Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16

season. tho GrayS were dumped off tho
top yesterday by the Battling Bisons
Pat Donovan and the Herd have been
fighting uphill tho whole season. and
the ovcrtaking OF the champs was no
mean task. With the season rapidly
coming to Il close. interest in the In
tcrna,ional League race has been
greatly augmented. The wonderful
work of Buffalo In winning three
double headers in rs many days. to-
Eether with the twin victory yestcr-
day over the Grays. put the Bisons on
top of the heap.
Local fans at one time entertained
dreams of seeing Richmond at the apex
months have been expecting 1t to be
on the other end. Fortunately. how
ever, the Climbers will not finish on
the bottom. And next year will find
then pushing the leaders.
Rain kept Richmond out of action
yesterday ut Toronto. The other six
clubs. however, played their scheduled
games. The Climbers will play the
Leafs and Harrison twice today.
Kid Jameson and Joe Judge. the
two Buffalo players purchased by
Clarke Griffith. will not report to the
M in time to play saturday.
Donovan to ship them TO him on Fri
day.
Griffith is quoted as saying:
Tho international League ends Sat
would be unable to ovcrtakc Provi.
dcnce. hope to have both those kids
mere in time to play in Saturdays
game with ST. Louis. | feel sure that
they Will make good, and | want Wash
inGton fans 10 see them in action"
Right you arc Griff. they will make
good. but Jameson and Judge will be
required to keep the Herd on top. You
care. 1t is not right TO coax fans to
Your park to see some real ball players
and then disappoint them.
While Portners have wired the Wash
ington Aggies that they will invade
the capital on Saturday. there is
slight hitch in the plans UP there. 1t
seems that Secretary Winslow, OF the
Terminal Railroad Y; NJ. c. a., is out
OF Washington on his vacation. and
they VIII have to get his consent TO
use the field. Washington fears that
the series Will be n failure financially.
Both the Palace and Newport Bowl
ing Alleys have been renovated and
put in frst-class shape for the new
season, which opens within the next
iew days. Team captains are already
selecting their men, and successful
leagues.
Rocky Mount. it is learned. will not
-Ashcvillc-for the State chnmnion-
ship. but will be opposed by a picked
team from the entire circuit The Sc
ries starts to-day in Rocky Mount.
What n great team Lopd Byron. OF
rne National League, and Scott Chest
mmpirins together. Chestnut has put
forty or more players ont OF games
this year. Byron probably has him
beaten beaten while If all those Byron has
house were included. Chestnut woI,ld
be n poor second. But take these two
umpires and let them work together
s"on mere wouldn't be player left
bask in the lmclight without any RI
walls. s
The 1915 football season is already
under way. Two casualties have been
reported.
=, The Boston Red sox and the Detroit
Of the season at Boston to-day. win
the Red Son leading by two and ono.
half games The Tigers cut down Bos.
tf 2dvantage Yesterday by winning
their fourth straight game from New
fork, while Boston dropped their ONLY
game OF the series To Chicago.
IN the National League, BROOKLYN. al.
though not playing, went into second
place again. while Boston and Phila.
delphia each lost. The Phillies now
lead Brooklyn by considcrablv more
tnah TOUR games. with the Braves
aoout one-half game behind tho su
me outcome of the four-dav series
ut Boston. beginning to-day, will he
watched with much interest but al
thouSh the result virtually may dis
pose oil Detroit as pennant contender
or may put the Tigers in the lead.
there are many who believe the race
may not definitely be decided until tho
iast rev days of the season. The Red
Sox took majority of the games from