Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-28
ORTIZ WILL COACH.
Washington and Lee Base Ball
Squad.
TWO UMPIRES IN VIRGINIA
Rigler Other National League Ar
bitter to Direct a Nine-Vir.
ginia League Gossip.
RICHMOND. Va. October %, 1912.

RICHMOND. Va, October %, 1912
that AL Ortiz will coach the base ball
squad of Washington and Lee University
again next spring. for Orth can practi-
cally dictate his terms with the manager
of the team. Last spring Orth filled
this bill in a manner highly satisfactory
to the student body. for his team won
nineteen, lost six and tied one game in
one of the heaviest schedules ever worked
off by a southern college team.
The backbone of the White and Blue
last spring was largely in Moran and
Thompkins. his most reliable pitchers,
who entered professional ranks during
the past year, and who will not be
eligible for work against southern mines.
The team had some preliminary work
outs during the early part of the school
year, and the work showed that there Is
some promising material for next season.
1t is understood that Orth has turned
down fattering offers from other col
leges for spring work. but he preferred
to stay nearer home before being under
necessity of reporting for umpire work in
the National League. One Of these was
an offer to aid in coaching the Princeton
pitchers, but that was too far away from
home at that season of the year for the
smiling one"
Should Orth take the Washington and
Lee squad again there will be two Ma
tlonal League umpires in that role in
VIZ Virginia 1la;, for Rigler will again handle
Charlottesville. Orth, however. will hard
ly get chance to try conclusions with
his friends coaching. for these two teams
will not meet unless athletic relations,
winch were severed several years ago by
Virginia. are resumed, and that is not
regarded as possibility.
John j. Grim. who answers to the name
or Jack. is in Lynchburg for time. at
least, even if he does not conclude to
hibernate with relations. Jack is minus
franchise. despite the fact that he has
Dall team under reservation, for he
owns title to the players of the Newport
News team, despite the fact that he quit
Virginia League season closed. In the
adjustment of the clubs affairs in Au-
gust, when the players went on a strike,
Grim got out without losing title to the
players, though he lost the franchise.
Yet, at the same time, it proved to be a
lucky getaway, for it is understood that
IN the arrangement 1t cost the Newport
News fans more than 5000 to get the
team going again and to operate it to the
close of the season. Thus, Grim can
count himself in just that amount.
Some time ago the hackers of the New
port News team made an effort to get
the ufd1t money Tor Player Bates, but
Grim got this check when he went to
New York to take in the worlds series.
Now Grim occupies the peculiar posi-
ton of having a team and no franchise,
while Newport News has a franchise and
no more team than the town had when
it started out last winter for a berth in
the Virginia League.
Grim is quietly at work in the hope of
securing a franchise for Lynchburg in
the league, and followers of the Virginia |
League need not express surprise II the |
foxy one from Cincinnati picks up one
and transfers it to the Hill city. Stran-
ger things than that have happened in
Virginia balloon, and no one can tell
what Grim is going to pull Off between
now and the annual meeting Of the
league. which seems to be scheduled for
Portsmouth.
The first drafts Of the B class leagues
shows that Creiger, the star twirler Of
the Petersburg team, was drafted by Ell
mira of the New York State League
where he will be a team mate with Molly
Mcmahon. the former Roanoke infielder,
who has been playing for several years
with that team. having gone there under
the management of Hank Ramsey
In statement given out for publication
Jake Wells. for five years president of the
Virginia League, said he had not had
time recently to think Of the situation in |
the Virginia League, but he expressed