The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-28

BY Il. ID. bonneville.
The same old hoodoo that has been
following the Colts all season still
sticks by them and Ii the club ever
gets going with u perfect lineup II
will come as the greatest surprise In
the world 10 those who are interested
in its welfare and especially to Man
ager Lawlor.
LaWlor has seen so much adversely
this season that he has come TO ex-
pect trouble at every turn and II no
longer causes him much surprise.
When the club left here for Roa-
ncke things looked bright and they
went with the expectation of cleaning
up the Champs They made a good
start all right and things looked bright
the first day but the second day their
heodoo came and II was all up with
them for the series.
Lawlor explains that everything was
going lovely in Tuesdays game and
Revelle had the Champs where ne
generally does until the seventh in
ming when Baker caught the ball In
the eye, When this happened and the
shortstop was carried from the field,
the club lost heart and the Champs
perked UP in equal measure with the
result that they solved Revelle's
curves and took the game.
This was bad but it was not the
worst that the hoodoo did for the
Colts on the trip. RevelIe was called
home ON account of sickness in the
family and when Wednesday dawned
it was the turn of either Nerbout or
AeEFfssey to tAa the twtrtiug,
The Deacon turned up SICK and Yer
bout had been eompiaing OF illness
for several days 1t developed that
Workout had taken turn for the
worse on Wednesday and although he
went IN the box he was not able TO
win.
When Lawior saw verhout webbing
in the box he called for volunteers
to finish the game and Brennan was
the first to offer to go in. The first
baseman is an old pitcher and has
worked In the box most of his days in
baseball.
Brennan not only went In the box
but he twirled in excellent style and
really outpitched Doane, who opposed
him. Lawior says that the first saoker
was invincibie in the pinches and was
called upon to pitch better than
Doane and did It Only one run was
scogsd on him and this was directly
due to- an error and should not haVa
gone across.
has been chasing the Colts all season,
Lawior ID not yet discouraged but he
said Thursday that 1t would be Mt
ting ending for the club II IL were
to be mixed up in a big train wreck
before the season Is over and most OF
the men disabled. The manager says
that this would not cause him much
surprise as most everything else has
happened to the club SO far.
No decision has yet been made as
to who with be made the permanent
first baseman for the Colts Dobson
he viii be on first base In Thursdays
game with the Petersburg club
The youngster recovered from a
slight attack of stage fright and play
ed great game against the Champs.
He is more lively than brennan and
il capable Of pulling of some great
plays around the bag. Lawlor is of
the opinion that Dohson has not got
ten into his stride and viii field the
position we'll and hit the ball hard and
opportunity.
It.seems that the manager leans to-
ward Dobson as the fayorite but he
has not begun to make his decision
yet. The youngster VIII work Thurs
day and Brennan will be In Friday $
game. whichever one goes will not
be sold or released but will be farmed
out in one of the Carolina leagues
and win be kept on tap all the time
Ter use In the event he Is needed.
Bunting gave satisfactory exhibit
ton in the Roanoke series and Ii now
a fixture for his position at third. The
youngster plays the bag In good style
n Ia - nvsA
timely.
The two young players have done
much to enliven the team and In this
way alone are of much value. Both
keep up continual chatter to encour-
age the pitcher and other players and
they work together like piece of well
oiled machinery. 1t is quite likely that
Dobson will be refined at hrst but
even II he Ia not he will be at the posi-
ton next year when he and Bunting
viii be two OF the Colts stars.
Since he has proven himself q capa-
BILE twirler, Brennan has put another
feature In his cap and this ctrcum-
stance will make 1t harder for Law
lor to Let him go and give pohson
the position at first. 1t oftan hApnsns
that another twirler - needed and
with. Brennan In the Bauaathe utility
man will be always on hand and
ready to get In the box.
Brennan Is believed TO be better
hitter than Dobson but Ia not 20 fast
a fielder, All things considered the
contest between themfwill be close and
nobody will be able to guess the win
ner until Lawlor makes his decision.
This will be done about the end of
the week.