The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-25
DINNER BRADLEY
STATES ACTS
Gives Interesting Information
II About Portsmouth Club
md III Owners.
SEVERAL CHANGES
FOR THE LOCALS
Mansser Ls~lor Has Something
IA Mind for Strength
sning Several
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Aecordtng ~ III. Bradley. the fol-
lowing named u1em are thu owners q
tfs Portsmouth Club ~ the present
] limo and the dgnrss show the holdinxa
q Rosemhaaam. ssoa. solomon. $500.
Gordon. tkoe: Taliey. s2so: Bowman
t3ee: HANGER. 500; CUNNINGHAM. szss'
m. Gxadiey says that he has but
4g00 ID the club and that he has done
~ thAt ne could IL help Ii All the time
Mr.. Bradley says that Mr.. Bowman
came to him recently naklng for help
10 pay the man on and thst hs gavs
4 him 1900
Precedent Briggs. n tho Truckers
nayu that he did not ret any OF this
/ money, that &11S Of II went 70 Roanoke
70 pay kuA< DAs @aS - -
never besn received BY the men or ths
preeidanf-
II q said that the only money the
Truckers received prior to the tims
Secretary Gregory took charge Was ths
returns from the Norfolk game.
Secretary Gregory and Owner Brad-
ley empha ticaliy deny the report that
\ President Wells IL contemplating re-
signing the position an head Of the
league
Something Ii going TO happen 10 the
Colts and that very SOON Manager
Lawior having returned after . vaca-
ton OF q month Ii able to look al the
club out Of eyes that have not been
watching them develop or 90 back and
be has sized up the bunch In way
that gives him AL the knowledge he
wants.
His next step will be to make
changes for Improvement and the4s
changes are coming soon. WHIST he
viii % II not yet Tor pubiicatton Tor
\ various reasons but ii Will b. out In
Few days and It may be safely stated
that all changes viii be for the best
Neither Owner Bradley nor Mama
ger I.Awior has any idea OF carrying q
losing team through the season and at
present the locals do not lock like
= winning aggregation. Several Of the
11en have fallen down miserahly In
their hitting and some are not doing
~ well In the field an was expected.
With this condition existing II is
4 neceaSary 10 strengthen certain posi-
items and this In what the manager -
working on right Now No changes
will be made On Saturday but the
wheels are going around and BY Mon
day II ID probable that an announce
ment or two will be made.
I-aMlur says that there win be aome-
thing doing but that II viii not happen
until next week: probably not before
the return Of this club from its three
games during the first Of the week.
The big Fourth1pf July games win
probably Ind one or more new men
III the lineup OF the locals and these
men win be ones who are picked from
strengthen the Colts where strength
oning l. necessary.
MANAGER IAwlor has not given out
any names but several or the men Who
are under consideration are known
and X he can Get them Richuun0
viii be fortunates
Another change that will help the
Colts In run getting will be made on
konday ana this u change that
al1onld hays been made some time
aGo. This y = new arrangement Of
the batting order and Manager Law
I Tor believes tf1at he can materially
skrNngti1An the Osfensive play a. the
I club w the changes No c0ntsmpiate1.
l5lgbis hiss not bsen hitting - well
~ when ~ started the aAAacn and
~ IN failed numbers ~ -timss y
I get = Nit when men were Occl1py1uo
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