The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-14
BY GUS ,IALBERT.

New York, December i3.-The Ma
tional Board of Arbitration OF the Ma
tional Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues, to-day issued the
following opinion in the dispute Of tho
Virginia League:
I'm the matter of tho appeal of tho
Virginia League as to the election of
president it is held that, according
to the constitution and the minutes
of the various meetings of the Fir-
Ginia League an election of president
for the ensuing year 1912 has not been
held"
This finding was adopted unani-
mously. Just as was told in this col
umn yesterday. the National Board Of
Arbitration has delivered metaphori-
cal spanking to the members of tho
Virginia League, sent them home
without any supper and told them to
behave themselves. Tonight C. II. WILL
liams is the dictator. II Is up to him
to say what will be the destiny of the
organization. With three clubs opposed
to him and with three clubs favoring
him. the general opinion is that he
Will sit quietly in the boat and say
TO the Virginia League Go and elect
successor TO me"
While II had been announced that
the board would render a decision i'll
the Virginia League case as early as
IL o'elock to-day, II was not until
8 o'clock this evening that the formal
statement was Issued. What caused the
delay Is not known. Members OF the
board, whilo declining to discuss the
merits of the case. admitted that they
had been arguing for several hours.
The basis of the argument Is believed
to have been whether or not IT would
be right to declare Williams elected.
Owner Bradley of the Richmond
club, and Advisory Counsel Sands left
this afternoon for Richmond long be-
fore tho decision had been made public.
While they confessedly felt their case
weak. they nevertheless expected some
thing different from tho opinion rem
dered. Mr.. Sands said that he bo-
lieved the board would declare no
election legal and instruct the league
to go homo and elect a new president.
This the board failed to do. In fact.
the hoard did just what was outlined
in these columns yesterday.
just Where II Started.
The Virginia League Is now just
where II started when the matter Was
first brought to the attention OF the
national BOARD. That body held, and
In the opinion of many very properly
so, that Il had no Jurisdiction over
the squabbles within the league itself,
but only with the equitable adjustment
of the meetings, which already had
bee held. AS il stands now. nc sue
cessor to Williams has been named.
Another election Will be called Just as
soon as the present head of the league
returns to Roanoke.
AT the meeting called the vote will
be just the same as on previous meet
ings. lust one thing remains: the
National Board has said that each of
the clubs must be represented in per-
son. and not by proxy. With all six
clubs represented. the vote still will nc
three to three. and Williams Will sue
coed himself automatically, according
TO the constitution of the Virginia
League which says that the holder OF
any Office in the league will continue
To hold office until his successor Is
elected.
Law was entirely dlsregarded and the
opinion rendered on the principle that
what was good for the goose was good
for the Eander. At the September
meeting, when the Williams faction
had clear majority, that faction did
not elect officers because one of the clubs
WAS not represented. Therefore the
board held that in the November meet