The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-10
BY n. ID. BONNEVILLE.

ns a. ~. DIN y ENlLi1E.
The Colts barely escaped dropping
INTO nth place Tuesday. bHt kept pu,
OF the unweicome position by defeat
ing the Coolers and sending them
further down in the cellar,
IL is likely that another victory
will be added on Wednesday. bur IL
Will come only after a hard battle.
Heveile Is slated to tlirl for the To-
Gals. and IL he IL In his usual form
the Coolers will have hard time
winning out. Messitt will be at the
receiving end for the Colts
Richmond will have no easy time
taking the game, since they will face
Hamilton, the best twirier on the star
of the Coolers. Hamilton is a hard
man to defeat. and he has always
seemed to have something 90 the
Colts. III he Is going In form, royal
pitchers battle may be expected
Smith will wear the pads since Kun
kle has not yet recovered from a
sprained finger sustained several days
ago.
II the Colts are able to win this
game, they viii take big lead over
the Coolers. and viii stand a good
cnanee of climbing into third place
again before long The winning
streak of the Tars was stopped Tues
day, and only a few games now sep
arate them from the locals.
Ezekiel will be with the Colts in
Wednesdays game after all. Al least.
this In the opinion of Manager Law
lor, who had talk with Dr. Bagby
about the matter Wednesday.
Following the statement OF DIR Bag
by that he would insist on Ezekiels
playing with the Coliegians In We'd
nesday's game With Fredericksburg,
much uneasiness was felt since Baker
In rot yet ready to get back In the
game.
Dr. Bagby told Lawlor. however.
that II the Colts needed the player he
would offer no objection to their keep
ing him as long as desired. The mat
ter Is now left with Ezekiel, and II
lis expected that he win stay with the
Colts, since he went with them TO stay
until Baker would return, and he
would not break faith By leaving q,
this time. Another tnfseider could
have been secured before this time,
but the local management has de-
pended upon EzekieIs staying. 1t liz
thought that he VIII do SO.
Owner Bradley returned from
Washington Wednesday morning, but
had no good news ahou. other pitch
stated that he went TO the capital on
other business and that he had no
time to give to baseball matters.
1t now seems likely that the Colts
will pull through the season with the
pitchers now on the stan, that Ia
unless one gets going very bad or
some injury puts one out or the
game.
ysrbout Is. going about as good as
trrA L. NA fsas fxsSN
and Revelle continues his USUAL good
form. Salve could not we'll be re-
leased as he shows good form and
only good support In needed for him
10 win the majority OF his games.
Deacon Morrissey Is going well and
seldom has an off day. He got q bad
start Tuesday on account or beng
wild. but beyond this he had all that
could be desired. The Deacon will
will probably put up good article
OF twtriing.
Unless something exceptional in the
way OF a twtrier should come along. IL
II doubtful Ii any change could be
made in the present pitching star of
the Colts.
shortstop Baker was out for
drive Tuesday and In now rapidly re.
covering from his recent illness. He
does not look like man who has
been seriously Ill and when he APP
pears on the diamond Thursday II Ii
expected that he viii look and play
about az usual.
Baker Is expected to be in the first
game Se< the series and he will work
out very carefully to find out IL he
can 60 the pace. He has had a good
resi- and has gotten over his weak
meas. The soreness IL nearly all gone
and he hopes to be In his usual good
form by Thursday
Burke. Bunting and Dobson give
further evidence every day Of their
value to the club and many games
Of late would not have been won ex-
cept through the excellent fielding
and good stick work OF these three
There is no telling where the Colts
would be In the fight II these men
had been with them all season. 1t is
ceEtain. however. that they would
now be occupying = position much
'nigher In the column than at present.
In Tuesdays game these three play
ers were responsible for three doubles
and a single ana without them the
Coolers would probably havs had an
easy victory. Ezekiel rot hts hit Tues
day and laid down . neat sAcriflce at
one time that aied IN scoring one Of
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