Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11
WASHINGTON CHAMPS ASK
FOR EARLY PLAYING DATE
Amateurs Of Capital Want to Play
First OF Intercity Series on
August 49,.
COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER
Meeting to Be Held on Wednesday
Night to Decide Question-Local
Body Says It's Players Did Not
Participate in Riot.


Body Says It's Players Did Not !
Participate in Riot.
The intercity series between the !
amateur baseball champions OF Wash
ington and Richmond viii. in all prob !
ability, begin In WASHINGTON on Sat
urday, August 2S. While nothing de-
finite has been decided as to this be-
ing the date on which the first game |
OF the series viii be played. Secretary
Htooper; OF tho Richmond Amateur
q le1ter from President Young, Of
washington. stating that the only
august taos or Gerng the latter part of
n.r are the above date. and Labor
pay. and MIR. Young advises that he Is
III favor OF the earlier date, owing TO
the fact that Washington fans arc for
me most part out of town on Labor
Mr.. Young says that things are NOV
ing along smoothly with them this
year. and that they hope TO put one
OF the best amateur teams in this Sc
RES TINT have ever participated be-
fore. lie IL not able as yet TO pick
any probable winners, as the races in
several leagues arc very close.
The Amateur Commission OF Rich
mond viii meet Wednesday night and
committc. viii be appointed to con
fer with WashinRton's committee on
the subject Of inter-city games and
these committees will fix the date and
also take UP the matter Of bringing
Baltimore in the series.
There has been much comment on tho
near riot 1T Byrd Park last Saturday.
the powers that be" to handle the
players that took part in the fracas
Ia justice TO the PLAYERS the Amateur
Commission would like TO state to tho
was not an amateur player under the
commission who participated I'm the
row. The commission would like TO
say further that the members Of Port
ners team are az well behaved bunch
OF PLAYERS as there is playing in the
city. and that they. led by Manager
Berry. did last Saturday. and have on
other occasions done all they could to
preserve order. on the field.
While speaking OF rowdyism In tho
ranks OF amateur baseball. If some Of
the knockers would take time to look
up the records OF the past, they viii
find that during the pas, six seasons
tha' tho commission has been playing
OF II average OF about twenty games
each Saturday and there has not been
ii player arrested during this time for
creating "a disturbance during II game
Duplex and Rountroe Cherry. the
leaders and taiienders OF the CONNER
AT Byrd Park. the envelope makers
winning by only ono run
Shirt Rianton, of last years cham
pick uniform Yesterday Blanton has
not signed a contract yet, but Man
ago. Iowry hopes to have him all
lined up by next Saturday.
President Crowher. OF the Richmond
League IS spending his vacation In
h" is looking the amateurs OF these
towns ovc-, and that they have nothing
Oh the boys In Richmond
Lawrence Perkins, who has been
managing amateur baseball teams for
The last ten years. will put team on
merly had the old sidney Star team.
which later played as Tyrus Cham
pions. He already has such players
French and others under contract for
next season.
Applications arc coming in fast for
next season and tie commission viii
devise some plans at lis next meet
ing 10 place the applicants in Leagues
which viii be rs nearly matched AS
possible.
The members OF Davis Bros. ball
Baseman Tinor "Wednesday night. AT
o'clock.
The biggest surrrisc Of The City
League cam, Yesterday afternoon
when The Fairmount Juniors defeated
Davis Brothers BY score of 10 l.
W. Rarfoo,, the new ,wir,cr Of
Laurel street struck ,wcnty-on" men
;yesterday He is " coming big
Lacquer.
Wiltshire and T. Thed'ecl< say that
players always have bad days. but
i both VIII make w for los, time II
be nj tho second sack, and n runner
must hustle to beat him to it,
President ~ volkmann. Jr.. hs. is-
sued call for "a meeting Of tho Cen
ira! League. To be held Tomorrow
night at $50 o,cl9cl at his residence.
ayers are requested TO attend, as sew
eral matters Of Importance mus. be
decided on.
victory via the forfeit route. Jones
Eros. failed TO show up.
The Brownies. under the leadership
OF S. Cross. won their first game yes
terday by defeating the Norwood
team.
Smithers got two hits yesterday, n
single and a homer In the Rountrce-
Cherry-DupleX game.
Clarke also landed for the complete
circuit.
0Brien. for the, Eluc Bells. played
flne game, accepting all chances and
welding the stick with good effect
h stii"Str Napier oil Rountree- Cher
ry, is certainly a thoroughbred sport
He had hard luck tho first part of the
sea son, but he has gotten a good club
together now.
The Blue Bells garnercd twentv-siy
SAFE hlts In the game with Smith
Grocery.
DOC Waldbauer struck out seven
teen men In yesterdays game.
The Blue Bells played Beaver Dam
double-header last Monday and took
hoth games. They were treated row
all enjoyed the trip ''p''' an"