Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-16
Little Scraps of Sports

another indication OF the growth OF
sport in this country is found In
the manner In which the seasons over
lap Within month the frs, foot
ball game OF 1915 will, be underway
With the pcnnant races in tho major
leagues still several weeks from com
pletlon By the time the last contest
o. the worlds series has been settled
the gridiron teams Of tho larger uni
vers!ties Will he facing opponents. who
secretly cherish the idea that they are
about 10 upset all football traditions
by racing through and around the big
fellows lines for double figure scores
Fred tTopsy) Hartsel, veteran ont
fielder has bid adieu TO baseball He
has returned TO his home in Toledo.
after turning in his Fort Wayne. Cen
trail League. uniform and announcing
that his diamond career was at an end
HartEel began playing professional
ball In 1897. passing in turn through
tho minor, major and back TO the min
or leagues again during h.. twenty
years OF baseball. His best game was
played while member Of the Chicago
Nationals and the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. For ter years he was :, mem
Der o! the Athletics under Connie Mack.
playing In the worlds series OF 1905
and 1910.
California is grooming another high
jump 10 take the place OF George Ilo-
r!ne and Eddie Beeson, when tho snr,n,
has departed from the legs oc the lat.
ter pair. The new leap!ng prodigy is
Ira Jacobs, eighteen-yaar- Old
schoolhoy, who Is clearing better than
six feet consistently and with little cf-
fort.
tho Fairbury and York teams. Of the
Nebraskan State League. won By a
home-run drive over the fence iust
twenty-four hours before the League
disbanded Will hardly be cited as n
brief ny those who doubt the hones,y
of baseball
With the restoration OF football 1T
Columbia University. a new eligibility
code has been adopted by the largest
OF the American universities Here
after no freshman will be eligible TO
represent Columbia in major spor,s.
no student can represent the univer.
slty for more than four years in ma
Jor sports. and no student holding a
degree from another college or uni.
Hersity can represent Columbia in any
sport These rules have been in eff.
rect so far as the Columbia oarsmen
are concerned for several years. but
the new code will now apply 20 the
FOOTBALL, baseball and track teams.
Inc question to whether n bat
ter was Intentionally passed TO first
IS constant source of argument
among baseball fans In n recent
game in the Central Associotion tho
pitcher OF the Waterloo Club left no
oonot regarding his intentions nv
Pitchins -FOUR balls to the first base
man instead Of the catcher. Follow
ing the fourth pitch the umpire order
ed the batter to take his hase u,hnra
upon the Keokuk Club menasan W
tested the decision and game VIE,
the latter team won the cont.s, T.,
n subsequent rally the question -, ,.a
protest was dropped.
Tennis racquet makers and re,,;u
report unprecedented business f CT
season 10 date. Several Of the rnos+ ~
pert racquet stringers OF the Fact s+,t
that never In the history of tennis ho %
the demand In their line been so he.ww
Inc increase In tournament play and
the continued damp weather arc rn,
son: advanced for this unusuaI sale ~.
racquets and their frequent return for
repair.
Two runners thrown out at the plate
on one play recently occurred in two
different games on the Same day. Ono
OF these unusual plays was made in n
game between the Lincoln and Wichita
clubs of the Western League. and the
ether in the Pittsburg Brooklyn game
in the National League
The entry lists for the National Lawn
Tennis Cham pionships close on Friday.
and the announcement OF the PLAYERS
who will compete for the racquet titles
at Forest Hills. L. l., two weeks from
tomorrow is being awaited with In
terest by all followers of the court
game. Notwithstanding the entry re-
strictions imposed by the L.. S. n. l..
r. a. this season, 1t is thought that tho
field will be larger than any OF the
lists received for the Newport tourna.
mcnts OF recent years