The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-15
Amicablc Adjustment Of Norfolk
Troubles Now Expected BY
Magnates.
PORTSMOUTH MAY YET
BE GIVEN FRANCHISE
May Bug Danville Outcon-
solvo Has Done A Little
Net Finance
ing.
BY r. D. BONSEvM.LE.

BY r. d. 30
An amicable adjustment Of the diff
Aculty with the Norfolk mAgnates 10
now conf,denl expected around the
Virginia League Circuit While chas.
II. consolvo wat brusk and hasty In
his manner at the recent meeting. II
Ii believed that he has now had time
10 look matters In the face from the
standpoint Of q business man and the
result will be the premature death Of
the proposed Eastern League and the
return Of the Norfolk club to the lea
que under favorable conditions.
Ii may be that Consolvo and the
other Norfolk Magnates will retain
their interests In the league and add
their efforts to bettering conditions In
the organization. When President
Williams has his conference with
consoivo in the near future II IN like
ly that an acceptable proposition will
be made.
Room for Portsmouth.
There Is even yet . chance that
Danville will not he in the league
when the season starts next spring.
The Dsnviiie niagnates are not In
ciined to injure the league and they
will doubtless be- perfectly willing 10
rive up their franchise ii they are
paid for the loss. IL CoIxctvo u
willing 10 continue in the circuit 4
may be arranged that both Norfolk
and Portsmouth will find places.
II il believed that il can be easily
adjusted and this IN about the way
the matter WAS 10 be settled II tho
recent meeting OF the magnates. But
when Nr. Finne, OF Petersburg. offer
ed \ motion that the circuit be coui-
posed Of Norfolk. Richmond. Ports
mouth. PetershurH Roanoke and
I.ynchburK, Mr.. c1hsolvo declared
that this was not satisfactory to Nor
folk II was At this time that he lett
the meeting.
President william. may bring up
this matter with the Norfolk MAJ
nate and the chances are that ne VIII
consider Il favnrAhly. II Danviue -
bought out the Bugs will take the
Anderson franchise In the Carolina
Association. Al 4 recent meeting OF
this league tho Anderson club seem
ed Inclined to drop out and there u
Consoav0 Holds Stock.
Al the spring meeting Of the mag
mates Mr.. Consoivo announced that
his holdings III the Norfolk club WE'RE
very small and that ~ vice President
OF the league he WAS not inclined TO
favor the Norfolk In any lektaiation
Since that time. however. MI Con
solve has been quietly accommodating
the stoek In the club until 4 y nov
quite evident that his holdings are
not 10 small. In fact Il u believed
that he now holds the great majority
of the stock. This did not cost him
not making any money. in fact II WAS
betne lost fast. and tho owners were
Rlad 10 Be rid az tina responsibility and
free from the worry u : seeming bad
investment.
Hayinx secured all this stock at .
low figure. Mr.. C0nsoiyo II now In 2
position to talk To any new magnatea
who may Join hAnds with President
williams In m effort 10 secure the
park and good viii IN Norfolk. Il
is.1 hard matter 10 tell whether Mr..
ConeoIvo will prefer TO sell out at
what Tho stock originally cost OF join
the league again and Try his luck with
tho lower salary limit. GOOD umpires
and CnpAhlo management Of the
leaeuA and of M club N
Whichever stap he may tAke will
~ sntiafactOry-40 tho other mAxnates
and 10 the pnblic. He has tnrned =
nice little trick IA hnance and will
probably cleAn mp several Thousands
Of dollara IL M sells out. He stated
q tho resent meeting * the nA8nafee
that tho club y tor oaIo ana NJ will
hardly retreat from this position.