The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-08
FIGHT To AVOID
DR0P TO CELLAR
All Clubs Will Finish in Present
Positions Except, Possibly,
the Locals.
POST-SEASON. SERIES :..
ARE ALL CALLED OFF
Bugs and Champs Will Not Meet.
Colts Will Disband
After Saturdays
Game.
HINTS FOR FANS.
weather predictions--Ciear and
warm.
Probable batteries--For Richmond,
Morrlssey and 0owan.
For hOanoke--Doane and Schmidt.
tame called at 4:30
BY i. ID. Bonne,iIie.

Thursday is the beginning of the
end and the final series mere with the
Champs Will determine naNhing In
the standing of the clubs except
whether or not the Colts are to finish
In the cellar or the near-cellar IL
Is no disgrace for the club to finish
in either of these places but Ii Is
pretty close TO II and the race. OF the
q Colts this season has not been one
to gladden. the hearts OF local fans
however, there are yet few of the
faithful and next spring the new squad
VIII have the same cordial backing
that was given the locals this year
when they started out. The Colts
have had hard luck season and
there can be no denial of this They
do not ask that any excuses be made
for them but the facts are well I'M
derstood by those fans who are fair
minded enough to look at the mat
ter from an impartial viewpoint
Tney have not done well but they
might nave done worse and as a mat
ter OF fact 1t Is surprising that the
locals have put UP as good a fight
as they have under the unfavorable
conditions that have obtained all
season with them.
The Champs have nothing TO gain
in the present series 1t lis the last
Tor them and they are hopelessly dis
tahcso IN the race Tor the flag The
Bugs lead them by five full games
ana they must be satisfied with sec
ond place.
The Tars are safely lodged In third
place and the Shoemakers in fourth
All OF these clubs are go far removed
In their averages that no change is
possible now. The Colts. however. are
not too far above the Coolers and
II Is stil race between them. Unless
L.
with the Champs II lis all over with
them since 1t Ia almost certain that
the Coolers will able to do some
lining with the Tars in the last series
10 Is hoped that the local twtriers
will be able to hold the Champs while
the Colts are getting ar least one Of
the games. IL double header is to
be played nn Saturday the Colts
should make an effort to land at feas.
two of the four games and thus keep
out OF the cellar. Thursdays game
VIII give an Idea of the prospects
charlie Baker. the Baltimore lad
who played shortstop fer the Colts for
the greater part Of this season, reach
ed here Thursday from his home and
went at once to the Memorial hos
phsl. where on Friday his appendix
will be removed by Or. w p Mat
The doctor received "A letter from
Baker Wednesday advising him that
ne would be ready for the operation
ON Friday and all arrangements were
made at the hospital "Wednesday af-
.ernoon. a.
1t was thought that Baker was
coming down at this time In order 10
witness ths sst three games of the
bat T..
OF baseball fer the year, and In only
anxious TO get himself in trim for
next season
Dr. Mathews stated Thursday that
he expected Baker to be model pa
tient and that he would not he kept
in the hospital more than eight DAYS
following the operation The doctor
says that the little player will i'm
prove In every way with the removal
OF the appendix and that he win gain
about fifteen pounds. This extra
weight will come In well with Baker
In his work next season, IL is ex.
pected that he viii play an even bet
ter game at shortstop than this year
and that he will get his eye on the
ball and have a much better batting
average.
The proposed post-scason series OF
the Colts has been called off and the
men Will begin leaving Saturday
night for their homes. All neEotia-
lions were broken Off Wednesday be-
fore the club left Danville.
Manager Lawlor had intended play
ing two games with the Hampton
team of the Peninsula League and a
like number with the Fort Monroe
team. OF the same league. Every
thing was arranged satisfactorily with
those two clubs, but the men could
not he held.
The locals were to return home and |
play the remainder OF the week with |
the Richmond Collegians. but this |
series has also been called off, The |
Collegians were particularly anxious
for several games with the Colts. as
they were OF the opinion that they
could take the locals into camp. This |
series would have been of more than |
usual interest to the local fans since |
the Colicgians have been going strong |
all season and could doubtless have
made things interesting for the Colts. |
The proposed series between the !
Danville Bugs and the Roanoke |
Champs was also called off Wednes- |
day. The clubs were arranging To
meet here In either I'VE or seven
games. and It looked for a time as |
II they would get together and settle |
the question Of which Ia the better /