The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-18
sALvE AND HALE
ON COLTS STAFF
These Two Twirfers Are Now As
sured Of Their Jobs With the
Locals.
SHAW WILL REMAIN
MCDONALD WANTS JOB
Utility Player Too Valuable to be
Let Go--Big First Stacker
Writes to Owner
Bradley.
BY II. ID. BONNEVILLE.

By +. ID. BONNEVILLE.
Roanoke now has a dig lead in the
race. and Il last years cham pions
keep up their present stride they Will
be hard to head in the long tight this
summer. This week they have been
matched with one Of the strongest
teams in the league and the pest
pitchers Of the Truckers have been
pitted against them with the same re-
suit In both games. They nave won
nearly twfce us many gaTes as they
have lost. while the second team
column is barely above the .aov marx.
The three teams that follow Roa-
noke In the column are In nip ana
tack race. Richmond. the last of
the three. occupying fourth place. IL
only Ave points removed from Lynch
burg, which IL In second place. Only
three points separate Lynchburg and
Portsmouth. and Richmond Is two
points below Portsmouth.
1t was only through the worst OF
luck for Richmond that Norfolk won
Tuesdays game. Neroout displayed
his test form Of the season. and the
game should have been his easily,
He struck out seven of the Tars and
let them down with only two hits.
The Colts. however, were not able 10
bunch their five hits on Fox and fail-
ed to chase even one run over the
plate to tie the score.
The failure OF the Colts to score
AGAINST the Tars was no fault OF the
new ARRANGEMENT OF the batting or
der, but entirely to the fact that ths
men could hit the bali The batting
order La aboct as good az II can Dc
made. and II a game Is 10 De won
at all IL win be won under the pres
1ut arrangement.
Brown was out of the game again
Tuesday and no explanation Is given
as to the reason. After a long rest
,,e broke Into the game Monday and
appeared in the best OF form, putting
up an excellent article of baseball
That hts trouble has come back VIII
be a sore disappointment 10 ali ioca
sanA It may be that he Was inca
pacitated for ony one day and VIII
be back at hts place on "Wednesday.
Irvine did well in right field ana
secured a hit out OF three times at
hat, but with Brown ont Of the game
things do not go as smoothly as they
should.
Gus salve In permanent mefnper
bradley stated Wednesday that there
has nayer been any question OF tins.
for the reason that they knew SaiNe
Ia he a good man. and one VINO
could easily hold his place with the
Colts When We received the teie-
gram Offering Saive we did not waste
any time" said Mr.. BRADLEY, 'bbt
wired back at once. accepting the
terms" Salve is recognized as
good pitcher. and was not released
Iy Johnstown. but @hey We're con-
strained to accept the good cHer
made BY Mr.. Bradley.
The fight for a place on the stan
therefore, has been between Hale and
Clarke, but Ii IL now practically con-
coded that Hale will be the fourth
man. Clarke has failed to show up
In form. and he will doubtless be re-
leased at the end OF this week. III not
before.
Johnny shaw 10 to be permanent
member OF the Colts. This inIorma-
ton was given out By owner Bradiey
wednesday. I'VE cannot afford TO let
shaw co." said Mr.. Bradley; he ~
too valuable to Us as a utility player
and can All any position in the In
fleid or outfield. Any club Ia the
league would ha glad To get Shaw.
said Mr.. Bradley. and we propose
70 keep him here" Mr.. Bradley did
not say how this would be done when
the time came to get down TO the
limit. but the news that Shaw is TO
remain will be gladly received W tns
large number OF fans who have oeen
fxrurzf.sy impressed with his work.
Hank Ramsey. manager OF the Al
sooua club, wrote to owner Bradley
asking him not to let Shaw 80 with
OUT advising him. We could use that
man" said Ramsey. HE Is good
one. and II you decide 70 release him
me know beforehand"
Owner Bradley has received let
ter from CT Mcdonald. the former
Georretown star and first sacker OF
the winchester club for the past three
4 seasons. NJ Bradley did not make
known the contents OF the letter. cut
it IL believed that Mcdonald wrote
here looking for perth with the
Colts. He signed with Albany thiA
sprinx. and was SAINT from there ~
I, Trenton club. .1e was released
by them some time ago. and Is now
al his home In Washington.
George Heckert. manager of the
Trenton club, writes that he has re-
leased Sam Edmonson. the left
handler who was with the Colts last
season. Heckert bought Edmonson
from the Colts. and he probably fail
ed to make good with that club this