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Richmond Breaks Into Big League Class Winning From Washington Simple. Durable. Dependable. Two, throe und Hvo-passcngcr. Equipped. t?So and $?90, t. o. b. De? troit. FOIU) AVTO CO.. 1C29 \V. Brood. NEW YORK PLAYS HEADING 10 TIE Nip and Tuck Struggle Brings No Decision After Visitors Start Good. New York, May 1.?15111 Jordan's New Yorkers and President Witman'a Head In i: aggregation opened the United States Baseball League season hero this afternoon at Bronx Oval, tho tennis battling to a ten-Inning He. Each team scored ten r.us. The open-, lau game drew about !),000 fans. Tho visitors rolled up a lead of live runs on the New Yorkers in the first three Innings, but played loosely thereafter, giving the locals a chance to tio the score. With Beading in the lead, 7 to 6. when Jordan's team came to. tho bat in i he seventh, a base on balls to (>oyes, a siriMle. by Freyer and a double to the left field fence by Bruggy scor? ed two runs, tying up -:k game,' In the tenth inning both teams scored three runs. Tho game ."'as then call? ed ou account of darkness. The score: Heading, A.B. H. O. A. U. Sheckard. cf. ? 2 1 u 0 Malay. )f. 4 1 ? i ol Brouthers, 2b. 4 3 - 4 1 Deiters. 3b.?... .'i t U 1 tl Heal, rf. 0 1 0 1 Smith, lb. 6 3 a 1 u Broderlck, ss. 3 o 3 2 o Manning, ss. 0 0 0 0 1 Porte, c. 3 11 111 2 1 Fletcher, p. - a o l l Villa men, p.3 0 1 3 u ?Cronin t. l o o t> 0 Totals .42 10 30 15 l> New York. Noyes. ch. 4 o 4 4 1 Freyer, ss. ? 3 8 4 0] Wall, lb. 0 1 7 1 U| Bruggy. c. 5 3 S 3 0 Young, rf. 2 u u o o] liynea, 2b. s l 7 l o Tlcrnoy, cf. 2 o l o u| Dlsbrow, if.& 1 o 2 0. Hope. I>. 0 0 0 0 o' Peterson, p.. 4 l o l u -1 Totals .f.9 10 30 1? II ?Batted for Broderlck In the ninth. Score by Innings: it. | Reading . 221011000 3?10 Sew York . 0 0 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 3?10 Summary: Huns?Sheckard, Brouth? ers. 3; Dieters, 2; Beal, 1; Broderlck, Porte. Fletcher, Noyes, I rcycf. 2; Wall, Bruggy, 2; Young, Itynes, Tlerney, 2. First base on errors?Heading, 1: New York, 1. Two-base hits?Beal, Smith. Freyer, Brugg}'. Sacrifice hits?Malay. Porte, Young, 2. Stolen bases?Malay, Brouthers, Dieters, 2; Broderlck, Horte. Bruggy. Deft on bases?Reading, 11 ;| New York. 11. Double plays?Bruggy and Fly lies; Malay. Broderlck. Smith' and Brouthers. Bases on balls?Off Fletcher. 6; off Vlllamen. 4; off Peter? son, ti. Struck out?Fletcher, C; Villa men, 4: Peterson. 8. H'.t by pitcher? Fletcher. 2. Peterson, 2 Passed balls ? Porte. 2. Hits?Off Fletcher. 2: Villa men, S; Hope, 2: Peterson, 14. Umpire,! Henry Tone. Time. 2:45. Kork 1 nlon Wins. [Special to The Times-Dispatch ] I Bretno. Va.. May 1.?Alter three vie-J tories over Richmond College and I Woodberry, Fork Union Academy won over Ratidolph-Macon Academy by the! score of 13 to r,. Beryer, for the locals, pitched in great form; Qrlfltn and Blicad, for tiic locals, also featured. 1 Score: It. II. K. Fork Union .13 12 2 llandolph-Macon . ?" ?> <1 Batteries: F. F A?Herker und Dan? iel; H.-.M. '*A.'?\V)jlte, Ferguson and Wood. Umpire.- It". C. Perkins. Attend? ance, about *uo. V. P. I. Defeated. Durham. N. C, May 1.?V. P. I. was defeated by Trinity Park School this afternoon by tho score of 3 to 0. The score: It. H. E. V. V. 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0?0 5 1 T. P. S.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 s.?2 7 1 Batteries: Moore and F. Lrffggc; Fit-'.ReraUl and I.owe. Umpire, Mr. Bundy. Time. 1:4?. