Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-23
II 1ADE TO INACCURATE
FOCAL AMATEUR SEASON
Eight Leagues, Comprising Thirty
Eight Clubs. Begin Dash for
Pcnnant Today.
8SPIRIT OF FAIRNESS SHOWN
Commission Has Worked Hard 10
Give Richmond Season of Clean,
Interesting Sandlnt Baseball.
~ Managers Appear Optimistic.
sPIRIT OF FAIRNESS SHOWN
Play ball.

s Play ball.
When this cry rings out today from
the throats Of that species of hu-
manity designated as umpircs the
+ annual dash for leadership in the am
on. Thirty-eight clubs, compriSin:
slight leagues, under tho direction Of
+ thirty eight hopeful managers VIII
! begin the anuuai routine OF w!nninE
Z percentages.
y Success, with q car,tal IS" should
crown the efforts Of the amateur
eommission to give Echmnnd tho
ahove-board season of Sandlo; base
ball the city has ever known.
~ Parade Assemblies Ut : n'ti0ck.
One lettering ah"u; The vicinity OF
y Capitol square around - O'clock to-
: day will think the President las
come totown. or a kurSricss carriage
association has assembled for a con
lab. or something else equally as uu-
true. WHAT Will really b" happening
( which Will formally usher in The To-
!, cal amateur season.
It's going 10 be- light To the finish.
There is not going % be any. slack
ing OF passing the buck 10 the ana
pire. 1t vii! Toe q season of honest
clean snort In which everybody VII
get fair chance.
The various teams will journey to
their respective diamonds tomorrow
in the automobiles in which they viii
parade he streets lsh club VIII
ing the name o! that club and the
league in which II is entered
Resides the officials of tho league.
mannSers and play"rs the officers OF
hand 10 cncouraGe the players. George
-Ainslee. Mayor OF Richmond win
throw the first ball in The CONNER
Tho parade, which viii form
promptly at 1915 III the Capital
Square, VII he headed by the brass
band OF the Loyal order of Moose
Mons. t,he route through the West
dispensing music. when tthc process
sion reaches the Boulevard 1t Will
dishand and the teams VIII be car
ried 10 III" diamonds IN all parts of
the city WHORE the first games OF the
season Will hc played
Arrange several Features.
Several features. combine 70 mako
this the most interesting amateur
season Richmond has ever had. First
among these j. the status OF the Com
mercihi League the mnior lcactr ot
local SaDG!Ct baseball. Undcr the di-
reciion OF President Ken T.. Finley,
extensive preparations have been
i0adc 10 give Richmond amateur ball
which Viii rival in excellence that of
professional leagues.
RculeNard Field has been secured
hy The officials to stage the games Of
THIS league There are four clubs in
ne mnnjor ,Irerit; Penn MmtGni PA,
Athletic club. In order that nil SEIZED
ulCd games may be played on Satur-
day. a douolo-header. the first game
OF wpich starts at $50 viii be played
each Saturday.
Competent umplrcs have been
secured. score cards Will be provided.
and every other provision for the
made. TN" grounds. on which nearly
5000 hay" recently been expended,
are in ideal condition.
The cream Of local talent. in addi-
ZION 10 several out OF town ulaycrs,
has been secured To play in this or
ranization Angles Arragou. the
popular member OF last seasons
Battle Axe. Several deals whereby
other valuable professional PLAYERS
Will be brought TO the city are con-
tcmplatcd.
Roster Of Commercial Players
Battle Axe wi.l lave the following
men in her lino-up this year: Amos.
Ar4gon. hcalc' hroaiduS; Cross.
The following Nava signed nm
tn represent Penn .el. Rcallc.
G GSMifT Eu'.rT2r5 .a R 2lhis
rearce. Rororso-. '.Silc. Smith,
Stumpf, and Whitmore
Church I'LL Athletic Club has
secured ~" iOllpWlng men; CartO.
j.. w. Chewing. Dcyiuc. Kay, Hicks,
Hudson. Iicsdold, LigEan strain.
Tirnor. Wharton Woodward ana w
II. Chcwning
Taxa Noia viii trot out the follow
ing: Asher. Burham. Driyers John
son. Lcibs, Monroe. Narticr Zee.
Pendleton. P9h. Sherroa. Trovillian.
and wharton.
Youths Have own Icarnc
For the first tiwr iu amateur base
ball history OF I:iclmond. BOYS VIII
play in league under tie SUPER
vision CT the Amateur Commission.
The Richmond Junior Athletic Cub.
with Stuart Ea"laud as president.
has been organized to take care OF
the needs Of Youngsters under
nineteen years of'aec. SiX clubs are
entered IN ia. Junior organization
Boys Club. south Side Athletic club.
Highland Park Athletic Club. Giuter
Park Athletic Club. Church iIul Jun
Tor CLUB ana Virginia Athletic CIub.
This league has been allotted the
Highland Park. Franklin School ana
+ GInter PARK diamonds.
TWO sunday school Leagues have
been formed. IN tho East E,d
League oakwood Baptist branch Mo
I mortal. Paramount Baptist ana ST
James Methodist sunday schools are
entered. These teams play on tho
two Oal;woOG diamonds