The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
CLIMB UP AGA|N
WITHOUT PLAYING
Colts Again Take Place From
Shoemakers and Close Up
on Tars.
RAIN Is WELCOME
TO THE PLAYERS
Day of Rest Gives Men OPP
portunity to Get
i'll Good
Shape.
BY 4. ID. Bonneville.

BY 4. ID. Bonneville.
So close is the race nov for third
position that tearl may either ad.
vance or fall back one place with
out playing or winning a game. rhi.
happened last week to the Colts when
taey tied up two games with te Shoe
makers and Yet advanced from fourth
10 third place. Their two defeats sal.
urday sent them down to nth place
bnt Monday although theg did NJ,
play. they went back to fourth place
me TWO victories won by Lynch
burg Saturday did not do them much
good since their defeat by the Champs
Monday sent them down in the column
and they now have to fight again 70
top the Colts.
The locals are now again in sigh,
OF third place and may land here with
Tuesdays game, Should they defeat
the Bugs and Norfolk lose 10 the
Coolers. the Colts viii take the lead
again In the hight for third place.
They viii tie with Norfolk IL they win
while the Tars tie up the game or
have ii called on
Thus 1t may be seen that the locals
are not yet in hopeless position and
with an even break Of luck viii land
In a respectable position in the race
Their present series with the Bugs
VIII he hard one but with the
pitchers goingat their best 1t may be
that they VIII give the leaders con-
siderable trouble
Even Petersburg is yet In the run
ming for third place ana they are
only few games behind the Shoe
makers For one thing the Coolers
has several OF the hest pitchers in
tue league and with any kind OF luck
they will make strong nnisn
The Champs are craving up fast
on Tn. Bugs and Shaughnessy' s
Tigers have an excellent chance of
topping the column when the season
Is over. Consistent playing and bat
ting he's been the strength OF the
hafHfs all season and they witt prob
ably be either at the top or very near
1t when the last game Is over
Griffin realizes the danger of his
position and Ii constantly on the look
out for material TO strengthen his
club. He could Use another pitcner
to advantage and IL he could get Joe
iaughlin back in the game or another
man like him, the Bugs manager
would feel more at ease.
As they are going now the Bugs are
Liable To lose the majority Of their
games. Their pitching STAFF is by no
HitAAS tfaE StIVAEESE IN the tAaGUE and
they win out merely through the
work OF Griffin and one or two other
players.
Without Griffin the club would not
he In the running 1t In only the
great head of the manager anad his
star playing that keeps them where
they are. With Griffin out of the
game for week the Champs would
take the lead and keep 1t to the end
Mondays rain was not unwelcome to
the clubs and they were glad at the
chance for day of rest. The rain
came opportuneIy for the Colts. as II
gave them time 10 gain their equiiibri-
uln after their two defeats of Satur-
-lla-
Sunday and Monday gave the men a
chance to doctor themselves up and
recover from such slight troubles AS
are common to baseball, players Burke
Was the man most in need Of treat
ment and In the two days of rest he
Was able TO get himself hack In shape
II "a game is played Tuesday the left
fielder viii get back in harness and
may be expected to return TO his stride
both with the stick and LII the field
The rest viii be good for the twiriers
around the circuit, and they can begin
Tuesday with every man fresh for
work. so that the managers can pick
any many to work who may suit his
fancy.
The arbiters are always glad to
escape>a days work, and nothing could
suit them better than rain or wet
grounds. Mace was the only one to
work Monday, and the others were all
doubtless pleased that they were as
signed to the rain belt for the present
series.
One sad thing, though, is that post
poned games mean double headers, and
these are the nightmares of the arbi-
tiers. TO be forced To work double
time for one price goes against the
grain with the umpires. and the pros
pect OF double headers In a way takes
away their pleasure of the rainy days.
Something close to a record was
made in the game between the Champs
and the Shoemakers. Nineteen outs
were made by the outfieiders and in
tielders on flies, and this IL most un-
usual; but the peculiar feature OF the
game was the fact that the first base
man had only three put-outs to his
credit. The other five outs were made
by the catcher.
1t il seldom that a first haseman
has so few put-outs and In Mondays |
game 1t was due 10 the fact that the |
Champs found Sexton easy TO hit and |
put up fly after fly. keeping both the |
infield and outfieid on the Jump all /
during the game. But few OF the balls |
were knocked low so that the inield |
ers could get them. hence the first !
sacker had nothing to do.
Deacon Morrissey was so successful |
against the BUGS In their last series /
here that 1t is likely he viii be used /
in the first game with them In this |