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE At Baltimore: Baltimore, G: Toronto. a. At Providence: Trovldence, 2: Buf? falo. 4. At Jersey City: Jersey City. ]0; Mon? treal, 3. At Newark: Newark, r.; Rochester. 4. WINDY CITY WINS IN HARD BATTLE Large Crowd Sees First U. S. League Game in Pork opolis. Cincinnati, O., May 1.?Tho Trnlted States League season opened, here to? day with a spirited contest between tlie Cincinnati and Chicago teams, und the argument was won by tho visit Ing teum by a narrow margin. The score was 5 to 4. The day was perfect and (Ivo thou? sand witnessed the opener. The of ncials of the league, and of the teams which were present, uro pleased with the starter, . j Cincinnati, AB. H. O. A. E Badel, rf. 4 2 l u 0 Barton, 2b. 4 2 - 1 0 Armbruster. cf. 6 .1 4 u u Wittoratactter . 2 0 :: u 0 Mollcncamp, lb. 2 o G ? o I licks, o. :t <" 7 1 u Lutz, ab. :: o 3 2 o Blcrman, ss. i 2 o 2 i Kline, i>. 2 1 1 1 0 Taylor, p. 0 0 0 1 0 "Chapman . 0 0 0 0 0 : Totals .2S S 27 S 1 j ?Baited for Taylor in ninth. Chicago. AB. 11. O. A. E Lynch, rf. ?> l 0 0 I) Schall. 2b. 4 0 2 0 Walters. 3b. 4 l 0 l <? Qertcwtch, cf. r, l l u o McOonough, c. & 2 R 3 1 Stanley. If. 4 0 1 0 Melnke, si. & 1 " 1 Crowlcy, lb. (< 1? o McQulrc, i>. 3 10 6 Totals .38 11 ?26 10 ?Badel out; hit by batted ball. Score: R. Cincinnati .OOOO40O?0?4 Chicago .OiMioOOiai?5 Summary: Huns?Mollencamp, Lutz, Bier man, Kline, McQuIre, Crowley 12>. McDonough (2). Two-bast) hits?Wal. tors, Schall, OerteWlch, Left on bases ?Chicago, lo; Cincinnati, 8- Sacrlllce hits?Badel, Barton, Wittoratactter, Mollencainp, Kline, Stolen bases? Hicks, Lynch. Struck out?By Kline, I 6; by McOuire, Base on balls?Off Kline. 3; oft McGulre. 4. lilt by pitch. I cr?McGulro. (Kline); KHno, (Stanley), ! (CrOWley). Wild pitch?Taylor. Base hits?Oft" Kline, 0 In seven and two thlrds innings: off Taylor, 2 In one and one-third Innings. Time of game? 2:3d. Empire?Fay. Washington nod I.ee \\ Ins. Score by luhings: lt. H. E. Cuilford .00 0000 0 00?0 4 d \V. ft L.? 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 ??4 r. 1 Summary: Stolen base?Webster, linse on balls?Off Moran, 1. Struck out?By Shore, 5: by Moran. 10. Bat? teries: Gullford?Shore and Hobbs; W. &? L.?Moran and Donahue. Umpire, Mr. i Orth. Honest as its Name OO you pride yourself on your acquaintance with the fine things of life? Then we summon yon, as a stranger to the stipcrexceilcncy of Old Quaker Whiskey, to try it at once. Old Quaker is kindly, wholesome and good it is mature and fine?it achieves the ideal of the competent judge. There is nothing beyond?it is perfect. Try and try at.once? Honest Old Quaker R. LXhristian &Co., Distributors Richmond, Va RICHMOND U. S. LEAGUE TEAM First picture o, .ocal.. Taken rc.terdn, ?t Lee Park Juat before the game beg... AI Xew-han, Will be found f the ce.tr. of the bottom ro?. O Hnro rounding third l.nse on his rrny home. scorlnK the flr.t runs ?f ,hr Bnmc> cDOUBS t? wjn< ?c ^ _Mrl-nrlnn.l-H hl? lo .?