Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-12
.AGG|ES DEFEAT POR7NERs
LOCAL CHAMPS TWICE LOSE
TO WASHINGTON AMATEURS
Lem Owen Pitches Good Ball md So
Does Superintendent T,virier
Hit Freely.


utleholder of this city. here yesterday.
in the first games OF the annual Inter-
city championship series, taking ths
first contest to 4. and the last to o.
darkness hating the nightcap in tho
eighth inning
Washington Is indebted chiefly to
Lem Owen. premier moundsman OF tho
Capital team and Larry Nops. his part
ner on the slab, for its triumph.
Owen pitched the first contest. and
although four runs resulted from his
delivery. no twirled unusually fina
article OF ball, errors playing a promiI
nent part in tho locals scores Only
six hits were gathered by Richmond
against ten for Washington and the
former for the most part. wore unable
to get them when runs would have re-
suited. 1t was Owens twenty fourth
victory out of twcnty-eiGht games
pitched this season
Nops gave probably his finest exhibit
ton of the season. OF the four safe
blows made by his opponents. several of
them could be placed under the "fukey'
category, and only on one occasion did
two como in succession. This was in
the fifth, but no damage was done. He
was in danger OF being scored on in
only one instance, this coming in the
third when, owith no one out. Chittum
was given base on balls and Dunn adj
vanced him to third with ringing
double to right.
He retired the next three men in suc-
cession. however, two on easy outs to
first base, and by striking out the
third
AGGIES' FIELDING WAS
OFF COLOR IN OPENER
Agriculture's fielding was a bit off
color in the first game. but errorless
ball was played in the second. Both
games were marked by brilliant bits Of
fielding by both teams. Pee. in left for
Washing ton, and Moran in the same po-
sition for Richmond, figuring promi-
nently In this respect.
Portner was beaten. hut not dis
| Eraced." The Brewers team was handi-
capped considerably by the poor work
OF Chittum, who let the Aggies run wild
on the bases and who seemed almost
helpless on foul flies.
Dunn. the young pitcher who created
an enviable reputation on the sandlots
! this summer, upheld his name in fna
style to-day. his catcher causing his
! downfall through faults already -e-
! ferred to- Napiers showing in the first
contest was credita5lc enough, but that
| of his teammate stood out in compare
| son.
Jumping into the lead in the first in
| ming of the opening game. when trio
of tallics was chased across the count
| ing block, the Aggies kept the Port
| ner outfit on the lower end of the
scores throughout the games and never
| were in danger of being overtaken.
The team work OF the capital city
| team played n big part in the three
| counters scored in the opening frame.
Pee was issued free transportation to
the initial sack and moved TO the mid
way cushion when Napier took n long
wind-up. Limerick advanced him to
the far corner with sacrifice. and he
denied the pan when Shugrue hit
| lonG fly to Moran. Napier was a little
unsteady and issued n pass to McCar-
thy, who Immediately stole the mid
way station. Cusack then hit to right
! field. scoring Mccarthy, and while Al
Burch's play was messing up CARROTS
gronnder tn" big right fielder counted.
The AGEies kept pilng up the coun-
ters in the next session. when they
pushed two runs across. while three
! more we're added in the fifth on four
clean bingles. stolen base and one
miScue.
RICHMOND CREW MAINTAINED
FIGHT UNTIL LAST OUT
The Richmond champions bid to
overtake the Agges In their half Of
tho opening inning. when Bransford
hit cleanly and moved up while Bailey
| was retiring f. Burch. AL Burch then
hit ono at Owen which low bridged
the lanky hurler. The ball hit owen
III the head and bounded to right field
After a rest the ASgies' mainstay re-
turned to the mound and resumed the
duties.
Tho decisive victory in the opening
game did not take any OF the fight
out of the Richmond crew as they
went into the next with blood in their
eyes. but the puzzling shoots which
| little Jerry was serving proved too
much for tho heavyhittng Brewers,
and they were forced to be contented
! third corner. this being in the NTH.
when two hits were gathered off Nops
without any one being retired
launching three hits in tn. third in
Ming OF the niShtcap. and poor receiv-
ing OF Catcher Chittum, of the Brew
ers, gave the Farmers three counters,
while one was gathered in the sixth
without binSle, and two in the eighth
when two clouts followed base on
balls. The fielding OF the Aggies and
the timely hitting of the entire team
were features.
'Dample" Dunn, who was opposed to
Nops, performed we'll and deserved a
better fate. as ne sent eight OF tho
Farmers back to the bench by tina
strike out route and allowed but seven
bingles. The scores:
PROSPECTS FOR OTHER
GAMES NONE TOO BRIGHT
No arrangements for playing the adj
ditional games in the inter-city series
have been made. The Washington
American League Park cannot he So
cured on Saturday. or the Saturday
after that, the Nationals are play
ing 1T home and will stay until the
end OF ;hc season. The managers of
the two teams Will set together this