The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-06
Pertinent Comment;
BY GUS MALBERT.

The place TO settle The Bqunbbics OF The
Virginia League is before the Nationa.
Board of Arbitration. which Is the fnal
court o: appeal in minor league baseball
circles. 40 DOUBT the faction represented
by LynchhurB. Danvilic and Richmond tecis
that IL has been badly treated. and that
the reasons advanced FOR itying 10 ousl
Williams us the head Of the organization
nre valid and good But does the faction
represented bly, PctcrsburE, Norfolk and
Roanoke zee! tina, their claims arc justin.
able.
As matter OF fact (; begins TO look q,
Il u pretty game OF politics has been so!ns
on within the Virginia Lcague-a game o.
poSt:cs, which, by the way. the public
will eiapse before the highest tribunal con
vcncs, on or about December la which IL
mex, Tuesday. tltesc men VIII assemble In
New York town for the purposes Of discuss
Ing matters and OF strnighteninS out tan
Slcs. All OF the records In the Virginia
i.eusuc affair are easily obtained. These
records should be presented. and both sides
should lie wiling to abide by the decision
rendered.
Both sides may be at. fault, but there, Is
some middle ground. SOME place At which
they might meet The pleasing song that
the public dosen't care may sound alright
and may read well. but 1t Isn't true, The
just about surfcited with these d!sscrsions.
The result is going 10 be thar unless the
matter Is settled quickly, there VIII ue nc
Let tho board OF arbitration decide.
That's the place for the hEht to go 10 q
tinish Then everybody will have 10 he sat.
ishcd. IS for the statesient issued by the
management OF the Richmond club, IT may
may not De correct, but whether II is OF
not. there least three clubs In the
league who say II Is not. The dividing iins
is clear cut. Only the arbitration board can
now save the Virginia League.
ri, vaia
Princeton adopt set OF rules TO please
themselves is pretty good As to we lesser
mortais We are greatly pleased with the
are hot perfect. There are number OF Inn
perfectitne, but these impcrfcctions relate
mostly to the forward pass and the onsidc
kick. One or two changes and these objcc-
lions can be eliminated. AS another writer
has pointed out. the fault with Harvard
relied entirely too much upon former foot
ball practice without taking advantage of
the opportunities presented by tho rules
az they now appcar. Nearly all OF the I'M
portant games among the lesser colleges
have gone to decision. Why not Harvard
and Yale's contest. It looks like the old
jury gas.
Richmond as a bowling centre begins to
loom large OH the horizon With Ave WE'LL
organized and Differed leagues. with big
scores being piled up even by the amateurs.
and With enthusiasm mounting higher and
ever higher. the coming congress- OF BOWERS
Mt Paterson, N. j.. should ind Richmond
well represented by frst-class set OF men.
and the prize money. or n goody part
thereof, should travel back to the capital
OF the Old Dominion.
Latest reports arc to the effect that tho
big leagues, meaning the National and
American, Will, after this year, hold all
meetings with open doors. The press Will
he invited to attend and Will ba cordially
received In other words, the mngnates are
going to play tho game with hands face up.
The public, which snpporT the game. Is
going to be given peep behind the scenes.
round. especially In view OF the fact thnt
so much poltticntlns has been going on of
late. II will do the cause any harm
and should do II world OF good. Nothing
like tho cure of publicity for shady transact
lions. -
What has become OF the Blues indoor
track meet2 And. incidentally, what bas
become OF that boxing club which George
Herbert and Mike Donaldson were going 10
good to let die Somebody should get busy.
and busy at. once. The people OF Richmond
are sport-lovinG. and Will support any kind
Of clean sport, provided 1t Is on The level
The Blues have great opportunity In thai
indoor meet, und they should take advan-
taSc OF u.
Mr. K. o. Brown. while laying no claim
10 the lightweight title, Is willing. nay. he
Is anxious, to try conclusion with any OF
the convnlesence Of nd WolgaRt who was
Just ouerated upon for appendicitis II is
indeed very Kind OF Mr.. Brown, and there
mny. he some In New York who would like
TO SEQ him mix II wlihfa few or ting brn,s.
to DO . mighty hard 3wlntor, and, well, Q