The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-11
Norfolk Forfeits Franchise and
Club Will Be Placed There
by League.
c. II. WILLIAMS
SUCCEEDS WELLS
Roanoke Maenate Elected Presi-
dent,-Salary Limit Reduced
10 81, 200-Easten League
Organized.


II ann well satisfied with the turn
affairs hnye taken md believe tina,
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Norfolk club has been the CAMEO OF
most Of the trouble and friction In thu
league. and now Norfolk club vii
be organized under . new faction and
good management. The change n
tire salary limit r. the best tlalnG that
could have bern done Tor the league
IL will mean that the clubs will have
10 ect new men for nearly all Of tlss
positions, bus NJ etle same time The
class Of baseball Will bc almost ~
good. ! shall use my bcAt enOrtt
10 make tire league g0osi president
and tie clufs may feel surc tnat
viii keep my eye on the umpircs and
ON tic Enforcement u NIL rules 81 tise
league. fon may say for me that
have severed my Ofitctat connection
with the Roanoke club. and my only
position In tho faKuc II that Of 1T
president. Z. II. Wfinains
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1t is all over and the Virginia
League circuit remains the same. with
capable and willing man at its
head. When the magnates really 70,
down to business Monday evening the
circuit Vas quickly arranged and
plans We're made Tor the future OF
the organisation. The new league
will be composed OF Richmond Rea,
noke. LynchhurK. Danville, Petersburg
ana Norfolk The CITY ~ the Sea
however. will have club far removed
from that which has represented heI
in the league during the past fiss
yearS. team Will be placed there
under different ownership and man
agemenf, ana VIII work In close har-
mony with the other clubs in the cir
cult.
Charles IL Consolso. vice president
OF the Norfoik club. appeared at the
meeting ana quickly made known his
positfon. He declared that Norfolk
woaid nave no connection with the
league unless both DAnvilie and Roa-
hoke were dropped lie was allowed
70 please himself In this matter. Ext
Nortolk.
9cf Down 10 business.
ottoWing the departure Of Mr.
Gonsolvo. the ether fise magnates i'm
mediately proceeded TO do business
ana accomplished more In few
minutes tnan they had been able t.
40 between the hours OF and l.
Al. 1heir AFTERNOON meeting amount
ca 70 nosninx. on account OF the an
sence oi pr. Ionsolvo. who wired tna'
ne wouid NOT ne able 70 reach kien'
mona unfh night II WAS finally ce-
siued TO adjourn until I O'Clock. In
order tnAt 1onsotvo might be present
~. "illiams Was then elected
PRESIDENT 81 the league 10 succeed
PRESIDENT JAKE Wells, The vote was
unanimous Mr.. Bradley spared FOL
ume, ha. ne was IN the minority. and
nnaii! added hts vote. asking that tht
eiectaon De recorded as unanimous
rniiowing the election of Presiden,
W,ulams the maEnates agreed upon
*is.ee as the salary limit for tn.
clubs This not 10 include the salary
VI player manager.
Inc maEnates then elected Jake
Neis honorary vice president OF the
league for the life OF the organization
Ihey also recorded vote of thanks
ior mas faithful service 10 the league
and to baseball IN Virginia,
New League Organised.
Immediately after leaving the NEE,
ink Mr.. Cnns,iso called together g. u
A. Hooker. representing Newport
News. ]. &. Van Patten. representing
portsmouth. and Whine Clarke, repre-
scnting Hampton. The Eastern Vir-
kinia League was quickly organized
and telegram was dispatched to Sec
rotary Farrell. OF the National Com,
mission, asking for protection for the
league. Il II the purpose of the league
to take in also Phoebus and Suffolk,
forming six-team organization.
william N. Hannah was elected
president of the league and e. n Greg
CRY was elected secretary.
Much Time Wasted.
The meeting OF the mawnafaA wa .
scheduled for , o'clock, and President
Wells, along with aeveral others. had
declared that II should he called
promptly nj that time. II was not
however. and II was long after 3 O'Clock
before the meeting was called to order
The Norfolk people were not present.
Mr.. Consolvo sent telegram stating
that he could not be present until even
ing and asking that the meeting be
postponed. He stated that the New
port News and Portsmouth Representa-
tives we're coming with him
President Wells announced that only
one OF the parties was interested In
sec no reason why the magnates should
delay the meeting. He suggested that
they ut once get down 10 business.
Mr.. Bradley. OF the Richmond club,
presented check for S65 Tor fines, ex-
planning that he had held back $50 that
was imposed In PetersburG at the time
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