The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-17

sR " AHOAt pay l4@ a game Tue Coll@
yesseroay stepped into secona place
or rather IVuno themselves ueu Tor
4 the pos iion. OI4y two vluus now
q separate tnem rom hrst pace ana
tfse ulaerenee III the Percentages are
3 mol 50 grtat that the locals cannot
4 overcome lnem Il Things preak TIsnt
] Tor them -ust at tins ume
Ii thry &re able 10 uefeat the
Champs IA :ht hrst two games played
the Cots viii Very probably ana
themseixes ia nrst place and then 1t
3 Will be matter OF playing on the
defensive to mold the position
With both clubs On the diamond
getting good Workout ana with pros
y poets gooa for hotly contested game
: the rain started Thursday shortly be-
lore time for The gong 10 sound.
y Starting with a slow drlzzle 1t ap-
peared at first that the clouds might
mass over and still leave the diamond
In good condition for the game
W. Both clubs stayed on their benches
hoping for the best when suddenly
& the ownpour came and ali hope
vanished After nearly a half hour
cf hard raining IL slakened and Man
agef Shaughnessy, OF The Champions,
came over to talk over with Manager
] Mexsitt the advisa biity OF starting the
:. game. The diamond was in such q
j GORked condition, however, that IL was
decided TO cali the game OFT Twelve
hundred baseball hungry fans defect
Hdiy left the park
The longer the delay. in having a
game the more anxious viii the fans
he W see a game and If the clubs
aJsre able to play on Friday and Satur-
day It may be expected that they Will
PC greeted by record crowds The
importance OF this series makes II
more than ordinarily interesting 10
sRichmond fans and they VIII be out
IN large numbers both on Friday and
Manager LawIor did Siot show up on
1hursday as expected. but will prob
IDLY come in time 40 be at the park
80 Witness Frids~es game He wrote
'assvW nss- ~ks-ssa.ey that he would leave
Tor Richmond either Tuesday or Wed
j Mesday. and he will hardly be delayed
much longer.
THURSDAY night on business trip.
md will not be present to witness
Eridayss game He will he back. how
Nger. In time for Saturdays contest.
Ess
Manager Shaughnessy asked owner
h sHrauiey to play a double header on
HAturday, but the Richmond owner
did not accent the proposition favor
ably He pointed out that the clubs
u had only one game to play OFT and
stated that he would rather wait until
inter the Fourth OF July before play
q AnE any double headers.
ss Stanley Bigbie is on the sick list
Md his place WAS To have been iilled
NY Cowan on Friday. 1t is hardly
sSHxpeeted that ne Will be able to play
Ia Fridays game.
hi Bigbie received on Thursday sub.
sntAntial acknowledgement of his ser
vices to the 0awiand team. of the
II EAlifornia League. He recommended
NJ them Pitcher Moser, who MAS with
The Lynchburg Club last season. Mo-
3 per has been giving great satisfaction
sattiH season, and the Oakland Club
mas shown its appreciation OF Big
bfe's favor by sending him a draft
Tor $6e- The draft was received
Il Thursday by the popular first sacker
~ the Colts.
Ss Umpire Westerveit had his first try
sOnt In the Virginia League Thursday
when he worked with Umpire Davis
Il 3n the Norfolk Portsmouth game.
h Since no complaints have been heard.
I ne evidently gave satisfaction.
81 This Will he most gratifying In clubs
and fans alike II is hoped that the
ncw umpire viii be success around
the circuit and that the bothersome
umpire question ia the league may be
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