Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-25
AMATEUR Commission TO
MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
President Hill Returned to City Last
Night From Pacific
Coast.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS ARE UP
Committee Will Be Appointed to
Confer With Washington and Bal
timorc for Staging of Post-Season
Series This Season.

Series This Season.
Tho Amateur Commission of Rich
mond will hold the regular monthly
meeting on "Wednesday night. This
meeting was postponed from the reg
ular meeting night because OF the alb
sencc from the city of President julien
Hill who accompanied the Governor
on his trip 10 the Pacific Coast. This
meeting Will be full Of interest to all
VINO attend. and Il Is the desire of the
president that the managers Of all
teams playing under the commission
be present.
In addition to the appointing of n
committee to confer with committees
from Washington and Baltimore in re-
gard TO post-season series. the COM
mission will take up matters pertain
ing 10 the betterment of the organi-
cominittce will also be appointed to
obtain bids on balls for the season
iolS. ms the commission expects to re-
!ieve the managers Of this expense
Next Saturday. when the Hombrucos
and FORMERS meet at BYRD Park. the
see one OF the most exciting games games
that has ever been played on the sand
lots OF Richmond; The players on
'er rivals, and both managers claim
that their teams are in the best of
condition. The winner Of the game
fhe nEam Moi nions IN an Pro'anii.y be
League for this season. Napier and
Chittum viii be the battery for Port
ner and Manager Hogan will most
probably send Flanagan 70 the mound
ipr the Hombrucos. Bcasley will
catch him.
League Is on his vacation He is talk
ing trip through the larger cities Of
the Middle West
shirt" Blanton and "Snooks" Ire
william. both star twirlcrs OF last
%ears, champion Ashland team. have
m emga 10 n.1Gh for pTpeS IN the Com;
make somebody take notice in the.
post-scaSon series.
With only four games to play. I,
seems that the Mctropolitans and c.
II. 4. C. viii fight II out for the Den-
nant in the Jefferson Ward League
In the Paramount Metropolitan con
test there We're ten balls hit over the
iene", Johnson, OF Fairm"unt, getting
two
W Gibson. an outnelder for High
Land Springs. went in to backstop for
Scot; ann was struck by tip foul on
MS middle Hngcr and waE forced TO
retire from the game.
yi'iihn al 4. II. y. g. Williams
.: Highland Springs; II. Jones. OF l.
-. O. +" and Johnson, Of Fairmount
were the heavy hitters yesterday
Eacho pitched line game Yesterday
~ Broad street Park. allowing the
-. :. Wright team only one hi ana
striking out eleven men.
Wr!ghis: striking out thirteen Of Full
TONS sIusgers II his teammates
would hit II would be great deal of
encouragement for him.
Captain Clcve Morris. Of the Laurel
stree team, has certainly gotten Il
good bunch Of ball players. lie has !,
wonder in Walter Barfoo,
The, lady roo,ers Of Laurel street,
did their share of roofing for thcir
team some OF the most loyal were the
Misses Crump and Mrs. rillow
Henry EULER, Davis Brothsr5' best
relieved Womack yesterday. lie will
leave shortly for his vacation i'm New
JERSEY. and he will ne greatly missed
by Davis Rrothers.
kerSwyn is leading the Commercial
League with an average of 800 for
fourteen games. How is that for stick
work?
Sm;ihers go, three Dagger in yes
terday's game
II looks like Duplex is the remnant
winner IN the Commercial. and it will
be an interesting game when they 20
up against the Richmond League