The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-22
DOBsON CAPABLE
Of LEADING TEAM
Experience as College Coach Fits
Young First Stacker for Po-
sition as Manager,
RESERVE LIST SENT
TO SECT TERRELL
Several Old Men Are Reserved,
But Will Not BE
Used Next
Year.

10y Il. ID. bonneville.
The announcement shat owner
Bradley. of the Colts. is negotiating
with Frank pobspn. this seasons first
ssckei, with the iGe& OF making him
manager OF the Colts, viii give pleas
ure to "A large number OF local fans
who like DoDson and his work. 1t is
believed that ne Will make a most ca
pable manager, in spite OF ms youth.
Dobson is not exactly a youngstef,
and his long experience as "a college
coach has fitteu. him tor handing
men. he could doubtless keep the
0pits in check and at the same time
keep them in the running with the
other clubs.
IL Dobson leads the club next year,
it may be expected that they viii be
d Inherent aggregation from what
they were this season. They Will be
forced to practice, and there viii ne
no more sitting on tins bench waiting
for the gong to sound TO start the
game, NyhlIe Dobson and Bunting
were with the team these two players
engaged in batting practice for thirty
minutes before every game, and w1en
they went To bat they had their eye
On the ball. Visiting clubs did the
same with all oil their men, but the
Colts never seemed 10 nave time Ia
take any batting practice, with the
result that they seldom connected with
The ball
The signing of Dobson as manager
hinges on two things now. and II these
can be satisfactorily arranged ne wIh
come early In the spring IT. receive the
irst arrivals. He will have to leave
Clemson before the baseball team OF
that college is well under way This
may not be agreeable to him HE
could not manage the Colts unless he
Is here with the first men. March "a.
The other condition Is that Bunting
shall be back with the team. poosou
viii not care to come unless his run
ming mate Is here with h m Bunting
Is the property OF the Washington
team. but owner Bradley Is now pull
ing some wires to have him farmed
out here until needed by the Nation
ais. 1t is very likely that he viii be
iurcessful in this.
With Dobson and Bunting as "a nu-
.leus the Colts vii lhave a good start.
The balance of the team can he made
ap in hurry with good first and
.hird sacker-esewan Baker and Burke
are the three other sure ones and
probably Wallace.
Owner Bradley has sent the follow
lnR reserve list 10 tiaE -NAtApAbaa ASSN
citation. Many OF those named may not
return. but the owner reserves Them
tor the reason that he may want them
to report In the spring for n try out
There VIII be "a number of new addi-
tons bought OF drafted. and several
@hO are now free agents. Will sign up
"a try out, The players who are re
yed are Vcrbou,. Morrissey. Saive,
.sondson. Waymaek. Messitt,
van. Irvine, pobson. Bunting, Baker.
law. LandgraT, Titman, Wallace and
Burke.
Two new men who are expected are
Lodge, the former Richmond College
catcher, and Boyce, the clever young
southpaw OF the Fort Monroe team OF
the Peninsula League, Lodge sent IN
his contract Wednesday. and Boyces
is expected in few days.
Curiey Brown no longer belongs To
the locals. He was farmed out In the
Carolina League and subsequently
turned over to them.
Il, Is rumored that the Norfolk mag
mates are tired of Winnie Clarke as
manager ando not want him back next
year. There is certain. pressure that
Clarke can bring to bear, however, and
he can probably get the job II he
wants IT, The question is, Does he?
Ciarkes contract with Norfolk ex
pired this year and IL is understood
that he Is disguised with the layout
down there. Some OF the other CLUBS
In the league may make terms with
him.
IL has been suggested that owner
Bradley, OF the Colts. have talk with
Clarke and see If something cannot be
arranged, but 1t Is not believed that
Mr.. Bradley wants Clarke TO lead the
Colts.
The influence that Clarke can bring
to bear In landing new job or III
holding his old one is through several
PLAYERS who are attached to him
These men will follow the old skipped
wherever he goes. and whichever ciun
gets Clarke will n isoget several OF the
hsst men In the league
These men are Munson. one of the
hast catchers In the league, and Jack
son. one of the best infielders. With
out these two players norfolk would
be in a sorry plight and for this
reason Clarke will probably go back
II he wants to.
Clarke says that the Norfolk club
has lost so much money that they
sannot afford to pay him the salarI
he REQUIRES He says that Ii moth
ing turns up among the Virginia lea
que he will go to Chicago to the
meeting of the National Association
and land Job.
1t is rumored among the magnates
that Clarke liz casting Sleeps eyes at
the Newport News franchise. That Isl
he will make try for 1t IL some
of the other clubs are dropped out
and Newport News taken in.
He Is capable manager and IL
he does not become magnate II is
probable that he will land position
as manager OF one of the new clubs.
Fanwell. the young pitcher sold to
the Cleveland Club by Danville, Is
making good with the majors He
has been twirfing In good form for
the Maps and Wednesday held the
Athletics for eveleven innings with
out a run.
The Athletics found Fanwell for
only nine hits in the eleven innings
and with men on bases he was In
vincible. The young twirler was OPP
posed by Coomhs. who held the Maps
10 three scattered hits, two OF these
going to Lajoie. Fanweil struck Tout
six and issued only two free passes.
Eoombs struck out nine and issued
six passes
College Holfers For Championship.
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