The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-03
ISON IS SOLD
TO SAN ANTONIO"
Texas League Club Pays $500 for
Colts Former Second
Stacker.
EXPECT TO GET A
TWIRLER HERE SOON
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One More Good Man on the Staff
Will Be Enough if Hale
Improves--Walsh
Wants job.


Richmond Club last year. has been
sold to San Antonio, in the Texas
League. owner bradley. Of the locals,
received a telegram Tuesday morning
from Morris Block. president OF the
San Antonio Club, accepting the terms-
The telegram was ~ follows:
We accept the terms on Player
Ison and will forward check TO SEC
-EesaFy Farrell Picase- notify fscn at
once.
MORRIS BLOCK
Quite q number Of clubs have been
endeavoring to get lson for this Sea-
son. but the price set upon the player
by Owner Bradley was more than they
cared to pay. Two clubs of the New
England League have been negotiat-
ing for his purchase. and Macon. OF
the South atlantic, and Atlanta, OF the
Southern League, have all been after
the player, but would not come up to
the figures asked for him. The San
Antonio Club will pay &400 for Ison,
and he will be expected to report there
at once
ison Ii at present at Atlanta. In
business with his brother, and has
not yet signified his intention Of play
fng baseball. No word has been re-
cetyed here from him since March 81.
when Owner Bradley received a short
lester. In speaking OF the matter
Tuesday. Owner Bradley said.
That settles the ison question; ms
has been sold to San Antonio. i don't
know whether he will 20 or not. but
we. will simply notify him Of the sale,
and II he does not care to 80, 1t 10
all right. II will mean that he has
given up baseball. ! think he will 60,
as 1t Is hardly likely that a player as
good as Ison will give ap the game for
all time
Owner Bradley is expecting some
further word fron Manager I1awior
concerning the question OF another
pitcher, though no letter came Tues
4 day. Lawior is scouting all around
In his home section. and hopes to find
man woh will fiil the bill and en-
able the Colts to win the games that
are coming to them. He expects to
get at least one good man. and may
get string on several others. who
will be used IL needed later on.
Martin Walsh, an old Virginia
League pitcher. who was with DAN
willie in the season OF 1sus. ts now In
Richmond and 10 working out at the
local park. Walsh Is awaiting the re-
turn OF Manager Lawlor, and win APP
pi yfor chance to make the local
pitching squad. Walsh was at one
time drafted by the Chicago Cubs,
but was subsequently loaned to the
Danvfiie Club. He IL now q free agent
!. and in the event he 10 able to make
good he may sign up with the Colts.
Peewee" King. an outfielder for
merry with Danville and traded for
Hooker this year. Ia now In Richmond
King has recently been released by
Lynchburg and lie looking for job.
There Ia little likelihood Of his landing
anything in this section but he has his
eyes open and hapes to connect with
. good Job somewhere.
Following the release of Umpire
Travis the league magnates are
watching with keen interest the cam
pAtgn to secure another man, one who
win he likely to give general satisfac-
ton. Persistent rumors have II that
President Wells has hts eye on Ira
Davis. an old baseball player who has
several years In handling the indica-
tor. He u said 10 be q good arhiter
and Will make good II brought to the
Virginia League.
II was again demonstrated Ia Mon
days game that the Colts have team
that can win IL they have Q pitcher
= the box who can twiri an ordinary
game. It has been shown In most Of
the games played that practically all
the pitchers In the league are easy for
the locals and they seem TO have many
5 Of the best batsmen IN tho league. II
the pitching star can be gotten In
shape 10 ~ to have four good twirlers
all the time there n no reason why
tho locals should not win the malertty
Of their games Ability to hit the ball
and excellent fielding are Characters.
tics OF this years team and with good
pitchers they will win.
IAndgraff hit thu ball hard In Mon
days game and Baker has shown .
great Improvement. He secured three
hits and Obi also secured three. Shaw
raped out two hits and ali the others
secured one except Wallace who
seemingly had an on day IN batting.
Irvine again showed that he il OF
value 10 the club - . pinch hitter n
we'll ~ catcher. In the ninth With
men on base he was put In to hit for
Oil and raped OUT slAahing single.
scoring run himself 2 moment later
when Landgran singled.
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