The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-11
LEAGUE WILL HOLD ITS
MEETING IN ROANOKE

inston and Baltimore In the circuit
II is said. This idea. however, has
not gone beyond the suggestion state.
plan that Baltimore and Washington
will not patronizs a league In which
Petersburg and Newport News or
Portsmouth are included, but it all
depends on the class OF ball the teams
put up, others say The Baltimore
and Washington teams are expected
To play in those cities when the pres
eEf teams are on the road. .--.s
In support of this latter statement
it is pointed out that the Virginia
league furnished as good a brand of
bali as the International league last
.3aear. Many gay d better brand. In
this they have the testimony of the
big league scouts who--some OF them
declared that the Virginia leaguers
were putting up the fastest ball out
side the big leagues. There were
games in the Virginia league that
have not been surpassed In any big
league and thu race this year was the
greatest in the country. In all the
history of the game there never has
. been mere exciting finish than that
between the Petersburg and Roam
oke clubs, 1t lasted until the last
half of the eighth Inning OF the last
game of the season. That is neck
and neck finish and no mistake, with
one club turning in Snapper Gar
rison act. II happened TO be Roam
oke, this year.
Best Baseball Going.
Take the scores in the Virginia
league, the time occupied In playing
The games and the fans Will haze am
pie proof that the baseball put UP by
the teams in this circuit was the fast
est in the country. II is doubtful
If the big league can show any better
form. Even the tail-end team put
up a grand battle and was beaten by
small scores The Virginia league
has reason to congratulate itself on
the article of bali furnished the fans
this season and IL Richmond goes
higher up 1t will be hard to prove to
the fans that they are getting high
er grade of bali than the Virginia
league showed them.
All of this is afar off, however.
In the meantime Steve Griffin, man
ager OF the Richmond team. has gone
to his Toledo. O., home, previous TO
taking a scout around the O. and
p. and other minor leagues. Steve Is
on the lookout for youngsters. HIS
idea is to get couple of old-timers,
one behind the bat and one in the IN
field, TO steady the team and develop
fast youngsters for the big leagues.
Steve expects TO be the old-umer IN
the inner works, Who he has in
mind for the mask and pad part or
the game he has not disclosed to date.
1t proba bly, will not be Joe Laughlin.
Picking Up Players.
Griffin has an Idea that there are
a couple OF players in Cincinnati who
will make good here, He also thinks
| that the Ohio semt-pre teams may
give him one or two more. couple
of Richmond boys will be given a
chance and fanny" Dowden, Billy
HAY. Trevellian. Frank Dunn and one
or two others may get chance 70
work out with the Richmond team,
II they care to do so.
If Richardson, of the Colieglans,
cared 10 enter the professional held
he would be sure OF making the team,
| r eAar dson- apparently has no use
for the pro game.
Catcher Rogers left Memorial hos
uital Yesterday. which indicates that
he is recovering rapidly John Raiey
| expects to leave by Saturday.
II vas said yesterday that eiitHe+d-
er Bob Carter had been seized with
appendicitis and that he had rushed
10 his home in Jacksonville. Fla, Ter
treatment Carter was III when he
left, but whether he had appendicitis
is not certain,