Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
LOSES BOTH GAMES
TO RICHMOND CLUB
Ninth, Amateur Champion of
Washington, Defeated in
Double Header.
R0UNTREE. AND HARRIS
STAR FOR WASHINGTON
Play Well at Second and Short, Re-
spectively-Asher Hits Safely
Seven Times.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August 70.
The American Locomotive
Company team, champion anna
teur club of Richmond, today won
both games OF a double-header
from the Ninth Street Sunday
School team, champions of Wash
ington, in the opening series for
the southern honors. Richmond
won the first by the score OF 6 to 4,
and the second by s to o.
More than 5000 enthusiasts
witnessed the contests, which
were staged an hour after a re-
freshing rain, which put the
grounds in frst-class condition.
Washington scored in the third
inning of the first game, when
Kelley reached first on Dowden's
error, went to third on PEGS hit to
right and scored when Tignor
threw wild to first. Pee crossed
when Marceron hit to right for
three bases, and Marceron scored
on Giovannetti's sacrifice fly.
Richmond Ties Score.
Richmond tied the score In the same
frame. Pierce hit to right and adj
vanced on Asher's infield hit. Pierce
scored on Anderson's drive to left and
Asher and Anderson tailed whom
Tinsley hit to left for three sacks.
The visitors did not score again until
the ninth. King was hit by a pitched
ball and went to second on Cheney's
single to center. Madigan. running
for Cheney, was forced at second by
Moreland's fielders choice. Pee scor-
ing on Amos error of Giovannettfs
bingle. Richmond turned the tide in
the seventh when Tignor famed and
Bigbie. who had made first on an in
field hit, was forced at second by
Flanagans fielder's choice. Dowden
hit to right and sent Flanagan to Soc
counted on Ashers hit. Dowden and
Asher scored on Anderson's hit, Ander-
son going out between bases.
Kelley was taken sick in the third
frame, Cheney went to the mound ana
held Richmond to four scattered hits
for five innings.
Sanderson Pitches Well.
Sanderson, who twirled the second
game for Alco allowed only FIVE scat
tered hits, while the locals gathered
fourteen off Won Herbulis and Cheney.
Three runs made by the locals in
the first inning of this game took
little of the pep out of the visitors.
but they fought manfully. Asher was
safe on an infield safety. went to third
on a wild pitch and scored on Amos
hit to second. Tignor sent the ball
over the right field fence, scoring
Amos ahead of him.
This drive was one of the longest
on the local diamond this season. The
locals scored one run each in the nfth
and seventh and put three more across
in the eighth. Bigbie was safe on an
error by NJ. Broome and went to third
on Flanagan's Texas Lacquer to right.
Flanagan stole second. Bigbie scored
on Dowden's out, short to first. Elan
agan taking third and scoring on san
derson's out on q like play. Asher nit
to center, stole second. Anderson
walked and Asher scored on Tineieys
wallop to center.
short. PLAYED stellar ball for the Wis
itors. while Asher of Richmond got
seven hits out Of eight times up.
scored five runs and stole one base. To-
night the members Of the visiting com
mission and the players are being en-
tertained at the Country Club Of Ntr-
ginia.
The box scores follow: