The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
NORFOLK LEAD is
SLIGHTLY LOWER
Elimination from League Record
OF Pages Games Makes
Change.
FENDER HAS REMNANT WON
Practically Impossible to Beat
Norfolls-Wh Richmond
MAY Yet Do.

President Jake Wells. of the Virginia
Baseball League, yesterday received a
reply from Secretary j. Fl. Farrell. of
the National Baseball Commission. TO a
letter asking him to pass upon the
eligibility of Pitcher Paige. who had
pitched and won four games for the
Norfolk team. though signed with and
under control of the Denver team. and
farmed to the Charleston team, OF the
South Atlantic League. II was claimed
that Paige was ineligible to participate
In championship game of the Virginia
Paige was under contract with Denver.
Secretary Farrells reply fully sus-
tains the positions of Mr.. w B, Brad
ley owner of the Richmond club; Man
Grim, of Lynchburg. and Secretary
Gregory. of the State league. He rules
that Paige is under contract to Denver.
and that he was therefore. ineligible
games won BY him must be excluded
from the pennant contests OF the Nir-
ginia League. Here Is his letter:
Auburn. y. Y. Sept. II. 1907.
Jake Wells, President Virginia League,
Richmond. Va.
lis allowed. Money passed through this
office. Paige belongs TO Charleston
until close South Atlantic season; then
Ireverts to Denver. Article 26. section
u. Fl. FARRELL. Secretary
This ruling makes several changes In
the percentage column. but does not
affect Richmond in any way. IT de-
ducts four games from the number
won by Norfolk; deducts two from the
number lost by Danvilie. and one each
from the number lost by portsmouth
and Lynchburs. The new hSures, IN
elusive OF yesterdays game. appear IN
the standing of the clubs in another
column TO-DAY.
Norfolk won again YESTERDAY, an, and
both Danville and Lynchburg iost-
and will hardly land higher than third,
liz they nose the Shoemakers out Tor
that place
The series with the Champions, which
began yesterday and closes tomorrow,
Will almost certainly determine wheth-
Ter Lynchburg or Richmond Is TO cap
ture third place. Richmond took the
first game, but four more are to pc
to-day and two more, to-
morrow. II Richmond can win three
of the remaining four games from
Lynchburg. she will land third pace
almost TO a certainty. If the Colts won
every one of the ter remaining games,
Norfolk would have to lose practically
every one of It's nine or ten more games
for Richmond TO win the remnant, anu
even then Danville would have 20 lose
the majority of hers.
/ Richmond has four games WIZ
I Lynchburg this week. three hwith Nor
/ folk on Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
/ day of next week, and three or icur
| with DanviIle, of which two VIII be
played in Danvilie and one. or pos
! stbiy two, in Richmond. That gives
| eleven, and possibly twelve, games yet
to be played by the Colts. and OF this
| number only two are away from home;
| and these at Danville on Thursday and
Friday, September 10th and 20th.. The
season will close here on Saturday,
| September 21st possibly In double
header. with Danville.
Norfoll. has at least two more games
at home, with Roanoke, and at least
three with Richmond in Richmond next
week. tive at home, with PORTSMOUTH.
on September 18th and Goth. and the
| final game at Portsmouth, on the 21st.
! This makes at least eight more games.
| of which four are to be PLAYED away
| from home. Portsmouth viii take. one,
| If not two, of It's three with the Crew.
and Richmond certainly ought to do
| SO. Roanoke should getone of the
two remaining gam, games; Even wen a tnebn
out of nine OF its remaining
games from Norfolk and Richmond
| take three straigI1ts from the
| Crew. Danville. and even Richmond,
would have q bare possibility of land
| ing the pennant, providing the two
| games do not fall down badly them
| selves. Altogether. 1t is almost I'm
possible to- beat Norfolk for the flag.
/ 1t may be of interest TO note thai
| Norfolk has played fewer games than
| any other team. The Crew has played
| but 106 games, four having been
/ thrown out. but including these. only
/ 10. Lynchburg and Roanoke have
1 played 1T games each. exclusive Of
] the game played by Lynch burg, which
/ was thrown out. Danville has played
Lie games. exclusive of one thrown
Hout and Richmond and Portsmouth 11S
exclusive Of one played by Portsmouth
against Pitcher Paige which is elimi-
mated. Three of the other .clubs have
played at least ten more games than
/ Norfolk.