Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
Manager Sullivan and Second
Baseman Egan Jump Club.
ON THE OUTS WITH OWNER
Lynchburg Club in the Throes Of q
"Jinx," Many Of the Players
Injured or Sick. & 4
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va. July s.AThe sensa-
ton in the Virginia League this week
was the jumping Of Manager James SuIi-
van and Truck Egan. second baseman
of the Richmond team, which transpired
Monday morning. Judging from later de-
velopments there is no likelihood OF Sulu-
van returning to this job. and Owner
Bradley Is already IN the market for his
successor. Tommy Stouch. who was re-
Gently let out by the Augusta (South AT
lantic League,. and Steve Griffin are men,
toned as probable successors to Sullivan
as manager Of the Colts
In an interview subsequent to leaving
Richmond Sullivan is credited with say
ing the reason he took French leave of
the Richmond team was because Owner
Bradley would not permit him to get
pitchers to put the team in the running
President Bradley denies this statement
in toto, and says IL Sullivan did not have
pitchers ii was his own fault. for every
facility possible was afforded him TO get
winning aggregation.
Recently some OF the Richmond papers.
notably the Times Dispatch. had been
very persistent in their criticism OF Sui
! livan's tactics, and until the erstwfile
manager gave out statement containing
reasons for quitting his Job il was
thought this entered largely into his de-
| sire to quit the ca pitai city.
President Bradleys last conference with
Sullivan was last Saturday. and he knew
nothing Of the pair leaving Richmond
until he was advised by a newspaper
man.
the local team has had more Ill luck
viii players this season in half the sea-
son than has ever attended a team in
| the virginia League In a full season,
and now both the catchers. Bien and
| McCormac. are out with had fingers and
neither OF them can hope to get back TO
| work before the last of next week Bien
| was hurt Monday, a foul tin Swapping n
| tendon In his right thumb and Wednes-
day McCormac split his third finger on
low ball. opening an old sore and put
ting him in the hospital This left the
team without receiver. but Bart Woo
| lums, although he had never worked be-
hind bat before in his career. went
| pack and managed TO get away with the
game, for Roanoke was defeated. s to O.
Up To- this the Shoemakers had won
\ twelve of the last seventeen games COM
Ing from close shave to last place to
! Fourth, being only one game behind Pc
terspurg for third and .03O points behind
1
other bit Of hard luck for both the
catchers to 20 down when the team was
gong stronger than any other in the
league. but before the blood stopped
trlckiing from McCormac's hurt the as
ISOLATION had the wires working in the
| hope OF getting another man. In the
meantime Mcdonnell. the second base
man. Will cover first. pitcher will b
worked at second. and the big first base
man will do the receiving Should Woo
iums go down at the post Jack Morri-
son. left fielder, can be drafted for the
catching department for a few days
| The live ball has been in evidence on
the local grounds this season. for there
| have been more home runs on these
grounds In half a season than were hit
out In 1909 and 1910 together. In those
years the local fans only saw six cir
cults. but this year there have already
been nine, and more than two months
OF the season are yet to be played.
| Cefalu. who halls from Cincinnati.
! signed as pitcher. is playing a wonder
l ful game for the Roanoke Tigers at
short. Cefalu graduated from the o and
he came to Roanoke last year He is one
OF the best short fielders Of the circuit
In Zanelli. who came from one of the
fastest semi-professional teams OF WASH
| fngton. the local team has picked up one
| of the infield finds of the season. The
| boy plays like veteran. Never once yet
| has he hesitated about a play. always
| pulling them OF in fine shape He COW
| ers world OF ground ard throws well
Or late, however. he has had two bad
| fingers on his right hand. and this has
helped him to make two or three bad
| heaves to first. At the bat the lad is
| wonder. for he Is hitt ng above .3n9.
while his base running is right up to
| snuff. The Kid. as he is called here,
made good from the jump. and he has
never let down the slightest in his field
| ing and hitting.
The fact that Heating, the local third
| baseman. is the third among the base
stealers of the Virginia League up to
June -, when he is only batting at 1885,
has been the subject of not a little COM
ment by sport writer's in the east and
over the circuit. but the condition is easy
of explanation. for Heating is the best
waiter in the league. Change his passes
TO first TO hits and he will be UP among
the leading stickers. In the games at
home this season he has walked thirty
five times, and thirty-five walks in twen-
ty-seven games Is some waiting But for
the fact that he was disabled for two or
Three weeks. suffering from series OF
boils and from a collision. he would have
led the league when the averages were
given out recently by President Williams
Shaughnessy in forty-eight games stole
twenty-six bases. Martin of Richmond in
forty-three games stole twenty-three and
heating OF Lynchburg stole twenty-four
in forty-f1ve games. The boy has a bit
to learn about sliding and eating q
start, and before the season is over, TX he
continues to get on as he has BEEN he
will still be we'll up among the leaders.
Heating halls from Philadelphia.
Monday the members of the Richmond
team presented DIR. Mathews, the clubs
physician with a goid-headed cane as
an appreciation for his many acts Of
kindness 10 the players