The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-06
NO INTEREST NOW
IN PENNANT RACE
Failure of Colts to Stop Bugs
Gives Them -Cinch on
Flag.
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POST SEASON SERIES
FOR CHAMPS AND BUGS
Will Meet Here in Five or Seven
Games-Colts Will
Go to Hamp-
BY r. ID. bonneville.

BY II. ID. Bonneville.
Following the Labor Lay games
the race Tor the pennant has lost in
terest since the double victory of the
Bugs over the Colts practically
clEcncd the pennant for them. 1t Will
be necessary Tor the Champs to win
practically all OF their games and for
the Bugs to lose all of their remain
ing games, for %Roanoke to win out
If Lanvslle loses all OF the remain
ing games their rgures will be won,
81, lost, AS, PC. ais. IL Roanoke
wins all the remaining games their
ngures VIII be, won, IL: lost, 40;
Pc ss2. In this way they can win,
However, IL each team loses only
one game, Daneiiie will nnlsn in the
lead and the percentages will be,
Danville, .5S6, Roanoke, 5s3. II
can now be positively stated that the
Bugs have the pennant cinched and
only the impossible can keep them
from II.
If the Colts had been able To make
better showing In the past
series with the leaders, the race tor
the pennant would stiil tie highly la
teresting but the fanS viii now nave
TO direct their thoughts elsewhere.
1t Is now almost certain that the
Richmond fans viii be treated "a
some fine baseball in post-season
series TO be played at BroAd-Street
Park between the Bugs and the
Champs. Arrangements nave not Yet
been completed bat negotiations are
now gong on and ii Is most likely
that the clubs Will come here,
There is Keen rivalry between the
Two clubs and each is anxious Ia mees
the other to fight ii out and deter
mine which Is the better. Manager
Griffin declares that his Bugs can
take the measure Of the Champs,
while Manager Shaughnessy says that
ne will show the local fans some
thing about baseball when the TWO
teams clash here.
President Williams has turned the
whole matter over TO Manager
Shaughnessy and ne wired Grimm
Monday that ne will bring his team
here IL local arrangements can be
made.
Owner Bradley has given his CON
Danviile club, wired shaughnessy
Monday night to get ready fer the
games.
The clubs desire 10 play seven
games. one every day next week and
a double header next Saturday week.
owner Bradley has let somebody have
the park for next Tuesday but he is
trying To have them give ii up. II this
cannot be accomplished the TWO clubs
Will play i've games. the first ~ oe
played on "Wednesday, with q double
header on Saturday.
The Colts expect TO so 10 Hampton
for a series with the fast Peninsula
League team Of that city.
Manager I@awior has bean In COM
munication with Manager MeAilister.
OF the crabhers. and there has been
Roms trouble over the guarantee, The
local manager is afraid that he will
not he able to hold his team together
without a guarantee and unless enc
Is offered he Will not sign up for the
series
The Tars were to play the Crab
beYs but they stood out Tor 3 guarantee
OF sT5 per game and this would not
be given them. The series was there
fore called OF The Colts VIII go for
a smaller guarantee and II is believed
that Manager McAllister will pay IL.
The Bugs were fortunate In getting
a catcher 10 take Murrays piace
Monday when he was put out OF the
game with ruptured blood vessel
W Smith who was released from
the Petersburg team Saturday hlBnt,
was in the grandstand and ne ws~
hustled into Marray's uniform and
pressed into service.
Smith has signed up with the Bugs
and will finish the season with them.
His way of joining the Bugs. however.
was not exactly fair TO the Richmond
club.
Owner Bradley had conversation
with Smith before the game and gave
him to understand that he would
be signed UP TO finish the season with
the Colts. The conference was fixed
TO be held following the game. nut
Smith joined the Bugs in the mean
time. Had he not Joined them he
would have been signed up to finish
the season with the locals.
An erroneous report of the troubles
on the bench Saturday has gained
circulation among the fans and an
injustice has been done one of the
players IN consequence.
The trouble was between Morrissey
and Shaw, the former reproached the
latter for some error In his play ana
the shortstop resented the twiriers
remarks They had just clinched when
Titman took a hand and endeavored
to separate them. Titman had no
part in the fighting but the report was
circulated that he WAS one of the
participants. The trouble was quickly
adjusted.
Roanoke played to the biggest
crowd of the season Labor Day and
the two clubs will realize neat sum
from the receipts. Fourteen hundred
LynchburG fans saw the games and
a great number OF Roanoke people
gathered at the park Both man
ayers were well pleased with the at
tendance at the two games.
Rogers Easy for Americas.
BALTIMORE. ND. Sept. 6.--Yan-
kee Rogers. touted as one of the
greatest wrestiers in America, left
for his home In Buffalo this morn
lng. Rogers. who had every appear
ance OF being hewn for a great Crap
pier. was easy pickings for Americus
fGus Schoenlienl. champion light
heavyweight wrestler OF the world in
their bout here last night. Gus. who
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