The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
Pertinent Common
BY GUS MALBERT.


ton from the major league clubs own
ing farm" Under the farm system
such club Will have practically sew
ehty men on tap all OF the time-the
thirty-iive which 1t is allowed to
carry and the thirty-nvc on the farm.
y 1t appears that the Glass IA teams
j arc going to get the worst of IL, SO
:; lar rs the minors arc concerned. For
I instance the major league team own
! ing Glass "A farm" viii have the
PICK OF all tho players In lower classi-
ncation. These players can be taken
Into the camp OF the big league club
and then transferred to the farm" for
i sarekeeping 1t will be up to tho
presidents of the various Glass AA
leagues, ana It Is going to prove a
knotty question. Already the scrtbcs
arc bclnging to pick flaws in the sys-
tenn Many comments have been writ
ten, and Hi of them are unanimous
In frowninG down this aggravated
form Of syndicate ball.
! Since tho ma tier has gonc as far as
1t mas. the wonder seems that Wash
ington has allowed itself TO remain
out in the cold. Here In Richmond.
:! right at hand and only few hours
ride from the capital. This town
should make an ideal farm" for the
Nationals. but no steps have been taxi
en- by the official tailendcrs of the
American League. 1t may be that tina
Is the reason they are tailcnders.
4 Clarke Griffith has no aversion TO hay.
Ing farm" He wants one and he
looks with favor upon Richmond So
Tar as Class G league is concerned
the clubs would suffer less than the
CLUBS In higher classification. Rich
mond. individually. would bencht be.
cause the Richmond team would then
be receiving fresh material on almost
J every train In principle the thing is
all wrong. but since 1t is being prac.
trced so generally. let's make n farm
of Richmond
Some favorable comment has been
heard anent the suggestion carried in
this column that the baseball writer's
In the State organize. The fact
; that there are differences of opinion
among the scribblers is no reason why
permanent organization should not
be formed Indeed, II 10 Just one of
the many arguments why 1t should be
I formed. The very matter now which
has put the league in rather II precn-
rious condition-thc election Of a pres-
ident-might have been all settled had
the scribcs known each othcrs'B views
and been able TO gauge the situation
from some other viewpoint than their
own.
Meetings could be arranged to sui,
the convenience of those living a,
, great distances and meeting places
could be selected. gatherings being
held In each OF the cities of the circui,
in turn. The writers, being called up.
on to keep In touch, as nearly as they
can with conditions throughout thu
circuit would be in a better posi-
ton to suggest such reforms and Leg
islation as the needs OF any given year
would present. 1t would be a grea,
chance to do some constructive work
instead of merely criticiz!nE some
things of which bu meagre inforIna
tion is obtainable.
The National Bowling Associa tons
tournament Will be held March 22-23, ir
Patterson. y. J. Plans are already be.
ing formed by the local maple tumb-
lers for taking healthy representa-.
ton UP to the Jersey village and brinc
bnck some of the plumber offered Tho
several leagues, including tho Rich
mond Bowling League the Merchants
League, The TimesDi Dispatch League
as well as the leagues of the Contra
J. NJ. c. ~, Will form recruiting sta.
tons from which to get the best ma.
tcrial. The high scores being rolled
on All OF the alleys In the city. LEM
an optimistic view TO Richmond:
chances.
George Herbert and Mike Donnelsor
VIII give Richmond q chance to Sc,
what can be done with the nghtin1
hopcfuls around town on Friday night
when an invitation boxing carnival
Will be held in the new quarters of tn,
physical culture teachers at 40l Eas
Broad Street. Some fast milling 1.
promised. and two or three wrestling
bouts will complete the program
About 500 invitations have been issu
cd.
A meeting of the athletic conmittc,
of the Blues Is scheduled for later IL
the week, mt which time the indoor
track meet which will be conducted
by the soldiers will DO discussed.
Somebody told somebody else YES
terday that 1t would be IA mighty goot
move to start an amateur billler,
tournament. So say we. But the
trouble Is as 1t has always been, tina
the sombadles can't be located. Well
what's the use, anyway.
Immediately after the Christmas holi
days. Captain Vaughan will call gu
the track candidates at Richmond Col
ieSc With practically the entir
track squad OF last year back at col
lege, prospects are bright for Rich
mond TO make a showing at the sew
cral indoor meets to be held here an,
in Washington.