Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18


Amateur Baseball Notes
-BY TUCK
with perfect baseball weather, clear
SI,, ana he diamonds in good cor
entered yesterday or the second weck
OF the season. Many OF the games
s %ere interesting. marked by close
Hes: and the players were rewarded
with good attendance large
onJ q, MED M 1t The stands at Byrd Park.
25o fans were out in force
ashland sprung surprise on the
Sr a,s waterway 5,,n na nosine out victory
the league, with the Blue Bells occua
plying the cellar position.
The Military League opened yester-
day. but only the Blues and Grays
played The other teams are urged TO
get together By next Saturday.
no Harper ,p knocked two home-runs for
some siugger.
zion League were large yesterday. all
teams showed decided IMPROVEMENT
over me opening games.
First National Banl, and Barton
Heights played midseason game OF
ball yesterday. The score was ex-
oughly enjoyed by a good sized crowd
of roo;ers.
That ,., Hisnlanq Park gang fairly
Carter. as usual. led with the stick.
There Is no use denying 1t, Harry Car
ter is In class by himself when II
comes TO hitting
MAS the nemesis II McCiilrs yesterday.
Ihey scored sixteen runs. and were
the Catholics intield.
Yesterday was fatal day for the
their colors met with disastrous de-
feat. but the soldiers haven't lost heart.
ON the contrary, they firmly resolve
TO clean up next Saturday.
Baracca was there with the Bells
on. too.
They sure doubled the score on the
Company aggregation.
Jefferson Ward had some cracker
iack games. too. The largest crowds
that saw amateur games yesterday
turned out on Church Hill
Well. all four leagues under the
federation are OFF. There is talk Of a
ntth league being organized under the
Richmond Amateur Athletic Federation
shortly. Details Will appear later
The federation baseball committee
ternoon Mt McGill's Union At 6 o'clock.
All managers and league officials are
requested to be present
All OF the Commercial League teams
played yesterday. and showed great
Improvement since the opening game.
The lengue has some fast ball PLAYERS
The OUTLOOK is good for an exciting
race for the pennant.
C. s. Luck and Woodall y ouarles
played in midseason form. and put up
"a game that was hard to beat.
Duplex won its second victory by
defeating the strong Clark's Springs
team in fast game.
The Treadegar team defeated Roun-
tree-Cherry by hitting the ball TO all
corners OF the field at will
al ball player. Is captain OF the HON.
brucos. He certainly has put new life
into the club.
Portners has the best pitching stan
in town. with Dunn and Napier Chit
tum their star catcher. Is sure to
tum always plays the game to win.
Marble who PLAYED with Newport
News for while this season. is put
ting up star game at short for HON.
brucos.
wing that will make things hot for
the other clubs in the Richmond
League. The boys. for some reason.
have not E got started as yet. but
YOU never can tell.
Richmond Eicctrics, is one of the fast
est ieldccrs in the, city. and is also
there with the stick.
Rilcv's catch of Mann's drive in the
seventh inning Of the Horace Wright
Norwood game wds n nifty piece of
work The ball was labeled for
homer.
Manager childress OF Fulton. is the
Hughey Jennings Of the Central
League. He is always on the job with
his coaching.
Manager Green. OF Jones Bros. has
youngsters. and with n little more
practice they Will give an account OF
themselves.
Evans's fielding at second for the
Fulton bovs was easily the feature
OF the game yesterday. he having sew
eral hard chances and accepting them
all without miscue.
Bear Cats Lose.
Hopkins Furniture Company defeat
ed ed the Twenty fifth Street Bear Cats by
Cats@TaiTov and Kidd: for Hopkins
curtis, Cosby and Booker.