The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23
BY T. .. BONNEVILLE.

FIRST game called at Z:45 o'clock.
BY T. .. BONNEVILLE.
Stanley Bigbie has been released
from the Colts and will leave the team
after Saturdays games. The first
sacker has not been hitting the bal
siHce early In the season, when he
started out with rush, and Lawior
has been searching for hitting first
sacker for IA month or more.
Bigbie leaves the club as a free
agent and has not yet made known
hts plans for the rest of the season,
He came with the club after his dis
pute with the Lynchburg club this
spring, and since he was In great de-
mand and the Colts were in sore need
of first sacker he worked a hold
up game on the local owner.
Bigbie came with the Colts under a
peculiar contract, under the terms OF
which 1t was provided that In the
event he was not wanted at any time
during the season he was to get his
release as a free agent, and 1t further
provided that he was to be a free
agent anyway at the end of this sea-
son II he stayed with the club that
long.
The local management did not relish
this kind of contract, as ft IL most
unusual, but they were obliged TO sign
IL up to get the player. So In drawing
his release Saturday Bigbie becomes
a free agent.
with the Norfolk club, since they will
probably be auto To u5e nin on FIRST
bace- Chandler 10 covering the posi-
ton now, but hs h not as valuable a
man for the position as Bigbfe. Chand-
Ter can play any position on the club,
and IL Bigbia goes with the club the
present first sacker viii be transfer
ced TO another position.
The direct cause OF Bighie's release
at this time Is that the position OF
first base with the Colts lis sattsfac-
torily filled. That liz. the man In not
yet picked out, bat one OF the two now
being tried out here now viii get the
position.
Brennan has played in two games.
and while he does not appear 10 be
very fast around the bag. he Is fast
runner. "A good hitter and has good
knowledge of the game.
Dobson, the youngster from Fay
ettevilie. worked out in the position
Friday and made very favorable i'm
preston. He IL quick as a cat and
seems to know all about the initial
&dAH. x2G 10 As1Sa AGAAiNh nsA& 81
said TO be able to hit the ball.
Dobson will work in the first game
of Saturdays double header and the
fans viii be given their first oppor-
tunity to see him in action. Ii Is like
" that Brennan win be In the second
game unless pobson pulls of some
thing sensational In the way of fielding
or hitting In the first game.
The fight for the position between
these two men will be close and no
decision will be made for several
days. Manager Lawlor stated Satur-
day that he had no idea yet which
would get the place.
All three OF the new men are In
demand and the Colts &ould have no
trouble in disposing OF any OF them
at any moment. Brennan came here
from Birmingham under q conditional
contract after his manager had re-
fused him to the Reading Club.
Bunting and Dobson have made
regulations for themselves this year
and are In demand. Owner Bradley
received telegram Saturday from
the manager OF the Atlanta Club
asking him to let them have either
Bunting or Dobson or both. Nome OF
the new men will be let out at this
time. however.
Johnny Shaw looks good at second
base. though he was not exactly on
his toes in the position Friday 1t
is expected that he will do much bet
ter Saturday. Only one time did
the player display his unfamiliarity
with the position and that resulted
the seventh inning when Munson was
on third base. johnson sent O easy
one TO Brennan who ran In and got
the ball and turned to throw IL to
first, Shaw failed to cover the bag
and Brennan was forced to run to
get johnson. In the meantime Nun
son scored, Had Shaw covered the
bag johnson would have been an easy
out and Munson would not have at
tempted to count on the play.
Shaw does not IKE the position
much. but nevertheless he is capable
OF playing II in good style and viii
doubtless like 1t better when he gets
more accustomed to IT, He figured
IN THREE double plays Friday and
each time was at the right place at
the right time. He accepted eight
chances without error and his error
OF omission iii ths eighth was the
only thing charged against him.
1t was hardly possible to get line
on Bunting from Fridays game for
the reason that he did not have any
chances offered him. In the first in
ming jackson drove one down to third
and Bunting scoopsd II up in good
fashion and shot the bail to Brennan
That was tho oily chance offered ex-
cept when he dropped Cowan's throw
In the fourth inning allowing Jack
son to score.
with tie stick he did not show in
particularly sfrcrg hut he hit the ball
eysry time. This first time up he
was forced to sacrifice and laid down
neat bunt. He seemed to beat the
hunt. ont but Umpire Davis did NOT
lContinved on second PagaJ