The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30
AlCOs GET GOOD START
FOR |NTERCITY TITLE
Sundny-School, Washington
Champs, at Ball Park
LARGE CROWD ROOTS HARD
Both Teams Display Poor Form In
Opener, but Brace Up in Final
COntcst--Tignor Slams Bali Over
Fence.

Tho American Locomotive Company
team. pennant winners in the Old Do
mln!on League. champion amateur club
Of Richmond. yesterday won both gam cs
of double hLtde: from the Ninth
Street Sunday School team. champions
OF Washington. IN the opening series
for the intercity championship. The
Alcos won the first game by the score
of s to T. and the nlVhtcap by the
scorc Of to O.
More than 5000 enthusiasts wit =
messed the contest which was staged
an hour after refreshing rain which
put the ground In nrstclass condition.
The Ninth Strcctcrs scored In the
third inning, when KELLEY reached FIRST
on DowGen's error. went to third on
PEGS hit TO right. and scored when Tits-
nor threw wild TO first. Pee crossed
when Marccron hit TO right for three
bases and Marceron scored on Giovcn :
MATHS sacrifice ny.
The Alcos tied the score in the same
frame. Pierce HIT to right and adj :
vanced on Asher's inneld hit Pierce
scored OF Anderson's hi; TO left and
Asher and Anderson scored when Tins
leg hit to left for three sacks.
The visitors did not score again an
I'll the ninth. King was hit by :. pitchc q
III,
single to centre. Madigan. running;
for Chency. was forced nj second by
Norelands holdcrF choice. Poo scoring
on Anos's error OF Giovcnnatti's bin =
Gle
The Alcox turned the tic in the
seventh. when Tiguor famed, and Big
bic, who had made hrst on an inicld
hit WAS forced al second bv f!an:, =
CAMS feldcr's choice. Dowdcn hit &c
right and sent Flanagan TO second
Flanagan stole third. and scored on
Roun,rec's error. Dowden and Asher
scored on Aahevf hit. Asher going out
between bases.
KELLEY was taken sick in tho third
frame. and Cheney went 10 the mound.
and held the .\!cos 20 four scattered
hits 81 i've Innings
Saaderson. who twirlcd the second
game for Alcoa. allowed only I'VE scat
t.rcd hits. while tho locals gathered
fourteen hits ~ Won Hc,bulis and
Cheney
Three runs mad. by the locals In
the frs, inning N the second game
took LITTLE OF the pep out of tho
visitors. but they fought manfully.
asher was safe on an inueld hit. went
TO third Oh :. wild pitch and scored
OF ...noss hit past second Tisnov
scnt lite ball over right field fence.
S, orlnG amos ahead OF him
1n.s drive was one or the longest
OF. Tie local diamond this season. The
Alc,N score on" ruu ia She nith oud
seventh. and put three more across IN
the eighth Birbi- was safe on an
error by u. i;roolne, and went to third
on F!uuarau's Texas" Lacquer to
right Flanagan stole second. and Biz =
bic scored on Dowden's out. short to
nrs,, Flanagan taking third. and scor
Ing Oh SaUJersou's out. short to first.
Asher hit to centre. stole second. An
derson waited, and Asher tailed on
Tinslcy's hit to centre.
Rountree, nt second. and Harris at
short played stellar ball for the vsi-
tors. while Asher. OF the A!cos got
seven hits out of eight times UP.
scored Ave runs nnl stole ono base,
because OF tn, rain ANA the non
arrival OF several m ulbcrs - tho
Washington Baseball Commission the
dinner at the Country Club In honcr
q. The visitors was called of, and the
members Of tho commission present and
the members OF the Alec team were
rendered a iisnt luncheon at Murphy )
Hotel by Manager Seamans. of the
Alcos.
The Alcos Will have practice samcs
e. Byrd Park on Wednesday and Thurs
dcy afternoons and Win leave nj 1901
O'clock Friday for Washington. They
viii engage in a practice game thai
afternoon at thc American League
Park. and viii meet the Ninth Street
boys in the second double header -
the series on Saturday afternoon.