The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-30
It will be the day or the younpstcr
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II Youngsters Supreme.
ms Is us " should be. The fan need
nave no qualms as to the quality OF tho
| game. Good men can be secured n, III
| lower rate The youngsters. MS h,s hsar
| pointed out before. will play harder no.
cause they nave more at stake. They have
reputation to make. and they Will strive
| to make one With the proper mar n, no
| helm. wise in the game and with the Inte,
est of the club at heart, there is no reason
to suppose that the quality of bail given
me public during 1911 will not be OF a
higher order than that presented in 1916
higher.
These facts are apparent to those ON the
inside. But the public don't know them.
The public wants to know therefore tho
dissatisfaction. There Is no desire to keep
the men who are taking the risks from
making reasonable profit on the invest
ment, but there is much opposit on to tho
method of making arrangements in a clan.
destine fashion. Publicity is supposedly the
life OF the game. Newspapers have shown
their willingness to help. and 1t should be
the desire OF the owners OF the sevcrai
franchises to meet the newspapers half way
Danville Slated to Go.
1t looks now as II the movement to dis.
place Danville and put Portsmouth in the
place OF the Tobacconlsts would be sue
cessfu. 1t is understood that both Presiden,
Williams and Owner Bradley favor this
plan. On the other hand there are protes-
Stock
ngs desire to remain 1t does look as II
1t would be working an injustice on Presl-
dent Snead and his associates to drive
them out of the league II they want to re-
main Danville says that there Is nothing
TO soil except a few players. II sounds like
plantive wall from the city on the Dan.
Tho panviile franchise should be worth
something. II Portsmouth really wants to
come into the league, and there seems little
reason to doubt It. then let Portsmouth
nPt WITH >, ~
price for the franchise. Even this would be
poor way of treating the situation, but
1t would be the only way in which redress
could be made.
The Norfolk situation Is still In the air.
Consolvo says that he does not own the
club. yet there are many who protest that
he and his associates do control the team
in the seaside city. That team will be In
the league from Norfolk is certain. But II
would be interesting to know Just how his
Is to be accomplished The Norfolk people
came to Richmond intending to control the
meeting OF the league. The ywere fooled.
Then they went to work to organize
paper League, and the arrangement was so
flimsy that ali who ran could read. Now
there is something else on foot. what is II?
Manager for Richmond Sure.
w. b. Bradley declares that he will sign
manager when he attends the meeting OF
the National League OH December Is II Is
to be hoped that he Will. Fans are anxious.
They want to know who the man is and
what his record has been. so that they can
state their approval or show their disap-
proval-a thing perfectly just and
able. 1t looks like big season. and only
some untoward action on the part OF the
management of the league can make the
season a failure.
President Williams states that he will en-
force the salary limit TO the letter. Here's
hoping that he does And II he docs, and
the several local managers and owners will
be little more confidential with the public
it should be winning year.