The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-27
CURLEY BROWN
LEAVES LOCALS
May Go to Rocky Mount-Rich-
mond Wants Him For Next
Season.
EMPIRES AGREE ON
SATURDAYS DECISION
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Mace and Davis Both Say
That Runner Was
Out at the
Plate.
BY L. u. BONNEVILLE.

cut, sHice tHe younRster has MADE
many friends BY his consistent play
ing.
Manager Lawlor decided that Brown
did not have the knowledge Of the
game that Ia possessed by Johnny
Shaw. and the newcomer has gotten
Browns place at third. permanently.
1t Is not the purpose of the local
management to release Brown out
right unless he demands IT, They de-
sire to hold him for next year. Ii pos
sible, as they recognize the S-ung-
sters ability. Lawlor states that he
feels sure the club will nave a place
for Brown next year. and they only
want him TO get little more eSpe-
rfsnce In the position.
ICY" Mcdonald. the old Wincheste.
and Georgetown star. who IL now with
the Goidsboro Club, has wired Owner
Bradley, asking that Brown be sent
down there. Brown may accept this
offer. and will make decision on
Monday.
Rocky Mount. of the Eastern Caro-
lima League, la very anxious TO get
Brown, and Owner Bradley has been
negotiating with them for some time.
The matter is up tn Brown now. and
the chances are that he will go with
the Carolina team and get such ex-
perience as will Mt him for good
work with the Colts next year.
Brown Is an excellent fielder. one
OF the best ever seen here, but ne
lacks experience in tagging runners
and knowing what to do with the ball
when he gets 1t In critical stages OF
the game. He will get this experience
with Rocky Mount. and when he
comes hack next year he will be one
of the stars of the league.
Other changes are contain Elatpd for
the Colts by Manager Lawler. but he
does not want these announced just
yet.
While the Truckers viii doubtless
protest Saturdays game, II ts narats
likely that their protest viii be sus-
tanned by President welis when the
facts are explained to him With VIC
tory In sight. or with at least draw
coming to- them, the Truckers feft
the fisid and gave away a game that
they could Ill afford TO lose. Even "
their protest liz sustained by President
Wells, the hesx ne can give them IN
another game in the place OF Satur-
days, and even Ii they had failed 10
score run In the fifteenth after the
man was caught out at the plate they
! would probably have had the tie 10
play of later in the season. AS II ~
now, the game Is probably tosts as
the president will not sustain them
He could not possibly award the game
to them, since Richmond did not nave
a chance at bat in the fifteenth.
Umpire Davis stated Sunday that
M~ssitt had the runner out clearly,
ana that he could see daylight De
tween the runner and the nand hoio-
tnr the ball before Messitt became
unconscious and dropped the ball, lie
stated that he could call 1t nothihg
else but out.
Umpire Mace gave 1t as his opinion
that the runner was out without cues
tom Umpire Davis was bound 10
cali him out. There was nothing else
10 n" said Mace Il saw the play
plainly. and Messitt had him blocked
Nv several feet by Bakers perfeet
throw. Hamilton had no chance 10
SCORE. and he knew IL. He tried rough
tactics, but was not successful.
Roth umpires say that they viii glad
Nv make a report of the play to Presi-
dent Wells and that under the rules
he cannot possible sustain the Irueh-
ers In their protest.
The Colts have gone TO Lynchnurs
for q hard series with the shoefnakers.
I,ynchburg has not been going so well
III
calls vii capture the large share OF the
three games. Manager Lawlor Is with
tie club and his presence 10 expected TO
be- Of great help to them in winning
the games.
Returning here Thursday morning
the Colts will play series with the
Danvilie Bugs and this will be one OF
the most important series OF the sea
son. The Colts now occupy third place
az
the Roanoke Champs or the Bugs who
are leading at this time. The locals
are within striking distance OF the top
and their three games with panville
may put them there or else very close
TO- 1t.
Saturdays came should never have
gone over nine innings and the Colts
should have had 1t by good margin
in that time. Inability to hit with the
bases occupied has lost many games
for the localS of late and Saturdays
game was one of them. though as Ii
developed the game was not lost. Sew
efEl excellent chances were offered and
WEAK stick work spoiled the chances
Ut the locals. In the first inning men
were left on second and third and In
the third the same thing happened. In
the seventh Landgraff reached second
Wktu Only 0tIG uOWb hEfA was 'aoS 81
vAnced and In the eighth another
chance was missed.
sLawior has stated his intention of
cOAching the Colts In batting and he
has not returned any too soon to begin
the work.. They have been dropping
Of gradually but surely since the sea-
son began and just at this tirpe are
hitting weaker than at any other time
durieg ) The season. Men who started
out strong with the stick are now fall
int miserabiy and 1t Is time to do
something.
Lawlor points out that the chief
trouble IL that the men do not swing
on the bali as they should. Only two
or three men on the club know how 10
asing end they are the only ones who
arr getting any hits.
Hikbik picked UP some In Saturdays
game and he has doubtless been receiv-
Inn some instructions from Lawlor.
wallace and Titman did not receive
many chances 10 hit Saturday. they
were either passed. hit with pitched
Baii or t4cfinced ma neither of them
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