The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-28
FANCY FIGURES
FOR COLTS STAR
Owner Bradley Gets Back at
Stallings For Trick in Quinn
Deal.
NEW BATTING ORDER
Lawlor Has Arranged Players in
Best Possible Shape for
Scoring Runs.
BY T. d. BONNEVILLE.

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In selling Dutch Revelle to the New
York Americans for $4,000, Owner
Bradley Is getting somewhat of fan
cy price for the locals star twirier.
The sum named Is not large for
twirier of big league calibre. but 1t Is
large for one who has never been
tried out In major league company,
The fact that the Yankee manage
ment has accepted the proposition OF
Owner Bradley speaks we'll for the
impression made upon their scout.
Arthur Irwin, when he was here look
ing over Reveile at work several
weeks ago Had the .--.rler not made
most favorable impression. II Is
hardly probable that they would have
accepted Reveile at the price. named
by Mr.. Bradley
The Yankees have plenty of pitch
ers: in fact. they released several of
their old stand-bys this spring and
retained Quinn, Vaughan and other
youngsters. That they should be WILL
ing to take Revelle and pay such "a
fancy price for him speaks well for
his ability as seen through the eyes
OF one of the best scouts in the coun-
try.
In hitting the Highianders for s2,-
500 for Revelle, Owner Bradley Is
getting back at Manager Stallings for
the trick played upon him when ne
secured Quinn from Richmond. II
will be remcm bered that Stailings told
Owner Bradley over the phone that
he would take Quinn. but the next
= day. being in the drafting season.
StRflings drafted the pitcher and got
him for $500, while Owner Bradley
price on him was $1,000.
RevelIe, of course. will not leave
the Colts this season, hut viii report
to the Highlanders next spring for the
early training This Ii not his nrst
trip to New York as Yankee. but
the other times he was not given
trial on account Of the large number
of pitchers available at those times
The first important action taken
by Manager I4awlor since his return
from home Lis the change In the bat
ting order of the Colts Those men
who have proven themselves the best
and most consistent hitters are NOT
leading off and the others who have
dropped of in their hitting are near
the bottom.
Lawior announced last week tina
he was going 10 make the change: In
fact. he could not well avoid it. since
1t was obvious that a change was
badly needed.
Mondays game was the first played
with the new batting order, and al
though the Colts did not pile up so
many runs, they succeeded In winning
the game, and this might not have
been done under the old order.
Landgran, who started out the sea-
con by clouting The ball all over the
lot generally for two bases. has gone
back considerably in his hitting and
has been taken out of first place In
the batting order and liz now the fifth
man UP.
Shaw. who seems the most likely
man to get on base, now leads of. and
in putting him in the lead Lawior has
made wise move, Shaw is a hard
man to pitch TO, and probably gets
more free passes than any other man
on the club. His brainy hase-running
also qualities him as good man to
lead or. not to mention his hitting.
which In consistent and timely.
Baker comes second. because he liz
the best sacrifice bunter with the club,
and whenever Shaw gets on nrst
Baker Is almost certain to send MIN
to second. Then Wallace and Tit
man come. and either OF them is liable
to be good for the hit that will score
Shaw. They are the best hitters with
the team at this time and are well
placed in the batting order.
Bigbie has not been hitting we'll
during the past month, and he Is
dropped one place, while Irvine liz ad-
vanced. Irvine IS an excellent pinch
hitter, and seems best able TO hit
when a hit Ia badly needed.
It looks az IL Lawior now has his
batting order arranged in the best
possible way an based upon the pres
emit hitting of the respective players.
When the new left fielder comes an
other change may be made. but IL il
likely that the men will continue TO
bat as at present for some time to
come
Landgraff In making a mark for
himself in base stealing. He pilfered
two more In Mondays game, and
seems to be getting away with Il In
good fashion. He also celebrated his
new position I'm the batting order by
driving out q nice single. The little
second sacker seems to have picked