The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16
COLTS NOW IN
PLAYER LIMIT
Sale Of Irvine Leaves Them With
Thirteen Men Allowed by
Rules.
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FIRST BASEMAN rs
EXPECTED HERE SOON
Lawlor Has String on One Who
May Fill Bill-Locals
Are Lucky For
Once.
HINTS FOR FANS.


HINTS FOR FANS.
Doubie-headed Saturday.
Weather Professionalism and
warm.
Probable batteries-For Richmond,
Morrissey, Vcrbout and Mcssitt and
Cowan. For Roanoke, Andraia, Ce-
falu and Schmidt and Fisher.
First game called ut 2:46 O'Clock.
Since the Colts Seem TO have got
ten over their long run of hard luck
In the way OF sickness. injuries, etc,
Manager Lawlor has ventured to let
one man 90. and the locals are now
strictly within the player limit as FIX
ed by the rules of the league.
There are many who are OF the
opinion that Lawlor has made a mis-
take in selling Catcher Irvine. who
has been regarded as one OF the best
utility players with the club. he has
not been used behind the bat for
many weeks on account of the fact
that he was filling the position In left
field.
As fielder Irvine developed won
derfulfy. and at the time Burke came
he was filing the position In good
form His batting has fallen on OF
late, but even at that he liz q pinch
hitter of ability. and there seems 10
be no question of mis- being a better
man for the team than Cowan, who
has been retained as the second catch
er for the locals.
irvine caught q number of games
in the early part Of the season and
performed in a satisfactory manner.
He has the best throwing arm on the
NasA n
aeld being OF the sensational order.
He could stand at any point In deep
left and make a perfect peg to Baker
at second bast at every attempt.
Irvine Ia not sold outright. and the
chances are that he will be brought
back here In few weeks He goes
TO Wilmington. N. c., under an OPP
itonal contract. under the terms OF
which the Richmond club can take
him back at any time between now
and August 1s. Those who have
watched Irvine work here hope that
he will come back to finish the sea-
son with the Colts.
Lawior Is continuing his Efforts te
get another first baseman. and II is
likely that he will have another man
here for a tryont In the early part OF
next week.
Bisbie 10 stiii fielding well, but a
first baseman must be a hitter, and
In this department the Cous' first
sacker continues weak Nothing
could give local fans more joy than
TO see Bigbie pick up In his stick
work and hold the position to the end
Of the season. Unless he does so.
however. II Is up to Lawior to get a
man who can clout the ball and help
TO win games.
The local manager now has his eye
on man who will probably make
good. and he expects to get final
answer about X at some time Satur-
day II he succeeds In getting this
man. the locals will be in a good
fiei1ting trim and will begin their
Climb for the top.
The past three performances of
Salve have led many fans to state
Colts this year. 1t In fact that since
sputhpaw has been twn1lng In re-
naarkable form.
In the second game of last Satur-
days doublS-header WITH Eynchburg
Salye twirled q great game holding
the Shoemaker to three scattered sim
giles and one run. which was not earn
I'd.
He was still more effective agai.yt
the Champs In Fridays game, aud
the best they could get was TIVE sins
gels. that proffted them nothing In
the way of<runs.
Salve was somewhat wild at the e.
ginning OF the reason, bur In this
respect he has improved wonderfully.
and 10 able to get them over now In
rather good fashion. Ale issued three
prove costly on account OF his COOL
work In catching men on iirst
Things broke well .or the Colts
Friday. and II was only by the best
OF luck that the game did not 60 cx-
ira innings. When Burke came to
the bat Powell moved around IN CEN
ter field for q left-hand batter. ana
when Burke drove the bah toward
the az pole Powell could not reach
It. Had he been playing In his regular
position Burke could hardly have
stretched his hit Into double.
IN and was forced to pass the ball on
g Powell. who rot II too late e catch
Burke.
/ The local left fielder posse sssS speed
that few could expect In him. 1t IL
hardly probable that the Colts hsve
smother man on. the Clue who could
have taken four bases IN that dstse.
ard not many or Them would have at
tempted It.
Short, the youngsteF who worked
for tho Champs Friday, had some
things on tht Colts. Rn1 they had
hard time trying to solve his ieiiscfy
Wallace. who n counted the Culta'
surezt batteI. came up three t.ni.s !.
Tie first tine up he drew . rsAau, II. i
next time he fouled cut TO Schmidt,
ands the third time he sent an easy
chance 10 Holland at third base.
~ LAndgraM came up three times and
each time sent an easy chance TO New
ton ~ nhOrfSt0p. Baker hAtted ~ =
500 clip, coming up three times, Ne
drew = pass. singled and vent IN eaay
onA ~ short. Johnny shaw Also had
an ~ day with the stick. He struck
out The Arut time up. sant III 6asy
chance 10 Newton smother ttms ana
the third time shaiAghnssey robhad
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