The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
MANAGER GRIFFIN
STANDS PAT WITH
HIS 1918 CHAMPS
At Least He Has Not Been
Sending in News OF Any
Recruits-May Be showed
Under in Toledo--Case OIL
Doc Ayers and Other Co.'S
sip OF the Virginia League

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steve Griffn, who shoyels snow -
! Toledo to keep himself limbered upb %
must have been buried IN tho la1t
blizzard. Secretary Bradley, OF the
Richmond club, says that he has not
heard from the manager OF the chanl-
pions of the Virginia state league in
1919, for at least two week.
A letter was due yesterday, but
| 1t did not come, not even a wire to
the effect that stephen had signed I'D u
| two corkiDg outHeLders who were hit
! ting at .444 In the Q. r.. or &. and
| q. league, and iieldina for 1898.
! In the language OF the old song the
| letter that ne longed tor never CANA
| Consequently II Is quite safe to say
| that either Steve is showed under Or
! he has joined the ranks OF th0
| standpatters and Is content with hto
| team as 1t is. lie US nope 30. foEs
| IL steve Ia content with any team the
faas are sure to be satisfied. &
| Team Never Right
! Steve has never been fully conten1e
| with any team he has worked with
not even the brig leaguers. Take II 4
from him. when the pitchers are
! working right the shortstop has q
! bum foot or the second baseman = 4
! bum mitt and the other teams pull
| the hit and run az II Their wasn'o
| sucn a thing as ii second basema0
| or short fieider. When the infiet0
Ia fast the catcher is off In his peg
ging and when the catcher 10 GET
ting them dead. going to second, thes
| outtelders haven't an eye In thstr
head and are hitting the pill arouno
liz.
That's the way the breaks "a.
Steve says, but when things are con1-
ing right the little manager has never
tt word to say. He Is saying nothing
now, which sounds good, as the oths1
Hibernian, remarked.
Concerning "Doc" Ayres.
| Richmond fans need not be sur
prised IL Doc Ayres should be found
with the Colts again. Washington
has bought his contract, to be sures
but the medical student La in no
hurry TO cut short his course, thIo
season. In order to join the Nationals
/ at Charlottesville.
Il would like to see what this bin
fellow has" said Clarke Griffith 70
Secretary Bradley, in talking over ths
case OF Ayres. I hardly expect -
use him this year, even If he IL III
that Is claimed for him. but would
like to look him over and the bsst
chance l will have to do that IL with
tho boys in camp"
Ayers is not In the mind TO piaca
baseball above his desire 10 become
fun fiedged NJ ID. at the earliest pos~
. sible time. He Is reported 10 have
said that he would like to play With
Richmond again and 1t is barely pos
sible that the doc" will be sean
again in a local uniform.
Hedgepeth as Coach.
A report Is going around the cir,
cult that Hedgepsth mas been signed
| to coach the Medical College OF VIE
g!nia, team. The star southpaw, o1
the Petersburg, outfit is a student a
the college. played on the football
team and any coaching he may do
4 will be gratis, 1t Is said. EedgspetA
Ia q good pitcher and good enouKn
for most anyone to predict some~s
thing OF a future for him in the basass
ball world.
Jack Grim and Hooker,
Jack Grim's troubles in the virgins
icagae- have ctosEd Tor another ys6E
g; least His Newport News CONTRACT
! closed with the last day In the old
ye1r and all the players that he dfA
, not dispose Of are now under the r0-s
serve rule OF the club 1t Is said
that Jack offered Buck Hooker his res
lease for SO, but Buck wasn't quite
sure whether the trade would be com
! sidered genuine and refused to buy
! his freedom OF course, there may
! be another side TO the story for even
Steve GrifTin would give $40 for Bucks
release II no thought he could land
, the hard hitting outfeider. II 10 sAYO
to say That Buck ia worth $40 Of any
|, clubs money, more especially the
| Newport Nesvg club.
Chance for Tom Lynch.
r appears thar Fred Westsrv6lt III
not 10 be with Ban Johnson's OUTFIT
! this year, but the chances are againsk
, him signing with President J. @.
Roatwrtght. There is no ga.nsayine
that weatervelt would make a gooA
man for the Virginia league, or sven
tire National league, II all the reports
Il conserving President L.ynch.s~ eircniAs
| are correct. ~, s sss ss@sss3
Gossip From Lynchburg.
From Lynchburg comes the follows
ing:
While reports have come from an
parts OF the country about mater
! league managers and umpires tax
: ing their annual hunt Al. Orth, o1so
! ~ the National league Indicator nasn.
HE'D himself out IN a nearby Wiz
ginia county for his fall hunt. Ortiz
happened 70 arrive in the country
/ right on thu heels OF drought. This
dust was inches deep when Orth 60
his arst supper. and then 1t raineA
| until he quit In disgust. and left fo&
been full OF Orth's slaughter Of Bucks
inghnn county deer.
|. Virginia league fans are wondertA1
what is going TO become Of Bart
woolums. the big first baseman. who
was managing the Spartanburg 0n4
OF the Carolina association when tha&S
burg was dropped OFF the map by tlIo
formation OF an ali-Nerth CarolaNn
circuit. Woolums is winterfng In Dea1S
yer with MS wife and Bart. r.. 80
he expected TO 60 hack TO Spartaxss
burg II that town remained IN tAe
game. Those towns now seem to ~
, moving for South Carolina 0eoruons
: circuit. and If II does Bart may ~
: expected TO return TO the team whso3
backed him after Billy Laval Nae -
/: | out of the management sa
, Boston signs New Pftch1s.
> BOSTON, Jan. 4.--Arother 90 y.
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