The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-06
SHAFTS FROM SHORTHAND
BY GUS MALBERT.

BY GUS Il
So they are going to form d league
OF Noriolk, Portsmouth. Newport News
Bully. Here's hoping the greatest
success IN the world comes TO The pro
motors. Winn Clarke and billy liam
non are said TO be tho promoters.
he lust .to to s ,lI that I'm sport, viii
that the new league dies a-borning.
Not Il chance on earth for such an
organization, and 1t probably has orig
mated In the mind OF some inalcoiit ent
VINO has grievance against the Vir-
Elnla League.
n the first place 1t would have to
DC outlaw baseball. And in the second
place there would be no money in ii.
ana the same reason holds In the third
and fourth and nth places.
But welcome nevertheless Organ
iIe the league by ali means. II can't
hurt any one. and IL. there is an in
nocent Individual whose facial growth
U,t sagebrush needs trimming. why
Srlm. Minnie, TRIM
The Virginia League is now the
rreigns supreme. Maybe there are !.
few aXcs hid behind the frock coats
or the magnates, but they are being
carried In true. chivalric style. SO no
harm Is done.
Charlie Babb writes me from Mem
pms that he is working hard as he
has a whole new team 70 get Together,
but that lie hopes to give Norfolk not
oniy a team which Will be well vi
In the race, but one which viii re-
fleet credit upon the entire State
Nice sentiments those. and i. for
one. believe that Babb Will make good
Pity that BY. some oversight tho
n ,a1 from Richmond college were
~ u. From what can be learned. Il
appears that the local squad could
nave cleaned up the Maryland Aggies.
Experience must be gained some
time. and it is well that the over
sight was discovered In time Nov tho
boys can get TO work planning and
.cheming to make the open air meet
IN april the success which 1t should
oe ana which 1t doubtless Will be,
Local bowlers are now on edge.
TIN, Tine for the big tournament is rap
Is behind his men to keep them prac-
ucins all OF the time.
feel sorry Tor the man who has
neen able to discover only twenty
three hopes" Personally my record
has passed the cigh,y-iiith station. :
IL. ii ,1n,, one must admire the sug
break nsek or an arm or a leg there
are number OF eligible black mans
neite.and sam Mcvey,
James E. Sullivan. secretary Of Tho
Amateur Athletic Union. Is proposing
some radical changes In the rules OF
n .hc organization.
In the first place he wants the dis
tr!ct registration committees done
away Win. and one man substituted
Instead. His reason, which appears
plausible is that Il; present Wien
trouble arises there IS continual shift.
Ing Of responsibility. with the one
man idea prevailing. all or this trouble
would be eliminated.
NeSt he wants 70 prevent any ath-
tWo years shall have elapsed since his
release from any other club. For this
chanGe he advances the very good rca-
son tnat under the present system tn.
smaller clubs. after they have trained
and worked on an athlete and dcvel-
1pca MIN. lose the man when he is az
his best because or the greater adj
!antaEcs which can he offered BY the
Larger and richer clubs
He also advocates not allowing col.
!ege athletes 10 engage in games as
"a member OF an organized club until
H!tci their graduation from college.
Most college men will subscribe 10 this
amendment al once for the reason that
athletes Ut college are always desired
10 race only under college colors
Taken as a whole, Sullivan's suegos-
tionS appear right and just. There Is
much question as 10 whether they will
De 1doPted. however. because OF the.
radical changes they would make
Note that Bob Pcndcr and Fob Black.
both old Virginia League jumps are
among the men on President Barrow's
stafi of umpires in the Eastern League
Tor this season. Good luck to both
OF them, and may they not share Bill
Byron's fate.
II has been definitely determined 10
hold the .Army-NaVy football game Ia
ihiiadeiphia next year despite ali OF
the talk TO the contrary.
Ban Johnson. because OF the trouble
cHIe ricnced last year iii the Cobb
!aJoic dispute, has decided to return
10 the secret service scoring SYSTEM
In this way no one knows who is
tie Official scorer aud cannot Influence
them.
BY the way. this leads me On Ia say
that personally should regard IL rs
Unwisc on the rnIl of President WIZ