The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-10
DY Gus. MALIIIsnr.

NOW That the war is really over, and
'he calm after the storm is upon MS.
WHY not take IL try ut counting the
read ana wounded So far as appear
etil on the surface. not Il single indl-
fidual has been hurt Newport News
aiay feel trinc badly over the fact
tnat admission to tho Virginia League
Mas denied. Portsmouth may bc n tri.
ue peeved that team will not be in
tiat town. bur outside of that who
"ill be brave enough TO stand mp in
meeting ana declare that the Virginia
League is not In better condition to- da v
than 1t has been since the close OF
1909?
Last year was a prccarious one for
everybody. The Great Ruler, who dis
penses the little drops Of water, and
the winds that blow. thought it wise
TO send the little drops at a time when
owners of baseball clubs liked it not.
Because this so happened many shck
els were lost TO the league family's
till. Several members of the family
showed disposition to rail ut tho
fatcs and at man in particular; indec..,
one member of the family utterly col
lapsed. and showed no sign If return.
ing life until after anothcr child had
been taken into the fold.
Waters nccomc MuttlictI
After tic close of the season meet
charged and buckcd, and did other
things in II Very creditably Wild West
ern manner. at last kicking out the
traces and running free and wild.
Then ensued period of speculation.
when few baseball feet in Virginia
rested on terra ilrma, which is to say
that nearly everybody was up in the
air-ncarly everybody.
Charles II. Consolvo. moving spirit
nf in nj If H., ta1t
grieved at the treatment he and ms
associates had received at the hands
OF the other magnatcs lie started
right out making demands. Some few
OF his demands were right and just: in
fact, to do him justice, all OF them
were just. from the standpoint of him
self and his associates. Then came the
rub, for the other magnates In the
league did not think The same way
about it.
1t was and is true that had tho old
ownership continued the Norfolk fran
chiSe would have been forfeited 10 the
league. But then tile league would
have been put To the trouble OF placing:
u team i'll Norfolk, getting II ball park
and several other inconveniert things,
10 say nothing of engaging the enmity
of men, who, to say the least. are I'M
portant In Norfolk business circles. ana
that they had not received the worst
of II. There is little need 10 add that
they would have done II Norfolk club
little good under such conditions.
Tint NorfolIS Conference.
Then followed that Norfolk Confer
ence. Notice the caps. More words
were snapped than are or were con :
tanned in one of the great African
Game Conqueror's presidential mes
sage. y tacit agreement was reached.
Also Mr.. Consoivo put price on his;
club-franchise, plant ana all. 1t was
$4,000 Here was the one ana only
loophole to gain new ownership for
the Norfolk franchise and ielv. the
former owners smiling when they said
od-by.
Remember, said nearly everybody
was UP in the air. sailing around. n
likely prey for every eddyIns current
or ftful breeze But Bob Williams
kept his No. 9's firmly on The ground.
He stuck them there with glue. From
somewhere, never matter where, but
from somewhere, yours trri, got ne
tip that the Norfolk paup,c would he
bought out. Well, they were. ana nov.
that Is history. Williams pulled the
burning brand out OF til, fire and from
set Of warning elements, some pulling