Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-14
COMMITTEE NAMED TO
:PeRFECI ARRANGEMENTS
More Than Thirty Of Those Who Sub
scribed to Stock for State League
Team Have Agreed to Transfer II
New Deal--Ony Two OF Those
Present Unfavorsble.

~ organized Eastern Virginia League.
of Professional Baseball Clubs. This
was the unanimous decision OF
meeting OF stockholders in the pro-
posed team and other baseball fans
al the Newport hotel last night after
the matter had been discussed for
more than an hour.
George b. A. Booker, who is the
real promoter of "a professional base
bali team for this city, Abe Horwitz.
T.. w. Milstead, +. Stuart Blanton and
Or. Louis Loeb We're named COM
mittee on arrangements and that
committee with the assistance of j.
Eisenman an ardent and enthusiastic
baseball r/ln. will Immediately 20 to
work raising the $4,000 with which
10 start the team at the commence
ment of the frs: season next May.
While DIR. r. Lee Robinson, di-
rector of the Peninsula League, and
Manager Roland Blanford, OF the
Newport News Athletics, of the
Peninsula League, opposed the pro
iect for a Newport News team in the
new league, there was much enthusi
asm shown By the others present and
every argument advanced by the op-
position was met by those favoriny
the movement. DR.. Robinson declar-
ed that he did not think the proposed
league could be success and that
he could not subscribe TO any stock
In the local team.
Mr.. Booker Reports.
When former City Sergeant Mil
stead called the meeting to order,
there were q score of men present.
After James West had been elected
temporary secretary, Mr.. Booker
briefly related the happenings in
Richmond when the magnates OF the
Virginia League met last Monday
night. He declared that Charles ii.
Consolyo. of the Norfolk club, had
STOOD by Newport News all the way
through and had gone so far as to
withdraw from the Virginia League
because the magnates would not take
this city and Portsmouth into the cir
icuit.
Mr.. Booker read letters from w. b.
bradley. owner of the Richmond club.
asking Mr.. Consolv0 to reconsider
and 20 back into the Virginia League.
Mr.. Bradley promised to dump" Dan
vile and take in Portsmouth. Mr..
Consolyo refused Mr.. Booker also
read a letter from the assistant sec
rotary of the Suffolk Board OF Trade
to Mr. Consolvo setting forth that the
pecple of Suffolk want TO come into
the newly organized league and that
the business men are ready and an
xious TO form a team there and put
up a bond TO guarantee the payment
of sl20 to the visiting team for each
series Of three games.
Matter Of Protection.
The question of protection was
brought UP and MIR. Booker stated
that Mr.. Consolvo has wired Mr.. Far
rail- for protection and went on 10 say
that II the Virginia League does not
nut a club into Norfolk by the open
ing OF that leagues playing season
next year the newly formed league
will be given protection
Nv wsy of conclusion. Mr.. Booker
stated that he had seen more than
thirty OF the men who subscribed $40
each 10 the proposed Virginia League
team here and that all OF them had
aereea 20 subscribe the same amount
FOR the team in the new league.
The question was raised as TO
wbether or not Hampton would come
into the league and Mr.. Booker SAID
mat there were two men in Norfois
who were ready TO put a Clap IN
Uampton. but that personally he
thought I. would be better business
uroposition to put team In SnHoiS
and have only oae team on the VIE
.vfnta Peninsula. The majority oi
.s.xoas present took the same view oil
,hs matter and IL is very probable
thai this city will vote to take sui
felix into the league.
Locks Good TO Him.
cr.,rran Nilstead said that TO hts
mind the new league has much bet
ter proposition than the Old or up
STAFF league for the reason that the
teams in the Eastern Virginia League
VII have practically no tFansporta
no, costs and no hotel bills and Pull
mar charges. while the principal ex
rense of the teams Of the upstate
league viii be in railroad and Pull
nan bIlis and hotel bills. He decisr
"a that he believed Richmond and
petersburg viii gladly join the new
Ieaxue after one year.
Dr. r. Lee Robinson wanted q
know n Il was fair to step over th'
heads Of the local Peninsula LEAGUE
teams and put a professional ciu'
An this city snd drive the local team
ont OF business. He said that - un
acrsfood that 70 was the intention
next season 70 include Norfolk an
Portsmouth IN the Peninsula League
He said that he thought Il vould b
ne.te- TO lei the Peninsula beagu'
rns<nafes make the offer 70 Norfoil
and Portsmouth.
In reply. Mr.. Booker said that Tha
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