Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-10

back of second and by beautiful
ssprin,ins, made two bases, lie also
Cheesy beibs. the veteran amateur
catcher OF the city. startled the crowd
Yesterday by :.eating out two inneld
first base on an infieid hit 10 third base,
and again In the eighth he rolled one
down the third base line and bea, the
ball to the base By yards.
Eddie Mayre. tho new third bascman
OF Old VirGinias. made good show
ing on his first appearance. Although
he is charged with two errors. he field
ed the balls nicely. but each time he
threw them over the first baseman's
head with a iitte practice he will
He landed for triple in the first in
ming that was responsible for the two
runs scored by lis team. He was
Dooley Gentry. third bascman and
short stop Of old Nrginias liz some
nifty little fieluer. several times yes
terday startling pays by him kept
runs from scoring
Although Drew iiicrholzer is an out
fielder. he plays corkiur game at
first base. and yesterday he showed up
well. acting in the place Of Canepa.
stockton Street sld Calvary played
A great game yesterday in the first con
test Of their scheduled double h eader
at Southsidc. Ihc stockton street boys
were victorious by tho score of / to o.
The contest was pitchers battle be-
tween Thomas and NdSon. Each hurler
allowed four hits and neither had the
best OF the argument, although stock
ton Street managed - get the breaks
Of the game wien the only run of the
bame was scored
Unless some Of tho other teams in
the Sunday school League get husv
ramps &c Of the FIRST Haptist team M
the boys arc likely to run away with
the pennant.
Highhel has gathered together some
bunch of players. Every man on the
team. with the eAceptio nof one or
NO, are demon hit,ers W and are snolsh
secure twenty-four hits in seven in
nings there is something more than
ordinary hitting amongst them. This
was the performance Of the boys in
the second game against Calvary yes
terday after they had won the rrst
b. a score Of TO ..
Smith. of First Baptist. was one of
the leading slugsers OF the day. get
ling i've nits out of as many trips
10 the plate. His offering for the day
was "A home run. single, triple and
Two doubles.
Rich Priddly Yielded in excellent style
ior f ,1 bap, apis, HIS Sensational L ma,
team many runs yesterday.
Taylor Allen pitched both games for
perform. He gets credit for winrins
both games. lie fa;tened his batting
average By getting six hits out Of six
tries Tor the days work.
The playing OF the entire First Bap-
tlst outfeid was Of high order yes
terday. LovcIace I'riddy and Chswn-
ins are three outiielders hard To be-,
Liyesay and Vest. of First Bartis,
NARROW. FIRST Baptist third baseman.
has not made an error this year.
! Woodall e ouarles halted the win
/ nins streak o. kocen's Boosters ycs-
teruay by taking the second game OF
/ the double header At Clarke Springs
a as they had been defeated in The
! hrSt contest by score OF J to .
CARRIER. who hurled for the Boosters
in the second contest, allowed only
l score. Walton ;he Boosters uren;ier
pitcher. captured the first game fo1
Cherry Smash s, ems to have gotter
| together AT last. The boys won a dou.
PIE bin yesterday afternoon from the
D
custom FOR the boys 20 get :: good leaG
| IN the game and then GO 10 pieces
/ SUCH was not the case yesterday how.
/ ever, and Manager Winters is confident
/ that his team will be there tightinI
! hard from now on.
Golde got a good hold on first place
! IN the Athletic league by defeating
! Noldes Tip Tops yesterday afternoon
IN double header. Billy Hal caught
both games for the Ciothiers and per.
formed Well
| Thedeick's pitching. in the nrst game
and the hurting of Nevins. in the sec
! ond contest. was too much for Nolde
! and the bakers lost out.
| Blount. the Nolde's shortstop, is on.
OF the classiest infelders in the league
Hall pitched a dandy game for Rober
r. Lee. Jrs.. yesterday. while Felvc,
and Lewis Yielded we'll.
walker. for Second BAPTIST. led HI;
team In batting. while Onesty Newell
and Ncwcomb hit the ball hard 70
FairnoUnt.
Bill Wharton made his debut in
GoIoe UNIFORM yesterday, and his pla y
ing was the feature of the double
header against Nolde's Tip Tops
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