people Connected with amateur ball.
incidentally. it appears that Rich
mond Will have a much better chance
TO win this year than at any time since
the beginning of the contests. Richmond
has not yet come out of a schedule with
a majority of the games to its credit,
but 1t seems that it will be represented
by 4 much more capable combina tion
when it comes here this fall than it has
ever had, and there is every reason for
believing that Washington will not
be as strong. no matter which club
wins the preliminary fight in the post
season series. With Richmond stronger
and Washington weaker, it is likely
that the meetin@ will not prove as easy
lof TINS city as it has in past years.
Inc champion of the District has not
III either OF the three seasons the series
mas taken place, but conditions now ap-
pear to be much different.
Earl Brewer. who has been nlsvipe
right field for the Eastern club in the
Potomac League. will play the remainde,
of the season with Martinsburg, accord.
ing To report. Brewer has been putting
up a good game in the Potomac League
and expects to make good with the semi.
professional nine.
The Nigilants defeated the All-stars il
the game at Andrews Park yesterday
without much effort The score was Il
TO j. The Stars got the lead by scoring
three runs in the first two innings, bu
Oliveris bunch quickly evened things III
and took the lead. The contest wa:
fairly we'll played. as a whole.
In the game which preceded the ont
between the FiStlants and .AlI-stars, tn,
Clarendon club lost to the Lincolns il
eleven innings. This was the better con
test from every standpoint. The worl
of the players was exceptional, thei
fielding being much better than what /.
usually seen. The remarkable part of tn,
exhibition was the pitching of Hildebrand
who was on the mound for the Lincolrs
He allowed the Clarendon outfit to con
meet safely with his delivery only three
times in the eleven periods and strucl
out eleven. The score was to 3.
The Regents played Congress Heights
and defeated that club by y to l. War
der about created record for wildness
the Congress Heights hurler giving four
| teen bases on balls.
| The Rex Athletic club nine went t,
Fort Washington yesterday and met tn