The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
new ARBITER IS
EXPECTED soon
Report is Circulated That Wester'
welt Win Return to Virginia
League.
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COLTS CLIMBING
TOWARD THE TOP
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Consistent Fielding and Oppor-
tune Hitting Will Soon Place
Them Higher in the
- Column.
HINTS FOR FANS.

M0fmGf.
Probable hatterios-For Richmond,
Nnsellc or Morrisscy and Cowan; for
Isyuchburx, SEXTON or Brandon and
Rowe.
Game called ut f:s0 O'Clock.
BY r. ID. BONNEVILLE.
Although no OFFICIAL announcement
has been made. II Ia understood In
league circles that the president has
about finished his search for another
umpire 20 complete the stan. Ever
since Burrows quit the Job the arbi-
fers have been working short-hAnded
and President Wells has been looking
around to and another man, one who
would be suitable to the clubs and
who gave promise Of making good.
Joe HennaGer was proposed. and was
even favorabiy considered by Presi-
dent Wells. hut when the clubs learn
ed OF the proposed appointment they
raised such howl that the head OF
the league changed his mind.
The man who In now said to be
under consideration IL wesserveIt.
who served with the league In the
season of 1908. Az that time he did
mot give the best Of satisfaction ana
was especially had on balls and
strikes He Was let 10 after serving
y time and another man put on.
Last year Westervelt worked In
che South Atlantic League and being
released from that organization. went
TO the Texas League. He also drew
his release there.
He is big fellow and cookbook
ang and If he has improved in his
work he will make a very Suita BILE
umpire for the league this season.
None OF the magnates Ia liable TO
offer any objection 20 his being given
trial II Ia stated that he win re-
port here for duty In few days.
Going In excellent form at this
time. the Colts should have little trou~
bic In taking the last game of the
series from the crippled Shoemakers
Saturday. Without their manager.
who Ia also one OF the host players on
the team. the visitors are indeed
weak. ana II the Colts keep up the
stride that they have struck within
the past ten days Lynehburg win not
have n iook-tn at the game.
IL Ia a shame that the Shoemakers
are forced 10 meet strong teams with
their lineup 30 weakened. but Man
ager Smith hopes to soon put q stop
10 this and when he returns from
his trip to the North the chances
are that he will have added at least
two new players 70 Ais squad ana men
who will make up for the present
weakness. When q club 10 forced TO
use one or more pitchers In other
positions than In the box. IL 10 COM
fessfon OF weakness and bears no ar
xument. In Saturdays game the
Ehoemakers VIII have the sympathy
az all who understand the conditions
now existing with them. and II IL to
be hoped that they witt put mp
good Kame against the Colts.
While the locals ara now occupying
fourth place. they are not far below
ti1e other ciuba in the averages. and
they are climbing with every game.
They have won the last i've played
games. but between these come two
forfettures that had much TO do with
Getting them back In the fight. If
yfrcy conttnpe. however, IN their pres
ent form they will soon show that
they arc In the fight for the top. and
Il may not be long before they will
displace@ ono or mere OF the clubs
higher up.
In Fridays game the Colts gave
the best exhibition OF opportune hit
ting that they have shown on the
home grounds this season. Outbat-
ted BY the visitors, they scored more
runs with little more than half -
many hits. Excellent base running
and oppcrtunc hitting was RESPONSE
bile. ana In these two departments
The locals are showing . marked tm-
provsment-
wAllace was the particular batting
star IN Fridays EAipe. his single In