Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-21


Richmond Colts, has jumped the team
: prfsumabiy 10 become member OF
&am in the Million Dollar lcasue.
10 message received oE
K owner Wilson from Manager Lee
Bacon is the frs, Richmond man
10 leave the club FOR the outlaw cir
cult, and Will De dealt with severely.
Wilson is determined 10 see mat
Bacon suffers for his action, ana VII
Bradley in an effort 10 Get"rmiNS
what measures can hr taken. BACON
will bc black-llst tN organize
baseball for period OF ;iiy,- Years
unless he returns 10 tas EtcHmond
club by July -
The contract jumper has been
one OF the mairstHNS Of the colts
Z this season. and has made an '\t"t-
lent showing IN all the games he mas
pitched. His ability 70. play. rracti-
caIiy any position on ths field mad"
him 4 valuable addition 20 IN" colts
Bacon has caused tn" local cinn con
siderable worry by not k-cpiuS IN
{ Gooch threatened % suspend hun
{ earlier in the season.
Dnughton Spurns Outlaw on"r.
N, While Hacon is the only man 20
ieave the team. the outlaws ruvr been
!. dickerine with other players ON The
club. sam pauEhton. center h"iltr.
ST tes that Ne received "a hHji"rinE
oTer from a team IN the coal mine
t3eciiun of West Virginia. llauEhtor
.rretuscd to be lurcd away from th'.
locals and intends 10 stick with Eith-
: Manager Gooch has refused TO he.
come disturbed ny the departure OF
Bacon. and has made ARRANGEMENTS
for Cudrc Harris. formerly WIKI
!, !Tewport News. TO don uniform aud
lake his regular turn in tn" hoN
rHarris was purchased from IN" Build-
ersI but Il hitch occurred in tn" deal.
and he could no; report here. owner
Barnes quoted the local club - pric"
on the hurler and ;htn refused 70
allow him to. report. lie later "d-
Richmond club met this advance.
with the reSul; that Harris NOR"
than likely viii be given a ehLnG"
+ TO pitch one OF the games IN Norfolk
today. Harris displayed great
amount OF stun last year With New
port News. and ~ expected TO hois-
ter the Colts hurting department..
With tho, acquisition of Harris
+ Gooch Will have five hu-l"rS on his
stan--S;one. McWhortsr, ScnulZ. orr
and Harris. schulz i the ri'ch"rr
which sent Mike" Kirchcr TO tho
big tent. orr is a member o' the
Taxa kola team, OF TINS City ami
Ia helping the Colts out :or Il while.
Stone is ont az the game with had
wrist. and VIII not bc worked Tor
several lays.
Roth Deserts Goohcrs.
Outlaw organizations continued to
make raids on Virginia League teams
yesterday. In addition to Bacon IN"
Independent circuits took another
PLAYER from Petersburg. Roth. VINO
has been catching for Tom Ciarllc's
team this season. has l.ft the Goo
bers and gone with one OF the indie
penden; teams.
Big league scouts continue to fol-
low the teams in tn" Bra dley circuit.
and Yesterday an records We're
broken in the Virginia League.
Shortstop Traynov, OF the Portsmouth
Club, was sold To the Pittsburgh ri-
rates for pric. reported TO b"
$4,000 Traynor IS nineteen years
old, and his work has been a feature
of the Virginia League this season.
In addition 10 the purchase money the
Truckers Will receive Pitcher Srratt.
Advices from Portsmouth failed 20
state whether or not the snort fielder
would report 10 th+ Pirates until the
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