-etre. _ phot0 bj KosUf, iVAST CROWD SEES \ OPENING GAME IN U. S. LEAGUE (Continued From First Fage.) so wlti, reservations, luu merely an j expression of men who had been knd ly treated, and who had received piaud. ; It after plaudit at any marked i achievement. Richmond people want to win, but they have always a kindly word for th* anqillBhcd. I Heavy skies ?nd chilling winds on Tuesday, the day before the opening of the league, served but to emphasize I the Interest locally. Men who have not been In a ball park since tho good j old days when the same Ralph Soy I bold, who Is now a member of Newn i ham's "Rebs," spent his leisure mo I merits grazing peacefully In the grass , near tho fence; when .lack Chesbro, I and Sam Leover anel Kid Elberfeld ami j .lack Knor and Bill Hargrove anel Turkey Graves, to say nothing of the ? lays when Glcnti and Fergusson ami fCasIl and T?te, and other lesser lights, wore uniforms und brought glory 10 the city of seven hills, manage.l to out and watch the; game. Their verdict is tiie verd'et of a united popu? lace, or as much thereof as was able to get within the roped lines?"Rich? mond Is going to have real baseball again." (.uesncil netter Hall. Somehow or other, whether by in? tuition, or through that sixlh sense which few appreciate and none can explain, the people hereabouts seemed 10 know that there would be some? thing different offered at the new j park. U'lille generally there was an | air <if expectancy, tho fabric upon which this expectancy was built was constructed upon the belief that the new league would be just] a little aheael uf anything offered In Richmond In tho baseball line for! j many months. How well, or rather; i how true, the fun had guessed Is best told by the hundreds of pleased and exhilarate,] travelers who made tho! journey. j Not a, man. or woman either, for that matter, who visited Lee Park yes terdoy but will say that Richmond! Is going to receive major league base ball. It Isn't so much that Richmond ? won. The same opinion would hold j had Richmond tagged to the short end I of the scorv. It was that snap and} vim and at-lt-all-the-tlme spirit! shown There was no lagging. The; playeri were at the workbench all of ' tho time. They were on the job. An Inning ended meant merely another Inning to be begun. A man on base in eh nt a mini whose count would go ! to the sum total of achievement. It v ik not baseball with tin- hands only. Brains formed a more than perceptible portion of the performance, Tho oc tors in tile drama had been properly rehearsed. They didn't liuvo to stop and wonder what was their Cite. Thoy knew, and they picked up these cues In such rapid fashion that thu per? formance went as smoothly as if it had bcon staged for months Instead of mere days of preparation. Uood->iatiired Crowd. And what a good-natured crowd it was: How it smiled and then smiled some more! Not that everything was perfection. Indeed, there are many things which must ho improved at Leo Park before U will meet with either the approval of the owners or of the public. Tho ouiierg'know where the improvements n.'ist be made, and they are going to make them. Tho crowd, however, wasn't out to find fault. Maybe, after the newness of it all has worn off soi-o members of this great jostling, crowding, laughing, playful mass, may realize that the going was heavy, the grandstand net quite com? plete and many other details. Yester? day every moth, r's son of them was out to see hasel all?baseball of un? kind for which trie fan has longed and hoped and prayed; baseball of the bet? ter kind, to repeat, but for which Mr. Kan was Informed he was n?t willing to pay. This piebald statement was given the Ho yesterday; given the He In so emphatic a form that to bring It ugr.'n to life will be merely to Insult tho men and women who paid and saw what Kniest C Landgraf and Al I.ownham had done out of their con? fidence In the pcoplo of Richmond. They have paid 'he price for ball play? ers and they have secured them. That's the answer. Crowd starts Early. Long, yes. very long before the game began the crowd started on Its journey to Lee Park. At first It was a mere straggling line. Then it be? gan to grow. Zigzagging its way through the open space between the If You Get It at "KAIIN'S" I_it is Good._I We save you money on all "High-Grade" Clothing, Hats and Toggery?Why not take the time to j>?v no * visit? 