Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
COMMISSION WILL MEET
AMATEUR BODY WILL HEAR
ABOUT INTERClTY GAMES

AMATEUR BODY WILL HEAR
ABOUT INTERClTY GAMES
A'nemble To-Morrow Night to Receive
tepOrt OF COmIui Dope
About SnndiotterE.
Tho regular monthly meeting Of the
'lchmo Amateur Commission. which
vas. TO have been held last night, will
ne held to-morrow night at the Ma
alonal State and City Bank at 8 o'clock.
me committee which went TO Wash
ihgton and Baltimore In regard to in
'ercity rules will make its report.
The boys are beginning to settle
down to business now, and the clubs
are rounding into form and playing a
much higher class OF baseball than
vas seen at the start OF the season.
Especially is this noticeable in the Com
ers and %Iiombruco looked like they
We're entirely Outclasscd by Duplex
and Havana Consuls. but have now
strengthened up and are nicely match
"i as a league could be.
Hombruco played Duplex a ten-in-
nlng game yesterday. The game be-
tween Havana coisuls and Homebuild-
ers, from the score. would appear one
sided, but any one who saw tn game
'onld ready see that the Homebuiid-
'lS were by no means OutClasScd. but
simply had the brakes against them.
Wiltshire. catching for Havana Con-
srls. received Il bad fracture Of the
light hand in yesterdays game. and
"'.s forced TO retire In the eighth.
The Central League has been notined
nat Mr.. Calder has completed work on
ne new Elm Street Park. and r. W.
Wood and Richmond Cedar Works
viii play there On Saturday.
JoltF, who has been pitching for
tiichmond College. will pitch for the
IInn1ahni1Haru ~, S.ft,r,ia,, uai,u m,
p!eH. With Pat Lehman going good
ban Gstch,ns K he did YESTERDAY.
apartment as any in the city.
The Homcbuilders will hold a meet
~ on Wednesday night at the Office
Z Davis Bros. for the discussion Of
he bcttermcnt Of the club.
Pat Lehman pitched stellar ball for
The Homebuilders. He allowed only
even scattered hits some of which
Inc condition, and il he had been Civ
n the Support due him, he would have
son his game.
shortell. for Havana Consuls. pitch
"a fine ball. allowing only four hits.
Havana Consuls made II five in a
row by defeating the Homebuilders
N~es'erday.
t.ancaster, OF neutrality-suspicious.. has
signed With Duplex. and was III the
toup!e OF good hi;s.
The Miller brothers battery for Du-
non It's game.
rat Monroe. who plays third base
OF Duplex. is hitting the bali hard this
iomhruco he secured -four HITS in six
rips 10 the plate. making a three
pase, hit, two two-hase hits and Two
T W, Woods teams nave gotten a
5000 crowd Of the fair sen 10 root for
Use OF his trucks to taxi care Of the
rooteTs.
LacIs,s and s,Finser,s batting play
n!t,ai victory yesterday over 4. s.
iar6 for Rountree-Cherry. Ills rec.
ord Yesterday was four ou, OF ny..
Meeting OF the Central Leacin ,o1
~ eGnesday night At sac T.. NJ. at his
,csidence 2oi West Marshall Strcsi
MI managers are requested to attend
r. W. Wood broke Kocen,s l.ooo
.naIh by defeating them, : to ;. yes
"'i",cr tQr the cherry smash. had
nnS one double and two TRIPLES,
kid seeson put UP Il star game a,
,ecGliu Tor the cherry Smashers yes
aEda Pisehea beautiful game
M the dust for the first time this sen!
son, ." se"-
r Binford is hitting the pin hard
Eve hits out OF six times M w," ~.
record yesterday. "'
II Bintord pitched a thre..bi, c,,.
& Quarles. "'ou"'i
Gathrisht made a sensstiona, care,
in centerteid Yesterday. "''"
C!sments saved tie game in the
HlNth inning by n long runninr Gator
'onp!eting a double play unassisted
Goodman pitched a nice game for
ne SeedInen and has not struck or, 90
our Years. Some hitter! ="
The players on the Paramount team.
20 meet with Manager Easton NJ 1s :
North Twenty-third Street, on Tbuu%2ss'
Jay night at S o'clock. '"''
Williams. OF Fairmount. has ro,rd
his hating eye. getting two hits va.i
}erdaE IN Tour times up. One vent
three runs. Aside from pitching GOOD
oaii, ne also hcldcd his position weil
securing two put-outs and two assists
Honey" Duke. Of Fairmouuts r,ao
Iour hits In five times up. two beine
drives over the right-feld fence U'"s
" johnson pitched "A fine c,mo
strlking out fifteen battcrs: he niso
ianded for three hits in tire. tines m ~
Smiihers also hit the ball hard.
Dutch" Thedieck caught the hos,
anne seen on the G. &. .. field in :,
lons tihe. Dutch has proven to he
one OF the best amateur catchers in e
"Flin' Bauer made three Of ~, r.