The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
Rowing-T ennis Gof~Sport Notes
COLTS PLAY IN PETERSBURG
TEAM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HARDEST KIND OF LUCK BUT AREBYNO
MEANS OUT OF THE, RUNNING WALLACE
REPLIES TO SULLIVANS CRITICISM

Petersburg and Roanoke are the
week. and although the team Is now
in mex to last place, the fans are
confident that the boys will strike a
winning combination before long and
show the croakers that. the home out
mt is really the star organization of
the league.
II any team has had hard luck
1t Is the Richmond team. No sooner
nave things got to going right than
some accident or other would upset
matters. S~ullivan's action In leaving
the team did not ten to help mat
ters any n George Cowan has been
handicapped by breaking in new
pitchers.
When the pitchers showed signs
Of rounding into form an accident
would put a player out of commits
sion and break up team play.
Martin has been playing with q
bad hand nearly all the season and
Friday he suffered another accident
TO he same member, his right. Baker
has had a lame leg. And now Priest
Is out OF the game through coming
into contact with Schrader's spikes.
WhtlS young Ezekiel is a clever
player, he is not quite up to the
standard of the other boys. Any new
conner does not work as we'll as a
regular in the machine.
George Cowan has done remark-
ably we'll, handicapped as he has
been. He has used excellent judg-
ment in team play as well as in
working his pitchers. Revelle claims
that he has been called upon too
affEz IN 2n hsrnzaJ< {,,r4{NA AtNt "a
the limiteS number OF men carried
Cowan could not do otherwise than
send Revella in, even when he has
not been able to 60 the full route.
Revelle has shown flashes Of his
old form. but II has beer little more
than a flash. AS for the defeats by
Danville, II should be remembered
that this team has a bunch of hard
hiiters, who are liable to break up
any game They. too, have been
playing In hard luck. but with Grit
fin to lead them they are likely to
land UP higher in the race tina Roa-
inoke.
All the teams in the league are
very evenly matched. and Richmond.
with the hard mck ths team has ex-
perienced, has done wonders to stay
out of last place.
Arthur Wallace is peeyed over a
letter that former Manager Sullivan
wSote, In which he accused Wallace
OF attempting to lay down. Sullivan
added that as soon as he saw this
he had Jimmy Jackson report and
Wallace got right on his job again.
This is what Wallace says in reply:
Il am not the kline of man Sui
llVan is-trving TO make a=Iiving with
out working for 1t, / never received
a dollar / didn't think / earned. /
upheld Mr.. Sullivan. ~ when !
knew he was wrong. because he was
the manager. No can tell
q player on what ball to steal. Some
times you will get a good lead and
again a pitcher ma keep you close
TO the Rag. And telling you, when
going to the bat. to hit at the third
hall works hardship. The pitcher
may put two over and place YOU in
the hole and then throw the third
one wide. You throw your chances
away hitting at the wide one, and
maybe the other team will get both
batter and runner That is the way
We were playing under Sullivan. And
as for Mr.. Jackson's coming curing
me. ] did not know until I was on
the field that Mfr. Jackson was here.
Sullivan could have used him in my
place and given me my release. I
know where l can get a little more
money than ! am getting. Further
more. ] do not think getting a player
would have cured Mr.. Sullivan. He
should take the Kelley cure, He
ought &c he the last one to talk about
a player laying down. considering the
little he did for his saiarv-one game
a week and that on the road"
Still Mr.. Sullivan had quite q rec
ord as a winning manager until he
! came here. He had a method ana
system that viii win where individual
playing Will not in a championship
season.
II Manager George Cowan ever
holds a field day with the Norfolk
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