The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-23
'0ANv|ttE OFFERS
PICK OF TM|R[ERs
Secretary Snead and Manager
Griffin Call on Owner
Bradley.
WILL SELL ANY TWO
MEN AT $3.50 EACH
Owner and Manager Of Colts New
Considering the Extraordinary
Offer Of Bugs Of
ficials.

With sin good pitchers. all going
well. the Danville club Is in guam
dairy as to how to solve the problem
OF which ones to release Secretary
Snead, of the club, decided upon q
novel way of doing this, and proceed
ed to put 1t into execution during the
series here with the Colts Last week.
1t is doubtful, however. If the scheme
will work out as he had wished.
| Mr.. Snead and Manager Griffin. OF
| the Danville .lub. called on Owner
| bradley OF the eitsy Saturday.. 4si
| before the game and offered TO lei
| him take his pick of any one or two
of the pitchers on the staff. This
+ took Mr.. Bradley rather by surprise
for, since he knew that DanviIle
would have to dispose of two pitch
ers, he did not dream that they would
offer the pick of them to him or to
anybody else for that matter.
Mr.. Bradley did not make any i'm
mediate decision, and 1t Is not known
whether or not he viii take advantage
of the opportunity offered on account
OF tho expense involved. Secretary
Snead asked him to take the matter
under Amusement and to send him a
written offer for any man or man he
may need. The matter Will be settled
one way or another this week.
All Good Tuirlers.
In discussing the matter after his
interview with Owner Bradley, Secre-
tary Snead said: We have six pitch
ers and all are so good that we can
not make choice between them |
have decided that since all are good.
we can do nothing better than to let
somebody else do the picking. We
decided to give Mr.. Bradley a chance
To get one or more good pitchers and
went TO him first. We have been try
ing for some time TO pick out the four
best men. and Just as We were on the
point OF releasing some pitcher he
would be put in for a last try-out
and win his game in such good form
that we had to decide to keep him,
Now that the time has come that we
must get down to the limit it la abso-
ihfeiy necessary TO let two go, and
what two to dispose OF has been wor-
rying us to no little degree
ouid Get Hanks
Mr.. Snead was asked IL he meant
to say that he would let Hanks go
IN reply he said; Yes, we will sell
hanks or any other. with the excep-
ton or Mayherry, who is the idol OF
the DanFiile fans. Hanks Is regard
ed as one of the best twiriers In the
league and is without doubtthe best
left handler. Were he a mernb Der of
the Colts staT he would strengthen
1t TO a great extent Hanks is work
ing on low salary, also, not near
the limit. and if bought by Rich
mond enough would be saved on his
salary In the season to pay the price
at which he can be bought.
ANY twirler on the Danville team
can be bought for $3.50, and for such
men as Hanks this is remarkably
cheap. Owner Bradley, however. is
handicapped by the fact that he has
paid good prices for several OF the
twiriers whom he has had 10 release
ana he does not feel like investing
any more Tor pitchers this season.
Other Clubs Barred,
Secretary Snead stated that his raa-
son for Offering the twirlers to Rich
mond was that Danviile feels A
friendly inclination toward this citv
on account OF many favors bestowed
upon them, and that they are willing
20 reciprocate in any way possible MIR.
shead said that they would also let
ROANOKE have chance for the men.
put that neither Lynchburg nor Ports
mouth could have them-He said that
ooth or these clubs had been after
Danville for pitchers.
MIR. Snsad stated also that he had
good berths for any of his pitchers In
the carolina Leagues, but that he pre-
TERED for them to remain In the vfr.
gfnia League II possible. Ii thev are
not bought, they will be sent to Car
DINA next week.