The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-19
BY JAY LEWIS.

1S J6T GGVtSs
Rather frosty weather TO be keep
ing ala ear TO the ground but no less
than seven gentlemen connected with
the VIRGINIA State League of baseball
clubs are pushing a lett or right aurl-
Gle into the pavement in the nope OF
distinguishing what's coming.
They will find cut when James H.
Farrell gets back to his vine-ciad home
in Sweet Auburn, ioyeliest village in
little old New J ork State, James II.
Farrell liz the boss of the minor
leagues He Is chairman Of the Ma
tionai Beard Of Arbitration ana secre-
tary Of the National Association. When
he speaks The little boys in the miner
leagues Just SLY '.esslr and rush ia
do what he tells them. When he
speaks real staro they don't even stop
10 say 'yeas3r'' They just rush.
Mfr Farrell is teacher" TO all the
little boys in the little leagues He
gives them lessons In the rule 81
three bow 10 get the money, how 10
spend 1t, and how to keep4the change.
Some Of them can never learn more
than one part Of the rule, but Teach
or Farrell does his best for them. He
wears pair Of double glasses SO that
he can see what is going on behind
his back when he is engaged in black
board exercises such as figuring per-
csntaees or averages. IL he sees any
violation Of the school rules he is right
Oh the spot. and the big stick he uses
makes Teddy Resenfelt's look like
fairy wand.
In Virginia Aisle.
The other day there was commo-
fipn down in the Virginia aisle OF
the school where Professor Farrell Is
supreme. Teacher Farrell turned
aroana.
@Neer Robert Williams" says he.
WHAT'S the matter with you1"
Please. teacher. BIZ Bradiey-he
keeps pushing me outa me seat" com
plained little Robert Williams.
Anybody sec him? 2" asked Teacher
frowning.
4 see him." spoke up the little
Prltchard hoy. please, teacher, / see
him
oh. teacher. didn't" protested Ut
tie Fiji Bradley. He kept erowdin'
me aHaa crowdin' me Till ! just had to
push him away
Tina" said Teacher Farrell. "Ar
sou bays stay after school until ] can
attend t. you"
Well school Isn't over yet 1t will
be, perhaps. some time this week or
maybe next. And then Teacher Far
rsll VIII take up the case of the lit
Tic boys In the Virginia aisle.
An Ear to the Ground
Bnt my! such @anderinRst here
Nas a story which purported TO be
shout bunch of robust gentlemen
who were degying the weather, and
keeping an ear 10 the ground. II
started that Wa and wound up with
poor imitation OF schoo, days. BIZ.
hat Is the way a story has. and 1t is
quite Ia keeping with the policy eff the
Virginia Learue.
That organization starts Off with a
certain end in view and arrives at a
totally different destination
For instance, with five cIuhs on the
ground 1T the first meeting In Peters
burg 1he friends Of MIR. Williams ex-
pected to eisct him president for 1912
bat they were biuffed out OF H.
Later they met again and this time
The friends 81 Mr.. Williams were not
centred fsff4i tAte administration was
out maneuvered again. Then thes
held "A yamp convention which was
clearly waste Of time and triumph.
antiY announced Mr.. Williams hat
been reelected president of the league
Last Petersburg Meeting.
At this last meeting. also held II
Petersburg, the friends of Mr. VII
iams, talked wisely Of taking this
matter before tho National Board ol
Arbitration. They talked so eloquent
- 11A aAG SUBJECT iIfAl "A lAsiGAA
would gather they had already taker
the matter before the board and tina
the board had ruled in their favor
t7rtt- ~utrT HvTy rtTT HTuTry NJ f.rrsf
dent Bradley. Of the Richm ond club
with such beautiful uuconcern Their,
eouid be no doubt as 10 whose none,
i was. No man. ever voted away hi.
OWN money So readily.
They all talked SO wisely ans
soiemnly that for awhile il appeared
AZ II they meht actually transac
Some real business and yet when /
came to show -down they dtdn-
have thing 10 show
Presid-1t Williams had failed Il
bring the matter of the election o
Mr. Whitaker. of I.ynchburg, be
fore the national board He had no
protested the election and II can b,
said on excellent authority that has
Il NOT been for AN accident Chair
man Farrell would have recognize,
Mr. Whitaker as the president Of tn,
Virginia League for 1a12,
How Matter Came Tn.
The minutes Of the meeting III Pc
tersburg in which Dir. Whitaker wa,
elected had been filed with ssecretar,
Farrell. Of the National Assocfa ton
aud he had accepted them as anthem
TIC They have the approval Of tn,
Ffne-p president Of the league, MIR
bradley. Mr.. Williams would fnt hav,
had q hearing in New York. heeats,
the meter had not come regularly
before that body. 1t came ahou
through letter written by a Mr.
scott, Of LynehburF. To Garry Her,
mann. chairman of the National Com.
nIsgslen, and Hermann turned 1t over
10 Chairman Farrell. of the Nationa
Board Of Arbitration saying that i
probably Was matter for that body
Then Mr.. Farrell wired MIR, Brad
ley Of the Richmond Club. 10 CONS
10 New York and explain matter!
and the other members Of the board
lselng .nrssaiat. a hearing was giser
10 all parties concerned.
How business il Done.
That IL sample Of how the bust
ness Of the Virginia League IN con.
Quoted. man in Lynchburg write.
10 man In Cincinnati in order thai
The league president in Roanoke car
% business officially with 81 man II
New York.
After the hearing the gentlemen
from Virginia were told to go home
and quiet down. Chairman Farrell
told them they would have to hold
another election and he would tell
them when To do so. This informa
ton Will come in the form Of an
order IT will probably call for ar
election some time In January.