Evening star., 1911-06-11
VIRGINIA tEAGUERS
Teams Supposed to Be Dotf,
to New Salary Limit.
AFFAIRS ARE PR0SPERING
Conditions Look Good for the Future
Of Circuit-Keliher, Local
Boy, Showing Well.
AFFAIRS ARE PRoSPERING

N~~>~AaD1Ae1. G.. J0slS 1Ws--I nc IoamY
OF the Virginia League are now supposed
to be down 10 the new salary limit with
thirteen players. including the manager.
The salary limit, exclusive OF the man
ayers salary. is 81 400. which brings the
figure In reality up TO about $1.6J0 or
$i.10o, for few. IL any. OF the managers
OF the circuit are drawing less than $500
or $1o month Some are drawing
more than that President Williams is
trying TO enforce the limit, for he realizes
that this is the only way the circuit
can save future for itself On paper
some or the teams appear TO be above
the limit. but IL the team of1lciais swear
they are not there is nothing for the
fans TO do but TO take them at their am
dayits.
while the attendance generally has not
been as good as was the case a year
ago. the teams all seem TO be getting
along very nicely. for they are under
considerably less expense than they
were last season. This means more than
S1,O00 month to some OF them, and
this will go long way toward per
petuating the circuit. The teams have
settled down to better ball, and the pre-
uiction does not seem to be q strained
oAAS, 0ASii Tie DcuGl Is expressed I1aI
In few weeks the race will be as in
teresting as one cares to see. Norfolk
got q good start, oyertaking Richmond
IN q Few days, and then Richmond
slun1ped Roanoke was woefully weak.
but Manager Shaughnessy called on the
state schools. and now has well rounded
team. Petersburg has strengthened and
Lynchburg has its players out OF the
hospital. and with a strengthened Pitch
ing staff will worry the best of the
clubs. Danville. which has clung religious
ly to the cellar. is coming. Joe Laughlin
Is too good ball player to lag much
longer. He has strengthened up and will
be able to take a few games. at least,
from the leaders. The Norfolk team has
had wonderful break Of luck. but this
cannot last. and the Tars are not going
to make runaway out of the chase. as
appeared to be the outlook only few
weeks ago.
Richmond is giving Pitcher Rapp OF
Altoona trial and the lad seems to be
delivering the goods. 1t is more than
loaned to the Colts.
Keliher, first baseman for the Peters
burg team. is living up to predictions
made for him before the season opening,
for he is not only playing a good initial
sack for the Coolers, but hts stick is
becoming q potent factor in the work Of
that team, for he hits the ball hard and
often these days. Keiiher will certainly
bear some attention from the scouts. for
In few years he should make a great
baseman.
Paul Cobb. a brother Of the one Tyrus.
who Is creating such q sensation In the
Western League. asked for a berth with
the local team several years ago, when
1t was owned by Jack Grim Cobb was
a free agent then and had to go begging
for Job because of his low fielding aver
n rl0e or.6 nd hn Io a -
in one OF the western circuits
Harvey Brooks OF the local pitching
stan. who was out of the game for two
weeks by reason OF sickness, has returned
to the team and Is ready to take his turn
on the knoll Il.
Manager StocksdaIe has signed for .
trial Southpaw Miley. a college finger
who comes from the Cumberland valley.
Miiey has been working against the Shoe
makers In practice, and heN seems TO
have the ability to make q reliable
with 10 pounds to back his pitching arm.
The Baltimore movement to get hack In
the National League has inspired some
Of the Richmond scribes with q hope
that Richmond may get Baltimore's berth
In the Eastern League In case OF such q
change. These things make mighty good
space filters. but when it is known that
Richmond is 100 miles south Of Balti-
more, 1t would seem that the jump from
there to Newark. or about $50 miles.
would keep Richmond out of the Eastern.
especially when there are better towns
In other leagues much nearer equally as
anxious as Richmond to become Identified
with President Barrow's organization.
Steve Griffin. according to President
Hannah, did the Norfolk outlaw team a
unique trick when he resigned the man
Grifi1n wired around to several teams.
saying the Tidewater was about to blow;
asked them for a berth and had the mes
sages charged to the team President
Hannah published the kilograms in some
of the Norfolk papers.
Mayberry. the pitcher farmed to Terre
Haute by Cleveland, pitched two seasons
for Danville. going nearly through the
when he did fall down he made two in
that game. He is about the best fielding
moundman who has ever worked In vir-
ginia-
Visiting teams have won 1--WE games in
Petersburg with many home runs over
the fence. and the fans are cIAmor1ng to
have the fence moved back
The raising OF the pennanA, which was
scheduled to take place in Danville We'd
nesday. was deferred until the next trim
Of the Tigers to the home Of the cham-
pions.
One of the Norfolk scribes has re-
juvenated the old report that the virginiG
League is seeking to bring Newport News
and Portsmouth into the fold, but there
is nothing to the talk. The talk vas
mentioned in the recent meeting here and
the magnates laughed at IL. They have
no more idea of increasing the circuit to
eight towns than they have OF playing
ball for nothing.
Richmond has released Pitchers Mer-
chant and Barker, the former being
turned back to Wilmington OF the Trt-
state League. They were not fast enough
to keep company with the Colts.
The best reason for the showing made
by Charley Babbs Norfolk Tars is ac-
counted for principally by the fine way
his pitchers have been going since the
league opened. The Tars started with
Walsh. Pool. Etarke and Finneran, and
they are still delivering the goods. Prior
to this week Walsh had won i've out OF
six, Pool nine out Of twelve. Ffnneran
nine out OF twelve, and Starke three out
of six. Five Of the men are hitting