The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
NAY PLAY TWO
WITH ROANOKE
Colts VIII Probably Close Series
With Double Header
Wednesday.
WELLS TAKES ACTION
ABOUT THE UMPIRES
Arranges Schedule and Colts
Meet Fender ON the Road.
Davis on Good
Behavior.
BY r. o. BONNEVILLE.

BY r. o. BONNEVILLE.
1t Ia quite likely that the Colts and
the Champs will close their series We'd
nesday with a double header. There
are several games to be played of be-
tween them and the sooner they are
gotten out or The way the better.
If double header is played the
Colts viii face the two best twirlers OF
the Champs. Andrada will work In
one Of the games and Doane will twfrl
in the other sF'or Richmond Eerbout
and Morrissey will be on the mound,
and If both are in good form the
games should be close and exciting.
To take both OF the games would be
a great boost for the Colts In their
fight To take second place from the
Champs. The two clubs are now sep
arated by .065,' but with a good run
OF victories this may be quickly over
come.
Revelle seems to have lost his pres
tige SO far as the Roanoke Club is
concerned. Earlier in the season be
was invincible with them and every
game that he worked against them
was practically conceded tn the Colts.
In the last two games he has twirled
against them. however, they have
solved his delivery and clouted the ball
hard
IL may be that Reyeile has not we,
recovered from the cold In his arm that
he caught in the last trip to Danvilie.
1t can hardly be that he ia losing his
effectiveness except through some
trouble with his arm.
Clarke's Crew is indeed going at
good clip now, and they are putting up
a good fight 10 climb the ladder. They
have found Danville rather easy in the
two games played with them. and may
also take the third game of the series.
II Walsh is in good form he win work
against the Bugs Wednesday and
should get his game.
The squirt OF the Tars is due in large
measure to the addition of Vance TO
the twiriing staff. This twirler has
been with the Tars about o month
and has proven himself one of the
best twirlers In the league.
The Tars have been rather unfortu-
nate this season with regard to pitch
ers, having lost both Otey and FOX,
their two best men. Vance and Walsh,
however. have filled the gap and they
are now going strong.
The Lynchburg club has taken a
sudden and unexpected slump. After
their long string OF victories some time
ago IL looked as IL they were climbing
up into the first division. but now they
have stopped hitting the bail and are
losing consistently.
Their best hitters have fallen off
lately in their stick work. and even
the Petersburg club has found 1t rather
an easy Job to defeat the Shoemakers.
1t lis a miracle or a stroke of provi-
dence or just plain luck that the Colts
have Umpire Pender with them In the
present series In Roanoke. They have
him. however. and that fact in itself
Ia just cause for rejoicing.
1t il the first time this year that
the fearless and wholly impartial ar
bitter. who has no likes and dislikes.
has met the Colts on the road alone.
In all other games away from home
they have been at the mercy OF the
'homersr" or those who have IL in
for the Richmond club and hand II to
them at every opportunity.
II the Colts are defeated In this
series with the Champs 1t will mean
real defeat. and cannot be attributed
to the Vaccinations OF the arbiters.
The real cause OF Fender being in
Roanoke for the series is that Presi-
dent Wells sent him there. 1t would
seem that the president of the league
has at last partially awakened to his
duty, and has taken II upon himself
to arrange the schedule of his arbi-
ters.
In a recent letter President Wells
stated that he had arranged the
schedule OF the umpires for July. and
this would seem to indicate that he
had taken the matter out Of the hands
OF hts secretary. Mr. Gregory.
That Mr.. Wells has listened to the
plea OF the clubs even to this extent
Is most gratifying, G1d leads to the
fond hope that he will go further
and interest himself still more in the
affairz of the league.
1t IL not known why Lawlor con-
tinues 10 use pobson at first base
when he has Brennan In the squad.
1t In true that Dobson did well with
the stick in Mondays game. but 1t
cannot be claimed for him that he In
as strong a. Brennan with the bat.
The youngster WAS unable to con-
meet safely with any OF Pritchard's
curves Tuesday. and his efforts were
rather weak. 1t may be that Lawlor
liz using him throughout the series 70
ascertain II ne - iAoiy 10 oc 90 6SOR
as Brennan Ii known to be.
The older player IL good batter.
and should be used In this series.
which IL most important on account
OF the fight between the Champs and
the Colts for second place
Word comes from Petersburg to
the effect that Umpire Davis 10 work
tnr the series herein good form and
II pleasing both the players. 3and ths
fans with his good work II would
seem. that the unpopular arbiter IL
now on his good behavior. and IL
waiting for lull in the big storm that
was brewing.
The protests against Davis have be-
come 10 strong around the circuit that
the arbiter has doubtless come to the
conclusion that he had better calm
down for q while and make few
friends. It may be that he; has had q
letter from President Wells on the
subject Of his conduct. II he received
one, no doubt It. was q surprise. and
the knowledge that the president has
taken the trouble to write to an UNI
ptre about his duties IL also . surprise
to those who have watched the AFFAIRS
of the league this season.
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ST. Louis Buys Pitcher.
YORK, PA, July 27.--.L Lefty"
George, one ~ the York Tristate clubs
pitchers. was sold yesterday TO- tbs
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