The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-18
FIVE TW|RLERs.
NOW WITH COLTS
Une Will Have to Go Soon if
Crouch Makes
Good.
TWO POSITIONS ON
LOCAL TEAM WEAK
Fast Catcher and Hitting First
Baseman Are Now Bad
ly Needed BY
Colts.

The addition of a filth pitcher to
the staff of the Colts brings I'M the
question of who is TO go in the event
he makes good. 1t is hardly likely
that Lawlor will release one of his
other twirlers before giving Crouch a
trial, and the locals VIII have five
twirlers. at least until the return home
of the club
Crouch has good reputation in
the Tristate League, and has done
fairly we'll with the 81. Louis Ameri-
can League Club, He was release
from ST Louis mainly on account OF
his witness but in signing him for
a tryout Lawior hopes that he win
settle down and be able to get them
over.
Now who is to go in the event
Crouch makes good? First, eliminate
Saive, who is going better at this
time than any other twirler with the
locals. and who could not be released
at the present time: then the $4,000
dollar beauty, ReveIle. who In fix
ture with the locals. These two are
To stay; and there is no possible
chance of their being released. at
least at this time.
The elimination of these two twirl-
ers from the Reckoning when lacking
for some one to lease. Morrissev and
Verbout are left. and IL lies between
these two as to who will have to seek
pastures new.
that verbout has had. and all season
he has been regarded as one of the
most dependab BILE twirlers on the To-
Gals staff. ON account of his excellent
condition at all times he is always
able TO go In and twirl a good game
Deacon. Marrissey has NOT won a
game for some time. and seems TO
have lost his early season form. IL
may he that he can come back. but
he continues in his present path II
il most likely that he viii get a little
pink slip
Deacon" Is one az the veterans OF
the Virginia League. and has been
twirling for different clubs in the cir
been heard To say this season that
Morrisssey is Vet the best twirler in
the league, but the youngsters seem to
be getting the better of him of late.
If Crouch makes good the locals
will have two left handlers, and with
both of them going well IL should
mean many victories Few OF the
batters in the league seem able 10
solve the delivery of the southpaws
and when one goes in the box against
the Colts IL seems that the game might
as well be given away in the first in
ming.
With the addition OF Crouch the
Colts are now above the PLAYER limit
and il will be necessary for some
change to be made at once. The
nromptness with which Manager
ShauRhnessy, OF the Roanoke cham
pions, put of Fisher when he signed
another pitcher shows that the clubs
OF the league are determined TO fol-
low closely the rule fxiHg the player
limit at thirteen men.
None of the Colts are disab led now
and IL Crouch Is 10 be kept for a.
tryout IL will be necessary to suspend
some player until one pitcher or an
other Is released.
Nothing has been heard yet about
a new ffrst baseman but Lawlor is
doubtless continuing his search for a
first sacker who can ciout the ball
IL is ever the hope OF the fans that
Rtxbie will get out of his slump ne-
fore the new man comes and thus
hold his position, but every day finds
him the same and he never seems
able to get many hits.
At present, however. it would seem
Aaf rt de- q n n M
self In his inability 10 hit the BAH.
None OF the men are hitting as they
should 10 win games and they showed
uu pitffuliv weak In the last series
with the Champs.
Seventeen hits and five runs in four
ramas Ia NOT a great record and the
Roanoke pitchers made a killing here
on this trip.
Tha RAINY weather has partiallv de-
nls,ed the treasury OF the Shoemak-
ars as we'll as fhose of the other
clubs and the MANAGEMENT is casting
around for some way to get more cash
in the cofYers.
r, has heen decided To have a hene-
Fl, gama In Ivncbburr on SATURDAY.
Iu,v a when the Shoemakers piay
tha Darvil,e Rugs
The admission fee for the game
win he e. az and $40 and II IS ex-
pec.ad thar his charge win be yolun-
tarv the fans being allowed To nav
Whatever thsv NAV wish. the procedse
going tn ha1n The club.
t., ,s believed that in this way a
GOOD snr, win ha realized. In Dan
villa thu fans came I'M with volun-
tary contributions ana sum OF over
sslIo Was realised which helped the
Bugs ont Of a hole.
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