Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-09
BALL PLAYERS DEFEATED
LOCAL TRAPSHOOTERS ARE
TOO STRONG FOR VISITORS
Chief Bender Leads Field. but Mem
hers OF squad Make Low scores.
Crowd Sees Match.

Local trapshoutvrS had an easy vic
tory over tho visiting baseball players
yesterday AT tine West END Gun Club
F!p. piCNcd shots downed the quartz;
OF stars, UuUer the cIptainCy OF l..
Rucgcr. Chief Albert Bcndcf. former
Athletic star, wHs the hlSh gun. how
bird.
The visiting team consisted of Chris
tic Aathcwsuu, Harry DAVIS. Doe Gran
dali ana CAlet bender. They were ac-
compaiIcu here by l.. X. jerks, OF the
Du Pont Powder Company, ana +. w.
Roscbcrry, OF Baltimore. y tour OF
the country will be made. with Rich-
mona as the starting point.
The party arrived yesterday morning
ana Was QuartcrGd at kueGcr'S Hotel.
The morning WAS spent at the Country
club o. Virginia as the guests OF Col
onci James J. Pollard. How many
holes thUy played OF who beat. could
not be drawn trum them 10y leading and
adrolt questioning. They We're a little
large crowd was present TO get Il
glimpse Of the baseball celebrities.
secretary ". u. Hart was disappoint-
ed mat 50 Iew OF the isUnners We're
present. bat drew his team from among
ihoSc Oh hand. Nh. Rucgcr, one of the
CLUBS field captains, acted as captain
Of the aallists. but did not show amy Of
Connie A!aCks ur Afugsy Mctirnw's
managerial ability with his galaxy OF
stars. II he said a word ON the coach
ing line nobody heard him.
- H. Siorr WAS pitted against tho
"Chicf' wso walked away with his
scalp ". y. Hammond. Sr., faced
Crandall, ana held him safe; l.. NJ.
Daniel played against Davis; NJ. d. Hart
was stacked against l. RucScr while
j. y. Anderson, one OF the finest utility
men 10 be found, was instructed to
tackle anything that tried TO get
through his end.
BUCK Calvin. secretary of the Will
1nington, Del. club. had challenged Mae
Hart, secretary OF the West End club
bul on account of sickness could not
come, so he commissioned his friend.
Il. u. fosohcryy the only amateur in
MARYLAND who can tackle Lester Ger
man, TO shoot the match for him. Hart
looked at the !ong-rUn trophies dang
ing from EosohGrry's watch fob, and
Shoot Ny. jerks Galvin's second choice.
He held jerks safe. but said he felt
an the tim" Calvin had run in one of
those dark horses" on him.
James Craig, president OF the
Wnyncsbor" club, and Mrs. Craig were
OUT. Jlm was trying out a new gun.
and did not shoot 10 form.
Henry Pacini and his little son Joe, OF
not shoot. but his boy did the best
Shooting for his age ever seen here.
and II there IS another father who
wants TO back II fifteen ycar-olCer
against the Norfolk lad. just drop old
man Henry line ana the match will
be ON.
This was the first shoe, for the bal,
players squad, ana before they diSba nd
they will have gone as far West as
omaha. ana have shot in eighteen OF
The i.trg"st cities.
The interest manifested here. where
rarShoounS Is not as popular as fur
thcr West and North is a pretty good
indication that sending these men ont
Was a haipy thought on the part of
IN" i'u Iort people, and viii be thu,
caus""of many people witnessing target
shooting they being drawn by these
ba$ehtli celebrities, who might never
have known what Il clay pigeon was
o. now simple and easy target shooting