The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

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these applications are received prop
erly. for harmony's sake. for the benc-
III of the league and for baseball. let
US have this meeting, agree on some
thing and get to work. Our people are
tired OF things being in this unsatis-
factory shape
With best wishes, 1 am
Yours very truly,
RICHMOND BASEBALL CLUB
w. B. Bradley. President
Three Clubs Can Demand Meeting
Our conversation. after reading the
letter. was along lines looking 10 q
settlement OF league affairs. Unques-
tionably Mr.. Bradley is anxious to have
matters come TO a head and anxious to
have this happen quickly. He together
with the other owners in the state. is
anxious TO get down to hard pan The
question of holding n meeting of the
league. whether Villa Iffs so willed or
not was talked over. After 1 suggested
TO him that his bylaws provided that a
league meeting could be called by the.
president upon the written request of
three clubs in the league. things he
gan TO assume such shape as to offer
a solution, Section 1, article 10. OF
tho by laws, says that special meetings
of the league may be called at the
option of the president. or upon writ
ten application of three clubs"
Secretary Finney. of the Petersburg
club, was in town yesterday and in
conference. he agreed 10 ask President,
Williams TO call such meeting Janu-
airy i2---next Thursday. \ message
Was sent by Owner Bradley asking
! Charles II. Consolvo. of Norfolk. 10 join
in the request Inquest 'onably Con-
solve will do so. This will mean that
Norfolk, Petersburg and Richmond
have united for a called meeting OF the
/ league. and it will he up TO President
| Williams to call such "a meeting, for
the bylaws make this mandatory on
! The part of the chief executive.
Norfolk Not In League.
! Finncy, by the way. is firmly OF the
opinion that Norfolk is now no part of
the league; that the Norfolk franchise
was forfeited when the Norfolk rep
| resentatives left the meeting last fall.
and that, should Il meeting of the league
| he called. II would be up 10 the remain
! ing five cities TO cithe. give The fran
chise back to Sorfoli, or dispose OF It
as the league saw fit. lie added that
Petersburg was in II position to vote
Tor the hest interests of the lcague.and
| would not be influenced or dictated TO
by any club or anybody.
| lie was firmly or the opinion thar
Norfolk would be paying proposl-
ton Petersburg. he said. was ready
to spend $1,000 or $1,000 to build a
ball park, and he thought that Nor
folk was certainly a better financial
| proposition as ball town than Peters
| burg But above all h felt that a
! meeting Of the league was essential in
ORDER TO get matters settled
flce Gwin. former president of The
Danville club. was also in Richmond
yesterday lie knew little of present
conditions, for the reason that he had
! a - fro,
but from what he had pcen able TO
! gather he remarked uimt Norfolk was
/ occ'ipy'nt, a rather dictatorial position,
ana icit that If arrangements could he
| made I" buy ont the present owners,
II would doubtless prove beneficial Ia
all concerned. Mr. Finncy held The
| same views.
,Imst Hold Meeting
| But all of this is aside from tho
point. The fac. remains that Norton,
mas not been bought out \ meeting
o. the league is essential for many rcu
sons In The first place incct1n. Is
Necessary TO determine the eXac, sta
tus at tile Norfolk people with regard
To the league. If Norfolk Is not "A part
oi ttc League. as is contcnded by some
"iEsei among them then the league
1nou'u s" on record as saying so. But
N"rioiE is In good standing then
some action should be taken nv tho
league looking 10 II settlement nr IN,
present aquabhIes.
T. Nirnefon. secretary of the
portsmouth provsio nai .rganizntion
ana SPORTS writer for 4 Norfolk paper.
"red owner lirad'cy Yesterday want
lne To know what Williams meantime
'he stand he had taken. Virncisor, was
~ q most excellent position to nnd o,n
i W ii'iamss stand during tic meeting in
N"Ftoik lie was around on several
"cv"s IONS The trouble with him was
ma, ne was blinded by his own pre-
Judiccs and by the pre- JUDGES of some
81 Nose with whom he was closely as
sociatcd
| M" firmly Of the opinion that MI
iiii's IS acting for what Ia considers
ne htsi interests OF the league But
~ n,"1 irmly Of ia" opinion tina; he is
,l'Ni"S a mistake In not calling a meet :.
'nE "i tho league. SUCH a meeting
lNO"lu haYc one OF two cf.bcts IL would