Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
MATHS NOT IN DEAL
Was Not Transferred to BriS-
toll by Grim.
Mix-UP PROMISES MUCH
Great Wrangling in Virginia League
Before Matter Is
Settled.
MIx-UP PROMISES MUCI
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 2O-The
Roanoke and Richmond teams of the
Virginia league will not be disturbed over
the reputed transfer of player Ralph
Maths by Jack Grim out OF the reserved
players of the Newport News team to
Bristol, the Appalachian circuit, for Mat
tbs was not included in the transfer said to
have been made. to Bristol. In the first
report of the transfer Of the Newport
News players. who were assets Of Grim
until December 81, the name of MATHS
was included, but President Boatwright,
who seems to recognize the transfer is
authority for the statement that the
name of Maths is not in the list
Maths. 1t will be recalled, is now the
property of Roanoke. having figured in
a trade a month ago by which he and
Frank Baker McComas, the Baltimore
infielder. went to Roanoke in exchange
for Infielder Newton and Pitcher Burle-
son. OF course. it was up to Richmond
to make good on the deal; hence the
interest the erroneous report occasiOned.
Maths was loaned to Newport News
after he could not get along with Mana
ger Griffin with the understanding that
he should revert to Richmond at the close
of the season, and Grim seems to have
made good on his part of the deal.
The records of President Boatwright's
office shows that Carney. Auley, Hooker,
Eichberger and Bruckmiller were sold to
Bristol. but from Bristol comes the word
that the first heard of the alleged sale
was in the newspapers and according to
a Geographic account from the Border
city, the hackers of the association there
know nothing about the deal which is
said to have been made on December 81,
the last day Grim's title held and on
for after that title reverted to the present
Newport News association, which took
over the team after Grim withdrew.
The mix-up. for that's what it seems to
be- promises to develop into some rather
interesting stove dope before it is dis
posed of.
The various phases Of the report Of the
transfer Of the Newport News players
may be given in the following stages:
First: A special from Newport News:
Newport News. Va, January g.
President Abe Horwitz has been noti-
fed by President ]. o. Boatwright that
J. j. Grim has disposed of all the play
ers that were with the Newport News
team last season. All except three men
were disposed of on December 81. the
last day on which Grim. under the agree
ment with the local club. held ownership
to the men. Pitchers Miller and Brown
and Catcher Lake were sold to an Iowa
team. Maths, Hooker, Carney, Auley,
Eichberger, Bruckmiller and Frank Nor
rissey were turned over to the Bristol
club Of the Appalachian League"
A telegram to President Boatwright,
appear on his records as having been
transferred to Bristol. His reply is:
'Danville, Va, January IA. 1913.
Carney. Auiey, Hooker, Eichberger
u. 8. BoATwR1GHT. President
The Bristol Base Ball Association was
asked, to confirm the deal and this is the
reply:
Bristol. Tenn. January IA, 1913.
THE Newport News deal was handled
by j. Bunting, our president. Commune
cate with him at Roanoke.
BRISTOL BASE BALL CLUB
Mr.. Bunting, asked of the DEAL sends
this reply from Roanoke:
Am not advised Of any deal with Grim
for Newport News team, although have
not been in Bristol for some time. Will
be there shortly to investigate
Buck Hooper is not bothering over the
Bristol deal and he will not trouble
trouble till trouble troubles him, for he
has already signed to coach the base ball
squad Of the Virginia Techs this spring.
If some twelve years of experience. first
as a pitcher and then as an outfielder,
four teams manager count for aught..
Hooker ought to get a good team out OF
the Techs squad for the coming season.
Harry Griffin. who has been pitching in
the Virginia League for three or four
years. having started with Lynchburg
and winding up last season with Rich
mond, will coach the Richmond College
Spiders this spring. Griffin holds a rec
ord of having gone through the seasons
Of 1911 and 1912 without single error on
the slab. Some errors figure in his record
in 1911, but these were made in utility
work. Griffin is expected to make a re-
liable knoll man for the Richmond Colts
this year.
Newport News is banking strong on the
return of Dutch" Revelle to his old-time
form next season, for it is expected that
he is going to develop form that will
make him one of the premier slab artists
Of the circuit in 1913. Revelle joined the
Shipbuilders late in August and was lucky
enough to win his first game. when he
held Norfolk to five hits and no runs
After that he figured in three or four de-
feats. though he was not hit hard in any
of his games. If Revelle is in good phys
ical shape he ought to make a good man
again in the Virginia League, though it
was evident last summer that he had not
recovered from an attack Of typhoid fever
during the tail end Of the 1911 season.
That's probably the reason he fell down
so completely when given trial by Man.
ager Hemphill at Atlanta.
Newport News has sent contracts out
to three catchers. four Outfielders and
six infielders. All of them are said to be
young men. Manager Davis expects to
cover first base and he will have two men
to try for the other three infield positions
Manager Davis is hoping to land Harold
Mckenzie for the hoX again, and he is
angling for several other fingers.
Player Harris. who was with Rich
mond in 1911. under the name of Charles,
wants to return to the Colts this spring.
He was picked up by Richmond after the
smash of the Tidewater outlaws, but did
not report to the team last Year. He
was reserved under both names last fall
by the Colts. Harris played last year on
a semi-professional club at Frederick,
Md.
Burleigh Emory, who at one time play
ed with the Birmingham. Southern
League team, and who played last year
with Topeka, Kan. has signed to manage
the Charlotte team in the new North
Carolina Association. Emory was for
merly catcher. but he now plays in the
inf1eld. Charlotte secured the new pilot
by purchase.
Smiling Al Orth has signed a contract
to coach the Washington and Lee Uni
varsity toam again this snrinp and he DC