The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-05

putting q stop to Portsmouth's win
ming streak. and the Truckers may
now have the iooked-for slump. They
return home Thursday and play Sc
ries OF three games In Norfolk. III
th<rCrew are able to def "a. item, she
chances are that they will not be at
the head OF the column a. the end
|of the week
The Colts will make & strong bill
Ito get to the head of the column
this week. or at least sery near the
point OF honor. They. occupy third
place In the race now, AMI with three
|9nmes to play ON the home grounds
With the team next above them tney
|ueem to be slated for at ies-' second
place. From past performances this
|spring 1t seems that the locals ara
stronger than Lynchburs
The Colts returned Tn ,rsday morn
ling from their trip to Roanoke, where
|they took two out of three games
vonsness that caused their losing
|thyee games to the Truck srs IN their
|drst trip away. this L. now all over.
|4nd they are playing In good form.
The team Is strong on bosh offensive
land defensive play. and has shown
|up much better than any other eli b
that has been seen here this Season.
|What the series with Lya.hhnry viii
|nhow cannot be foretold With any Ger.
|tainty. but II will probably he safe to
|say that the visitors will have no casy
thine Of Il.
Both verbout and Rsveiie will be
|nt to twirl q game eaon. and viii
probably be able to win ont. Peter
lon b slated for his nm Il tryout. and
|if his work at home during the last
"trip Of the team proves beneficial he
|may win his game. Were the Cots
to take all three games from the Shoe
makers It would occasion no great
|surprise.
The Lynchburg Club arrived IN
Richmond Thursday morning fresh
from winning two victories over tho
Grew. They will probably exteri
here and try to carry away
one or more Of the games. levy.
who won his game In Norfolk Tues
day will twtrl either Thursfay OF FRI
IdAy, and the other best twirlers of tho
Visitors will be used In their series
|hsre.
II is not surprising that verbons
|weakened In the eighth inning OF
Wednesdays game. Tbs twirler has
mot yet recovered from the strain Of
Ipkculng eight innings on saturday az
ter working ten innings ON Thursday
|p& last week. At this early stage of
1.-THE season II Is dangerous 10 make q
|tMirler work in quick sucsessior, even
I'm mfdseason II is something that ~
avoided whenever possible. y'estout
n In the best possible form. and can
ieAsily win the majority o. his games.
|but n viii be week or more yet be.
.a0RA he RECEIVERS from pi..,iaing cixh-
|teAn innings in two diffar mt games
within three days.
Kandgraff. Bigbie and Wallace eon-
|tinue to lead the locals In htts,r &.
These three set ono or more hits II
oNNry game, and Ii In due to thf II
Eo0d stick work that the Colts win
moot Of their games. Titmaa came "a
1Ao front wednesday with tw0-bGx-
- and Brown secured d single An
. = whole, the team IL still hitting
ptruug, with prospects 1T keeping up
(ho clip. Bikbie Ii developing mo
bApt the hardest and s,ircst hitter tn
|f6e league. IN WednA3 lays same
M connected for two triples, lis
4efdlnk u OF the high ciAAs order. ana
M seldom makes an error. In We'd
N61dRy's ga5nc heS Nen c~edftsdf With
11y putonts and 40 ~rrgr4 Baker