The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-25
COLTS LINEUP
IS NOW COMPLETE
Addition of Brennan and Bunting
Patches Up the Weak
Position.
ALL FIELDERS GOOD
COULD USE PITCHER
Entire Infield and Outfeld Now
in Good Hands, But
Twirler is
Needed.

Needed.
BY r. ID. BONNEVILLE.
With the present lineup the locale
should be able to pegin winning the
majority OF their games. although one
or two new pitchers might be very
acceptable.
So far as inflelders and outer gar
deners go, the locals are as strong as
any club in the league now. and much
stronger than most OF them. Prob
ably no other club In the league has
such a good outfieid Rs the Colts, and
the infeld Is but little behind II In
class.
Burke. Wallace and T'tman make
good combination and a hitting one.
Amy one of the men IL dangerous at
the bat and In liable at any time 10
clout the ball when hit IL needed.
Bunting. Baker, Shaw and Brennan
constitute a good infield. and all OF
them, with the exception of Baker,
have regulations for hitting the bali
hard and often. Baker has been hit
ting well OF late, and cannot be count
ed as the weakest hitter on the club
by any means.
The going OF the club from now on
will be watched with an interest more
keen than at any previous time. The
weak positions have been strengthen
ed as much as possible, and the man
agment has not been sparlng In money
to get the best men.
The present arrangement seems to
be final, and the work OF the team az
a whole will now be watched close
ly. Whatever In to be done this sea
son will probably have to be done by
the aggregation as now lined up.
Although the Colts may not land
the pennant, II liz believed that the
present team viii put up a good fight
and be very near the top when the
last game is played.
Brennan. coming In the game Inn
mediateiy after Doheon had worked
through nine innings. showed conciu-
sively Saturday that he IL better 1T
ted for the position Of first base than
is the youngster purchased from Fay
etteviIie.
Brennan played the bag in excel
lent fashion, having eleven put outs
to his credit and one assist, which Was
quickly executed and cut of run at
the plate. He hatted at a 500 clip
and scored one Of the runs. His work
maed very favorable impression. and
he has probably made the position
made vacant by the release of Bigbie
Bunting Ia likely looking young
stcr. and will doubtless develop into
a great first hasernan. He is already
very fast and puts up a good per-
Torrance around the sack. but he was
guilty Of three errors In the nrat
game Saturday, probably due TO ner-
yousness and not a sign that he can
not play the bag. AT practice Dob
son cavorts around the sack like n
second Hal Chase. and seems not to
care how the ball comes TO him or
when. handling every chance with
ease and grace.
The Colts. however. had a good
fielder before releasing Bigbie. and
for this reason 1t seems that Brennan
has won out for the place. Dcbson
came up- four times and was not able
to place the ball safe. The first time
ap he struck out. Brennan secured
two hits in Fridays game. and his
single In Saturdays second game was
opportune and scored a run.
There Ia hardly any possibility OF
Richmond letting Dobson 20, as he 10
too likely a youngster. and may be
used at most any time. II not needed
this year he Will be fArmed out and
will be with the squad In the spring
for a tryout for whatever position he
can make.
At third base Bunting Ii no dis
appointment. On the contrary, he is
a complete success and seems to have
solved the problem of getting the po-
sition at second base satisfactorily
filed.
Bunting is a capable third sacker.
has a good arm and puts the ball to
first with speed and accuracy. He
seems to be able TO handle any kind
OF drive that comes his wsy and
keeps his balance for a quick throw.
In the first game Saturday Bunting
came up four times and was not
charged with time at bat. He was
hit once, drew two free passes and
another time dumped q neat sacrifice
in front OF the plate. sending I run
ner to second. In the second game
he was not able TO do anything with
tho stick, but neither were any Of the
Colts for that matter. an Walsh has
the high sign on them all.
Just at this time the Colts could
use a good pitcher to advantage, one
who could hold tho other clubs safe
while the locals pile up q few runs.
The staff is not AZ strong n Il was
believed to be, and one good twtrisr
would be boon to the team at this
time.
Lawlor is still on the lookout for
another twirler and II one comes In
sight he will be signed up and put
to work. 1t will be an easy matter
for capable twirier to beat out one
of the present men for q position on
the stan and his coming would be
welcome to all.
by this time Stanley Bigbie IN prob
ably a Tar. shipped before the mast
with skipper Winnie Clarte. OF thu
Mary Jane. The hrst work cut out
for Skipper Clarke with his new hand
in the forecastle 10 to give him big
capstan bar and teach him how to
swing. There are other things In .
Tar's education than knowledge OF
how to splice the main brace. HIS
first orders are to get on the poop
deck and pump. 1902
With the proper swing to the cap-
stan bar. Sailor Bigbie may be able
to grasp q stick and swing II 90 as
TO connect safely with the bali now
4 and then. His Richmond friends
hope that his batting will pick up
and that he will make good with the
Tars
When Clarke was told Saturday by
Catcher Red Munson that Bigbie was
released by the Colts. he ordered Red
to bring Hfgbfe around to the hotel