Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-12
DANV|LLE ANTLERs PLAY
RINGS AROUND RICHMOND
Visiting Elks Walk Away With an
Eight-Inning Baseball Fiasco
by Score OF 10 to 2.
MAYOR A1NsLIE STARTS GAME
Bowe and Booker, Local Twirlers,
Only Walked Two Men, but Could
Not Puzzle Danville Batters-Far-
ley Held Locals Safe at All Stages.

In n batting and fielding practice at
Broad Street Park yesterday afternoon,
tho nine representing the Danvillc Elks
sailed through the Richmond Elks like
a .42-centimeter shell through n board
fence, winning by the score OF 16 to 2.
The Richmond Elks didn't have look
in from beginning to end. the Dan
Williams swatting and field tho ball like
real ball players. The Richmond nine
was as devoid of practice as a chicken
pie is of chicken.
Mayor Ainslie started the game by
delivering the ball to batter. There
the local nine all around the diamond.
The outficlders ran cross-countries for
every four out of five battcrs.
teen runs from Il total of twenty-five
hinGlcs. sliced in between six errors.
They brought over runs in every in
from their strenuous exercise. Bowc.
who was on the mound for the Rich
mos esS ST IS nnnES When
these pitchers was wild or erratic. but
they just failed to be effective. a total
is not so bad. w. ID. Lea. Newman and
u. Lea led i'm swatting for the Danvil-
iians. each getting three hits. although
each getting at least one hit.
FARLEY. on the mound for the visitors,
twirlcd an excellent game. Although
II,
he allowed only four lone binrlcs. help
ing in, to tally two runs. Resides hitting
many seemingly Impossible ones. Vi.
, IS Lea , Who covered the keystone sack.
PLAYED like a big Lacquer. raising the
scoopcd up fuckers scorchcr i'm the
rrst inning. retiring Anthony at second
base. The outficlders also played well
attaching themselves to all stray ones,
The local Elks scored two lone coun-
ters, hoth crossing in the second chap
ter Hel!stein showed one to center for
one base, moved TO second when
Hulcher walked, and scored when Bowc
reached second on the shortstops err
thlrd when Robertson missed Pcrry's
sscorchcr. and crossed Tho rubber on
The Richmond Elks tried to count
another run. but all attempts failed.
Only three men reached base after tho
second inning. two on hits. and one on
worthy substitute as kersche couldn't
carry AIRY the local boys to victory.
the seventh inning, and went TO first.
relieving Anthony. Kersche was in
time for hot ono as soon as he reached
He returned this bali TO the diamond.
and when he was on the way back
skinner Knocked him a scorching foul.
minutes. Walter made one out when
Hellstcin handed him the ball. Kersche
coochinG box and by his lively tilts
with Fred Lucia, the umpire
Lucia. an old Virginia Lacquer,
handled the indicator in an erratic but
courageous manner. When any player
would dispute him, he would run to
at side show.
kessnich's Band furnished the music
Tor the occasion, playing popular airs
between each inning A goodsized
crowd was out to witness the swatfcst
AS the game WAS growing monoto-
nous, the umpire called il at the end
stuck out through the game like quilts
on an angry porcupinc. the game was
swatting the first ball delivered.