The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
Norfolk Middle Near
ing End Of Tangle,
and Cloud Breaks.
WILLIAMS READY
TO PAY THE PRICE
Bradley Tells Of Plans for Next
Season and Promises Real
Baseball With Real Man
ager-Admits Mistakes of
Last Year and Intends to
Profit by Them.

Matters are rapidly righting them
selves in the Virginia League suuabble.
and unless Charles III. ConsoIvo. holder
OF a majority OF the sAck in the Nor
folk. baseball club, didn't mean what
he said at the league meeting, when
he announced his clubs franchise for
sale. some amicable arrangement
should be made in the next few days
whereby the Norfolk aggregation will
come peacefully back into the fold and
all go merry as wedding bell.
In letter to w. b. Bradley, Pres
ident Williams states that he has ar
ranged to secure enough money to pur-
chase the Norfolk franchise outright
but that he prefers to have the club
remain as II was last year; that IS
with Consolvo still Interested II
however. he Will not listen to reason
then 1t Is proposed to pay him his
price. provided this price is not In
excess of the amount ne paid to Otto
Wells. Williams is of the opinion that
in view of the fact that the Norfolk
club has not made any money. such
an offer would be both fair and Just.
ConsoIvo Writes Bradley.
Consolvo has written to Bradley.
too. and the Norfolk man. while per-
fcctly willing to talk with Williams,
stated that he did not see how they
could come together, as their opinions
SO widely differed However. Con-
solvo did not know OF the money o1er
at the time. and this will doubtless
make all of the difference in the world.
The matter resolves itself into
simply this: whether Consoivo will be
amenable to reason and cause the Yir-
ginia League as little trouble as pos
sible. or whether he is determined to
live UP to his manifesto made at the
meeting and continue the light. In
the event that he remains steadfast in
his determination to fight he will put
the league to the EXPENSE of establish
Ing a park, but, incidentally, he will
lose the purchase money for his team,
a not desirable feature In view of the
initial investment.
Tho Eastern Virginia League is a
financial impossibility. regardless OF its
desirability. With a $1,000 salary
limit, exclusive playing manager.
such league could not exist until
July 4. There is no need for the men
who proposed this fly by night scheme
to fool themselves, for that's what
they are doing II serious consideration
Is given the matter. 1t was all right
TO throw tragic bomb at the feet
of the old clubs. but after the fuse
fizzled and the bomb failed to go off
Consolyo and his crowd should take
their medicine and act like real sports
Virginia League because. they think 1t
a losing game, all right; but then let
some one who thinks 1t winner step
in and take hold of the reins.
Due to NorfoIk's NIIsmauagement.
There are five clubs in the league
who think that the misfortune which
fell to the Norfolk club during the
past two seasons in the financial line
was due more to mtsmanagement than
to any fault of the other teams. But
admitting that Danville should have
been dropped, it was Norfolks fault
that there was no action taken. With
three weeks knowledge that thetmeet-
ing would take place. the coast con-
tingent failed to arrive on time, and
when actually in the city nearly two
hours were lost because of a quail sup
per.
Bradley liz Satisfied.
Owner Bradley. of the Richmond
team. Is perfectly satisfied with the
situation, and believes that things will
right themselves.
Last year w.th the Richmond club
was DISASTROUS" he said. whatever
the cause. 1T Is over now and my time
Is being given to getting real team
here next year. The first thing to do
is TO get the Norfolk matter straight
ened out, and then things will begin
10 hum.
when + look back over last season
see several mistakes that We're made.
Frankly feel that Lawlor fell down
on the job. He didn't make good.
When Il say this it does not lessen
my personal regard for the man.
have been in communication with him,
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