The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-31
BY JAY LEWIS.

! tempt will be made to Eaise the
salary limit in the Virginia State
League Of baseball clubs.
The limit as now agreed upon Is
/ $1,000 monthly not counting the sal
AIRY to be paid managers OF teams.
An attempt will be made to raise
| the limit to 81, 400 and the attempt
Twill be made at the next meeting OF
/ the magnates.
/ Richmond may mot take the lead
| In the movement but Richmond favors
! IL and Richmond will be found sup
porting this motion just as soon dis
/ Il liz made.
President Bradley's Attitude
President W. b. Bradley. of the
Richmond Club. said to the writer
in the course of conversation:
1T IL next to impossible to get a
real bali club that will represent
Richmond on $1,000 limit.
Il am In favor Of raising the limit
to $1.400.
Il know that all over the country
the salary limit has been cut by the
smaller leagues. but $1,000 is too low
for = class c organization"
Which means that when the gen.
tlemen who represent the clubs 1T
| the Virginia State League get to-
gether again they will be Obliged TO
reconsider the salary limit question.
Attitude Elsewhere.
From Lynchburg, as printed In The
Richmond virginian Monday. comes
the very pertinent news that Lynch
burg, Roanoke and Danville will vote
solidiy against any increase of the
. salary limit agreed upon.
That may be gospel truth at pres
ent. Lynchburg, Roanoke and Dan
VILE have a fashion OF sticking to-
gether which IL most commendable.
Also 1t performs passing well, es-
pecially when three votes can block
any legislation
But Danvilie, Roanoke or even
Isynchburg In apt to experience
change OF heart when 1t comes down
to final vote. II would not be sur
prising IL any one of the three would
make a fourth vote. IL Norfolk. Peters
burg and Richmond go on record as
favoring fhe raising OF the salary
limit.
Norfolk Not kicking.
Now IL was the old owners OF the
norfolk club who were most clamor-
GUS for low salary limit. But they
are gone where the creeper creepeth.
A new power has arisen there ana
Charlie Babb. the present Duke of
Norfolk. in the language of the big
sea city. Ii no piker.
Moreover, nobody ever heard Dam
vile calling for assistance and wall
ing that the salary limit was too high.
In times past. when il came to the
limit in Danvilie, folks this way
thought the gentlemen In the city on
the Dan considered that the sky was
nons too high.
They have ever had fashion of
saying heartily In Danviiie, or when
the children of Dan came awaiting:
Gentlemen. what Is your pleasure?
The best In the house IL none too good
for you or Us. Ii II is q question OF
| money and money fl talking you will
not find as deaf and dumb"
Roanoke and Lynchburg.
Now the representatives of the
Roanoke and Lynchbarg clubs were
never noted for their beiligerency
but when 1t came to being firm a con-
crete wah could not be firmer
II is probably the same, even now.
Somehow or other Roanoke and
Lynchburg are possessed of what may
be termed silent pride Their repre-
sentafsyes never got up In meeting
and told how they had sent good
| money after bad but IL Is known that
In both these cities when the game
did not pay the persons behind the
club found the necessary money 10 go
ahead
They Kept stin upper lip about ii.
Just paid the debts that came upon
them and said nothing, like true
sportsmen.
II, In the opinion of the wisest OF
tho club representatives. n salary
limit OF $1,000 Is necessary It is not
likely Roanoke and Lynchbung Will
vote against IT,
Facts and Figures.
A baseball club In the Virginia
League needs ut least twelve players.
not Including playing manager. They
might Ket along with twelve all told
but where would they be in case of
accidents.
And where. as the minstrel man
used 20 say. where under the beau
udul blue canopy Of heaven are you
going to Get baseball players for $l0o
q month. $25 weekiy--less than S5 a
game.
That sounds like a joke when 4
class G league IL considered.
There are semi-profcssional base
ball players who would laugh At an
oner or - for a game. There are
more who would be insuited II they
knew how to play the part
A good semi-professional battery Is
cheap q Sae for = game Many of
CHASE ID League Limit.
Frcatdent Bradley. OF the Richmond
club. has Just received letter from
Frestdent Cruikshank, Of the Hanni-
bal No., baseball club. This cluh n
n the Central Association, q class %
organization according to the blue
book.
In his letter President cruikshank
sAyn that ~ hts league has cut the
Alary limit 20 $1,000 he ofrers two
cufneldera two catchers ana three
pltchaf8 which ha vvct,fd ltk.a 81