Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-03
NOW FOR BASEBALL.
League Managers Meet and Nap Out
Plans for the Season.
prncE WITT MADE PRESIDENT.
ghc sport to Dcsin April 18th, aad
Each CIab 20 Play $50 Games--New.
port News Retircs, Leaving Only
Six Tcams-pmpires, Etc.

"A meeting OF the Board OF Managers
Of the Virginia Baseball League was
held at the Lexington Hotel yesterday.
and Hon. Samuel d. witt Judge Of the
liustlngs Court Of Richmond, was unani-
mously chosen president Of the league
for the season OF 1885.
The schedule Of games 10 be played has
not yet been arranged. but It. was de-
Iided tina; the league season should open
April 18th and $50 games be played. thus
adding one month more 10 the seaso"
than was the case last year. Tho league
will consist OF but six clubs, Newport
Eews-Hsmpton having been voluntarily
withdrawn by its manager, Mr.. MeGdhh'
All Of the clubs were represented yes
terday, the following managers pe'ns
present: Camden sommers. OF Nortolh'
oohn t. Brady. OF Portsmouth; W. u,
Bradley. OF Richmond: II. c. Scott OF
Petersburg; w. p. Roberts. OF Lynch
burg. and A. H. King OF Roanoke
Others nresent were &. A. Gaussen ana
A. A. O'NeiI. OF Norfolk. II. r. Harrison
late manager OF the Petersburg club;
dim c. west. and Secretary Il. S. Woodall'
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY.
The meeting was called to order
promptly at o'clock by MIR. Sommers,
tnd he then called Judge King to the
chair. Mr. Sommers at once submitted
his resignation az president Of the league.
which was accepted, and Mr. Scott who
stated that he was authorized 50 to do,
placed before the board the name OF
Hon Samuel v. witt 10 succeed Mir.
SOmmers The nomination was seconded
~ Mr.. Brady. and the Judge was unani-
tously chosen. Mr.. Scott was appointed
O. committee 10 notify Judge Witt OF his
election. but In the mean time Mr.. King
tontinued In the chair
The next business before the board was
fhe election OF secretary. Before this
was sonc into, however. Mr.. Sommers
moved that the Eecrctaryship be made
q salaried office. and on motion OF Mr..
BRADY the sum was fixed at 500 per year
Mr.. SOmmers thea nominated william
JiiRckley. OF Norfolk, for the position.
pnd Mr.. Roberts placed IN nomination
Ar. T.. S. WoodsV the incumbent. who
served last year without salary. a vote
was taken by ballot resulting in Mr.
Woodslis Reelection BY "a vote OF 10 g
While this ballot was being taken Mr.
Scott stated that Mr. McGuiin. of the
Newport News-iIamptOn team. had signl-
lied his Intention Of withdrawing from the
league ana, therefore he moved that
the league be composed Of six clubs
Wchmond. Petersburg. Norfolk. Ports
mouth. Roanoke, and Lynchburg. The
motion was adopted
HALF AND HALF PLAN.
AT the meeting held IN November last
" was decided that Roanoke and Lynch
pnrB shooIa receive A. Per cent. OF the
Fate-feccipts when visiting Richmond and
Norfolk, and that Richmond and Norfolk
thohid receive ~ per cent. when visiting
Roanoke and Iynchburg The attendance
IN both Richmond and Norfolk f. far bet
,ar than In Eoanoke ana Iynchburg. and
hence II was claimed that such an ar
fsngement was "a discrimination against
the western clubs. Mr.. Scott Yesterday
ora ued The injustice Of such an arrange
pent, and moved that all clubs be placed
On Ike basis Of 30 per cent Mr. Som
ners protested against this. for the rea-
ton that with the basis Of receipts de-
riled upon In November IN view the
clubs had. at great expense. fixed up their
parks and signed players. Hs oontended
What the arrangement should not be in
terfored with. Considerable discussion ell
sued. In which Mr. Brady made the as
tounf'ng declaration that ne had
been given the 'dinky dink." whatever
fhht means. The motion was finally put.
Mr.. Bradley then moved 10 rescnd the |
action In reference 10 the percentages |
taken at the last meeting which motion |
was carried. This left the field open for !
tr. Scott, and he offered the following |
motion, which was carried: THAT all |
clubs bo allowed 90 per cent at all points
md al all games. and that the Richmond
club bo allowed TO issue seventy-nve dead
head tickets each game. the Norfolk club
sixty. and the other clubs thirty each"
Mr. Sommers offered an amendment that
The home club get IS per cent and the
visiting club g per cent at all games,
but he was voted down.
The next point to he settled WAS the
guarantee TO be riven by the home club
~ the visiting club for each series of
games. Mr.. Roberts moved that the sum
ic fixed at 500. Mir. Brady. in an amend
nent. made it Sl2o. and the latter was
agreed upon.
on motion OF Mr.. Sommers II was also
ECcded that each club could DO az IL
Raw NJ in the matter u admitting ladies.
md where a charge was made for them
the receipts thereffOm should 10 to the
home club.
Judge King was then appointed 10 draw
UP bylaws for the government Of the
league. after which the question OF nm
pirce was taken up. IL WAS decided that
the president should make the appoint
NltniN on fftOfiiffl" lfatkitn OF tHIte man
ngers. The salary 81 Inc umpircs was
limited TO :l2 80 per week and expenses,
the whole TO be borne equally by the
clubs.
TALK OVER THE SCHEDULE
This being settled. the principal mat
tcr-tha OF the seasons schedule-was
taken up. Upon motion OF Mr.. King Il
MAS decided that IL should he 80 ar
rarred as TO provide for Norfolk and
al. sff
Fourth OF July, Richmond and Roanoke to
play In Richmond on that date. and
Petersburg ana Lynchburg 20 play in
I.ynchburg on the Fourth, II was
also agreed that the season should
open April 18th, and each club
should be scheduled 10 play $50
games. nty-nve At home. and 2 IKE
humber abroad. Mr.. SCOTT stated that he
had signed his players for only 10 games.
aud 1t was thereupon agreed that In the
event 81 his failure 10 get them 10
fign for the additional thirty games he
could. by a concerted movement OF two
other managers. have the number 81 |
games reduced TO 10 \ committee. |
consisting Of Mcssrs Scott Kiue, and |
Son mcrs, was then appointed TO ar
range a schedule TN conformity with |
the agreements already made They are |
expected 70 report ct a meeting 10 be !
called In about ten days.
Ga motion OF MI Sommers. the |
Spdlding bah was adopted The mat |
ter or securing reduced railroad rates /
Tor the players was then brought up. |
NJ Sommers thought that a rate Of |
IL cents per mile could br secured on |
oil the roads. and he and Nessrs. King
ana bradley were appointed a commit
Tee to arrange with the railroads.
LIMIT UPON SALARIES.
The salary limit rs arranged at the
November meeting. was $50 per month
Tor each club. Mr.. brady wanted Some
pcral'Y attached Cor violation OF this
'ule' ana hy an exposition 81 the fact
that The Richmond Club had already ex-
TENDED The limit created nuch amuse.
ment Mr.. Bradley. "a soon as The
question was raised moved that ne |
limit be Increased to 500 Both Mess~s
King and Brady holly opposed this ana
then MIR, Bradley stated that his cam.
"a already signed. would cost $50 ,,er
month. Mr. Brady thereup0n took him
90 task for having Violated the rue |
aud created much laughter al Mr. Rrad.