The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-01
MAGNATEs STILL
AWAIT MEETING
President Wells Passes Through
Richmond on Flying Trip
Is Gone Now.
COLES JUMP BACK
TO THIRD PLACE
Present Series With Lynchburg
viii Have Much to
Do With Stand
ing.
Nv r ID. BONNEVILLE.

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From present indications. there VIII
be no meeting of the Virginia League
uasnates for some time TO come, re-
xardless Of how badly some of them
may want H. President Wells passed
through Richmond Saturday and went
on TO Norfolk, but IL the magnates
wait for the league mead to be present
at a meeting they will doubtless wait
for some time.
President Wells wanted to hold
meeting on Sunday, but IL was 100
late then to get the magnates together
and for another thing the magnates
are not altogether ready for the meet
ing. Before getting together to trans
act business they want complete
statement OF league affairs, and this
has not yet been furnished them.
They received statement some
time ago early last week, but this
statement was not In full and did not
give them the information that they
desire They want to know all about
the expenditures that were made for
the Portsmouth club. and when all
the affairs are brought out In full
statement they want to have the
meeting To transact all the business.
The Danvilie club has written to
the president asking for meeting
ard the Roanoke club has done the
same thing President Wells, how
ever IL not able TO stay In one place
more than a day or So and cannot be
here long enough to get the magnates
together. He left Richmond satur-
day for Norfolk. and he has doubtless
left that city by this time either for
the South OF for New York.
af ha Ian In M htt 2&
with his theatrical affairs that he has
hut scant time 10 give to league af-
fairs. The clubs Will doubtless ask
him for full and complete statement
and they will then hold their meet
Ing without him.
BY winning Saturdays game from
Petersburg the Colts jumped back
into third place. II things break well
for them now they have good chance
of climbing to second. At any rate,
there will be some big changes in
the standing of the clubs within the
next ten days.
From the way the Danviiie club is
now going the Bugs are likely to drop
10 third place within the next two
weeks, or even in less time than that
Unless Steve Griffin IL able to take
brace. 1t Is all up with the Bugs, who
week ago put up such a great fight
fight for first honass
The present series OF the Colts in
Lynchburg will have much to do with
their standing in the column. The
locals and the Shoemakers have been
-seesawing back and forth in third
place for several weeks ard neither
seems axle TO get good lead so as TO
maintain the position.
hAi at b Go
week will settle the matter and one
or the other will be safely entrenched
in the position after Wednesday,
game. The Shoemakers are not going
SO strong now as they were ten days
ago and the Colts are likely 10 take
two or even all three of the games
II they are able 10 do this they will
be within striking distance OF second
place.
The club left Monday morning for
Lynchburg. the entire squad going
along. Five pitchers are with the
team and IL the youngster, Royce,
warns up well he may be used in one
OF the games. Glowing reports come
from Fort Monroe and from Parks
ley. where the youngster has worked
and great things are expected Of him
The club Is now In god shape and IL
they can avoid the usual accidents
they Rill have a good chance of TAX
Ing the big share Of the games.
Malcomson. the young catcher who
spent two days here with the Colts,
left Sunday for Raleigh where he will
Join the club. Malcomson was one
of the most promising looking re-
ceivers seen here this season and 1t is
too had that his sore hand would not
permit his being given a trial with
the Colts.
He will not be able to work for
several days but will get In the game
for Raleigh as soon az he lis able. 1t
Is quite likely that Malcomson Will
be brought back here next spring for
q try-out and may become one of
the Colts regular receivers.
Bunting should not have been
charged with an error for the way he
handled Bowen's drive In the eighth
inning of Saturdays game. He made
a beautiful play in capturing the ball
and could not get his balance IN time
to make the throw to first, He made
. good attempt. however, and nearly
got his man. Bowen was given hit
since the drive offered Bunting to
hard a chance to handle.
Both Dobson and Bunting continue
their good work with the Colts and
the local management is still con-
graduating itself upon the good luck
in securing the two playersA Their
fielding Is Of the high class order and
-theif-st4ek- work has certainly been
OF great help to- the locate.
The two young players seem to put
life into the entire team and all Of the
men have picked up In their batting
since the arrival of the two new in
fielders. Bunting got two hits out of
four times up Saturday. Dobson did
not get a hit but he drew q pass and
hit the ball every time but could not
place II safe.
Discharged From Blues.
Fer the good OF the service" Ia the
notation on the discharge Of Private
Robert III. Smeaton. of Company c.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues. sign
ed by Acknowledgement Sale 6atnF-