Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-11
It STRIKES ME
by TIM PATCH


Ro,Gky Noun, may not play Ports
looks like there will be no need Of
en- extra game, as tho Tarhccls have
already won three straight. and II
they win to-day. there will be no ff,h
game.
The two Virginia League con,.ndcrs
certainly viii no, meet here on Mon
Gay. telegram from Ray Ryan. re-
| ceived by this paper last night. stated
'hat IN" seventh game. If ON" mus. los
Ilayed, viii he staged in Richmond
,,ni%r no cireum,stances will The SOW
day a; tho earliest.
The Ryanitcs are cleaning UP on the
Truckers In great style Three IN n
row makes Rocky Mount look like
nlayers Asuycd prominently II. the
rarhecl victory Yesterday Tlay y.ro
Mickey O'Ericn. who twlr,cd pre,iv
BAH. and Dolly Gray. whose ccldir.
cut Portsmouth off runlcss.
old Fred Be"bc essayed The iron
, nnn's role ySss,srday and sot away
I"rful record in the Iuterna,.an,l
Len que for ma'I OF his age He IL
tn" biz league. playing with tie chi.
c"Eo Nationals, rs far back as zoos
II Tog g game, am il Two day: is an awful
however. have had Dunns goa, ali
season.
Baseball intores, locally Is conferred
Portncrs champions OF Richmond and
the AgricuitTraIs. champions Of Wash
ins'on. The loca! lads do not claim
III. first gam" viii start at . so
o'clock Th~ games vii he veil veil
worth seeing
The leaders in 10th American and
'heir rivals ~ winning their games
ff ai,nd ny WHILE ,he other contemders
/ philadelphia Nationals by defeating
J." now 'ni!-end New York Giants and
! ,hcrfhy making clean sweep Of the
rHrles gained half q game on both
Brookiyn which had an open date. and
/ Boston, which won and lost I'm a
"onole-h"ader with Pittsburgh.
The foston Americans made their
lead over Detroit more secure vns,er.
DAY, winning from rhiladelphin. while
i.,e Vas losins to Cleveland This
= ha!t games ahead OF the Tigers Tie
TNScrs move Eastward to-day ana be-
GIN long series with the Yankees
Ros'on for what may he the decisive
series OF me race Pending tho ar
'ival Of the Tigers. the Red Sox viii
entertain Chicago, which mad. "a vail
ant fight for the lead but which is
now virtually. if not completely c!im!-
mated
baseball critics have been Sxnect"d to
crack since they started off with
string Of Victories NJ the very begin
ming OF the. season. have failed 10 de-
ind themselves three and a half
games ahead OF BROOKLYN and four
and hal: games ahead of the Boston
team. which Manager Moran considers
lead has been gained largely AZ the
expense OF the Giants. which for the
first season in five years ind them
selves not only out OF the race but
in uudisputed possession OF last plac"
What the Phillics will be able To show
against the somewhat stronger West
ern clubs is the question that is now
interesting followers Of the game.
The yanks didn't overload them
selves with victories in Detroit. but
their pitchers made Ty cobbs batting
age. They made his bat n colandcr
and the ball went right through il
without being hit In four consecu-
rus was at bat fourteen times and
didn't make hit The pitchers were
pieh. Donovan, Caldwell. Fisher
Vance. Shawkcy and Cole and tho
boxmem OF no other club are likely 10
duplicate that performance.
Pitcher DisIocates Arm
KANSAS CITY. September To-
punched hits off Main gave the open
ing game Of the series to Buffalo.
to L. Doubles by Hoffman and Chase