The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-28
SHOE MAKERs HAVE
CHOICE TO MAKE
League Magnates Are Prepared
for Lynchburg Club to
Drop Out.
PRESIDENT IS HERE
Mr.. Mclaughlin Win Not Ex-
press an Opinion-Is to
Resign Position.
PRESIDENT IS HERE
By T. ID. Bonneville.

One OF the foremost questions in
the minds OF Virginia League rag
mates and fans at this time is vine
Their or not the Lynchburg csab will
remain in the league ~ the event the
circuit Is changed. Indications point
20 the removal of Danviile and Roa-
noke. and the impression has been re-
ceived. that Lynchburg Will throw in
her lot with the two clubs that are
ousted
No official word has come from the
town OF the Shoemakers. and for this
reason the unfoHnded reports have
not caused very much worry. There
IL a place in the new oraaniza ton
Tor the Lynchburg club IL it desires
To remain, but In the event the mag
mates of that town think best 10 stick
by the other two clups, there VIII be
no bowling from the clubs that make
up the new organization.
Richmond, Norfolk. Petersburg.
Portsmouth, Hampton and Newport
News viii make d good circuit, and "A
money making organization. Trans
portation expenses VIII be cut to IL
minimum. and Ii the salary limit is
enforced or observed plenty OF coin
. will be coming in for the magnates
and big dividends will he paid next
fall ana every subsequent fall.
1t is understood that DanviIle and
Roanoke are making advances to
I.ynchburg with the object OF having
them stand together In the event OF
trouble at the coming meeting. Lynch
burg seems to have given the other
two clubs some encouragement hut
Wnen ii comes to the linal show
DOWN the Iynchburg magnates are
most likely to so the way that is To
the best interests OF their club. IL
~ no hard matter to see where this
viii take them.
The magnates wish 10 consider the
wishes of the fans as far as possible.
ana 1t Is true that the fans AROUND
the circuit would like TO see Roanoke
and Lynchburg In the league. FOR
this reason IL is likely that there Viii,
DC sfin fight IN retain the Tigers
IN the league and the Shoenakers
also. II is hard matter To tell.
however, just how things Will go al
the coming meeting
Mr.. j. VI, Laughlin, president Of the
Lynehour club. II in Richmond at
tending the postmasters convention
Mr Mclaughlin is postmaster AT
Lynchburg. He liz one of the most
prominent base bali men In the State
and was president OF the Lynchburg
club in 1895, when the new five-year
contract was signed up.
He gave up the position and as
summed charge of the club affairs again
last spring. He attended the schedule
meeting and took an active part in
arranging affairs for this season. MIR.
Mclaughlin Will resign the position
this fall. as he says that he cannot
give the time to the business of the
club. i am too busy to continue as
~ \
laughlin "Wednesday. and somebody
else viii have 10 take charge"
Mr.. Mclaughlin said ne did not
know what stand the Lynchhurg club
would take in the coming meeting.
He intimated, however, that the shee-
makers would remain in the league
for the reason that II is to their best
interests TO do so.
Jack Grimm. who managed the Pc
tersburg club this summer and who
relinquished his holdings at the close
OF the season, left Sunday for his
home In Cincinnati.
Grimm Is through with baseball in
the Virginia League. at least for the
present. He has suffered break
down in health and those who have
known him in former years declare
that he Is not the same man who at
one time made such favorable i'm
preston in baseball around the cir
cult.
Grimm seems to be broken down
from overwork, and his nervous sys-
tenn Is a wreck. He said that he
would take a long rest and try ta
get In better shape for next year. He
did not state his plans. but said that
he did net expect to return to the
Virginia League.