Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-20


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IL STRIKES MF, |
BY TIM PATCH
Baseball. rs far rs Richmond is con-
c"rne'' is q thing OF tho past Tho In
t"rnanonal Lcaguc season has closed
ana the intercity series is over Sei,hcr
fo"uited In victory for Richmond ard
championrhip hopes now rest on foot
ball. and the local snort followers ar.
beginning 10 fgur. on the chances of
the spiders winning honors in rho
Eastern Virginia intercollegiate Asso-
citation.
Dobeon viii have his men on, ,b,s
afternoon for their first real practice
IN" neat has been go Intense thu, 10
only hnd them conditioning last w.ck
nut from now on he viii begin to drive
,h"m tn" tachling dummy and buck :
ing machines Will be put in operatior
ana the FIRST whif Of cool air viii no
a signal for scrmmages
Locally. the football season will one,
on saturday with a game between fbn
''''.'l'' nuns tnl the Union Iheo-
ioricai Seminary. Neither or tho teams
nave been able 10 get in much nr,ctIc.
50 FAR. but expect to do n big wcok.,
WORK IN preparation for the opening
game. ''''s
Before the season opens. much worL
must be done at BROAD stree, PARK 70
get II into shape for the eridIronists
Heretofore the field has been laid on
wi'hon' much difficulty. but this sea-
son IN" owners must do considerable
ming In to get tho cridiron iovoI
DUNN had a raised diamond. which &c
zen inches higher than the east end of
tho field "a
;, owing to the death OF his small son.
Haha ger Ray Ryan. OF Rocky Mount
I"tt for his home in Ohio yesterday,
ana Dolly Gray will pilot tho Tarheois
IN their fight for the North Carolina
championship. The remaining pomcs
WI be staged at AsheviIle with the
carolina winners.
ROCKY Mount won tho first half o,
thc Virginia League season. and ~
there had hcen no split would have
pcrh iuii ten games ahead of Ports
mouth Tor the full season. Probably
,nht explains why the Tarheels had so
mite difficulty cleaning up the Truce
ers in the rost-scason series.
w iichmonG flaycrs worked for
tho Athletics on SATURDAY.. As is vi,
known now, bill Morrisnttc nitcbnd a,i
won The Philadelphia papers give
him much credit for the pcrforronca
!heS also comment on the fact ,h,t
sammy crane was taken out for rea
SohS unknown" after playing only one
inning. Sam cracked out n double ON
his only appearance at the hot onh
scored one OF the runs.
fhi!adelphia won and lost Yesterday
ana 'he Braves came out on the long
nt' Quay the chief interest CEN
ters on the final clash of Tvcer and
ked Sox. If Detroit wins. tho series
VIII have been a split
The Phillies have sixteen more
games to play. Boston has fifteen ara
one Oh thcse is with st Louis and may
not be played off II the PhiiIios m.,,,
twelve more they will cInch tho non"
ma mt with percentage of sol. ms tho
nest Boston and Brooklyn can do hv
winning MI OF their games Is to hnIsh
win percentage of .5S4 If the phil
iics win eleven more. the others must
take all to even tic Should tho omaL
ers split even for the balance If rho
season Boston must win twelve ONT
OF fifteen, and Brooklyn tweiyo ont re
fifteen to tie.
Indications are that some high clo CO
horses VIII be seen In the various con-
tests. both in steeplechase and har
ness events, at the Virginia State Fair
racing meet next month. Among those
expected 10 take part in the latter is
Sam Earrings noted PAGER. Roal Hal,
which established n record of 2:0S Ia
on the YOUNGSTOWN half-milc track re-
Gently. Earring owns Nontczuma Farm.
near this city. Among other horses in
his string are Pauline IIilda, also n
winner on the Ohio track; Locust Roy
and Farmer Gentry. Pauline Hilda is
n PAGER and Farmer Gentry n trotter.
The stecplcchasc program, which was
carefully arranged by j. II. Anderson,
race chairman, has four events, and the
rich purses will attract some of the
best talent ever seen here. Mr.. Ander-
son has n number of inquiries regard
ing conditions and other information
regarding the races Stecplechases
furnish the spectacular events of the
meeting and are always popular with
the general public.
1t is reported that the Portners
played an eX-Nirginia Leaguers on its
team against the Washington Aggies
on Saturday. II this charge has any
foundation IL should be thoroughly in
vestlgated by the Richmond Amateur
Baseball Commission.