The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-02
SIX Weeks MORE
TO THIS SEASON
Colts Must Take Brace If They
Are to Finish Near the
Top.
BOYCE LOOKS GOOD
COLTS CLOUT BALL
Recruit Southpaw Shows Form
and Hits Well--Locals
Find Batting
Eye.
By II. ID. BONNEVILLE.

With only six weeks of the present
season left. the Colts will have to
take brace II they want to finish
anywhere near the top. The twiriers
seem to be in poorer shape now than
at any other time this season. while
the pitchers OF the other clubs are
going stronger than ever.
The one great fault OF the Colts
all season has been that they are poor
losers, and as soon as another club
gets lead on them :hey seem TO lose
heart and fall down both In fielding
and hitting.
In Mondays game with Lynchbufg
there was no occasion for them TO 20
TO pieces In the field on account of
the fact that verbout and Morrfssey
had been driven from the slab. with
proper ffelding they might have won
out since they really out-nit the Shoe
makers.
1t would appear that Deacon Nor
rissey's great work against tbs I'e-
tersburg club here last Thursday was
only fash and that ne has gone
back TO the condition that he has
maintained for the past several weeks.
Ferbout has been sick and has prob
ably not recovered sufficiently to get
back to form.
Boyce, the recruit southpaw Sc
cured from the Fort Monroe club.
broke into big company under most
discouraging condition, and yet he
showed flash Of form and kept the
Shoemakers guessing. Boyce went to
the slab to relieve Morrissey In tn.
fifth inning and held the Shoemakers
without runs. In the sixth two were
out and the third out was easy, but
was not made. and q series OF costly
errors gave the opponents Ave runs
when they should not have made one,
Boyce made very favorable Inn
preston. and 1t Is quite likely that he
viii be given chance soon to twirl
a whole game. Those who saw him
work Monday believe that he Will
make good The young southpaw has
n variety OF quick breaking curves,
has speed and excellent control He
Joined the Colts at the request OF his
friends in Parksley and on the Fort
Monroe team. 1t 10 understood that
the youngster did not wish TO come
to Richmond or 10 Join any league
team. but that he did so when his
friends insisted. 1t Is the general he
lief among those who know Boyce
tina the will make good and be one
of the best twirlers In the league.
F.. One circumstance that brings JOY
10 the hearts OF all local fans l. that
the Colts have picked up wonderfully
OF late in their stick work. In Mon
days game they connected for thir-
teen safe hits of the delivery Of Bran
don, who is regarded as one of the
Shoemakers' best twirlers. Several of
these hits were for extra bases. and
how it was that the Colts scored only
ak runs will always remain a mystery
unless II Is that they were most care
less on the bases.
Burke led the hitting with two
singles and a triple and Dobson was
. close second with two singles and
double. The first sacker seems to
be stronger with the stick while on
the road but he Is always good at
arst and IL seldom among those who
are charged with errors.
The more that is seen of the two
new inheiders the better they look.
20 pieces in the field the two young
sters are always steady and continue
their stride without errors.
Other players were there with the
stick Monday, Shaw got two AID
Boyee. who went to bat only twice.
secured single each time. III II
deveiopes that Boyce in a good hitter
~ well az Il CapAuie tWlFteF ne VIII
be assured of q position with the Colts
Cor the rest of the season.
The Colts dropped out of third place
again Monday and the shoemakers
now lead them by one game. Their
chances are still good, however, for
taking that position In the present
series and II things break we'll for
them this week they will be well fixed
In third position At the end Of the
week.
The Norfolk club Is now climbing
toward third place and from the way
they are going they have an excellent
chance OF landing there. Only one
point separates them from the Colts
now and II the locals should lose to-
day ind the Tars win, Richmond
will be in next to last place.
The Bugs won Monday for the first
TO theu pward climb OF the Champs
who were pushing them close. II the
Coolers are able TO get the better OF
Danville in the rest Of the series while
the Champs defeat Norfolk. 1t 10 like
~ that the Tigers will be the leaders
by the end of the week.
BY some stroke OF good luck the
Colts have again had the good fortune
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Things have certainly undergone q
change since President Wells took d
hand in fixing the umpire schedule.
~. Complaints we're % nuxsaarouW that |
the head Of the league could ignore
them no longer and In the latter part
OF July he arranged the schedule and
he has just sent in the arrangement
for August.
1t IN surely about time that the
locals were getting little concession
in the way OF having good umpire |
on the road. The work OF the um-
pires this season has cost the Colts |
many games and II II the general be- |
Hef that they would have 4 much bet |
ter standing had they not been the |
victims of the arbiterB. I
Westerveit did well In the last series /
here and while he showed no symp- |
toms OF being homer" his decis3ons |
seemed satisfactory TO both sides, He |
made but few. errors In the three |
games he worked In here. Wester- |
welt win return here for the series this /
week and a. he IL ono OF the arbiters /
who keeps Steve Grimm subdued, il I
Hnay be expected that the psrie1 with |
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