Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-22
With the Amateurs
BY TUCK.

licked teams from McGuire's. Rich
oAd Academy and John Marshall High
school will battle for the prep school
tennis championship Of the city this
corning on tho Hermitage courts. Both
S"gtos and doubles will be played. the
Users being eliminated each time.
nose on the team from tho High
"enooi are Montague and Smoot; from
Mctiuire's, Gest and Dunn.
this Ia the first year the Marshall
rS nave had tennis team. but the
liner preparatory schools have been
The game at the pubiic School I'S @ss ben en-
ennis club. which was formed last
M,i: Ihe team was chosen at an elimi-
."ton contest yesterday afternoon on
"a" Seminary grounds. when Smott and
ants.
All true lovers of baseball should
80 encourage the amateurs. These are
S Sns hrst games to be played at Broad
leans Of the Richmond League. the
aT o[tne sns, ana Hombrgcos. viii play, the
ne Alcoss, champion of the intcrcity
I!ubs: will play the strong A. S. KEEL
portners have not lost single game
tmis season. but the Hombrucos feel
shaf 'hey can tie then for tn.
ne general admission will be csc, no
.Nira charge for the grandstand. All
adies VIII be admitted free.
The lineup OF the Portners will be:
ghittum. catcher; Dunn or Napier.
si ITCH, Albert Burch. shortstop; Baur,
hl,Ich. center field; Wells. right held.
Hnsr M iafsfSiie H GSq
stop: Seay. first base; Orebaugh. second
s safIs: Monroe io' third base; kennedy left
right field. Umpire. Morgan. Scorer,
H. Jones.
An interesting game was staged at
Byrd Park yesterday afternoon be-
iorious b. the score of to C. The fca-
{ md Of the game were the hitting of
L BILE and n homer in four times at bat,
ana me pitching of Bucker. who re-
IL ba II she fourth hui franz
hits.
rlsseman,s homer with two on fea-
around fielding of the Sluggers added
interest TO the contest
snead, in right. held for the Sluggers.
BsaNed the day for his team, making
a sensational catch In the final inning
with two on bases
The batteries for the Elks were Amos,
Bo"c and Plagcman; for the Sluggers:
Overman. Bucker and Smithson.
Highland Park expects 10 repeat its
previous victor over the soldiers when
they meet the Blues this afternoon at
watched eagerly by supporters OF both
teams, as IL Is generally believed that
me m No i,.G CROWD has the best team
have strengthened their nine in antici-
ration Of this cont.rs. and battle
ported to be prime for tho fray. and il
$wt! be fercely fought from the very
kstart. The probable lir--~p:
Highland Pa.k-Burton, catcher;
Cosby. second base: Anderson. short
s,oP; lawrence ,hird base; Eowies. mrs,
tRcnnlc. left hcid
Rjnss-Saaies' ea,ehsr Whilk,nson.
Wfrn,. pitcher. Rose. ieft field; ' shei.
/ ton. center field; Sweeney. third base;
! right field
eial League has been switched to the
i Smith Grocery. under the management
OF Mr.. Smith, who has been an ardent
eyal years. and with the best players
from Tredegar, in addition 10 several
i strong team in the ieid Due to work
i ing their men late on Saturday after
4 moons, Trcdegar found that they could
games on time. and Consequently had
10 give up the team.
\ Things are running smoothly in the
HCommercial League. The umpires are
giving satisfaction. the managers arc
quietly at work strengthening weak
bali as ii should be played.
when they hit the Duriex. Manager
| Timmons promises TO break the 1000
per cent held by the latter team
i wabau is slated to pitch for Wood
and he usually wins when given proper
support
Followers and supporters Of the
j Blues Will certainly have TO root hard
today for their teams. In the Fedora
| ton League the soldiers go up against
while In the Athletic League. Polly
J Mayo's Company C boys Will endeavor
10 take a fall out of the invincible
Baracas.
r. e. Lee will be out for blood to-
| day. Having tasted victory for the
! first time last Saturday. they can't be
stopped.
Jollift, the star star swirler of the Laurel
fse for e his nine. Jolin is one u of the
4 best beavers in the City League.
] street Park on Monday. May 81. Just
what teams will contest has not been
4 determined.
pat" Lehman, another clever pitcher.
has obtained a transfer from the Blues
d and has donncd Metropolitan uniform.
| He will be seen III action this afternoon
| against Church Hill Athletic Club.
Leaves Organized Baseball.
PROVIDENCE. May 21.-Ohicals of
4 the Colonial League. which began play
Il Yesterday. announced to-day that they
had notified the National Association
II Of Professional Baseball Clubs that the
Il league had decided to withdraw from
II organized baseball This decision was
4 caused by the leagues acquisition of
g number of former Federal League
H players
Must Pay for Dlucjncket.