BASEBALL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2181, 20 June 1914, Page 14

BASEBALL

About Ilia Players* Local baseball attended piiaftfciee at Sibftiijii.r .en Saturday last? awl two teams were, ggt t6.get.h*.ft t'opKr ■seirtmg C% .and NewtWiv The. -Mi ■ tloak southerly wliioh j}r.M#ite& kfipt a Saiga nwißuer away, but' with, those pi*-; sent s scratch match was decided'. '■$!$; ■ city repte3.eilt#ti'vcs rotttoe.d ■over 'iSe-'w* KMn by 15 runs to 3. ftotftoivii, ho.wavet, are gutting hi a strong tea©'ft? tiHiay, and njay' reverse the poiritibi, jl.feos© who attfiiide'll priietiee all,; displayed ijriptbved form; iWHsai'i,''wli'Miitehed for Centtal,tfas the inoit versattte 151056? 011 the ground. He *as the -oU'ly pitcher iyh*> coiilcl manipulate tli© girew. bait- with effect. He ciffflo tip to 'the batsman s fats* live tiflses, ana scored three funs sad put two n.um'qut-.. As a coaelier ije proved iihiiself to be ft very capible. talker. His rejitapka ftoni tte fioacflof'-s. box. were like rays of sAiiishiho t.hfaijgo the- rain and gio dm. . L'Ujyd, whtj- phtyed r'igliWveld in » previous nsatobi,played, sooofid base .on Saturday s arid stewed Iris appres'raiien by jratfwg tlifea we'll. ouiV-tW itt eu> cossiv© handlings of the ball. As a ba'.teinijJi Sibte ss, rapidly ■i'mproy.Ing, We. drove tpm beautiful fly bite .! through tlv&.Ottfr-Md;. itegefs fed » day off with the ball-~ he', biwevsr, jepwd two. ihiji;s. E, .Piroyor was glveM tlio .respenMbie position af fet base man. jßis a'«e'rag& mi Siikirfltty was. two meii got out ftiV^-, ' Me dpttljtfM deoiskm givei! in favour of; : the tuiso jliTnter. 3 fhonvpson was tlte iiiost bailsman 6f the day. So s.cored three j-ttiis.- lira Success of th& Winning tsaiii was diip largely tfl'M& WfltotS-; J-anseu performed 'well in, tho catoiier's-hoSt The bfu»t at thb taftl work of $to siiWba.u team fell Oil 'Jt'Cßtrfflds. flls pitching With- tlto greasy . ball fTSA. H)& eaaio as ivide balls is criekct. P^ofojsioniJlsrri. The boxing promoto.f el Australia. Mr. "SiMwy' 1 'Baker, .jirat Frfiirijfd tp, Sydney 'jxiw.? a visit to Aperiea. He; has game*iwto tho .po£SibiHsies_of starting basfibnil till a ftwitiwirciaj looting hi. the E«ußno.nw«a,lt.hj *nd ho now states ■tlist if he mn &i*i a coiiipai'ty to pro-, tittito the game 'thorm!.|h.ly he wilt go ■fthtad with tho project. '. Atoa.izeiiieut Was fife uppermost spsisation whejj lie: louiid that (Jtfvcnvpr 'feunfef, «iF one. «f tjie States in Aflwriea, . dww dollars aiwuiiily for b'ciiif pitsideiit of a- i')aT,fiteJ( leagn*, and. that Ban John* . ■son, formerly a. journalist, Was receiv- ■ i«g"2Cf,PJQ Jailer's ,a yeaf for ?D years for acting in a simjlar capacity. Wont League's Westing. Th.e ftrat inimial gewu-al meotiftg af ttoft Wdihigton Baseball freiignfi is tfl ha': held on June 28. lflvrtliey. p;u'tio\ibi:g »iK'(jrniiig ? tits meotiiig will hi) advertis.ed in this jiapeF «.t a. InW drto. 1