The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07

some justice In his cause, this an
| swer is given. The letter. briefly.
| claims that the rating given the
teams in the South Atlantic division
by the writer was incorrect and that
i V. NJ. L. which appeared seventh In
f; the list. should have been rated higher
! AS a matter OF fact, the writer con-
fcssed to not having witnessed a SIN
! gle game played by the Lexington
! school. He relied entirely upon the
| records OF the tam. Naturally one
may prove almost anything, almost
conclusively. by comparative scores
| For instance. the Army played George
| town to a stnndstii and yet tho Army was
| defeated only three polnts BY the Navy. as
| the Army defeated Yale. GeorGetown might
tho standing column than the New Haven
eleven. yet there Is no one who would 80
rate the team. " NJ. L, defeated A. and N:
| by goal. the score being TO 8. From
| accounts the victory was fiuksh in the ex-
| IRENE. Nevertheless. 1t was victory. Tho
| author OF the letter OF protest. which seems
have been written In spirit of kindness.
| carries tho comparat tive score proposition
still further. pointing out that while Nlr-
! gnia defeated Carolina 3 to O. the unlver-
! silly cCnid only score &c points on V. NJ. ].
| 1t all makes interesting reading. just as
be that the man who wrote the letter Is
! right. The rating given In this paper was
tho composite work OF several men 10, or
men who have watched ali OF the teams In
/ this section. v. VI. !. has a great record
for the season OF 1911 aond non one. certain
| Is not the writer, would do that team an
| Injustice II the contention OF tho Lexing-
ton enthusiast is correct than the teams
would be rated as follows: First, George
town: second. Virginia; third, v. p. l.;
fourth. V. ~ l.; NTH. a. and NJ; sixth.
eighth, Johns Hopkins: ninth. Davidson. As
| stated at the outset there is some merit
to the v I; claim NJ. ana ai Il the writer Is
| correction. Y. NJ. is only claim to posi-
/ ton Is on the victory over A and NJ, and
| this may entitled the cadets to fourth
place.
with tho football season over baseball
| freside gossip again enters the lists for
| favor. In Richmond the amateurs are do
ling the only constructive work in baseball
| are VOL onlcered and they forming
| plans for the next season. Not n day passes
but something else happens which strength
! ems the hold OF the amateurs on the pub
F, lie. From present indications there will
| be about six leagues In tho field ightlng
! for honors. Already there are two class y
, leagues formed one class u. and class
| G. The bankers arc trying TO put a league
| in the hcld. and there will be at least one
more clasd b organization. sufficient appli-
cations having already been received from
enough teams to make this positive. 1t
promises TO he grent season for tho ANA
teurs. and II the plans for the formation
or n Richmond Amateur Baseball Assocla-
ton go through, as now seems Probable, the
amateurs will have their own Enclosed parks.
located in several sections OF the city.
How different from the professionals. In
their etnks their Dis nothing but night ting.
! Instead OF building up and trying to mako
the league greater success next season
some reason several people who should
know better are confo,ndins the national
bitration The national commission has
thing whatever TO do with minor league
affairs. The commission simply hears the
troubles OF the majors. Among the minors
the national board OF arbitration is tho
| hnal body. Before this body tho troubles
OF the league will DO laid bare. The family
skeietons will DO paraded. Tho politics OF
| 1t all viii be disclosed. and then the wise
| heads VIII sit around tho lons table and
! linms. president OF the Virginia League
now. at any rate is n member OF the
1ona III, board arr, Of "1hitra,ion Whether or
mains TO be seen Just fow days Will in
tsreySns before i Is settled The board
Will be all threshcd out.
Hushey Jennings, manager OF the Detroit
Tigers, Is well enough to sit uD and take
notice. and his friends glad Report
has It TINT unless there is relapse he will
be able TO leave tho hospital on Saturday.
Charley Murphy. OF the Cubs. sometime
enemy OF Tom Lynch. president Of tho Ma
tional League. has withdrawn his objection
to the executive and is now strong for
Lynch. which merely shows that friend
credited him With beins Lynch 'i has naSs
| tho best president the older organization
| has ever had and that is saying great
| deal He should be elected for term of
years. for this continual haggiing each year
| 10 doing tho league godo.
| So Charley Doom is to leave the Phllies
Horace Fohe has said so. and Fogels
word Is law. IT Is Philadelphis'E loss, for
Doom is one OF the hrainiest baseball heads
| In the major league. II seems to he a ques-
lion OF clash OF authority. Tho salary end
| OF II could be straightened out nil right
Richmond 10 to have eleven new bowling
| niicya. They VIII DO located mt the north
| cast corner Of Eighth and Brond Streets
and tho par!ors will probably open satur-