Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18

Individual prowess with n bat is al
ways popular feature of baseball with
fandom., Wherefore. attention is call
IN game between Portland and Yer
non. in the Coast League. Outtie,der
Kenneth Williams accounted for Port;
lands four runs with double and
three homers. His double drove in one
run easily One homer counted an
other. second homer tied the score
in the ninth. In the fourteenth, with
Two out. he hit his third homer, win
ming the game, 10 3.
Automobiles are paying licenses by
the pound in West Virginia these days.
The law fixes the license at $40 year
for automobiles weighing 1000 pounds
100 pounds over that. Inasmuch as few
automobiles weigh under 1000 pourd DIS.
practically every automobile owner
will be compelled TO pay extra
1t has been a very trying season for
the conditioning Of golf courses. Every
~ month late. IT is just as well u
be patient. for putting green's may be
injured irretrievably by harshness just
now. OF course they arc a bit rough
when compared with the June grass. as
we usually know them. hut do not ex-
pect your green keeper 10 polish them
up too immaculately for your week.
end play. There is the temptation to
roll them to Il smooth putting surface.
put TINS drastic treatment will result
IN root-hind 20 a certainty II con-
tinued. Even little heavy rolling is
dangerous.
Members of the San Francisco and
Oakland baseball clubs of the Pacific
Coast League have been notified at
san Francisco that there viii be a
general reduction ed, in salaries. effective
step was taken in view OF light bust
ness. attributed to war conditions.
Jimmy Wilde, the worlds fly-wcight
champion. is in a hospital at Aldershot.
IL appears that in the course OF his
military duties. Wilde severely strained
the muscles OF his back. and though
he declined to report sick. he found.
while undergoing bayonct instruction.
mat he was unable to respond to the
demands made upon him. He was at
once removed for medical examination,
when ii was found that he was suffer-
ing from strain: which DEVELOPED
rapidly and led 10 his transfer 10 the
hospital Wilde was shortly to have
been detailed for duty at Camberlry.
but ii is feared that this may cause
postpOnement.
Jimmy Hickman. Dodgcr outhelder,
has arrived as Il prospective star per-
formr in the National League from
this timo on. Discouraged, and anxious
he saw no chance OF I, future in Brook
lyE with Wheat, Stengel, Myers and
johnston on ohe payroll, he got an
unexpected chance 10 show his worth
short time ago. and has convinced
Manager Robinson that he made no
mistake in keeping him. The injury
10 Hi Myers gave Hickman his chance
TO sub for Wheat, and he has made
good.
While on the subject OF economy in
baseball II might he we'll TO mention
the fact that the Pittsburgh club is
another object lesson for club owners
who would like TO put a paddock on
OF the Pirate ownership within the past
two years has resulted In dragging the
Pirates down into the sea of dcspond
You can't buy good watch for Il
sorg. and the same applies to a base
BAH club.
Eighty-six students nj the Univer-
sity o. Pennsylvania. including some oil
tho irstitutions star athletes. have en-
listed in the ordinance enlisted reserve
corps of the army. They will be as
| signed TO base depot work. Among tho
| athletes were hdolDh Walls, captain OF
the varsity crew: Frank Dorsey, cap
| tain Of tho track team; Charles Hen
ming. star football guard: Thomas Pope
| Of the relay team: Charles Barrett,
| member Of the football squad: william
| Connolly. member OF the track team
| Robert Wcssman. member OF the SOC
| Ger. lacrosse and tennis teams
| One OF Johnny kilbane's latest feat:
was 10 easily outpoint Frankie Elem
ing, the Canadian champion. In ten