Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-11
AMATEUR GAMES STOPPED.

RAIN AND HAIL HALT
MANY SANDLOT CONTESTS
several Good CIn.hcs. However, Fea-
turc Day-Blues and McGi1ts Put
UP Strong Battle.
Rain and hall yesterday played a big
part I'm putting n crimp into tho ANA
teur baseball especially those games
which werc started in the West End
Of tho city. Tho Southside games and
mo East End games got along fairly
weli with only shower. but the hail
changed tho other diamonds into riv
The most noteworthy performance Of
yesterday was the pitching OF Pres"
s same .r OF the Rehmond Bl%es in the
the McGill team to one hit I'm the sec
?nd game OF the double bill staged on
Lucka Held; and this hit was OF the
,op First Baptist is still winning. and II
when Bender is In the box.
Hines. catcher for First Baptist. is
said to be the best receiver In ANA
teur baseball. Look ut the box score
AND see IL he isn't hitting that old
pill" He is always in there fight
ing until the last man Is out.
Bowles. short stop for First Baptist
Is oig: heavy man, and Is a big.
turc In yesterdays game.
Dickerson. left fielder for First Bap-
tist also needs TO be mentioned as
good, all-round man.
First Baptist Sunday School will
take it's baseball team with IL on the
annual picnic to Buckroe on wednes-
day, June 81. The locals will play tho
shipynrd team Of Newport News on
tha N1I C~l.
President volkmann. Of tho Central
league was present at the Barton
won from the clothiers and was very
much cnthused over the grand show
ing OF the two teams and predicts a
Incrcial League.
Look out for Childrcss, Of the Cedar
Works club, .as he has gotten togcthc,
likely bunch of ball players.
r ". Wood played an errorless
All &. Quarios by tho close margin OF
las, half of the. NTH on account OF
rain.
Burnham, who plays the short field
for the seedmen, is /. fast and snappy
fielder.
League. held the hard-hitting ouarlcs
TO one Fcratch hit this coming in the
NTH inning.
Brsnch. Of tho Woodall & Quarlcs
has fast team. and Will give the
other teams trouble.
Rain put stop TO what looked 10 be
ono OF the fastest games Of the sea
son Yesterday between tho seedmen
and clothiers At Barton Heights. The
sccdncn now lead the Central League
aud have not lost game for seven
weeks
The seedmcn viii civ" banquet at
bration OF the victory OF yesterday
Those 7. w. Wood boys continue
with their winning streak. but Man.
aser Jordan. OF kocens Boosters has
hopes Of putting stop to them next
saturday, when he meets them on his
home grounds
Bagby, tho Cedar Works team has
strengthened considerably.
southpaw Saunders. of woodaM &
the past six Weeks. Is rtroS sei; as be- Sc:
ter. 1t is hoped that he will soon be
out.
y. ;. keilam boys seems to be play
ball players who ought To give a good
account OF themselves.
Umpire Tom Scott. like all other
members OF his none too pleasant oc-
cupation. calls EN- wrong now and
or two. bu, when il comes to ground
rules and rules of tho game. he boasts
OF an exceptionally clean record.
overton made credtablc showing
on first base Yesterday for T. W. Wood.
This one hand stab OF a line drive fea-
turcd.
: Clark. for Cedar Works. batted
1000 yesterday.
Walton continues with his good
work in the box tor Cedar Works His
record yesterday was fourteen strike
outs IN seven innings
iibbs's pick up of a hot one and
Getting his man at first was a fast
Goodman not only pitched we'll, but
lie felded his position in grand style.
Punk" Pendleton and Chunky"
Sales celebrated their return to the
Fairmouats by landing for three hits
each.
rs caTsIa u, Green 5sss puks s Smith and
day.
Duke and Canepa also twirled good
ball. Cancpa did not allow a hit in
the three innings he worked.
Harper fClded we'll for the Fair
mounts.
c. Green and Manager Wharton led
their team in hitting, the former get
ting three hits in four tries, and the
latter two hits
The sensational fielding of Wharton.
cobb and Watts was easily the fielding