The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-24
FIVE TFW|RtER5
NOW WITH COLTS
Addition Of Morrisey OF Danville
VIII Mean Renewal OF Try
Out Tactics.
MANAGER kAWLOR
LEAVES FOR HOME
Action Decided Upon at Confer
ence With Owner Bradley
Monday-Will Not
Resign.
BY r. d. Bonneville.

BY T. d. Bonneville.
It was upon the advice of Actins
Manager Tom Messitt that Owner
Bradley purchased Morrisey. the DAN
willie twtffer. A telegram came from
Messitt Monday night and Owner
Bradley decided to take hts advice and
add the twirler to the STAN Of the
Colts. Morrinsey was valued highly
by DAnvifle for the reason that be-
sides being a good twirier he In capa-
Bile OF filing an infield position whef,
necessary. -.---.-.
Mofrtssey, however. has been In the
game long time and the Danville
ofYiciais have probably recognized that
his best days are over. He played In
the Virginia League many years ago
when Chandler. now first baseman Of
the Crew, was catcher for Hampton.
and Gilitkan, the try-out first base
man Of the Colts this season, was the
shortstop for Hampton. Morrissey was
twirler on the same club. An esti-
mate OF the length OF time that has
elapsed since then may be had when
1t IL said that during that season
Christy Matthewson WAS q twirler for
the Norfolk club. He has been with
the Giants for not few years
Owner Bradley says that Morrfssey
-
there In no hght on for a position on
the STAFF By the FIVE pitchers now with
the Colts. He states that no decision
has been made to dispose OF ans
pitcher and that all Ave have an equal
chance at the present time. Manager
Lawior In not here said Mr.. Bradley
Monday. and bought Morrissey upon
the advice Of Messitt. who wired me-"
II Y fAFx tab
the s o'clock train Monday afternoon
for his home at Middietown. n. Y. He
took this step after long conference
with Owner Bradley Monday when II
was decided that II would be better for
him TO get q complete rest so as to
ret back 10 wn-k a. soon as possible
When he was first injured Lawior ex-
pectsd TO get back IN the game secn
but his injury has proven worse than
was at first thought and he now
reaiises that he may not be able TO
play ball again this season.
During Ms absence the team will be
: managed BY Tom Mesaitt. who has
been very successful since L.awlor was
Hrgt injured. When asked X he had
heard Lawior mention anything about
rssisninx his position. Mr.. Bradley re-
piled that he had no idea that his
manager would take any such action
nbout King. the little utility outaeld-
er, who played several gamea with the
Colts while they were badly In need
Of men. Owner Bradley issued q
statement Tuesday. In which he made
himself very clear about the little
players case. King was completely
Cutcta ssed In this league" said Mr.
Bradley; t..we sinaply used him to FIJI
On because we were short of men. and
there was never any chance OF our
signing him on the team. He hap
pened to be In Norfolk when Brown
dropped out OF the game over there.
and we used him then and he was
here last week for another game. and
We paid him TO play that game with
us. We knew that he was signed
with winston Salem and that there
was no change of his signing either
with US or with any other club In the
league"
Mr.. Bradley said that King some
times was fortunate enough TO get
3 hit, but that he has absolutely no
throwing arm, and this made him
valueiess ~ . fielder. This was de-
monstrated in the last game he play
Cd here. when he made 4 miserable
failure in attempting TO catch Hooker
IT the plate after catching Larkin's
abort ny to left in the eighth inntng
Of Fridays game.
0'Donald. the new man from Lynn.
Mass. will doubtless be q much bet
ter man than King; he fs sure to be.
X the estimate Of Ralph Reeves ID
correct.
II must be that Tom Messitt il still
unahle to play on account OF Illness.
He was not in Mondays game at Dan
VILE, and for this reason Il was nee-
eesary to play Hale In left field. a
handicap that seemingly cost the
game, irvine could probably have
captured the hit that brought In two
runs and paved the way for others.
There Ii no doubt that the Locals
nre In badly crippled condition In
the field. The twiriers are going well,
hut that opening In left held 10 a
severe handicap.
The team II not hitting as it should.
and this II costing games that should
be won. Inability 10 hit Mayberry.
who was touched up for ten hits in
Thursdays game here, was mainly re-
aponsibie for Mondays defeat. None
Of the men are hitting at anything
near the clip at which they started
out. Wallace seems to be by far the
Ddst hitter on the team at this time.
WINE LandgraH and Bigbie, From
khom bif things were expected. have
I9Bufferod big slump.
The crippled condition Of the Colts
has cost them much, and they now
1ind themselves In fourth place. but
only by q small margin. Lynchburs
and Portsmouth have not much lead
over Richmond. and II things break
better for them this week may land
them In either third or second place
With the home series.
i 6TANLEY KETCHEL TO MEET
TWIN" SULLIVAN AGAIN
BOSTON. MASS. May 24.--5tanley