Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25


mission are intact, and from IL playing
-'androint are stronger now than they
ave been this year.
tercial League, whose clubs have
stFehg thened to Il point where one of
ne closest races that has ever been
run by amateur baseball clubs will be
pulled OF for the remainder OF the
The Hikers will meet tho Grays at
3road street Park next Saturday to
4ecide first place in the Capital City
League.
The game between the Hikers and
Company + was called off on account
OF military duty.
Manage Hooker has traded Jake"
foh TO the Hikers for Marable.
The Hikers, In securing "cheesy''
neios as catcher. feel sure OF taking
me laurels from the Grays.
Qverman has signed UP with tho
iiikers and will show Manager Hooker
sofne weak spots In the Grays' lineup
sanderson. the Grays' pitcher. was
rot out yesterday. on account OF sicK-
Plug Amos. captain OF the Hikers.
s confident of a winning team
Lhomas. new, man. pitched a nice
ZANE for the Polariucs He also got
inr@e hits in four times up.
aN aGNin In his the ;,s PolarineF sh9rtstop
ne belongs TO the militia.
White handles his pitcher fine for
y Eoungster, using his head ali the
The Moose team PLAYED it's second
same under organized ball yesterday.
hHt were outclassed by the strong Du-
Hex team.
Manager stone is encountering trou-
ne Moose. due to the low standing az
nis club In the league race THIS is
10 be expected. as very few ball players
"Ee I" Sign with any team which hax
7;Ian chance for the pennant MIR
stone realized this when he agreed to
'ahe the Hombrucos' franchise but; NOT
he trouble makers to the pennant as
9''ants ~ the Commercial League
Mana,se,r, Sheffield has added new life
.ay was hard luck affair. they los
'"s 0y the score OF to o.
The Central League teams we're very
sorry 20 lose some Of their players on
count OF the Blues and Howitzers
j.. Crostic pitched a hne game for
lre!iam, allowing four hits and strik-
The game played at Fulton Park be-
tween the seedmcn and Cedar Works
Unused rooters was on hand 10 see
tn" game end a tie scor" BEDFORD
and Currie saved tho day! for the Cedar
works in tho eighth inning. with some
brilliant catches
ovcrton, captain OF the Woods team
run. tying the score in the seventh
inning. Schmidt. Boehling and strain
ELL old teammates on the Battle AN
cam are now wearing Woods uni
'oTm, ana are putting M stellar
-ame for til" seedboys.
England; for Eatrmount. is pitching
heavy hit,ing Planters and walking
none.
Cox and ONenharn each secured two
bits out Of four times up
proctors threehase drive in the
tairnount-Planters game. was one OF
diamond this season.
:, Lawrence. PLAYING second. and
players in The city.
The batting and heldtmg OF Lawrence
I've his teammates = victory over
lh@ Blues
Clsud. Lee made his dehu, with
fhird, ana wen; home on an overthrow
70 third This started tho Highland
l'ark rally,
pConnors Yesterday and thereby tied
tor first place by score of II to Is
IN one, Of the most interesting games
YER played on c. c, a. field.
4irrounas batters "v ". johnson on s afs
te, being ha,Ied out of the box. was
6S c@ns an, Th he rce "%s
Johnson went back in the box. He de-
veloped wild streak, and again was
rep!aced by Canepa, who famed the
asr man, with a runner on third.
mored hard. and long range hitting
was the feature.
The heavy hitting of Curt" Harper
and r. Green for Fairmount was
feature.
Pendleton. Duke and Canepa also hit
the ball hard and timely. a great
catch by Canepa in right field was
easily the fielding feature.
Dutch" Theideck demonstrated that
ne is In class by himself by CATCH
ing one of the best games on the c.
c 4. grounds.
A. Colcman's hitting and fielding was
the main feature for O'Connors. He
made some great fielding plays, and
i sn1nasred the ball hard and timely.
III Jones, Green and NJ. Martin hit
hsrl for O'Connors II. Jones also
made some sensational catches and
stops.
II. Dahn, at short for Church Hill,
covered himself with glory against the
second Baptist club. accepting eight
chances without a slip.
Taylor for Church Hill. not only
held the Baptists to six hits. but re-
fused TO issue a single base on balls.
e. Dahn's three Dagger was beauty,
Most three baSgers are
Leonard contributed two timely bin
ses in the defeat of the Second Bap-
list lads.