The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-11
Colts Depart for Most Crucial
Series Of the Present Season
Richmond and shpbuiders Scheduled Meet Six Times in
Three Days in Newport News-Builders Come Back Here
for Quartet on Boulevard Field

fielder got hits when they counted for
something and he played a part in
the victories of Monday and Tuesday
in Portsmouth. Though he is not
setting the woods on fire with his hit
ting, this is offset by the fact that he
ic not only putting up a brilliant game
in left field. but his coming through
with safeties at crucial periods.
Best Hitters Fall Down.
The surprises of the week was the
slump taken by Jim Poole. Bob
Daughton and Tommy Abbott Though
both of them we're found above the
800 mark the previous week neither
of them hit as much as 200 last week
Daughton found the sphere for only
a percentage of 1870. while Jimmie did
little better with .167. Tommy Ao-
bolts percentage was .174.
During the entire week the club got
only forty-three hits. while the pre-
vious week they got something around
he seventy mark. II is possibly very
fortunate for the Richmond club that
most Of the leading batters on the team
got in their slump all at once. and II
is believed that all of them will come
through in fine style this week when
their hitting will really count for
something. Jimmie Poole has been the
most consistent hitter on the ball club
all the season and when this fellow
slumps all OF the others are due for
them. This is the first week since the
opening OF the second half OF the sea-
son that the Richmond frst-sacker has
not hit more than 800
Richmond didn't go up against
especially good pitching this week
either. and most of them hit in hard
luck throughout Even in Portsmouth
last wednesday. when the Colts regis
tered but two hits, they ciouted the
ball hard, but were unable to straight
en- them out 1t was just bad week
At bat for the Colts, and something that
can't be helped,
This week all OF the safe knocks
that can possibly be brought into play
will probably be needed for. In the
Newport News club. the Colts are go
ing UP against team that not only
tas good pitching but one that Is
driving the ball to all four corners of
the lot The team is now enjoying a
good hitting and winning streak. and
II is now UP TO the Colts to put a stop
70 both
II will be remembered tina. the
Portsmouth Truckers were enjoying
the same luck and were leading the
league by good margin when they
tackled the Richmond club. The Colts
no, only pulled them down from the
spot they had occupied for a week or
more but got into the position them
selves,
Fielding Of Colts Good.
The fielding OF the Richmond club
was better than In any previous week
this season Not over three errors were
made the entire week. and the heldtng
as unquestionahiy the best the Colts
have exhibited this season, Richm ond 3
outfcld has been very good sincs the
at QUESTION OF Daughton and Moran.
and now with Baker on the inhcld II
looks just about as good as any in the
league
BENDER hung IN two OF Riehmond's
four victories and Magalis and Napier
Get credit for the other two The three
games were lost ny Bender, Mag ais
and Napier.
Joe seanlon. who WAS recently Sc
cured from Lowell OF the erstwhile
New England league, looks like good
pitcher and ne will be able to help in
the pitching a good bit. He won twelve
out Of sixteen for the Lowell club,
which won the pennant Of the League.
He has been seen in action only once
here and that was last Friday when
re went In after the Tars had hung up
n quartet of counts on Napier and had
stored the game safely away. He
worked seven innings. and looked like
sure winner in this league
With the release OF Broner. Stch-
mond has only four pitchers at the
present time. hut Manager Bender Is
still after Dutch Snyder. the youngster
from Pistshurg. who was to have ar
rived here a week ago Walsh says he
is ready for professional company and
will make good In the Virginia league
from the jump. He wired the chief sew
eral days ago that he was coming and
the local manager ts at loss to know
Just why he hasn't put in his appear
ance