The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-17

Norfolk Takes Her Place IN.
the Four.City League.
.MACNATES HOLD MEETING
Session at Newport News Yesterday
During Which the Details OF
the Coming Ball Season
We're Arranged.

Al d meeting of the rnagnates Of tho
Virginia Four City Baseball League, held
yesterday at the Grand Central Hotel,
Newport News, 1t was unanimously de-
clded 10 drop Manchester from the assoc -
citation, the franchise being transferred
to Norfolk, which city will come up with
q team OF its own. This news Will be
received with surprise and sorrow py
many Misunderstanding but 1t was deemed
best by all parties concerned the, re-
representatives. Of the village over the river
tconcurring III the opinion Of the other
members. Il tG! 81 (, N ts.4
THOSE PRESENT.
Nnen the meeting was called TO Or
der by President v. Donati, Of Richmond,
4 there were present W. B Bradley, OF
Manchester; Il. N. Gregory, secretary OF
the association, also of Manchester; y.
News, vice president and hacker OF tho
{shipyard city team; A. D. Clement. New
port News; Il, w. Denny, Of Newport
News. NJ 3i
Before taking up any matteer, President
Donati stated that he represented Peters,
burg by proxy, having consulted with
the mana gers the night previous He then
3annocnced that negotiations were Under
way with prominent business mon OF
Norfolk, In regard to coming into the
league He endorsed the scheme, stat
Ing that he would 3be glad to transfer
the franchise held by Manchester to Nor
folk. 4
4 MDET NEXT WEEK.
The Newport News contingent was
heartily in favor Of the plan, and the
Manchester delegation opined the same
way. as a result Of which Messrs Mil
stead, chairman; Denny anu Clenlent'
were appointed as a S9comH1ttee 70
take the matter up with the NorIolis
gentlemen and report back 70 q speclnl
meeting, which Will be held next next We" 'ye''i>
in Newport News.
President Donati says that the partles
IN Norfolk who are interested IN the
project. are prominent and in1luentla
business men, who have ALREADY secured
LAFAYETTE field and propose using these
grounds for the season. Speclal arrange
ments have been made with the car com
panes and fast schedules Will pc lhau'
ggurated on the lines leading TO the PARK
n Owing TO the probable change IN the
formation Of the association, the schedule
for the season was not made out a s was
Intended and had been announced al
though the question was discussed al
some length. It6ls safe to say that not
over two games week will be played
In any city in the association. with q
bare probability that Newport News ana
Petersburg will only get one each each. =.
PERFECT HARMONY. X
Harmony prevailed throughout the
meeting the representatives, OF the In
Eterested cities agreeing that every visit
Ing team shall be guaranteed expense
money, which will protect them against aims
loss in the event Of rain. ssi5t
& Many matters Of private nature were
brought up and fully discussed, the BODY
deciding thnt no team shall bankrupt
itself by excessive payment Of salaries
although no stated figure was named
Umpires were talked Of, but no ma
choices were made. !,
Tho directors Of the association VII
meet next Thursday at Newport news
THE visitors yesterday were vel. pleassec
with the treatment extended them bS
the lnagnates In that city, nothing being
left undone to make their visit pleasant
There was to have been q game OF pase'
ball Yesterday afternoon there between
Newport News and the Artillery Schoo
team, and President Donati was to UNI
plre, but rain interfered and the cont tes
was called off. NJ