The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-16
BATTING ORDER Of
COLTS IS CHANGED
Lawlor Takes Wise Step for Pur-
pose Of Scoring More Runs
for Locals.
BROWN IN GAME
KING RELEASED
Third Stacker Returns to His Pc.
sition, Shaw to Left Field.
Pitchers to Have
Trials.
BY T. d. Bonneville.

Ths Colts left home at . o'clock
Monday morning for Norfolk, where
they will play q series Of three games
with the unfortunate Tars. The Crew
In now having one OF the worst
slunps In the history of the club and
the local club 10 perfectly willing to
tAke advantage this-and- bring
home three victories IL possible. The
long string or defeats. the lack of
patronage and the refusal of the
newspapers to give the game Publicity
In Norfolk. have all had their erect
on the stockholders OF the Norfolk
club and they are preparing to take
steps 70 make change. 1t IL claimea
that the policy OF President Ono
hundro 10 responsible for the condo
tiOns and that he must be succeeded
by = president with more liberal views
and inciinations.
since the Tars are in state of
turmoil and are not going In anything
like their regular stride. the Colts
are Altered an excellent opportunity
to test their two try-out pitchers, In
this the last week before weeding
out. This 10 what Lawior purposes
doing. He announces that both Clarke
and Saive will be given trial In
Norfolk and that their performa nee
win have much TO do with his de-
ciston concerning their remaining
with the club. Saive In said to be In
good form and 1t h expected that he
will make good. but he may surprise
his followers by failing to hoia the
Norfolk batters and IL so his chances
viii be slim.
The two twiriers Will also be given
. chance in the home series this week
and following that the regular team
fer the year will be picked. Eer-
bout, ReYeiIe and Hale are now prac-
t.cally assured OF their jobs and the
fight for the fourth position is be-
tween Clarke and Ealve with Saiye o.
the favorite because the Colts need
. left handler.
IawIor went with the squad, this
being hts first trip away with the club
Since he sprained his ankle three
weeks ago. Tho manager will not
take part I'm the games In Norfolk
since h will be several weeks before
he Ii able 60 move fast enough {.
take his place In the left garden.
His place win be Allied BY Shaw az
long as he In out Of the game and the
chances are that the useful utility
player will have to be released as soon
a. Lawior In able to play as he would
make the fourteenth man.
HsAwior IL making every possible
effort To get the Colts out OF their
present batting slump. The men
started out in the best posslnie
fashion and IL liz hard to explain why
they have Of late been unable to hit
pitchers who before have been easy
Tor them.
I.awlor has decided to take a step
that Will be the means Of getting
more runs for the Colts, and his
step II undoubtedly a wise one. He
In to change the batting order OF
the locals. and the change as mapped
out looks to be the one needed shaw
seams to be the best man on the
team for getting on base. 30 he Will
probably lead on, and Baker. who Is
best ON q sacrifice. will follow him
Then will come Landgrah. who Ii
one Of the surest batters. and Btghie.
always sure with the stick, who viii
follow to clean the bases. The rest
a the order will be: Wallace. Tit
man, Brown, then the satcher and
pitcher. whoever they may be.
LandgraR hits the BAIL often, but
Ii either caught on the bases or LETT.
Tias other players are seldom able
10 bring him In. With Shaw or
baker. or both or them. on the bases
there will be- excellent chances OF
making runs, with Landgran and Big
bic following them at the bat.
Kinw. the little left fielder who
has been in the game during the time
that Brown Wac tncHparttntetf' nss
been released. He Is still In the city.
and has not decided what ne VIII
do. He IL looking for another berth,
ana may succeed In landing one In
the Virginia League. King was ex-
pecting q chance with the Ports
mouth club, but II now looks like
ne win not join them, Jackson has
mot been going well for the Truck
err, and he was put on the bench
saturday and Booze worked In his
place In right field. King was ex-
pocting . trial for the place. but the
appearance OF Booe nipped his
eAances In the bud.
Curley Brown IL fast recovering
from his bad case of chariey-horse
and will be back at his old place on
third base In Mondays game. He
has had q good rest OF a week. and
Ii u believed that he will return TO
the xame with fash OF his old speed.
He ID known to be man Of great
apaad and ability. and II ID expected
that ~ soon a. he gets himself In
good shape he will be one OF the best
mem with the club. Lawlor appre-
oiates the value of the player and
haa never entertained an idea Of Civ
3nr his place to any other player.
shaw, who has been playing In
Rrown.s pace, will on Monday 60
1 back to left field and play that po-
sttion until Lawior gets back In the
zane. Unless something unforeseen
happens. ne will then be released In
I'll probability. II he does 30, the