Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12
virginia LEAGUERS
Tight Little Organization Has
Good Managers and Players.
SALARY LIMIT BOTHERSOME
Officials Are to Be Put Under Oath
Is to Money Paid Out on
Semi-Monthly Payrolls.
Special Dispatch to TIE Star.

L1NShbOhG. va, FEBRUARY IL Al
though President Williams has not ind
Gated by what method he hopes TO IN
force the salary limit I'm the Virgin.
League during the coming season, il l.
learned from an authoritative source that
the system will be through affidavits. The
teams composing the league are to be re
CURED to certify TO the executive a cop !.
OF each pay roll. accompanied by a
sworn statement that the pay roll. sign
ed by the players. represents all the team
is paying for services. either directly OF
indirectly. As the teams pay of semi
monthly, two sworn statements Will be
made each month, after the salary limit
is in effect, and IL becomes effective
thirty days after the championship season
is on. These affidavits will be required
of the president, manager and treasurer
OF each team.
This same system has been worked for
some years In a number OF other Well
regulated minor leagues, and II seems to
be the only system by which the teams
can be kept anywhere near the Legal
limit President Williams has indicate
a purpose OF making strenuous effort t.
enforce the limit next season. and Ii Il
believed he will have the cooperation Of
nearly all, il not all of the teams. NJ
legislation will he necessary to bring this
about, for ii has been a regulation ~
the circuit for several years, despite the
fact that no effort heretofore has been
made to enforce it,
The passing of Frank rabbit Doyle
from the Roanoke team, for he has been
sold to manage Greensboro OF the Carr
lima Association. takes one OF the most .
popular, gentlemanly and capable Ia
players from this circuit that has eve
played here. Doyle. who halls from t,hl-
cnnati, joined the Danville team in MaN
or June. 1906. when John Benny was ia
charge of the club. He finished that
son and played in 1907 and i:a's wi,h'
Danvilc The next spring he went 20
Roanoke in "A trade which sent Ray Rya,i
and Doyle to Roanoke for Deacon Nor
riSey, the Baltimore pitcher, who =
long been credit to the game. an
Catcher Kunckle. another Cincinnati pla!
| er. His record during these I'VE seas
| is unique from the fart that 5he pa
| was out of his position in two ga....-
ing that long period. IN Goi sainss
| team appeared in during the tine -.
| was in the Virginia League a. io 4. 80
| at second base was taken care ,
| substitute only twice. In iIa. he Ia
| ticipated I'm l3l gamts out OF ! :. Ia IA
| 1893 he missed one out OF 40 -L.,ie
playing ia straight games in 49, ana J.,
| straight in 1910.
Another remarkable phase of Doyle s
| work is that in 1899 and 1910 he led t.
second basemen OF the circuit win an
average Of .919 each year. Going rather
strong for an infielder, hut there was n
| padding in his record. for he played tina
sort OF game. In 1909 lie accepted 90
out of 705 chances. and last year he too>
care of 612 out of So chances at second.
During these five years his batting has
ranged from .1S2 to .245. but even wheh
his sticking was light, 1t was timely
| Last year he batted at .241. and II IL
doubtful If any man in the circuit drove
| in more runs than this player. He Is !.
always in the game, and II he does not
make Greensboro a good pllot, then adj
| ity, experience, character and ginger
Il de-
fan on this circuit but who Is sorry to
know Doyle is not TO be seen here another
season.
Otis H. Stocksdale, the new manager
Of the local team. reported Wednesday.
his wife and three children accompanying
him from Birmingham, Ala, where they
have made their home for nearly yea.
Stocksdale will finish getting his team
together here. and he viii have about
twenty men report here March *. The
first exhibition game will probably De-
with the Philadelphia Athletics about
April ). Last fall President Wilkinson
signed with the Brooklyns for an exhl-
bition game here April o. and few days
ago a letter came from Connie Mack ask
ing for an engagement here on the same
day. Negotiations now under WAY
looking to some shifting which may re-
suit in the Athletics playing two games
here as well as the locals still holding
on to the exhibition with Brooklyn.
Manager Stocksdale will have number
of players for trials from Cincinnati ana
its vicinity, for. he claims there is no
other place quite so good anywhere whera
good material can be found for the
minors. He has already signed a catcher
named Groodfellow of Covington, who
played last season in the Cincinnati CIT
League. He also has Third Basema
Boucher from the same league, with sew
eral other highly recommended men on ,
the string.
He has signed an outfielder, r. " Shaw
by name. from Jamison, Ala. He is per
sonally acquainted with this man. and be
lieves he has abilities that will make him
a good man in the Virginia League. H.
also has n pitcher named Frank Hill 81
Birmingham who he has seen work ami
recommends him strongly.
The management will soon decide on il
policy as to the old players, for it seem
certain that only four five of tin
veterans will come back These Will in
clude Bart Woolums, the crack first base
man of Denver, Col: Pitcher Brooks Of
West Point, Va: Pitcher Harry Griffin 81
Fork Union. Va; Catcher Fred Lucia. the
Western League veteran, who caught
here last season. and probably Second
BaseInan Howdel who came here las
year from the Eastern League. Pitchers
Sexton and Brandon. Second Baseman
Heller and Outfielders Smith and Morri-
son are on the market and may be dis
posed of inside the next ten days. TIE
others will probably be given their re-
leases soon.
Manager Sullivan. who came to Rich
mond from Lincoln. Neb.. will be in Rich
mond during the next few days to TAX
up his work under President BRADLEY.
Sullivan has been doing some SCOUTING.
and the indications are that he is getting
together a likely bunch to represent the
biggest town of the circuit. lie has three
or four old men 10 bring back, and
promises to give the capital team tha'
will fight even if IL does not win. Tn. .
Colts will begin to report for the spront-
ing about the middle of March.
Danvile already has more than thirty
five men under contract. and Manager
Joe Laushlin is going to have hard time
to weed out before he sends out his trans
portation. Nearly half OF the men al
ready picked no by Danyille hail from.
Baltimore. where they have had semi
professional experience. Laaghlin Is
wntering at his home at Woodstock Va
where he spends his time pulling a strong
pipe and fishing when the weather Is
good
Frank Shaughnessey. who copied tha
rag for Roanoke i'm 1909 and missed il la
year because OF a shy finsing staf. Is on
business in Roanoke, but is giving some
time to the Tigers He will have p"a-
Pressly back for first base. and that
means whole lot. for the nlaver ga
above 500 last year. Joe p"l'"~
1o1 ~, lao ur{fI, ba Stick