The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
fBATTINC ORDER
IS now BETTER
Colts Make Big Score and Only
Four Runners Are Left on
Base.
SALvE FOURTH PITCHER
Southpaw Will Complete Twill
ing staff With Revelle, Yer
bout and Hale.
sALvE FOURTH PITCHER
BY T. d. BONNEVILLE.

That Lawior took n wise step IN
CHHHEfng rms DHttfHg Urder OF the CUfrs
was evidenced by the results OF Mon
days game with Norfolk. Three of the
runs scored were brought in by Baker
and Shaw. who now lead the batting
order. and IL the order In left as now
Ii win be found that these two will
score q large number of runs and
bring to the locals many more victories
than were possible under the old or
der.
Seven runs came over the pan Mon
day, and whensyer man reached first
he was given good opportunity TO
-trurp, HrTd moEt III them did. as the
) box score shows that there were only
four left on bases. The entire bat
ting order has been re- arranged. Land
graf now follows BiKbte. and Wallace
is dropped near the bottom OF the col
umn and follows Rrown. 1t may be
necessary To make few small changes
AZ the season advances. but kawlor has
Erasped the idea of the proper thing,
and close study of the players will
tell him what further changes are to
be made 80 az To secure the largest
possible number of runs to game.
The Colts are again within striking
distance OF second place, and IL things
break well for them Taeaday they will
land there with u good margin. IL the
Roanoke Champions can defeat the
Truckers again and Norfolk again falls
before the locals the trick will be done
and Richmond VIII repose In second
place, from which II will be hard
matter to dIslodge her.
The local team has been within strlk-
i'm distance OF the head OF the column
aimee the beginning Of the season and
NJ almost any time "a run OF good luck
would have put them In the lead. They
have started out we'll this week and It's
end might lind them with the best fig~
ures yet In the percentage column.
The Roanoke Champions have last
struck their stride and they are carry
Ing everything before them. They now
occupy first place, with comforta bic
margin and seem To he going better
With every game. IL was thought tina Z
the fast Truckers would stop them. hut
they took the first game of their series
by narrow margin The next tive
games between these two teams will
be watched with keen interest, since
they IiA determine who In to be AT TIE
head Of the column at the end OF the
week.
Portsmouth, Richmond aud Lynch
burg are now very close together and
every day may see one Of them ahead
1f The other two, Danyille has been
having winning streak due TO the
heavy hitting OF the players. Lynch
burg Ia doing we'll and may he counted
~ q worthy opponent for amy OF the
other clubs in the league and Rich
mond has just gotten in form for the
hent MoEk--=,---------------
The race between the first four
teams Is as close az any yet seen In
tho league at this time IF the season
and In exciting day 7franrs
standing we'll up in the column one
day are liable To drop two places ny
the loss OF one game. The Roanoke
team lost one game and fell to see
0nd place and Richmond can he In
the lead by taking two games while
Roanoke loses
ciirley Brown celebrated his return
to the game by putting up an eN-
celient article Of playing. Charged
with two times at bat he secured a
single and scored one OF the runs,
One time UP he sent out neat sHeri-
ice. His two chances in the field
were accepted in good style. He seems
70 be recovering rapidly from MS
trouble and may be expected To gain
speed as he gets better
Messstt improved wonderfully with
the stick in Mondays game. rap
ping eat a single and a double and
wallace secured two singles.
Baker played the star game for the
iocnfx, accepting seven chances In
good fashion. securing double and
single and scoring two of the runs
Relieving Clarke Monday. Safvs
seemed to be by far the better twtrier
az the two and It is quite likely thai
he win be the one 10 remain on the
pHy roll of the Colts. Clarke has hac
| two trials now and each time he was
| aent TO the bench In the first Inning
. IL may be that he has been unfortu-
nate to get a bad start each time our
| Il would saem that he IL not In form
IL Ia doubtful IL he will be given an
other trial since Saive has made such
d good showing.
II has been rawlor's desire all
season TO land good left handler and
| he doubtless welcomed the good per-
| f0rmanca that Salve put UP In Nor.
| folk Monday. He took Clarke for a
| trial because he was offered and he
| thought the twirier might possibly be
. better than one Of those already on
| the star. Also he did not wish u
| take any chances on Salye's failing &c
make good.
III is now practically assured thai
! the Colts pitching star for tho be.
| rfnnIng OF the season will be composed
| 81 Workout, Reveiic. Hale and 6aive
| Mensittt and Irvine an catchers and
ct.s - Z : tstttjfv nIuyar during the time