The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
MANAGER GRIM AND
F|SCH,uAN FIGHT
Fisticuff and Clinch Follow Dis
pute as to Salary Due
Player,
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF IT
Player Claims Manager Struck
Him Without Warning,
But Grim Denies It.

LYNCHBURG, VA, August 10
Manager j. j. Grim and William Fisch-
man. who has been a member Of the
local ball team since the beginning OF
the present season, cane to blows In
the formers room In the Hotel Carroll
this morning, each of the participants
coming out of the struggle with marks.
on their faces. c.@4aft s,tta = t.soll
The trouble seems to have started
over the question of a days pay, which
the player claimed was due him, he
having received his release as mem-
Der of the team this morning. me
release was written out last night. but
1t was not received by the player until
this morning. Because of this he claimed
there was another days pay due him
at the rate Of 500 a month. He Went
to Manager Grim's room and demanded
the amount. The trouble was after
wards told by the participants.
Fischman made this statement to the
sporting editor of the Advance:
Fiscl,mnn's Account of 1t.
IT received my release this morning,
the paper being dated August 18th.
Immediately I called another players
attention to The fact that pay for II
day was due me. After breakfast |
went to see Mr.. Grim IN his room. and
told him what thought was due me.
He did not think the claim WAS right.
and told him that ne would either
pay me the amount or he would have
to settle 1T in another way. said !
had a. notion to punch him and throw
him out of the window, AMI then he
went to his table and began to count
| out the money due me. ! sat down
on the side OF the bed next to the table,
and in about five minutes after l told
| him that Ea!l notion to throw him
out OF the window he wheeled around
and without the slightest warning
struck me with his fist and knocked
me over on the bed Then he jumped
on me and caught me by tho neck. He
wanted to know If he would let mo w
| IT that would be the end of 1t. | told
him 1t would not be, because he had
struck me without warning, and that
he would have to fight it out when
got up. When he would not let me ur
| told him to go ahead and punch me
| in the face, but he would have to fight
| 1t out when I got up. Finally he die
| let me up, and then we got around or
| the other side of the bed and clinched
| Several blows were struck before the
| trouble stopped,
II got my money and loft the room.
did not spread the report OF the
trouble. told several or the players
about it when they asked me about
| the brulse on my face, and to one other
friend, but / have not spread the re-
port
Manager Grim's story.
Manager Grim. when seen In his room.
said "Fischman came to my room and
accused me of attempting to beat him
out OF a. days pay. | talked the mat
ter over with him, and when he told
me that he had not received the res
lease until this morning. ! saw that
| his claim was right and went to my
table. to figure the amount due him,
Fischman sat down on the bed beside
| me, and when he declared that he
| had a notion to take a punch at me
and throw mo out OF the, window, I
lost my temper and struck him, knock
| Ing him back on the bed. | grabbed
him III the throat, but made no effort
to strike him. Finally. let him up
and he renewed the trouble. we
i Mrestled about the room for little
i time. during which n few blows may
/ have been passed. Then the, amount
/ due was paid Fischman and he left
/ the room,
LAS to The difference as to tho nay
L want to say that Fischman's releas
was written last night and dellvere,
to the clerk OF the hotel to be turne,
over to him.. ] thought It was delverc,
1 last night, and my surprise can b
Il Imagined when the player came to m,
room and accused ME of trying Il
cheat him out OF n days pay. ha,
intended to release tho player whcl
i Wynne reported, and would have lie
i, him so Tuesday evening, but conclud
ed not to do SO until yesterday even
ing, which was the ssmi-monthly pay
|. day for the team. In order to give hin
a fun half-month's wages"
Sympathy With Player.
The incident has been tho subjec
Of much discussion on the a.rseta al