7/3 C.?/tOA? the toggery shop I er- line and the gute, It looked like nothing so much as a sea of laugh? ter. Beginning In a jocular a I rain, It all ended seriously enough. The ?. .lied Suitis League had come to .stay, was the verdict, and the United I States League, so far as the Rich j inoiid and Washington clubs ure con? cerned, has the goods to make It a fixture. Too much cannot l>e said In praise ! of Krnest C. Landgrat. When the league was a-borning, antf when many laughed at him, he selected Richmond as tho one city he wanted. There were other cities he could have had; (for Instance, Cincinnati, or New York, or Cleveland, or Buffalo, or Baltimore -or many others. He picked Richmond; and when they told htm that he was foolish, that this was a hush town, that It couldn't possibly support a real ball club, lie still stuck. When they wanted to throw Richmond out of tho league, he fought for his property. Ho won, and the ball game yesterday is the result. R'chmond has cause to be proud of the showing made. Nowhero in the. league was there a belter crowd. No I where In the leuguu did the people givo a warmer welcome. No v'. hero In the league did the people put more money Into tho coffers. And nowhere in tho league, If the game yesterday is any criterion, h:ia the. , owner of the franchise brought to? gether a better ball club. Chirr Hooter Sydaor Chief Hooter Sydnor and his band of forty Started early. Up and down Hroad Street They puraded with their corps of buglers. Out to the park they came, this noble forty, and they did ' make the welk'n ring. There was j no mistaking them. They are for I R'chmond, and they made it known j in every conceivable way?with nolae i from cymbals, triangles, horns and in the good old-fash'oned way by Just yelling. Not to bo outdone, several other parties In tallyhos made, the journey, adding their welcome to the general howdy-do. When Umpire Gassmeycr called "Play ballI" overy -available seat in grandstand and bleachers had been taken, and tho crowd was roped in ao ns to prevent an overflow Into the i Held. Both managers agreed that the jguino should be played without hin-; 'drance to tho fielders. The batteries I wero announced aa Taylor and Blue | for Richmond, with Prank'Pfeifer and ,Tobln doing tho honors for Washing? ton. There was a shout ln# unison, .and Kossnlch's Band began playing j "Dixie.'' Th?;n there was more shout I |ng. Horns wero blowing, cymbals j were sounding, every possible manl- ! fcstatlon of delight was shown. The United States League season hod be? gun. Briskly and without hesitation the . Richmond "Hens" trotted to tho leid, j Hill Taylor chose a curve hall as his first offering. Into Bert Blue's big glove It came, and strike ono hnil' been L recorded ugainst Fallon, first up fur iliu visitors. Ho was out on strikes. So was Qua Dundon, whlio Adler ga\e Sox Seybold Iiis first try with a fly ball reaching nearly tu tnc fence. Not during uny other Inning were tho visi? tors dangerous. At times some vicious swata