The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
BY Gus ,1ALnEIvr.


charter was granted yesterday by
the State Corporation Commission TO
the Norfolk Baseball Corporation. The
charter rights allow the new corpora
ton. which is capitalized at from S10,-
600 to 1000. to own. operate, sell,
manage, conduct and carry on baseball
teams, and any class of athletic
orally to engage In the business of
managing and conducting baseball
teams, football teams and any other
form OF athletic sports and amuse-
ments. The officers are y. G. ONO
hundro, president, Joseph B. Hecht,
Yice-p president; George NJ Payne. Sec
rotary and treasurer. These three are
also The directors,
been obtained by the rejuvenated in
terests with formidable list of priv
i!eges. we shall see what We shall see.
OF course, the braves from down on
rights, and will be more disposed than
ever to carry out the arrogant and
dictatorlal policy. The obvious thing
for them TO say is that they will start
a rival league. But, kind friends.
there is an obstacle.
New Lenguet Well, Maybe.
The Virginia League Is organized
under rights granted by the National
Baseball Commission in recognizing
the Virginia League gave protection
for certain number of cities and for
certain area around those cities.
which the Virginia League received
protection. Portsmouth is another, and
each of the other cities in the league
is also protected
When the Virginia League was or
ganized certain bylaws were adopted
for the guidance of the organizations
One of these bylaws stipulated that
the action of the league should be de-
termined by a majority vote of the
cities in the la.Iue.
A majority OF those present at the
meeting held shortly after the close
of the season decided that the league
should continue for period of an
which composed 1t during the previous
five years, with the exception OF Ports
mouth, which city dropped by the way
side, and for which Petersburg was
same meeting was named as president
OF the league.
Norfolk still In League.
Certain 1t is that any single team In
the league can refuse to go on If
the conditions do not meet with that
teams approval. But by the same
token If any city refuses to be. bound
by majority action of the league,
then that city forfeits its franchise
and the franchise reverts to the league
itself, to be disposed of to the best
possible advantage These are incon-
trovertible facts, and you can't get
away from them
Looking at the matter from the
standpoint of the Norfolk owners, 1t
appears that those gentlemen are not
satisfied with the action taken at the
league meeting. when the new agree
ment was reached. In fact. Charles II.
Consolvo. who then represented the
Norfolk team. said as much, and de-
clared that he would take no part In
the deliberations N the organization.
Now We've got that much settled.
This action on the part Of Consolvo
did not put Norfolk out of the league
by any means. as has been stated in
one or two quarters. But 1t did put
Consolvo and his associates out Of
the league unless they We're willing to
change their minds and adhere to the
majority action.
ConsoIvo Forfeits Rights.
The moment Consolvo left the league
meeting he ceased to be part OF
the Virginia League. But Norfolk re-
NAMED In the league by virtue OF the
fact that the National Commission ac-
copied protection money from the
league for Norfolk and also for Ports
mouth You can't make a man stick