Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21
With the Amateurs
BY TUCK.

lon Oh the pest amateur games IN inc
| the city VIII be played at Broad street
| Park tomorrow. The first Will he
played between Partners and liom-
| bruccos of the Richmond League. The
! second between AlcO's and y. 5. KEEL
| lam, OF the Old Dominion League. The
first game will start at 2:30 o'clock.
Clerks OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway formed a baseball league at Il
meeting of the representatives Of the
| various teams yesterday evening, when
/ plans were formulated for season. The
! league consists OF four teams, repre-
! senting the car service department..
auditing and passenger record. pur
chasing agent and auditing department.
y. 5. Bell was elected manager Of
the car service team. The other man
representatives. from the other depart
| mcnts were i. Amos, j. Ferrell, l.. New
man and r. Hcsslcr
on Mondays and Wednesdays at Byrd
park. Amateur fans Will see some fast
at of hs Bes in se the e payfrs ahe
there are 4. Beil, ". Bell. X. Bel. Sew Sew
and Gentry, of the Howitzcrs Good
players will also be drafted from the
other departments OF the railway.
The check clerks met defeat At tho
| hands of the car service boys on We'd
nesday afternoon by tho score of IL to
form. their pitcher being invincible
before the opposition's sluggers.
Undnunted by two defeats. which
were very close. the John Marshall
High School squad will essay TO re,
| Woodbury. Forest team on Saturday
mt charlottesville. The game will he
one of the State championship series
whether the Marshallitcs will continue
in the race for the title. Both schools
! have fast mines. which should make the
During the last few days the locals
have been .practicing hard under the
direction OF Coach Harry Hedgepcth.
| in order 10 be in the best condi con for
the game: Manager Belts will prob
ably SEM, send Woodward to the mound.
with Pete" Stumpf catching. Massey
is In good form. however. and he may
be selected TO twill
arc playing. a game viii also be staged
between HnrrisonhurE. High school and
KandoiR,,h,-M Macon Acahemy The win
! OF Virginia Mt o'clock
In a Very pret,ily PLAYED game yes
| tcrday afternoon the Grove Avenue
Athletics went down to defeat before
the strong Park Avenue -A,hl,iecs. by
scored first and /; looked as il they
| would walk away with the game. but
| Park Avenue. showing great nghtinr
spirit. came from behind and won out
! The features OF tho game were the
| hitting Of Anderson for Grove Avenue.
who got three safe wallops out OF i've
! trips to the plate. and the fast held
ing OF ]. Thompson. shortstop OF the
! Park Avenues.
! Pcarman and BRYANT. Grove Avenue:
Apple. curran and Burnha,n.
This evening. at 1870 o'clock. tho
Organized SlugEers VIII cross bats
with the Richmond Elks at Byrd PARK.
Ed, Is ihis is Is The onSnins game for the
! pcct"d. The following is the lineup OF
| the teams:
! -
Anthony or Bo\vc. pitcher: Fry. short.
stop: Tucker. first base: Hellstern sec
ond base: Snydor. third base: Rose loft
field 80 ''>
~ 0rGanized Slnsgers-nn Burton. catcher;
s p9na" pSrI, n,tehs rst hnefer s2r,
| second base: Schcr third base; Wor
| sham; left field: Hunter. center field:
Highland Park. which Is enthusias-
ticaliy supporting it's fast team In tho
! masse 10 see its favorites clash with
{ the Blues tomorrow. In the earlier
I walioped tho soldiers unmcrcifi!lv. hut
7 the latter have strengthened consid-
/ ,rao!y and fierce struggle will doubt
| In, Anderson. Highland Park has ono
Or the ciev,erest third baseman IN tho
! city, and he. with Mac Burton, tho
F., fiery little catcher. form as peppcry a
pair as one would care to lind.
I The Howitzers have almost az good
n team In tho Military League as thew
! have In the Federation League They
| have finer record so far, and arc
going strong.
! The Signal Corps and tho Garvs arc
showing up mighty well in the Military
League. The Blues squad is the ONLY
! one which has not captured n game
| but 1t expects to take a brace shortly
HARDWOOD Bates. an old star, is in
! charge OF the destinns OF the First Ma
tional Bank nine. Tho Bankers have
/ not struck their stride yet--but when
! they do-watch out.
The race In the jefferson Ward
League Is similar to the one in the
Athletic League, though IL does seem