Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-15
DanYIle and Hampton are Denied Ad-
mission to the State League.
RESERVE PLAYERS HEREAFTER.
Men VIII he Bound by Their Sigma
lures After the Clubs Dtsbnnd-The
Season to be Diytded-ODc Nan Tor
President and Secretary.

All tne cluDS with TIE tNScpei'H "a
Roanoke was represented. ". Brady
represented Richmond. Mr.. Brady Ports
mouth; Mr.. O'Nein, Norfolk; Mr.. L.aza-
rus. Lynchburg, and Mr.. E.genbrun, The
purchaser Of the Petersburg franchise.
| appeared FOR Petersburg Mr.. Brady
! qu, STONED Mr. Eigenbrun's light u rep
/ resent Petersburg. which objection pre-
clpltated quite a heated argument. Mr.
| Eiconbrun was finally recognized and
seated.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FIGHT.
| The bueiness OF the meeting was pro-
ceeded with. and Secretary Small an
nounced the standing of the clubs as
| they finished the last season. His records
| showed Norfolk 10 be in third place.
| Mr.. Brady claimed that Portsmouth was
entitled to third place. setting forth that
the game OF the 18th Of September. which
was won by Portsmouth by a score or
! 4 10 . and which was declared an cN-
hibition game, was in fact champion
ship game. and therefore should have
! been counted in favor Of Portsmouth.
Mr.. Brady introduced Hon. Joseph I.
| Iawless to represent him. and the ques-
| ton was argued at some length MI.
| Iawless submitted aiildavits from George
| NJ Read and H. NJ Kerns. OF Portsmouth
| setting forth that he game OF the l5th
was. according to Umpire MitchelPs state
ment. a championship game \ telegram
! from J'mpre Mitchell asserting that ne
| had becn instructed by Manager OMEN.
| of Norfolk. to announce the game or the
! 18th of september. as champlohshlp
game was exhibited Mr.. ONeill TOOK
the floor and stated that the announce
| ment that the game woulu De cha"-
uionshlp contest was made ny MI bFaly.
! This Mr.. Brady denied, and after some
! f,rther argument II was decided to give
the game Of the 18th TO portsmouth H. H.
! According 10 the secretary's figures, TINS
! erin left Norfolk in third place, WIN q
percentape of ~ as against Portsmouth
percentage OF go.
I, vas then decided to appoint a COM
mittee to examine as to the correctness
OF the secretarys figures, ana Ne.sls.
Wells. O'Neill and Watson were ''N'
appointed. , .,t,or until
$50 o'clock. ,o.,,, urt,
The night session did not begin uhui
IN o,clocL owing to the delayed ARRIVAL
of Judge King. Of Roanoke. .,.,,,,
The committee appointed TO ascertain
the nositlons OF the Norfolk ana Ports
mouth clubs was not able 10 report u"t
vas granted the privilege Of concluding
their report to-day. and have llcoi-
| porated in the minutes or the rheeVHH'
A letter from Mr.. John I. Brady trans
serrinc the Portsmouth franchise TO the
! Portsmouth Baseball AssoCia'o''' N
! noscd az himself, John l.. watson ann
| II. l.. Maynard, was read' ana I"e ""''
| fer was recorded.
NEW FRANCHISE FOR PETERSBURG
The question OF recognizing MI. Eiseh-
brun as the owner OF the Petersburg
| citb Nyos again brought up, and before
4 vote WAS reached Mr. Bradley wanted
| IN know If IL was MIR. Eigenbrun IN
tention TO remain in the league through
| out the season. Mr.. Egonbrun asserted
that II was. and that he hoped 10 put a
successful team in the league. MI. brdu-
| ley contendrd that II would be better 70
| give Petersburg new ItdHCti9e' i''''
| contention was put in the shape OF a
motion by Mr.. Lazarus, and II was &C.
| cid.d that the Old franchise should be
| forfeited.
Mr. Talbot. Of Danvile, was granted
the privilege Of tae iioor ana asked that
! DanyiIlc be admitted 10 membership IN
| the league. 80 motion was made IN his
behalf. and his application was not con
| eidar.I IL was decided by unanimous
vote 70 give Petersburg a new iranchlse.
DANXII.LE AND HAMPTON APPLY.
The application Tor Danyilio's admission
! was then again submitted, and Was dc-
| companicd by a similar one from Hamp-
ton. Ire a vote was taken on thls ques-
| ton Mir. Lazarus asked II IL was certain
that The six teams already in the League
would remain throughout the next sea
son. Each manager replied for his club.
and practically guaranteed 10 remain IN
the league and finish the season.
This being conclu led. the question OF
admitting the two extra clubs was dis
cussed. Judge King opposed the propo-
sition to enlarge the league. contending
that the adm ssion Of two new clubs
would lessen the number OF trips made
by each club to Richmond and thereby
lessen their receipts, As on Richmond
greatly depended the success Of the
league IL Vas unanimously decided that
II was inexpedient 20 increase the NUM- er
Of clubs IN the league. and the requests
| Of Rlnville and Hampton were voted
down.
The question Of a schedule for 1886 was
then taken up, and it was decided that
the Chair should appoint committee 10
formulate 4 schedule to report not later
than February 10Th. The Chair deferred
the appointment until later.
\ MANAGER OF UMPIRES.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Larazus: THAT committee of three
be apponted. consisting OF members OF
the Virginia State League Baseball As
sociatiOn, one from each section OF the
league. who shall be empowered to EN-
| ploy an expert base-ballist TO be known
| as manager OF umpires. II shall be the
| duty Of said manager TO employ a corps
| Of sober and comp 3tent umpires' and the
| said umpires are to BE- under the sole
sunervision Of the manager. The mana
car shall visit the places where games
arc pIayed from time TO time and per
sonaI.y see the conduct and manner IN
which games are umpired. and in the
| Judgment OF the manager, when the con-
| duct and decisions Of umplfes are not
satisfactory or up 70 baseball require
rnents. he shall then have the power II
remove the umpire or umpires and ap-
| point their successors
"The manager shall have the power e
settle minor differences that may arise
between teams. provided 1t Is not or sucH
nature ms TO require the action Of tht
Stato League. The manager shall be un
der the control of the committee Of three
who shall in terms have the same powers
,yer him IS he may have over The UNI
pires."
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY.
This resolution was adopted, but or
motion the vote WIS reconsidered anc
the question reopened.
Judge King offered as substitute ina
ope man be appointed tc nll the dual roll
Of president ard secretary, ne 10 De Sc
Iected by a committee OF three. This wa'
agreed upon, as was also an amendmen
empowering the committee OF three e
Impose new duties on the officer, II th'
bylaws do not sufficiently define M
duties
Judge King announced the committee o
three. as follows: Messrs. l.. Lazarus, n
4. O'Nell, and A. y. King.
He also announced the following gen
tlernen as the committee TO formulate tins