The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16


hish priced players who are worn
out cast-oKs from the big leagues,
and strongly advocated the use Of
young PLAYERS, pointing out that the
sale OF developed younSsesrs 10 .
source of great profit TO the club.
Practically all OF the magnases ex-
pressed themselves AZ favoring a
strict construction and enforcement
OF the salary limit Several Of them
! cited instances Of difficulties they
have oxpertenoed this year over the
matter. Principal among these was
President Mclaughlin, OF Eynchburg.
who described the case Of phyefs
Ross. Lawrence and Htgbie- Rpss
| held a contract for salary hsyond
[ the limit last year. and has, refused
to sign for less. whils Bigbie de-
nnands a salary In excess OF fhe limit
I President Wells stated that In refus-
! ing 20 sign his contract Bisbis IL by
the rule debarred from playing with
any other club, II was pointed out
that the player should be free agent
since the contract Was not rendered
him by March l. President McLaugh-
| lin said he had written n the PLAYER
about the contract before MARCH l..
and he asked IL this letter could not
| be considered as a tender OF the con-
tract without the actual transmtttal
of the paper itself
The Bigbie Matter.
/ With reference 20 the Blythe aaes-
! ton. President weiis said: TT u the
spirit Of this .organisation 70 protect
| the various clubs, and IL Bighfa re-
| fuses 10 sign the Lynchhaf9 contract
we can by mutual consent of the
1 cis,bs dtter him from the league.
| He may be a free agent elsewhere,
/. but IL she proper motion h adopted
/ here to-day he can play with no
| other club N the Virginia League
but Lynchburg. except with the con-
sent OF that club
7 President WIstams. OF Roanoke.
/ offered the molten that Rtgb.e be
burg Club. and that he should not be
| allowed to play with any other club
in the league except with the con-
sent Of Lynchburg.
| This motion was unanimously
adopted. after being seconded by
/ Owner Bradley,
! StraC1 Rulcs nm salary.
| Manager Clarke proposed that the
clubs be restricted TO eleven players.
/ but his plan met with opposition
| from all the other clubs.
Strict adherence 10 the salary limit
was the spirit OF the meeting. and
| President Williams. OF Roanoke. Of
Tered nsotion that President Weiis
write to all the clubs on April Is.
giving thsm thirty days' notice 20
get within the salary limit. This
melton met with general approval,
and was offered after q lengthy dis
cussion. X vas not put to = vste,
| however, for before second was
heard President Wells took II for
granted that it. was favored unani-
mousiy. He fntimatAd that he would
add TO his already strong rulee and
regulations on the sa1ery limit. and
provide such harsh measures ~ % ef-
fectuaily discourage any. offenders.
Fight Over iD-Ccnf Gate.
As the mAgnates were preparing 70
take UP the schedule question Nan-
aver Wyuna Clarke. OF tho Nctfotk
| Club, stated that his directors had
asked him to take up at the meet
4 lns the matter OF the 16-cetlt gate.
He stated TINT the Norfolk club Is
/ opposed to the gate here. u men are
allowed TO gain admission through II,
He offered motion to eliminate the
1 gate except for negroes and boys
Manager CiaSke's remarks brought
out one Of the chief issues In league
nAAass. and sxatted more interest than
\
! before the meeting. The various mag
mates arrayed themselves on their re-
epective sides Of the question, and q
spirited debate followed. Owner
I bradley stated that ne haa maintains
1 ed the 10-cent gate since the nineties,
| that those admitted were aggregated
| from everybody else ana kept In pl4ce
| By policsmen. that II the same peo-
| pie were admitted to the regular
II III. -
| ance there. He eAtd further that the
gate was profitable, and had been
known 70 have 400 admissions at
.-ro eliminate that gaia win be :
loss 10 all ot the oiubs. aaid Mr.,
! bradley. we try to cater TO al
glasses and % get everybody possible
| IN the park.
.Nobody vii, be benefitsd by cut.
ting out the Gates, 4 = more profit.
i be ali rtlht, but such Is not the case. :
MI. bradley animated that there
fwere Othsp things iiore detrimental
10 the league than the gate here. but
he saw no use In bringing up such
thlnxs Il the schedule meeting. He
1 raid tha& each club should control its
own Affairs, Manager Clarke stated
THAT the cheap .gMts vs. agaanst the
sehstlsss eR9 krss!asAt M Mel 1 AnshI.
&. , ,Sislo wv ti ns s sSs' i
4 eliyuiratGd Or ~ constitution afnsnd-
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