The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-06
DECLARES WAR ON
T|DEWATER OUTFIT
VIRGINIA LEAGUE STARTS ACTION
WITH BOSTON NATIONALS At
NEWPORT NEWS.
FARRELL SENDS NOTICE
TELLS TEyxEY HIS CLUB IS LIABLE
TO ZIG FINE IF TT PLAYS IN
OUTLAW TERRITORY AND
TENNEY CANCELS DATE.
FARRELL SENDS NOTICE

NORFOLK. VA, April s.-The Viz
ginia State League has opened war
on the little Tidewater outfit. Back
ed by organized baseball, notice has
been handed the Harmon circuit that
it IL nothing more or less than an
outlaw organization, which means
excellent advertising for the Tide
water teams.
The promoters of the outlaw league
were inclined at first to look for Ia
vors at the hands of the older or
ganizauon. They even suggested that
the Tidewater clubs would make
good training schools for the bigger
league teams, and in other WAYS ask
ed permission to 60 along peaeeabiy.
But when real major league clubs
made a move to appear on outlaw
grounds the Virginia League officials
acted.
Wednesday evening the first gun
was fired when Secretary Farrell. of
the National Association OF Baseball
Clubs. notified Manager Tenney. of
the Boston Nationals, that he must
not, under the rules OF organized
baseball, play on the grounds of the
Newport News Baseball Club. which
team Is a member of the Tidewater
League.
He further notified Mr.. Tenney that
to disobey meant that his club would
be subject to = heavy fine and prob
ably other penalties
Manager Tenney Immediately call
ed of the game in Newport News.
scheduled for Friday afternoon. and
so notified that management. He ar
ranged Immediately to remain IN
Norfolk and to meet the Tars in a
- Nall
While nothing Is known here a. to
why Secretary Farrell sent the no.
tice to Manager Tenney. it is believed
that Il followed a protest filed by
President Williams, of the Virginia
League, and that its aim In to cripple
the Tidewater as far As possible by
preventing them from getting any ex-
htbftion games with the big league
clubs now playing in Virginia.
Under the national agreement Nor
folk IL what 10 called protected ter
ritcry. and in invading II the Tide
water League places itself in the po-
sitton of an outlaw league. Under
the rules of the association clubs en-
ioying the protection OF the associa-
ton cannot recognize a club thus
cIassed az outlaw In any manner. II
is this law that has bean oked
against President sHannon's organixa-
ton.
The position is an interesting one.
In that Montreal. OF the Eastern
League. is using the Newport News
park OF the Tidewater club as
training ground. and has a number
of exhibition games scheduled with
other clubs. 1t Is understood here that
all of these games will be prohibited
by Secretary Farrell, and that in ad-
dition the Montreal club will be in
structed 10 no longer use the New
port News grounds as training quar-
tiers
Still further compiicating matters.
it Is understood hera that the man
agenent OF the Newport News club,
having entered into agreements with
the various clubs for games and with
the Montreal club for the use of their
grounds a. training quarters, will In
s.Ss 81 MI hesaE carried 0Is, and the
clubs failing win take steps to secure
/ damages 49,. .s..s5 .ssi.i
II LOOKS as IL there win be several
damage suits as the result OF ths can
collation. OF games.