The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-06
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
may GET ADVICE
HAsEBALL MEN DISCUSS PROBABLE
ACTION OF NATIONAL COM.
MISSION.
BRADLEY NOT WORRIED
OPPONENTS OF PRESIDENT OF
RICHMOND CLUB PLACE
THEMSELVES IN POSI-
TON OF BOLTERs.

Well informed baseball men say
that II the trouble in the Virginia
League Ia brought before the National
Commission the best the factions will
get will be the advice to go home
and settle the matter among them
selves.
The members of the National Com
mission will be In New AZ ork next wee
when the American ana the National
Leagues hold their annual meeting.
President Williams. the present head
OF the Virginia League. will 90 to
that city to have the action OF his
faction. In refusing to recognize the
election a W. r. Whittakes, nj Lynch
burg. as president for 1919, upheld.
Mr.. Williams will also seek to have
the action OF the Roanoke. Norfolk
and Petersburg clubs. in re-electins
him president for 1912. sustained.
President Bradley OF tho Richmond
club also will be In New York and
II the National Commission grants q
hearing In the matter Mr. Bradley
viii be on hand to look after his In
teresta-
Bradley Faction Ahead.
Meanwhile the Bradley faction ap-
pears to hold the whip hand. Mr..
Bradley has hied with President
Farrell. OF the National Association
OF Minor League Cube the minutes
Of hte Petersburg meeting In which
Mr.. Whitaker Was elected, president
and these minutes show that five
clubs took part In the election.
Tho Petersburg and Roanoke clubs
bottled the meeting after the election
aud have placed themselves In the
light OF boilers. A boiling faction has
never been regarded with favor in
amy organization and this applies
to organized baseball as well Al to
other polfttcs
President Farrell, Of the National
association OF Minor League Ciubs
will have to pass on the Virginia
League difficulty before the National
Com mission may he appealed to and
II may be some time before the mat
ter will reach that tribunal. 1t u
quite safe to say that the commission
will sustain any ruling OF Farrell
What In more no matter which way
he will decide the faction that he de-
ctdes against had better hustle into
ltie or IL viii be without the pale
Of OF yanixed baseball. Baseball has
its own courts, with the National
Cou1misslon as the supreme bench.
williams SUI President
In the meantime all the clubs res
ogni1e C. r. Williams AZ the present
presideut Of the Virginia League He
holds ONCE until January l. 1912. &C.
cording to what Mr.. Bradley said last
night After that hs Will not he
re co4nIsed AZ president by the H..eA--
mond, Lynchhurg and DanviIle club.
r. w. Whitaker. Of Lynchhurg. hav-
ing been elected president OF the
league for the season OF 1912 at a
meeting called for that purpose by
President c. Il. Williams.
At that meeting the Richmond.
Lynchburg and Danville clubs out
Unanswered Mr.. Williams and his
ariends. Mr.. Gordon McCabe was
chagrined somewhat because OF this
fact and promptly allied himself with
Mr.. williams.
President bradley. OF the Richmond
Club. II an experienced baseball man.
whereas the men who wan. every
thing from Richmond are practically
noviceA Mr.. Helms u an appointee
Of Mr.. Williams. Mr.. Allen. OF Nor
folk. In president of that club BY
favor OF Mr.. Williams. Mr.. McCabs
has had no sreat experience as q
baseball man.
what They Want.
These threa gentlemen. under
the guidance OF Mr.. Williams. simply
want the Richmond club to supply
the profits FOR the league. They would
conduct the league on soeiaiistlc
basis; pool the receipts and divide the
profits equally. Mr.. Bradley natural
4
Of the RichmCno franchise would. He
has gone down In his pocket mprs
than once to help the league, but
the men nov at the head Of the Pc
scrsburg. Norfolk and Roanoke stubs
know nothing and care less about
that fact. They are out to get ev-
erything they cen out OF the Rich
anDnd club in the way OF money
such II the statement mace last
evening BY G person close to Mr..
Bradley. The pfesident OF TIE Rich
moAd club was out OF town all Jay
and last night said he was too Tired
to talk baseball except TO say that
he expected to remain at the head
OF the Richmond club for some time
70 come, and no trusted to be aba
to take care Of any matters pertain.
ing TO that club ~ they arose.
IAN this trouble will blow over"
declared Mr.. Bradley. ''lt really
doesn't amount to much