The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
VILLA MS DOES
NOT ADMIT DEFEAT
Declares 1t Will Require Man
damus From Court to Make
Him Relinquish Rights I'm
der Existing Conditions.
Only Three Towns Rep
resented in Voting.
BY GUS MALBERT.

Whittaker. Of Lynchburg, was to-day
elected president of the Virginia
League at meeting OF the directors.
70 succeed c. r. Williams. who has
served In that capacity for nearly a
year. but
PreBent at the meeting which elect
ca tho new man were only w H.
Bradley, representing Richmond: o. 1.
Roach, representing Danvlie: r. 3.
Wilkinson. representing Lynchburs.
ana Advisory Counsel ". IL. Sands,
also representing Richmond, or sdvis-
ing Richmond. or casting Richmond's
vote. whichever you will, and
Thereby hangs tale
C. r. Williams. the man, xho, on
the surface appears to have suffered
from preconceived plan among the
men who think tina; they have con
summsted his baseball downfall, alb
solutely refuses to concede that he ha,
been defeated for recollection, or that
successor has been named. In a
statement given exclusively to the
Times-Dispatch, he said:
While have no desire 10 serve
as head Of the Virginia League unles.
q majority OF the clubs SO vote, 1 do
not feel that under conditions which
existed at the meeting to-day l should
relinquish my rights. and II will re-
quire mandamus from a court to
make me turn over the papers of the
as chief executive / VIII continue TO
do my duty, and / Will call Meeting
OF the league in January, as has been
my custom. / viii further engage UNI
pires and attend 10 such other matters
as may arise for the successful con-
duct of the league during the season
OF 1912"
Fnctn OF Meeting.
Behind the statement OF Mr.. vii
iiams are these facts:
The meeting was called 10 order
promptly AT 1920 J., NJ. In the Stafford
Hotel. wiki President Williams pre-
sidirig. III answer 10 the roll call
Richmond answered through vs.. b.
bradley. Lynchburg. through r. b.
Wilkinson. Danville, through o. l.
Roach: Petersburg, through H. B.
pritchard; Roanoke, through Eluiore
Helms. and Norfolk, through proxy
giving Helms the right TO cast the
vote Tor that club.
President williams announced thai
the nrst business before the meeting
was the election OF officers. lie then
addressed the members. telling them
his position. that. while he was
candidate Tor the office. he wanted the
CO. operation OF the clubs. that he
wanted them TO consider fully every
thing, and that he would retire SO
that the discussion could be carried on
freely without embarrassment to the
members or 20 himself W. e. Brad
Icy was 1cn called TO the chair.
Immediately upon his departure Il.
D. Wilkinson nominated for the office
#. W. Whitaker. of Lynchburg. who
was seconded by o. l. Roach. Elmore
Eietps placed in nomination c. r. VIII
1iams. the incumbent. The vote beinE
taken. Richmond. Danville and Lynch
burg voted for WHITAKER. while Nor
md
noke and Petersburg voted for VIII
liams. When the Norfolk proxy was
being voted objection was made by
Advisory Counsel Sands. w. B. Brad
ley. In the chair. stated that the OBJ
lection placed him in a rather en-
barrassing position. but upon advice
from Advisory Counsel Sands, who
stated that the chair should sustain
the proxy. and that he (Sands) would
then appeal from the decision OF the
chair. Bradley took that action.
Advisory Counsel Sands then made
his appeal. whereupon the representa-
tives of Petersburg, Roanoke and Nor
folk-Heins having Norfolks proxy
left the room.
Appeal Is Granted.
Immediately thereafter the appeal
was put and granted unanimously the
effect OF this appeal being that Helms
had not the right to vote Norfolk 5
proxy. Remember that the unanimous
vote was obtained when only Dan
Vile. Lynchburg and Richmond were
represented.
Long before this President Williams
had stated that Norfolk's proxy was
in hand. and asked If there was any
objection, but not single objection
was raised. 1t was not until the vote
upon the selection of president was
called for that the objection came. and
then IL came from Advisory Counsel
Sands.
Upon motion of Mr.. Wilkinson, of
LynchburS, an auditing committee was
named for the purpose of auditing the
accounts of the retiring president. The
original motion was that this commit
tee consist Of two members. but just
as Chairman Bradley was about 70
name the committee Advisory Counsel
Sands suggested that the committee
be increased to three members He
further suggested that Lynchburg
Danville and Petersburg make up the
committee. adding that then there
couldn't possibly he tic vote. But
Advisory Counsel Sands failed to re-
member that the accounts of the presi-
dent had already been audited and nc-
cepted at a former meeting held in
Petersburg.
Now. as to the significance of these
facts:
The Virginia League, already I'M
stable, through rather disas
season. is about to disintegrate. After
the rather unheard of action of the
seemingly victorious faction, Mr.
Pritchard, representing Petersburg,
announced that the Petersburg fran
chise was on the market, hut that the
man who came into that town would