The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
YELLOW JACKETS TAKE
RATHER 0NE-SlDEO GAME
hammer bnll Consistently and Defeat
Itampden-Siduey in Cham
ptonshfP Clash.
ZANE BREAKS his An
ANKLE
-Ahhinhp First Bhsennu, in Sliding
homc' Snnps none---pitchcrs Show
Good Form Despite Unusual Hitting

Park the yellow Jackets. of Ashland.
came came from behind and rompcd away
win the championship game against
llampuen- sidney. taking them into
camp oy the incrr yscorc of TO l. And
II Vas the cleancst, fastest and most
. exciting Eanle,'at times, that has been
played at tho park for Il long long
time. "
emily, in spite OF the clever Work OF
the pitchers. and both teams neldcd in
beautiful sKlo. only three miscues
n af.h6Sohna rgnd up asainst the contest.
total of twenty safe swats, ncverihe-,
less The pitchers. Marston for the win
ncTS, ana Moore and Darlington for
me losers. were IN good form, especial
~ Marston, and ten men famed, while
tnc total number Of free passes was
three, and OF these, two were Issued
by Darlington in tho last part OF the
game.
Tho bout was exceedingly spcctacu-
That brought the crowd to it's fcci Tho
on!E happening To mar the contest WAS
An untortunate accident which bctell
iiane. the Yellow Jackets tirst-sacker.
In the seventh Inning he mado his sec
ono three basger and tried TO come
on IN home rome: IN a short PIP ssed ball by
itUSS. The Tigers receiver Scoopcd ur
the ball and tossed II TO CarrinEton In
tme 10 retire Banu, who. In Siding.
got ms feet tangled under him and
sh"ppeu bone IN his ankle.
i;tndolph Macon had a hard time
getting started, and for Il whilo il
looked dark Tor them. especially AS
the breaks OF luck All rsenled TO be in
FAVOR OF the Hampden- Siuncy team
Moore was hcavinB ia fine style, and
ms team was giving him Eiit-cdge sun
port Also the yellow Jackets rot ,ucn
on as far AS third with no one out only
TO be kept from tallyins through some
last and clover hulu!nS by tn. losers
IL il a singular thing mat Banc. Z,
iaat man. made two three DaEgurs, ana
both times subsequently, got thrown
an or sslf tAl., H..
Finally. however. tho Yellow Jackets
col tneir !iEhls ON the pin. and when
night" for the presbyJcriuns. for. once
started, tho Randoipn Macon runs
rolled in
AS Lor tinmpden-sidney. thoy got hits
nunch them at all except III the sixth
frame. When TWO doubles right together
sent across Their only mark. Moore. the
hurlrr who started the H.nlo Tor the
Tigers. was especially descrvinr OF
circuit THIS boy was IN horrible ply
steal shape. having pulled "A lEafncnt
on his hoaviug wing Just recently. ana
IT was only pure Srit mat Kept him
GoinE For the first I'VE boxes no did
laSt NeIulnS and almost uncanny luck
SAVED him from being scored against.
after mat ms arm save WAY, and he
was practically At the opposing bats
men : mercy. When Darlington was
sent in. without any warming up. in
the seventh, hc Jared far worse than
Moore. the yellow Jackets jumping an
over his slants and franming Them To-
al corners OF the park Narston
Dltched IA very he"dy. cic.cr game Ills
work was not spectacular. but he man
aeed to Keep the hampton sidney hits
pretty Well scattered. and always
iiSht1ncd up when danger threatened.
except ia the lone Instance when Hannp-
den, sidney cont their run across.
Tho who'll" iiVnpdcn- sidney team
seemed imhucd With an unbeatable
Syr niim, "niliii ~ the f,Mth frame. ne
ttl"N. 'dchcls hot th"ir irSt count
through an unfortunate uiStuC nv
bpEE, ia" hie Presbyterian catcher.
After having th" man who was coming
homo clearly caught, and tagging him
louE feet on the pl.tte, BuES dropped
tho ball! After that Things Mere never
the same. II must be said that tao
wa" very .cl"hn ana neat. and they
played - rlucky game trying 10 night
on the inevitable. iiut tho Yellow
Jackets We're not TO he denied They
kept on 49, t2iap the entire time.
For sidney, Darlington,
Thurman ana BUgg were tho best per-
formers ia spite OF the bad displays
OF the latter. For the yellow Jackets.
Bane. Mtdyette and Anderson all
played stellar ball. both IN the ncld
And handling the willow. Nane being
especially good IN Tho swuttlus de-
partment .uc.ug out three safe hits
were good for three sacks Alidyctte
played a very suappy. g!nsely game,
displaying lots of life all tho time.
Anderson did well with the stick. and
also made some very clever plays IN
tho neld.
II was interesting TO note DR..
Draper. the coach OF the William aud
Continued on Ninth FnEeJ