The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05

morning game wcro so jubilant over
tho shut out victory OF the Colts that
q purse of Sa5 WAS easily made up and
tho money distributed among tho play
UrS.
afternoon WAS appreciated by the fans.
who chcered Justify; but deeper appre-
Icy. who wrote Bcrrcr.'a note after tho
game. concentrating him and enclos-
ing haninute.
team received a banlinote in apprecia-
ton Of their services from the sccrc-
tary after the second shut-out OF the
Coolers.
J. j. Kelly the umpire who was re-
leased by. President Eoatwright. of the
paper reports show him to he n favor
tie with The fans there. rs he was IN
this league. Kelly knows baseball.
hat in a letter TO the sporting editor
~ The Times Dispatch he says that
40 not know an umpire from sack OF
salt
Thc clipping from a Bridgeport pa
per says:
limp Kelly mauc his first appear
got by with bells. The veteran Is on
tho job every minute. and there WAS
TX htGhitE over ms ufclSlOnS. lie
keeps the players hustiing; and
showed in the second inning that lie
would not tolerate any delays, Ger
up. and the ump didnt like it. and
whom Lefty" did the hesitation once
too often. Kelly calsnd a ball. and that
made the lcft-haIder yet busy
The Waterbury paper said:
Shamohin' Kelly made his first APP
pearancc here ms IN umpire and proved
q success. lie is an o!d-timer and
knows the game thoroughly, and keeps
The players on the jump every minute"
nesp!te his discharge. Kelly has IN
interest in this league. and writes: Il
wish YOU the best OF luck. and the
same goes for All the reporters aud
the jumps III the league"
spoai,ing Of umpircss. Il appears that
the official bounccr of the. umpires of
the Virginia League resides in Roa
season six jumps have received their
discharge in the Magic City. Last
McTec Tone and Kelly have received
their walking papers while in Roa-
nokc.
spaldinr's Official Athletic Rules and
Official Handbook OF the Amateur
containing tho revised rules of the a.
A. y. TO date, including those for track
ana held sports, gymnastics. swim
polo tug -of-war. steepiechasine. relay
racing. throwing the javelin. etc. Is
now IN che hands OF the booksellers.
The book gives much other Informal
tion. OF value 10 those in charge of
amateur sports. II is published by
the American Sports Publishing Com
CITY : : - - ~" = :
The Cluster springs Academy has
Issued Issued a neat lonr-page Baseball
played during the past season by the
baseball team representing that in
excellent likeness of William Oscar
Ryburn, the coach. and II picture of
ne team claiming the state champion
snip. The Cluster Springs Academy
team scored III runs TO their oppo-
nents ihirty-seveu, having won four
teen out OF tho sixteen games played.
Chanman. Tor Cluster, pitched one no
hit-no-run nine inning game, in which
only twcnty-seven men faced him.
while Wilson pitched two one-hit
innings he famed twenty six mon.
Newton pitched Il no-hit, no-run game
~ which twenty-nine men faced him.
thompson caught fourteen out OF the
sixteen games. and Went through the
season without an error.
PLAYERS being sold by the Virginia
League clubs are bringi5l; good prices.
IlllE Graham, the 4 ,crs' iirst base
man. sold 10 the Cincinnati Reds,
brought around $4,000. while Glockson,
$4,000 to rest I'm thn ira!, s,,rn S'" "
another heid at the close OF the Sea- a.
son other sales viii be made within
the next few weeks. ana before the
season IS closed the major leagues will
nave gathered from the Virginia
LeaEuo some Of the fastest young
players available in organized baseball
realms.
John Raiey. the Colts first baseman.
is fapiuiN recovering from hroI. a.,
arm received while in piay severai
weeks ago. 1t is doubtful. however
if Raicy VIII participut. In ,,,nv ~, 49,, +,
during the remninacs OF the season
and his absence from the game viii
be regretted Dy many admirers
Young Keefe is pulling on some OK
ccllcnt iielding stunts nj short for The
locals. burt he viii lie replaced by New.
ION within a few days Newton has
1bout recovered the use ~. tseycsai
badly maDSlcd digrts, and bss ,-..-,nittrr
~ the Da, VIII add materially 10. thc
colts batting rallies