Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-14
AMATEUR MINES PLAY
TWO FAST CONTESTS
"mmcrcial League Teams Treat
Large Crowd to Excellent
Exhibitions.
JIMMY SLOAN IS REAL sTAl,
>aIc Player. Wearing Battle Axe
Uniform, Wins for ShocInukci's
and Saves Victory by Great Catch.
IiOtChkisS Gets 3 Hits.


AS result Of the games PLAYED
Yesterday in the Commercial League.
three ,cans-iiattl" Axe. Church Hin
and Taxa * ola-ur today in tic
for FIRST place IN Htchmoud's major"
amateur league. Penn Mutual. the
fourth club IN tho league. ~ trailing
IN last place. with two games won
and five lost. Th" three leading clubs
nave each won live games and lost
two.
Those failing to sec The games at
Boulevard Field Yesterday missed two
"' tho most exciting games az the
present season. lust enough Of good
ana bad baseball was dishci out q"
nc fans To hold their interest until
tn" last man was "u, in the ninth.
In IN" first game OF tho weekly
""ubl" bill Archer Evans rcjuvcnatcd
'hitlc Axe team won from church
I'M Athletic club by the score Of
:" 4 Coupled with Collins air
lSht pitching in the pinchcs, was
H"'chkisE' hitting and Sioaus base
running and hcldinr. III" lanky ma
rlh" held the hard hitting church
I'M ere" 10 hvc h!ts, retiring ten
East Euders VIA the strikcout route.
81 the hEc runs scored hy the ehcc-
makers. driving In three runs and
scorin: one himself. sloan. who made
I'm" impression on Eastern sport
writer's by his fine playing with Yale
durin. the past year. drove out Il
single. sending HOtChkiS-s in with The
Tying ran N tn" eighth inning and
scored iron. second base a inomcn:
later wbon "Rcl" Tipu"r took too
much time In retiring a shor, passed
ball, In the next inning sloan saved
the game for Iiattle Axe by marvel
Gus catch. retiring tho last man.
Iiarrclson pilcncd ms usual good
game. striking out min" OF his OF
p"ncn's and holding them To FIVE hits.
with better ncldinr behind him he
should have won his game. strain.
Saracino and De Vine each got triples
and Tisnnr landed FOR Il double
iiotchkIss' two-ply hit was the only
other extra base wdllop OF tho fracas
Dick" Bcale cut on Il Church Iill
run by pcrfcc, peg 10 Gordon when
Saracino attempted To score from
third base on Lirean's ny Tho
former University Of Richmond short
stop caught the church iitll center
fielder five feet from the registering;
platter by perfect throw.
second tnmc.
In the nightcap. Taxa Kola came
from behind /" win out over DR..
Racby's Penn Mutual team by runs
to !. with crossley on third base in
thG ninth aiming and one man out,
SHOCKS" Trcv!liinn worked tho
squeeze play" perfectly and CrossIey
rushed over the plate with the win
ming run.
The game was "a nip-and- tuck
AFFAIR, with first one team and then
the other In the lead Up TO the
eighth inning Penn Mutual was lead.
ing by the sCor" Of To :. and with
Rogcrson pitching good ball II sccm-
ed that thc insUranc" lads would add
another game to the won column.
Dyke" klevrsahl, however. had other
mans, so he sent in Trcviiiian 10 hit
tor Pee. and The former Randolph
Macon pitcher RESPONDED with Il clean
hi, To center and Il fcw second LAGER
surprised everybody IN the stands
and possibly himself by stealing
second. pcndlcton went in TO hit for
Wharto and like our old friend
Casey" whitfield. y hit was needed
to tie the score and when some one
asked. How much is Buttcrworth?'
mat individual replied. one hit"
:, in went Mr.. ButtcrwOrih TO hit for
Blankcnship and he prOmtly singled
10 right held, scoring Tr.vill!an with
the t!ctng run.
In their half Of the ninth inning
Penn Mutual again forged to the
front when pcttway doubled to cen
ter held. advanced To third ON AN out.
and scored on Sales sacrifice ny To
Trcvillian. Not u be outdonc. Taxa
kola came right hack and put the
game on ice in the last OF the ninth.
CrosSlcy walked and stole second. He
advanced TO third on Pat" Monroc's
hunted safely on the squeeze play.
nunlop Mills offered a barrel or
-FOUR To the winners Of tho second
came. and clyde Saunders announced
after the game that his team donated
tho nriZc to ShcltcrinG Arms Hos
pital.
Next Wednesday at i:i5. Church
hin and Penn Mutual Will meet at
boulevard Field in the game that will
decide the winner OF the champion
shin OF the first half season in the
Commercial League. ''Cy" Pcarcc
will pitch for Penn Mutual. and either
IIarrclson or Thomas will be on the
mound for Or. Parkcr's Church Hill
team This promises to he one OF the
hardest fought games OF the season
and record crowd is expected to
attend.
The score
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