The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-05

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BASEBALL CoNvENTTos.-Pu to
the call of the committee Of the Rich!
mond and Manchester Clubs, the delegates
Of many Of the Clubs Of the State to the
State Baseball Convention assembled al
the City Hall last evening at 8 O'Clock for
the purpose Of adopting general laws for
the government Of Base ball Clubs through
out the State. The following arc the
names of the Clubs represented and their
delegates tEh
Richmond and Manchester Clubs. si.
Richmond Ca,b.-E. Cohen, John Ian
caster, and o. A. Glazebrook.
Pastime.-John 6. Davidson, E. E. Tay-
lor, and C. T. Binford.
0lympic.-Jones, Abernethy, and John
Morton.
Alert.-James A. Gentry, James B. Fitz-
gerald, and Alexander Easton.) ,7E G
I,,dependem.-W. J. Blunt, w. Z. Va
den, and H. P. Weisiger. .eJ Utt0
Old Dominion.--J. w. Williams, G. M.
Branch, and /. 8. Tower. ,r
SpotS,oood.--M. N. French and W. d.
Mann. .4I ata1 g- f3 s,l-o
Observation-Disclosures H. Howard, w. W.
Wood, and D. Stanley.
Union.-M. T. Jeffries, David B. Pom
kers, and J. J. McFarlah. , naag
.r..r dlerandria Clubs.
PiOneer.-Thomas Barnett and John H.
Duffey. ~ 4.
Old Dominion.-William Peachy and J.
Ii. Reid. 81 .r.t .aIsagJ - 2"ii1"nra1
Mount Tsncr.--R. NJ. Latham. q
The Convention was called to order by
Mr.. Edward Cohen, chairman Of the COM
mittee, who made the call for the Con-
vention. .n o.t .'"
) Mr.. Cohen was then unanimously ap-
pointed as temporary chairman, and Mr..
o. A. Glagebrook as temporary secretary.
The following-n named gentlemen were
then, upon motion, appointed by the Chair
as committee to make permanent
organisation and to prepare business for the
Convention, viz: - t1'"' u 'ho'.- ga
For the first.-R. NJ. Latham, Mount
Vernon, Alexandria j. A. Gentry, Alert,
Manchester; w. w. Wood, Mechanics,
Richmond d. B. Parker, Union, Rich
mond Is, 4. Taylor, Pastime, Richmond. .
For, the second.-William Peaehy, Old
Dominion, Alexandra S.. P. Weisiger,
Old Dominion, Manchester; J. Lancaster,
Richmond; W. II. Mann, Spotswood; L.
II. Barnett, Pioneer, Alexandria.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion reported the following nominations,
which were unanimously accepted: For
president, Mr.. William Peachy, Of Alex
andria first vice-president, Mr.. +. Cohen,
of Richmond; second vice-president, John
f. Davidson recording secretary, Alex
ander Easton, of Manchester treasurer,
Mr.. w. w. Wood, of Richmond.
The Convention being organized, the re-
port of the Committee on Business was
read and adopted. 1t was suggested that
the rules and regulations governing the Ma
tional Baseball Association be adopted for
the government of the clubs In the State,
with such notifications as should be
deemed necessary. .......
A resolution was adopted allowing each
CLUB three votes, in the absence of any of
its delegates. The Convention then went
into an organization to be called the "Vir-
ginia Association Of Baseball Clubs" and
adopted the Constitution Of the National
Baseball Association.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year was entered into, with the following
result: President, Edward Cohen First
Vice President, K. NJ. Latham, of Alex
andria; Second President, j. +. Da-
wilson; Recording Secretary, o. A. Glaze
brook; Corresponding Secretary, G. Wat
son James: Treasurer, Samuel P. Weisi-
ger.
The following standing committees were
announced by the Chair:
On Rules and observation-disclosures.
Peachy, Barnett, Blunt, Gentry, Babcock,
Williams, Wood, Mann, and Jeffries.
On Nominations. Reid, Fitzge-
raid, and Lancaster.
The Convention then adjourned until 6
O'Clock this evening.