Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
Past Season a Good One for
All the Six Clubs.
PROFITS WERE LARGER
Richmond, Norfolk and Petersburg
Made Money, While Lynchburg,
Roanoke and Danville Lost.
Special Dispatch Ia The star.

| Special Dispatch 10 The star.
I LYNCHBERG. Va. SeptembeY l6-Al-
though the past season is looked upon
as bad one for base ball in many quar-
| tiers, many leagues going TO pieces during
| the season or transferring clubs from one
| town to another. the Virginia League
| pulled through the 123 scheduled games
| without a thought of break in tie
| ranks. Those teams which lost money
came out with a smaller figure on the
wrong side of the ledger than was the
case last year. and their hackers will
have TO put up just that much less money
to get started next spring
The Richmond team did not make the
money it did last year, condition due
TO the poor showing made BY the Colts
after the first week or two of the season.
Norfolk. although the Tars had outlaw
opposition until late in July il is be-
lieved, more than broke even while Pe-
tersburg, which town got on the map
last year when Portsmouth quit the game.
cleaned up a nice speck. This leaves
Roanoke. Lynchburg and Danville to be
accounted for. and. if attendance counts
for aught. all of them dropped a bit in
order TO have the national game.
/ The expenses of the teams con-
cause of the reduction of the salary limit.
which was lived up to by more of the
teams than ever before. This condition
saved the Lynchburg team. for instance.
at least SS,r, or S1.OCp a month, when tho
expenses of last year are considered.
| According to unofficial averages five of
the Norfolk Tars hit 3U9 or better They
We're: Mullaney 400; Vail. IA; Block.
.:;:;5 Walsh. .;n.. and Babb. .:fts,.
Recently while on transforming trim
in Bluefield. W. Va, President Williams,
who was accompanying tie team. ana
Pitcher Harry Draper became involved in
controversy. in which Mr.. Williams :
reported TO have been struck on the heal
with beer bottle ana Knocked down.
His injuries We're not serious In a state
ment credited To Mr.. Williams lie is re
ported as saving he saw Draper drinking
beer at supper. something the rla}e.a
of the team had promised To eschew b.
fore starting on the trip He remon-
strated with the player, and in the war
of words that followed the blow was
struck. President Williams is also credit
ed with stating that Draper will he suS-
pended by the Roanoke team and that
he will be eliminated from bail in the
future.
Announcement of the trouble caused
big surprise over the circuit. be aB<s
Draper was one of the most sentemauiE
players who came to LynchburS this year.
Persons who learned TO know him a. q
player did not think he was the sort of
a youngster to get into such a scrap,
ana il is generally hoped that the tro'.-
BILE can be patched up il order that i's
may get back in the game next season.
Draper halls from Wytheyille, where lie
is very popular
| The Richmond reserve list will be as
| follows when sent in by Griffin. the new
manager: Wallace, Cowan. Charles.
\ \ NJ sah IN tDtl-
/ and Nerbout. This is a likely bunch TOR
| Griffin to make start with
/ The fall meeting of the magnates. call
| ed for Petersburg Thursday, has been de-
| ferred to next Monday. and the hour has
| been changed from O'Clock in the aft
ernoon to IL in the forenoon IN order
| that the magnates may be able 10 90
| home on the afternoon trains without
| spending the night in the cockade city
The impression prevails that nothing
| more will be attempted during the meet
ing than to award the pennant and 10
hear the report OF President Williams.
That nothing will come out of the charge
made against the Petersburg team in that
IL paid bonus to induce Guiheen To
sign is the impression now. lf this
proves to be the case the championship
will be awarded to Buschs team and tho
directors will go home TO think about
the propositions to be settled at the
spring meeting.
An enOrt may De maze, however. 10
provide for an increased sa larry limit. but
this will hardly meet with the approval
of a majority of the teams. and tho
league Is likely to play under the Sl,fD
monthly limit next season.
Steve Griffin has signed to manage the
Richmond Colts next season. and the
Richmond scribes are happy over the
prospect. Griffin. when 1t comes to lead
ing team on the field. Is one of the best
men who have held that position in this
circuit but he hasn't won the 1912 cham
pionship yet. It's always a gamble in
getting a winner in the lower minor
leagues. and Steve may draw a good
hand and he may not. At any rate the
fans hope he will give Richmond team
that will hover around the top for the
Richmond fans do not patronize a losing
team any better than they do in other
towns. Even with Griffins record back OF
him, it would not be bad suggestion to
the Capital city scribes for them to leave
a hole to creep out in event crawling may
be in order next summer.
The Petersburg team. patched up It
was made it two out of three from Rich
mond in a post-season series. The only
game the Colts won in the series
pitched by Strain. a Richmond amateur.
who made fine showing against the
Bronchos. Strain will no doubt be picked
up by the Richmond team for trial next
spring.