The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20
| League Schedule
Committee Holds
Meeting I onight

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schedule committee will be held IN
rho jefferson hotel tonight al
o'clock. The meeting is called at toe
REQUEST of the Petersburg club, vnich
claims that it was not represented at
the Norfolk meeting when tho sched-
ME was adopted. Petersburg thinks
that it has not been treated properly
in the allotment Of Saturday datas
.nd an the members OF the commit
tee viii endeavor to satisfy the league
leaders and save them from making
mere Jumps to Roanoke than is ab-
solrtely necessary.
There has been talk thar ut this
meeting an attempt would be made 10
lerislate Roanoke out of the league
and substitute Suffolk, but this is p
parentlv out OF the question, Roanoke
will stay in the Virginia leagde, Tor
this season at least. The meeting IS
not a meeting OF the league, hut OF
the schedule committee and the cues
ton Of substituting Suffolk for Roa
noke will not come up at all unless
a topic for conversation.
he t3oanoke team viii n
Richmond today, remaining for th@
rest of the week, with a double
header on Saturday and Secretary FL
more Heinz Will have eeRKidera BILE 10
say about any changes that may be
made I'm the schedule.
The Richmond club is perfectly
satisfied with the schedule. but Score
tary Bradley, who is a member Of
the schedule committee, Will not op
pose any changes that may oenefit
Petersburg.
The case of Maths will probably be
disposed Of as soon as Manager Grif-
fin and Secretary BRADLEY can take il
up. MIR. Bradley says that the Maths
case has received more attention
than IT deserves. and that the player
win soon be back in uniform in all
proba bility.
Maths. VINO is q youngster and has
considerable 10 learn, Is wise enough.
however, not to injure his standing
in organized baseball He realizes
that II ne should follow the tdvice
Of some Of his well meaning advisers
sssi De 4ss Ffastf Ii
side organized baseball and II would
cost considera bile to have himself re-
instated. He knows. too. that those
who have advised him to Jump the
Richmond club would not dig very
deep TO pay any fine the national
board might inrric, upon him.
His difference with the Richmond
club is not n mattre Of money, for
thet. according to Secretary Brad
ley. will be adjusted Satisfactorily
1t is matter of discipline. His
failure TO report for duty drew sus-
pension from Manager Griffin and
Grimm can reinstate him when he
considers II right and proper to do
So Griffin Is not likely to keep Mat
is on the bench when the helder f.
In shape 10 play, is the opinion of
the fans
Griffin is veteran while MATHS
Is Just breaking into the game The
manager OF the Colts can do a lot for
any young player and Griffin IL ons
who likes to develop youngsters. for
1t means cash to the club and "a repu-
tatLon for himself. Griffin has not as
many years in baseball before him
as Maths has and If the latter ia
wise he will lsarn lesson from the
veteran manager. play the game and
get beyond the hush-lsasue stage.
Phil Hinton, who was with the
richmond club In the early part Of
the season, has signed with the Coz
ming the pennant that year.
mond TO join tina South Atlantic team
last night,
Pitcher Harvev Bussey reported 10
the Richmond club yesterday. Bus-
umela. s. c., team. He left Rich
1908 He was bought from the VIII
mington club. but later was shifted
TO Danvilie. His work in 1910 was
chiefly FesTsHsibic for tha Reds WIZ
A Lynchburg report says that out
fielder Hooker will join the Colts a.
an early date. but the report was
unconfiNinsd last night.