The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05
Both Clubs Leave for Danville
and VIII Play Three Games in
Two Days.
shuttle IS RELEASED
BURKE WILL REMAIN
Bigbie Goes Back to His Old Pc
sition-Wallace Soon to
Return to the
Game.
BY T. ID. BONNEVILLE

Manager Lawlor left with his en-
tire squad for Danville Tuesday morn
ing and Wall play series there with
the winning Bugs. Manager Griffin
kept his men In Richmond also and
the two teams went away together.
Revelle will be pitched in the first
game in DanviIle, and the Cots will
endeavor to get a good start and win
the first game of the series.
The Bugs are going particularly
strong at this time and won their
four games from the Colts principally
through their heavy and opportane
hitting. In two of the games. how
ever, costly errors helped them ma
terially and the Colts should really
have broken even on the series here.
The local club cannot be called a
weak aggregation, however. and with
Wallace back in the game they will
take brace and again begin their
climb toward the top.
Bigbie is back at his old position
at first base, and Shuttle, the new man
recently secured from Scranton. OF
the New York State League. is on
his way home.
shuttle was released Monday night
following the last game with DAN
vile. He did not prove to be as good
a fielder as Bigbie and he did not
show any great strength with the
stick. Lawlor decided to hold Bigbie
for the present. His double In Mon
days game was responsible for the
only runs scored by the Colts.
~7-he search for a first basernan will
continue. however, and 1t is likely
that another man will be thought
here soon for a trial in the position.
shuttle started out well, but he proved
to be weak with the stick, and this
was the principal reason for bringing
him here. He was young and strong
and looked promising. but Lawlor de-
cided that he did not have time to
develop him into the kind of first
baseman that is needed.
Burke. the new outfielder. looks
good to all who have seen him work.
He has a good swing for the ball. and
his fielding is of the higher order.
His work in Mondays game was or
the sensational order, his fast neld-
ing cutting one run and saving several
extra bases. He has great throw
ing arm, 10 a swift runner and judges
a drive perfectly Added to this he
best with the club, and in considera-
ton of these things he looks like a
fixture.
Lawlor Is we'll pleased with the
new man and says that he has made
good. As soon as Wallace returns
to the game Burke will be put in left
field, the position he was brought here
to fill. 1t is expected that he Will
do equally as well there as in center.
Wallace is recovering rapidly from
his attack of shingles and will soon
be back in the game. 1t WAS given
out from club headquarters Tuesday
that the centerfielder will get back
in the game Thursday in all proba-
hiiity. and If he Ia unable to do this
he will surely be back by Monday.
The sickness of Wallace has been a
great handicap to the Colts, and had
he been with them the past series with
the Danville Bugs might have had "a
different ending.
Wallace has been htttipg better
than any other man on the team, and
several OF his opportune hits during
the last series would have won games
for the Colts. g.
Things do not look so dark now.
since with the addition of Burke and
the return Of Wallace the locals Will
have at least two men who can be
counted upon for hits when they are
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