The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30
SHAFFER TO STAY
WITH THE COLTS
The Local Manager Says
That He Will Re
main in This City.
COLONEL STILL
HAS AN OFFER
4 Management Of Greenville, South,
Carolina League, Wants to Buy.
Former Colt from Shaffer.
Locals Look Strong and
Should Now Begin to
Climb Upward.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results. 81.
All games postponed (rain).
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
games postponed (rain).
To-AIorrOw's Games.
Richmond at Iynchburg.
Roanoke at Portsmouth.
Norfolk at Danville.

A report to the effect that Manager
Charlie Shaffer would be relieved Of
the managerial duties Of the Richmond
Baseball Club was denied last night
most emphatically by both Shaffer and
President w. B. Bradley. Of the local
Clue.
1T is true that things have been
breaking badly for me here in Rich
mond," said Shaffer, last night. but
like the city, and unless Of course,
me million minute and all ex-
penses, l Will stay right here and
bring Richmond out on top at the end
of tho season." Continuing. Manager
shaffer said: With this new third
baseman that is coming down to play
with US. we should patch up the. team
and really have as strong an aggrega-
ton as any club in the league. Our
pitching staff Is larger. and In my
opinion stronger than that Of any other
| team with perhaps one or two ext
/ ceptions. SO II we don't win from now
on an average of three games out OF
every five we play I miss my guess
by long margin"
The report which appears in local
contemporary to the effect that Shat
fer had accepted a position with team
In Montana was emphatically denied
yesterday afternoon. Perhaps the re-
port had leaked out because OF numer-
| GUS offers which the manager Of any
i team who is as well up in the game
as Pop" always receives throughout
a season from clubs which are looking
for material at any and all times
i While there Is no confirmation for the
report. it is generally undasstood that
i Shaffer has received a nunsSer of offers
from the owners Of difreron1 clubs. and
i 1t Is probable that in some way one
Of these leaked out and has been taken.
to mean that Shaffer would leave this
place for another city.
The Colts left this morning for
J. with the team representing that
place. The champions are now
in second place, with lead OF,
A only two points over Danyille.
tho former league leaders. II the locals
got even two out of the three. which
. they seem likely to do. it will make
a great difference in the present stand
ing Of the clubs.
4 Norfolk will be vat Danville and
Roanoke at Portsmouth. and with Dan-
ville and the Truckers going at their
present pace. Norfolk and Roanoke
are liable to suffer. and. of course, all
games lost by these two last men-
toned clubs Is big help for Rich
mond.
scheduled lost by Roanoke and Nor-
folk. and the same number won by
Richmond would mean fourth place
for the Colts. OF course. this Is all
7 supposition, but the locals have been
greatly strengthened during the past
few days through the acquisition OF
Hennig and Howard both OF whom,
s will join the team in Lynchburg. Hen
: Inig's record has been given In these
: columns before, and Howard needs no
: introduction to local patrons of the
q game.
report has been circulated to tho
: effect that Kirkpatrick and Colonel
d Still. neither one, were EARNED out"
v but were released outright. The writer
g has seen the letter from tho manager
OF the Rocky Mount club, with which
J. club Kirk is now playing. It specifi-
5 cally states that kirkpatrick will be
6 returned to Richmond at tho close or
!; tho Eastern North Carolina League
). season. or sooner should the local
management so desire. and the follow