went to the outer gardens, but j O'Hare, Seybold and McFarlund were equal to the occasion. Bach of those three gathered high ones off of the fence, Seybold featuring with a one liand stab of a swat urdiuarily i_uud for the circuit. Twice tho Waahlng toniuna got a man to third, but both linn;: it was after two were out. For Richmond, the game was won in the first Inning. Prout was fooled by PfCffcr, Hoffman was out from the pitcher to first. O'Hare doubled to left, and Sox Seybold was passed. Her moM McFarlond came to thu rescue, digging up a safety, hcoring O'Hare with Hie run which won thu game. Score Srcoud Hun. The secon?] run came in the fifth. AI Newnham uncorked uno of his fa? mous twisters tu light, and scored on I'rout's neat puke to centre. other opportunities wore offered, but dan? ger was never near, and so what was the use? The game was murked by tile fast work of both clubs. As an exhibition It was marked by tho strong defensive play of both clubs. Chance after chance to score was killed by excellent work. One of the prettiest bits of work uf the game came in the sixth. Pfeffer ha<i walked and Fallon alao drew a pass. Dundon tried to advance the runners, but quick work on the part of Taylor caught Pfeffer nt third. Adler then laid down a tantallsCr In front of Hlue. It was the hit-and-run, and Fallon had passed third. Hort grabbed the leather and by a eiulek and per? fect heave caught Adler, and op tue return from Bohaiiuon, Fallon was caught n mile at the plate. Catcher Tobln, for the visitors, ha? his little finger split in the. nfth. when, with the- hit and run on. Hlue offered at a high ball, the bat catching the backstop, putting him out of the game, lloru substituted and caught t good game, grabbing one fly ball while making a somersault. Fast and snappy, with never any lagging, the game won the fans Another record crowd will be nut to-day. FROM DANVILLE Brandon Gets Charitable in Third Inning, and Roanoke * Scores Three. Danville, Va., May 1.?Hoanoko land. I ed on Brandon's pitching in tho third i Inning of to-day's game and beat the ] Tobacconists, the score being 3 to 0. ' The locals were completely at the j mercy of Hall, who pitched a lino I game, and only In the ,mo Inning, the ; seventh, el 10 they threaten lo score at 1 all. Brandon was relieved In the third Inning by Bussey, who twirled tho ?icniainlng six innings In splendid I fashion. Nineteen faced him, and I among the bunch only one secured a . hit. Tho score. Danville. A.B. H. O. A. B, Runscr, 3b. 4 o 0 7 0 D. Gaslon. 2b.4 1 3 7 u Schr?der, lb.4 0 1( 1 0 Wullace. cf.3 0 1 0 0 flunk, If.3 ii u U u JIudgins, rf.3 1 U u i) Jackson, ss..... 1 0 1 o 2 Lucia, e.3 0 r, o ti Brandon, p.0 0 ti 1 0 Bussey, p.. 2 o i a ? ?S. Huston .. 1 0 ? ii 0 Totals . . .;.2S 2 27 19 2 Iloanoke. A B. 11. O. A. ES. Ginn, er. 1 1 3 0 1 Gorman, lb. 4 0 9 l o [Newton, ss...4 1 2 3 U Holland, 3b. 4 2 2 2 0 Ktlrd, If. 4 0 3 0 0 Coutts, rf. 4 1 1 1 U Shields, 2b. 3 0 2 3 1 Fisher, c.3 o 4 l u I Hall, p. 2 o l 3 o Totals .31 f. 27 14 2 I *Batted for Brandon in third Inning, j Score by Innings: R. Danville . 0 a 0 0 o 0 0 0 u?u Roanoke . (IU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0?3 Summary: Runs?G'nn. Newton, Fisher. Sacriflco hits?Wallace, Hall. Two-base lilts?Hudgdns, Glnn. Three base hit?Holland. First base on er? rors?Danville, 1; Roanoke, 2. Lett I Ion bases?Danville, 4; Roanoke, 3. Double plays?Runser to Gaston to Schr?der. lilts?Off Brandet', 4 in . 