The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
P0RTNERS READY
FOR BIG SERIES
Manager John Berry Will
Bring Richmond Brewers
Here Saturday.
VIRGNIANS ARE HITTERS

hichmond. Va, Aug. 6-The Port
ners' who won the championship of
richmond by defeating the Duplex
Ciuo' have won the pennant in the
hichmond League. two out of three
seasons. The team is composed of
young and ambitious ball players. and
mas suffered but one defeat this sea
son. John Berry. manager of the
team. is one Of the best hitters on
tne club and may get into the series
at Washington.
The Portners will leave Richmond
saturday morning at $50 o'clock ano
upon arriving in Washington at 3
ociock VIII go direct to a hotel and
rest Tor several hours before enraR-
ing In the double bill at the Ameri
can League Park. r. W. PAYNE. To-
cal manager of the Portner Brewing
company. will accompany the team.
ana several hundred people will q.
aiohe 70 root for the Richmond boys.
morgan, an old baseball PLAYER. who
knows the game, and who has h..n
one OF the best umpires in the Rich
mona amateur baseball circuit will
De one or the handlers of the indi.
Gator In the inter-city series.
Inc following will give the WASH
ineton followers of the amateurs some
insight as to the players they will
see in action Saturday.
Napier is one of the few twirlers in
Richmond who has a no-hit. no-run
game to his credit. He lost onIv one
game during the season. Napier leads
MS team in hitting with a grand aver.
age OF .41S and has not made an |
error this season. He also plays right
field
Dunn. the midget" Of the team. ha,
hlade good as a twirler. 1t was his
splendid work that won the champion
sip TOT tne Portners. He began amateur
baseball as a catcher
Ed Chittum, catcher. hit at an ayera ee
u .oOi and ielded .912 this season. He is
steady and rarely misses heading off men
1t second when they attempt to steal.
ROBERT Baur. the first sacker. who was
With the Battle Axe team when u played
Washington three years ago, is captain
u the team He is batting .2s2 and has
| left wing, and may do mound work
'efore the series is finished. |.
Moran. who covers second station. ia
'nown as one of the fastest felders
mong the locals. Heretofore he has
.lways been on losing teams At one +,
ime he was member of the Petersburg &,
iuo In the Virginia State League. His
atting average this season was .ss3.
Albert Burch plays short field. and saw
~ poS'-ScdsoH games neretO1Ore /.
'lth the Battle Axe team. Burch has I
cored more runs than any other member =
the team. and hit during the past sea- \
on with an average Of .3l.
Gentry, third baseman. who is known Z
S Hooks" is a consistent player and /
regarded as one Of the best base run
ers on the Portners' team.
Bransford, who covers left garden. has
lso seen service with the Battle Axers. Z
e batted .32 during the past season,
ever missed a game. and is one of the
eetiest and surest fielders on the team.
FRED Burch covers center field. Three a
ears ago he pitched for Barton Heights r
am, the winners in the Old Dominion m
eague. and won the pennant In the G
ries with the Battle Axe club. he threw n
s arm out Of place. Hit batting rec =
d Is 3sl and in fielding he has a per-
ct average Of LOCO. 9,
h. Wells. right fielder, has a splendid "
cord. 1t Is probable he will not get K
TO the fnter-city series because OF bav- n
9 oroken the bones in his second finger
the right hand. when he fell in at F.
mptlng to catch a ball in the game an
st Saturday. a.
fred Wells will take his brothers place
right garden. His hitting is not up Ia
MS brothers standard, but he Ia re- wv
rded as sure fielder dr
larry Lee. the utility infielder- In
avy hitter. having made four home
ms during the past season. and leadsi
league In circuit drives. He NAV he !
IN IN action at second base. reliev III
moran II the occasion demands I'M