Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Manager Booker is Confident an Orsaniza
ton Will lie Effected.

manager Booker is Confident AN OrSaniza-
! ton Will lie Erected.
/. Mr.. q. b. a. Booker, the father of
/ baseball in this city, is still very SAN
I guine over the prospects of a State
League in Virginia. Notwithstanding the
tact that Richmond at present contem-
Plates re-entering the Atlantic League
When seen this morning in reference to
the stand taken by the Richmond team
at the Atlantic League meeting in AL
lentown he said:
In view Of the action of Bloemecke
| or Newark, in suing the Atlantic
League 1T seems to me that things are
very blue for that league. Without such
paying city as Newark the league is
bound to be heavy loser. Much depends
upon the Sunday games in that city
ana those games help Lancaster and the
other Pennsylvania towns out of the
hole, so that by losing Newark, a feeder
of the other clubs. in the Sunday games
| goes by the board
| Bloemecke wants to get into the
Eastern League badly and will not
4 leave stone unturned but what he sue
ceeds in his effort, as there is a big
opening there for him, and a certainty
to make good money, and he is dead
sore on having a team in losing league
and he Will get out Of the Atlantic
League if he possibly can.
Then again with Norfolk out, the
other teams will consider the matter
very seriously before holding on to
Richmond and making the long jumps
and big expenses necessary by such a
| move. Norfolk, you can bet on it, will
not have an Atlantic League team next
year, as Harvey Cunningham holds the
key to the situation and only a few days
ago told me he would not go into the
league at any cost, as he was tired OF
holding on to a losing business, having
sunk $4,000, and that there was no
money in the Atlantic for the Southern
teams, as Richmond with winning the
pennant had lost nearly $4,000, which
goes to prove his assertion.
| The State League magnates will rest
on their oars for awhile and watch
1 events. In the meantime however, we
are all signing the best players to be
obtained, with view Of having an
even lot of players for all the cities OF
course, without Richmond the State
League cannot POSSIBLY pay, as it would
break up our easy jumps and take
A9away good deal Of interest by not hav-
ing the Capital City Interested, and we
will not go into the scheme without
some chance Of success along with it. I
a m going ahead and signing players
Just the same, and of one thing you can
I rest assured and that is that Newport
News, if she plays in the Virginia
| League, Will have a winner from the
start, as know the people here will not
tolerate anything but the best in the
4! market"
The two morning newspapers of Rich
mond, the Dispatch and the Times, seem
| TO be at variance concerning the base
ball situa ton in this State.
For example, the former says in it's
! issue OF yesterday: Mr. Jake Wells
returned last evening from Allentown,
! Pa, where he has been in attendance
upon the meeting of TIL Atlantic Base
| ball League. Mr.. Wells says it is now
\ definitely determined that Richmond
will continue in the Atlantic circuit,
/ and the matter being settled he will
| begin at once TO sign his team. The
| league masnates. Mr.. Wells said, APP
! peared not a bit loath to part with Nor
| folk. but they wouldn't hear to New
ark's retirement from the circuit. The
assurance Of Richmond's remaining in
l. the Atlantic League practically kills
1.-THE prospects for the Virginia Lea que.
as that organization cannot possibly
| i'ot'S ~ ouISGCN N4lliOul lulS CITY Oh
| its circuit"
| On the other hand the Times says:
In view Of the action of Bioemecke of
] Newark, in suing the Atlantic League,
! it seems to me (Mr. w. b. Bradley
4 that things are blue for that league.
! Without Newark the league is bound to
be loser Much depends upon the
Sunday games in that city, and those
| games help Lancaster and the other
Pennsylvania towns out of the hole, so
that by losing Newark, q feeder for the
ether clubs, in the Sunday games, goes
by the board. Blocmecke wants to get
into the Eastern League, and he will
get out of the Atlantic if he possibly
can. The State League people will rest
on their oars for awhile and watch
events or course, without Richmond
4 the State League cannot pay, and we
\ will not go into the scheme without
some chance Of success along with il"
! TO LOAN-$3 ,50OOO in one sum, for
three years. at s per cent. straight.
T1IOS. r. HENLEY & Co,