Evening star., 1911-08-27

VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
New President May Head Or
ganization Next Season.
BOOM HANNAH FOR JOB
Opposition to President Williams.
But Nothing Definite to Come
Up Until Winter Meeting. !
Specia. Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va. August 26-Owner
Bradley of the Richmond team wants 1t
understood that Richmond is not favor
able to the talk OF the election OF W. II.
Hannah, late president of the Tidewater
League. as president of the Virginia
League. which report started recently in
| a Richmond paper. Mr.. Bradley. in
letter which is intended for publication,
| says the question of the leagues execu-
tive is one that will not bother him until
the winter meeting of the directors.
He writes as follows: Il would like YOU
to note that Richmond is not for Hannah
for president OF the Virginia League for
next year 1t Is a question that will take
care of itself at our December meeting.
and / doubt very much the advisability
of making the head of the defunct Tide
water League president of the Virginia
League. and do not see why they should
be recognized to that extent"
II is evident that there is some opposi-
ton TO the reelection of President VIII
liams, but il remains to be seen whether
this can prove strong enough to make
change at the winter meeting. Mr.. Will
liams would certainly be able TO count on
the votes OF Norfolk and Roanoke, and
one more would tie the matter up. even
in case of a fight. so there would be no
election.
Yet at the same time it must be ad-
mftted that the whole report may prove
TO be premature, for IL there Is any op-
position to Mr.. Williams IL has not ma
terialized TO the extent that II can De
detected as yet 1t seems quite certain.
however, that he would make no fight
for reelection.
Dutch" ReveIle of the Richmond team
is i'll of typhoid fever In a Richmonn
hospital Revelle has not been well
since early in the season and the an
nouncement that he has been stricken
down does not come as a surprise
Mayberry, who helped the Danville
team to the pennant last season by his
good pitching, has proven failure on the
slab this season and Is now being used
in the infield by Manager Schrader Last
fall Mayberry was sold to cleveland, put
he was sold TO the Red Sox this summer
and great things were expected OF him
after several months experience with the
Maps But Mayberry lacked enective,
ness and while he pitched some eooo
ball he was generally hit mighty nara.
The Norfolk Tars are feeling very
keeniy the loss of the veteran JACK Law.
who was suspended for the remainder or
the season for criticising President VIII
Iiams and his direction OF the Affairs or
the league. While Law did not generally
oct credit for his value to the team, his
nresence added a tower OF strength 10
The cluh and helped the men pull many
a close and hard-fought game out OF the
flames.
Charles who came to the Richmond
team from the Tfdewater has proven TO
he q valuable man for the Colts. At first
he was worked at second. but now he is
a sensation in the outfeld. He is one or
.the fastest men in the league this year
and is beginning to get his eye on the
ball
The burning of the local clubhouse re-
Gently is now generally accepted as hav-
ing been the work Of a firebug who had
a grudge against the team, ana II Is De-
lieved the lockers of the men were looted
before the building was fired The thing
that gives rise to this belief is the abb
sence or the frames OF four or nve suit
cases which belonged to the players.
These could not be found in the ruins,
and they must have been carried away.
The club lost about 81 900 by the fire. on
whichsit carried 500 insurance. while the
loss to the players was between 800 and
SiO0 Local fans are now raising purse
in the hope of reimbursing the players
for their personal losses. The association
was able to At the teams out in navy
blue uniforms in local house. and the
game after the fire was played with ey-
gloves. The blue uniforms viii be used
at home and abroad duE3pk tbs zspesp-
der OF the seasous -, Is-s-AiA-.-.