The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18
FIELDER MATHS
HAS GRIEVANCE
TELLS WHY HE FAILED TO REPORT
FOR DUTY AND DREW A
SUSPENSION.
OVER DOCTORS BILL
SECRETARY BRADLEY PUTS CASE
Up TO GRIFFTN--JoB BoEH-
LING is HOME FROM
CHATTANOOGA.
OVER DOCTORS BILL

kaIDh MdlllSs INK. AZ
fielder of the Richmond, Virginia
league, club, is airing a grievance
which. while not as wide as church
door nor as deep as well, appears
10 him OF mastodaaic proportions.
Maths mas peen suspended by Man
nyer steve Griffin for failure TO re-
port for duty Saturday and he THINKS
that he is a victim of a great AZ
justice. -.
IT have been on the sick list ever
since the season opened, SAID MATS
Yesterday, land the regular doctor ot
the club seemed unable TO diagnose
NV case. Finally Manager Grimm
told me to get any. doctor liked
II he could only fix me up. L Went
10 my family physician and he ffxeo
me up. adj right but when / hand
ed his bill to the club they refused
ia nav IT. 1t is for SIS. II said L
wouldn't play unless the bin was paid,
so | did not go to the park Sat,
urday.
II hear haze -heen suspended L
wish they would give me my release:
] could join the Baltimore team OF
the United States league right away,
l won't play in the Virginia league
anyway. I'm willing to pay half that
bill but / think the CLUB should
pay half
Secretary Bradley Talks.
Secretary Bradley Of the Richmond
club was asked about the trouble
with MATHS and he said:
1t il a matter that is up entirely
10 Manager Griffin. He has suspend
cd Maths for failing 10 report for
duty Saturday We had TO put
pitcher in his place in left field IN
health the greater part of the season
hut We have carried him along and
paid him his salary whether ne play
ed or was OH the sick list
The club has four physicians TO
look after the players II they are In
fured. but We have no objection II
they treat the players wtao fall III.
The bill presented by MATHS 10 the
club appeared rather large, psrtIcu-
la-ly az he said that he had visited
the physician and had not been visit
ID by him. However that difficulty
might have been arranged. bat Mat
It's, who IS somewhat thougbtless,
displayed disloyalty 10 the ciub
that Manager Griffin f-lt he could
not overlook.
Is News to Him
MATHS Is paid to play for the
Richmond club. AS l said before az
has been pakN whether he was In
the game or out Of it Yet he did
rot have LOYALTY enough to report
for duty and settle his financial mat
ters AT late rhine II is news 10
me that he offered TO pay half the
bill
I merely think that The young
man has been badly advised nv per
xnraa -nhn ara no -true- friends to him
Last year | thought Maths one %
the most promising young players
who ever broke into the league This
wear his work has not been as good
hut thai no doubt has been due 10
his I'll health Personally ! would
do "A great aeal TO keep MATHS in the
game, but his suspension Is mat
ter az discipline imposed by Manager
Griffin and ! can do nothing until
Mr.. Griffin returns. 1t is entirely
IN 80 Mr.. Griffin =
Secretary Bradley confirmed the
report that Rruck miller Is 10 b turn
ed back IN the BuTasio club. Vail has
been released and Perryman and
Russev signed He would not saw
that Richmond Is ready TO sign Jack
AnthorN. Suspended by the Peters
burg club. but he said that Anthony
would 10 good man 10 have around
Boehlng In Richmond
Friends OF Joe Roehlng say that
the crack left hanaeu is looking for
q place on the Richmond Virginia
Ieague team. Boehling was signed by
f.sark, ,trstFsta,. ST the Washington
club, this year and was sent 10 Chat
tarooga for schooling. Boehling IL
back from Chattanooga and there Is
no reason TO suppose that he has
been released by that club
Reports from Chattanooga say that
rnsriinx hes not been given the best
of support by the Southern assocta-
zion teat1 He lost one game after
he had struck out two men in the
last irnlng and with a man on third
nut three strikes on the third bats
man. The catcher dropped the ball
threw poorly to first and the runner
on third scored the winning ruin
One Of Boehling's friends stated
that he had jumped the Chattanooga
club. but Washington dispatch says
that Griffith has recalled the young
ster as he wants him In the box or In
the outfieid for his batting, the rest
~ the season Boehing is a natural
batsman.
Roehling arrived in Richmond
Sunday and was still In this city
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