Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
National Commission May
Outlaw TideWater League.
TROUBLING THE DOMINI0NS
Roanoke Tigers Once More Jump
Into Lead for Pennant-Petersbur
Boys Loom Up as Contenders.
TROUBLING THE D0MINIONS

Special Dispatch Ia Ia" star
I LlNCfIBl Ri. Va. july From What
/ can be- learned about tho application -
the Virginia League to the national board
/ and the national commission to have Ill
i of tho PLAYERS in the Tdcwater toutlsNl
! league declared outlaws. which would
mean dsharment from organized has.
bali for at least five Years, il LOOKS
though the league win ~ successful and
+ that a decision I'm the premises HaU he
rendered ut early date.
Tho OUTLAW league has giveu the Mr.
ginia League not little trouble since Us
! formation. and its fight is against or
gauized ball. as well as against the Nir-
! Ginia League for II tho national board
and national commission do not como 10
tho rescue Of the Virginia League. and
that at an early date, the magnates ef
this circuit will he asking what the pro-
lection they pay for amounts t.. The
Underwater League is not only fghtinE
the Norfolk team with clubs IN Norfolk
and Portsmouth. but II is playing sue-
pended players and would. in all proba
hilty, take more contract jumpers II Il
could and them.
II Is learned from authoritative
, source that warning MAY he gwen ere
long TO men playing In the Tidewaier
that II they ever desire TO play in organ
the outlaw organization by a specified
date. This. il is believed. would have
serious result, for there is considerable
number of men playing in that circuit
who would not want to become outlaws
in fact.
President williams will make no state
ment for publication now. but il is known
that he is doing all he can To bring the
issue 70 a focus. The fact that he Ii a
member Of the national board Will aid
him not a little in the premises.
The Roanoke Tigers jumped into the
forefront of the race Monday by defeat
ing the Norfolk team at Roanoke in
rafting good ten-inning contest The
Tars took the lead from the Richmond
team MAY I. and for a long time II
looked though they would make a run
away out of the race. Such. however.
proved not to be the case. for early IN
June the team began to lose. dropping
the first game of their slump TO Col.
Stocksdales locals. They dropped twelve
out OF the next thirteen before they left
the top of the ladder
The statement was made in print in
Richmond last week that the real trouble
with the Tars was mutiny because the
| team owners failed to pay fines assessed
against individual members of the team
This Is laughed at In Norfolk. AT the
first the trouble appeared to be a genu-
ing batting slump. The pitchers were go
ing about as good when they We're
winning. but the pinch hitters Were taxi
ing vacation. Then. when the slump
became prolonged one. il began TO APP
pear that the trouble was that Norfolk
no longer outclassed the remainder of
the teams but had tartar to meet i'm
| every one of them The fact Is, Norfolk
is playing just good ball now az at
first. but the Tars have stronger teams to
contend with.
The troubles of Charley Babb with the
| Norfolk aggregation is a case of history
repeating itself for the Shoemakers un-
der Jack Grim, i'm 1906. the first year OF
the league under the present regime, had
the same condition to contend with. The
Shoerlakers started off strong and they
appeared to be able to whip everything
that came their way, despite the fact
they were one Of the lightest hitting ag-
gregations of the circuit Team work
and an ability to take advantage of every
opening gave them a long lead, but after
the 4.h of July there was a change. The
Shoernakers did not play bit worse ball.
but the other teams strengthened up and
made them fight. After that they were
lucky to get about an even break. win
ming the pennant by fairly good mar
gin During the first half of the race
Walter Moser. now with the Boston Red
Sox won fourteen straight games, but
when the other teams frightened the race
up he was able only to get an even break
after he lost his first one i'm July. The
Tars are strong enough to be hghting
around the top during the remainder OF
the season. but they will have to fight.
and fight hard. if they want TO stay
| there.
Perryman. the six-footer from Emory
(GaD College. has Joined the Danville
team. and he has already showed that he
has the ability TO go the route. With a
poor team behind him. PERUVIAN will
come mighty near getting an even break
I'm his winnings.
The Danyille team is still hopeful of
landing Maybery. who was let out to
that team by Cleveland. Mayberry pitch
ed for the SoX last season. and should h-
return there this year he would help
Manager Laughlin in his effort To get out
of the cellar
| The statement comes from Portsmouth.
the home of the pla yer, that Dave Robin
son. the clever A and VI. OF North Caro-
lima finger, who Is with the elizabeth
City outlaws. has turned down Nerk
| fattering offer from the Detroit Amer
| cans who are said 10 have wanted tie
pitcher to report al once. Robertson MAS
a star in college ball his spring. and las
been pitching good baH III me iiceMateL
League but he needs much experience
before he will become major league tim
ber The gap between North Carolina
college bali and This little outlaw league
| and the American League is too big 10
| jump in single season. Jack Quinn or
the New York Americans is the only
PLAYER who has accomplished this and lie
| was by far the best pitcher the CIRCUIT
into consideration.
Bill Fetzer who PLAYED with several
Virginia League teams several seasons
ago dropping out because the pace he
| came too rapid for him. Is setting thu
woods on fire around Suffolk. where he
! is managing the outlaw team since I'd
! MulIauey Jumped TO The Cotton States
| This is another instance of the manner in
! which the Tidewater compares with or
| eanized ball hereabouts
| The Petersburg team IL vet 10 he con
| tended with in the race for the Virginia
| champions hip for the. Peanut GhaserS
are certainly chasing hard for the TOP
During the past two weeks Busch has
| earnered more games than any other
| team on the circuit and Is now in easy
| striking distance OF second and third
4 positions The team is going good be
/ cause il has the ginger. good pitchers. a
/ fast fielding team which hits the ball
when the opposing pitcher is least look
ing for il The team has several men
who ought 70 go higher this year.
Arthur Irwin, scout for the New York
! Americans Is said to he looking over
| some material in the Tidewater League
and Duke Farrell. who Is hunting new
material for the same team. several
games from the local grandstand this
week Farrell is said to have been very
| fayorably impressed with Bart Woolums.
| the local first sacker.