3 Innings; Bussey, l in G Innings. Struck out?By Brandon, 1; Bussey, 3; Halt, 4. liases on balls?By BlT.&don, 1; Hall, 2, Time of game. 1:1s. Umpire, Mr. MeTeasuo. (2, halmers MOTOR CARS Gordon Motor Company IIICIIMOM). VIIIGIMA. FILIPINOS LOSE OPENING GAME Pittsburgh U. S. Leaguers Suffer Injury to First Baseman Sabrie. Cleveland. Ohio, May l ? The Cnlted Statea League was int-.ttguratcd here to-day. Pittsburgh defeating Cleveland, 11 t? v. The. Ileldlng was excellent, but the pitching poor. A dumb pluy by Pitcher Hobart allowed 1'iusburgh to acorc. live runa In the fifth and win tho K?me. Pirat tlaaeman Babrle had Iii? band ?Pill, while Catcher Goes was l>ut out for Insulting Umpire Lindsay, whose work Was poor. T'he score; ? Cleveland. a.It. II. I), a. K. a.u. II. O A. E. E/ltton. 3b.3 0 t ?? 1 Freeman, lb. 4 1 11 2 1 Or| rf. .'. 5 1 l u u De.manty. cf.a 2 1 1 o M. liobart, 2b. 4 1 1 3 o stringer, if.4 t l l u Klrby. ss. . 4 -j t 3 0 Green, c.. 3 o r> 5 l manche, p. 1 o l l o C. liobart, p. 2 0 u 1 o Totale .35 s 27 13 3 Pittsburgh. A.B. II. u A. E. I Callahan, cf.?? l 5 o u ; Duff, 88. 4 U 1 2 I I Brown, rf. 5 2 2 ') 1/ i Itlley, if. 2 2 2 a u Babrle, lb. <?. l t l o o ! Pelf er. lb. 2 1 S u 0 ! Ritchie, 21?. 4 0 1 2 0 Fowler, 31?. a 3 2 0 I I Ooes, c. 3 2 1 2 0 . Hughes, C. 1 1 1 ') 0 I Johns, :>. 2 2 u l 2 i Donaldson, p. 2 u : l u Totals .35 1.1 27 9 4 Si ore by Innings: It. Cleveland . a l 4 o 2 o n o 0? 7 Pittsburgh . U?&16U0U 0?11 Summary: Huns?Brltton, Freeman, Ort, Delnhafity, :; M liobart, 2. Calla hatl, l>ufT. Brown, 2j It Hey, Pelf er. Fowler, Goes. 3. Tw l-buae hits?Ort. I Delegant}*, Slelnger, Brown, Pelfer; Rlley. Three-base hit? Freeman. Sac? rifice hit?Johns Stolen bases?Green. M. Hobart, Brltton. BabrlO. Houblu ?play?M. Hobnrt. Freeman ?nd Green. , Hits?Off Johns, 7 In tunings; off I Donaldson, In threo Innings; off Blanche. G In 3 Innings; off liobart, to In 6 Innings. First baas on balls?Oft Blanche; 4; liobart, 4; Johns, 3: Don? aldson, 1. Hit by pit. to d halt?By Johns. 1 ?C liobart). htruek out?By Blanche, 3, by Hobart. 1. by Johns. I: . by Donaldson. I. Passed ball?Oreen. First base o:i erf ors?Cleveland. | ; Pittsburgh. I. I.eft on bases?Cleve? land, 7. Pittsburgh. 8. Time, 2:3",. Um? I plre, Lindsay. Attendance, 3.500. <'luster M>rtnga Loses. 1 special to The Tlmea-Dtapatch.l Charlottesyllle, Va . May 1.?At the liorse show grounds to-day Jefferson School defeated Cluster Spring* Acad? emy, ? to 5. The local" held the vis? itors to one run up to the ninth, when j three hits and four errors tied the In her half Jefferson scored on the squeeze play, with no hands down. Gooch's catch of a fly In short right field was the feature. Batterie?: Jefferson ? Waddelt and Mucey; Cluster Springs?Whaley and i lllnton. [Trunks, Bags, Suit-Cases For 30 Yearn the House of Quality. Straus, Gunst & Co., Distillers anil menders of Fine YVhUkeys. Drink Old Henry It-, l.nng Itocord Proven Its Merit. ACADEMY-Next Week Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, i Lucille La Yernc Company, In William Gillette's beautiful play, "Clarice" Prices: Matinees. 15c, 2Se and 35c. Nights, lie, 25c, 35c and 50c. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Baseball RICHMOND vs. PORTSMOUTH Thursday. Friday and Snturdny, May 2, 3 and 4. Game called 4:30 P. M. Admlnnlnn. 25c. f.rnndslnnd. 18c. UNITED STATES LEAGUE. BASEBALL To-Day LEE PARK WASHINGTON vs. RICHMOND Gnrae Cnlled dilR. Admission, 25c. Grandstand, 25c extra.