The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-04
Shafts From Spoztlarad
BY C. MAL.BERT

thu, fellow down ia Norfolk d!d give me il
Two columns I'm not over it Yet.
Much obliged to him. though. and mary
reeosnit!on Of what my modesiy prevents me me
from calling true merit.
lie starts off BY saying that the eish,-club
being responsible for its heinE all OFF
Thanks No. l. va
Then, Then he goes on to state tha, have been
think pretty We'll OF williams lie has toted
i ar always; has tod straight facts in
thing. but has come out in the open; mas
stated from me beginning that he would
est number OF cities in the league, and would
toady ie 10 single town, be il big or little.
But before following the Norfolk mdivid
nal any further /, Is fair to state taat
mold no position With the V!rsinla T,eari,.
san san nod no position IL am 10 hold my
JOB. ana do need my Job when the word
position is used L means ofIicia! scorers and
othc: things. including score-card privileges
ot uia ne draw down pay check In Ports
mouth as onicial scorer last season until the
portsmouth club foUndered?
Now TO proceed The same man SAYS that
misunderstood the position OF tic Norfolk
cinb when II was remark that the owners
were wiling 10 come 10 Richmond and agree
20 what a majority of the clubs decided lie
ADDS that under no circumstances will the
Norfolk cub be willing 10 agree 10 a ma
5oriSy decision Q! the league. Thanks NO
D. THIS time for Information given
One Of the chief stumbling blocks 70 an
amicablc settlement OF the league affairs has
been Jus, this dctatori policy on the par,
OF me Norioik owners IN not being willing
after having become member OF an or
gani1atton where majority opinion has al
ways ruled.
II Sorfo!k's grleva nces are Just and thera
can he no question as TO the justice OF the
claim for better schedule for tina, city.
10 cast aspersions upon the "Reminiscences
OF the other nve cities in tho League? or
Will ne concede that certainly these men
Will listen TO just grievances and Try 10
remedy some of them?
Here's where the iaugh comes CONTINUING
the modern sage declaimeth thusly: But
what right has President Williams In de-
| nandins guarantee OF $3.50 from any club
Dear. kind friend. your very town OF Ports
mouth furnished one reason when II funk
season. and put Itself on the Virginia League
Tor maintenance.
! What :!sh, has the head Of any business
| ness associates when TWO unknown quanti-
/ Ties want part OF their stock in trade are
! want to take part of the spoils should
! there be any? surely he has no much riyht
Perish the thought!
Now will some Of you brslnes, mon ~
Norfolk give business reasons why Ports
mouth and Newport News should not guar
League against the burden Of carryint.
7 either OF the cities should one quit? if IL
y not good business policy on the part Of
the president OF the league to demand such
guaraGtce. then In the name OF tho father
o. business. wha, is good business?
But tho sravamen Of all Of the talk from
me Socrates OF the coast is that President
w i!ihms Is trying TO get the Norfolk team
IN i,,i me hands OF his friends. and then there
! WI! be new official scorer in Portsmouth
/ In all probability. Also. according 10 the
chief No::olkian .unye!ler OF truths. williams
would be in such position as to practicaiiy
! perpctuate himself In office.
In the very nest breath. however. this
! klnE-bee fact purveyor, puts his fat in tho
! fire by saying that Williams may bo fooled
| III his designs, because not even his friend &
you'd stand Tor m sconduct OF league affairs
! ne ADDS. however. that no sane man would
| think Of coming into the league 40 fsr nv
Norfolk is concerned. without Portsmouth a
| part Of the league.
Then follows some 200 words telling that
portsmouth Is essential 20 Norfolk and Nor
| .VN.' ~ essenld 10 portsmouth. but the en-
| or suggestions 1t may be that the ncv
| owhers-and there VII! be new owners-,nov
not agree with this new Daniel come 10
| Judge"
Lastly. says our scribe. Arthur Irwin.
Sou, .cou' for thc New Yori: Amsrcans, said
| mat an ciSht-onb lesSuc was the oniv sniu.
lion 50 Il IL, u one hears the conditions
from the Norfolk standpoint. as Irwin ala
That's all concerning that III wv
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Now for my tenthly. This ia all concor,
ms me Norfolk sGuabble. believe maj
wh"h II comes 10 showdown Norfolk ,yii
De 'iea'cd larry. 1t IL up To- the lca..nc Ia
decide i.rnchbaie. Danvillo aud Ronnolsc
nave como pni flatfootcdiy against tie cIgi;t-
II .,np idca Pcicrsburs promises 10 consi,I,,
the question. Mr. Bradley ana Sir WiIIi,r,s
~ "" event no better solution present. r. ,
sen M the meaniime. VIII support tho eight,
tinp circuit. IL Us all . tempest In a thin, i
PIE ana VIII siraiEhtcn Itself In time Az
} f"F myself. 1 shall continue to prtnt H.