Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-27
WASHINGTON ACC|ES TO
MEET RICHMOND CHAMPS
Agricultural Club Takes Final Game
From Macllinists in Ninth
Inning.
INTERCITY SERIES TOMORROW
Strong Portner Team of Local Anna.
tours Ready for Battle ut Capital.
Sketches of Players Who Will Go
After Victory.
Especial to The Timcs-pispatch.

Club, OF the Potomac League. at Amer
ic:n League Park to-day in the final
game for the District Amateur Cham
pionship by to t. The contest was
full OF thrills, and the Farmers were
not sure Of victory until the final man
was out in the ninth inning. The Cum
makers were the first to break the
ice, scoring in the opening inning by
clean hitting. They added another IN
the second, but the Aggics took
lead in their half of, the third, send
ing trio of counters across the block.
The MachiniStS tied the count in their ,
half. and the game settled down to a
pitchers duel until the eighth, when
The Machinists evened up in the final
half. but tho Aggies grabbed the game
out of the fire In the ninth. when
Limerick got q life on an error and
scored on Shugrue's double. a fast
double play In the ninth killed the
Machinists' chances.
The Aggies will meet the Portner Club.
of Richmond. here Saturday in the
first game of the intercity series.
Score by innings: r. II. e.
Agriculture 10 Q 8 Is IS 3
Machinists ....l11O00o OF II 4
Batteries: Machnists. Kuhnert and
Giovannetti; Agriculture, owens and
Strait. Empires. Hughes and D. Wood
ward.
The Portners. winners in the Rich
mond League. defeated the strong Du-
pleX team, of the Commercial League
right to represent Richmond in the,
intercity series. The Portners have
won the championship of the Richmond
League twice in the last three years
The team is composed OF young and
ambitious ball players. They have
only been defeated once in the whole
season, and lost one game in the city
series They bid fair to make a good
showing in the American League Park
tomorrow.
The team will leave Richmond to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock, ar
irving in the capital about o'clock,
and will go directly to Il hotel to rest,
so as 10 be able to be in shape for the
double bill.
r. w. Payne. local manager of the
Portncr Brewing Company, VIII accom-
pany the team, and its followers will
go b. the hundreds.
John Berry, manager of the team.
deserves a great deal Of credit for
the showing of his club. Berry may
be put into the game, should there
come a chance. as he is one of the
best hitters in his club
Morgan, one of the best umpires in
the Richmond amateur baseball ctr
cult. will handle the game as Rich
mond umpire. He is an old ball player
himself. and knows the game from
beginning to end
Sketches OF Players.
Following are brief sketches of thei
Portner players:
Napier, pitchcr-Is one Of the few
pitchers of this city that has no-hit-
no-run game TO his credit: has only
lost one game this entire season. that
which was lost to Duplex team in city
series. and no fault Of his own. Not,
only is Napier good pitcher but
he leads his team in hitting. for the
grand average OF .4l9, and he has not
made an error this season. When not
pitching. he is usually used in the field
for his hitting.
Dunn. p;tchcr-The midget Of the
team won the championship OF Rich |
mond single handed for his team in
tho city series. He, like Napier, has
only lost one game, and nc Is 4 catcher
Of no mean ability, for it Is from this
that he got his stars in Richmond
amateur baseball
Ed Chit,um. catcher-Chittum has
proven himself TO be the best catcher
in Richmond this season, and he is .
the If" Of the team. being one OF the |
most dangerous hittcrs in the pinch /!
that ever stepped TO the plate Hell
is hitting for the season at 900. and
fielding a72
Bob Baur. first baaeman-Baur is !
ono Of the old boys in baseball, having
served his time in the professional
ranks He is captain Of the team. and /
II was around him that Berry built
his nine. Bob was with The Battle !
Ak" team when they played Washing
ton three years ago He accom- panied
the team as pitcher. and may he seen
in the box before the series is over
~" IS a southpaw. Ills batting average
IS .2S2
Richard Moran. second bascman-l
Moran is one Of the finest heldcrs that
ever put on spiked shoes. This is the
hrst SEASON that he has ever plaN ed
with the winners Moran. like Baur.
mas seen his days with the professional
boys, at one time being a member of
the Petersburg Club, Virginia League.
Moran Is on" Of the best batters of
the team, and hits the pill or The
average of .333.
Albert Burch. shortstop-Burch is
TO nc clasEcd with the old heads. hav
!ng been through the post season ST
REG grind before with the Battle Axe
team. although he is still n youngster.
Buvch has Acorcd more runs for his
team than any other member and when
IT comes 70 putting the bali on tho
runner. he is in n class ny himself.
Eurch is hitting for the average of
.ail.
I.inmood Gentry. third baseman--
Gentry. hotter known az Hooks is
one Of the best guards of the hot cor
,ifoe While not hashy fielder. he
il one of the most consistent players
IN the team. Gentry is one If the
her, base runners Of the portncrs
doc" Bransford. left fielder i3rans-
ford !s the tastes: man on the team.
The beet ground cnrc.cr aud one Of the
snrest hH!hcrs. lie also has played
~ith the Battle Axe team, and is one
Of VIC mogt lively youngsters always
Keeping his team in the asht Doc"
has not missed 81 ne during the
whole season. and is batting for the
average of .343.
Fred Burch. center hcl1rr--Hc is
one Of the hardest workers the
team, and harder loser than he is
mas never been seen here. Gurch. H.
must be said, was at ono time one
Of the hest pitchers in the cit%. Three
years ago he pitched tho Barton
Heights team. the winners in the Old
Dominion League. to tho pennant sin
Il no, Ia. q