The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-28
COLTS AND BICkTALs WILL
PROBABLY PLAY DOtBb
BILL TODAY.
GOSSIP OF THE CLUB
REPORT OF SIGNING OF CASTRO
GETS LAUGH IN SHiPBIILD-
ING TowN-BILLY nay
LOOKS so0D.
NEWS. August

NEWPORT NEWS. August 25-t
Rain prevented the game between the
Colts and the Bucktails here today,
much TO the disgust Of the local
crowd. for today was dollar day---th
fans having been given the privilege
of paving 81 admission. or just the
usual price. The bonus was u go
toward ii special fund for the home
players who have not found the
season fat one.
Whom Jack Grim was in charge of
the team. 80 tho story gees. the men
never we're sure OF eating, at times.
1t is said that GRIM while playing
IN Petersburg put up his men NJ
Rich nond hotel, where the meals are
not served on the European plan and
that they went 10 bed supperiess until
BUCK Hooker wired to Alto Horwits
hcro and Abe forw ardea money To
Hooker 10 fped the players
All this time Grim had Money in
his clothes. the players ai'ege, hat kept
1t under cover. He woui,.it loosen np
until he had 10. according 10 the
stories current around the Hotel
Warwick.
Grim. one time left the team in
Petersburg without ear fare and
Hnrwitz had 70 wire money to the
players into Roanoke In time. All this
aid not tend In make the amiaoie
Jack popular with Horwltz and his
men. Fans who have heard the
stories Say that Grim IL lucky to have
get any work AT all out of his men
and that IL il wonder their famous
-tfike dtl nog come off long time
before The men finally laid down oh
him Grim. they Say. has been carry
ing a heavy mental burden and this
had q great deal 10 do Win h3S &C
sentrlciaes
Grim ta Get Money.
The former manager says he Will
hold the club 10 ITS agreement IN ~
gard 10 the sale of players. All the
money that may accrue from the sale
Il players up To January /, 1918 viii
80 turned over 10 Grim - make good
nis aiereG loss Of $500 sunk IN the
club.
Abe fcrwit2 Is credited with say
sag that he thinks se,50e II rather
large figure for Grim 10 have LOST.
but h. does not dispute 1t. lie IL
onv too glad to h@ actually in CON
troll Of the cluh and it's frame hise.
Horwiix has signed Paul Davis fof
his manager next year. and as DAVIS
Is a home boy with lots OF irirnhs
here, as well az a cracking good HfsA
haseman. the local fans aF2 e lt@'A
that they are going 10 fTd7-T 4 t-'fff'
that will fight il out with the best ah
the league for the nag next AeH'
Castro Report Foolish.
Tin, renorf here that Richmond has
signed castro for manager next year
IS NOT taken seriously a R'chmohA
autS ritv says that tt was started ~
the gambling element that aSnfeS III
Richmond whose members are nor
adverse to placing a bet against the
Colts at times This person said
..Rlll Bradley is too busy trying 10
land a pennant this year To he H@7r-
ing on next steve Griffin has hitda
good and is popular with has men
despite the report that he has had Il
falling out with two If the resnafs
All that little trouble has been heaied,
aud steve and the men in question are
lhe best ~ friends
The fans are with Griffin, for Zee
has had his men hehting for THE Tag
from the start. lie has developed l"e
Ayers, Mace and Graff and he Sc uled
pelry man, sold to the Giants, tof the
team,
"Grtffin viii make the Colts big
rnane,. winner, ana be is already
WORKING out his plans for next sea-
son. so ! reckon he has an uudcf-
staudlns of where he will be th l9i&
Would be Foolish Move.
Bradley aud Castro are frhnd',r
but the Richmond mdgnate - no.
going 10 throw the hooks into man
ager who is lighting neck ahd neek
for first place with the champion team
OF last year IL would simply pe
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