The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
Virginia League Magnates Fail
to Elect Presiding Officer
for Organization.
DANvlLLE NOT REPRESENTED
War of Words, Sometimes Acri-
monious, Marks Meeting.
Meet Again November 6.
by GUS MALBER,r.

oo-HotnlnBt Session Oh the virginia
League was held here to-day. begin
ming at 12 o'clock. and adjourned at 3
o'clock, having accomplished nothing.
not even the usual jollifcation which
generally marks the fall meeting
There were near-nghts, many remarks
which closely bordered on the acr'
rnonious. and special features. sup
posedly sacred TO the inner confines
but which. Though the closely hidden
| methods of the tribe. at once became
public property And Petersburg was
formally awarded the pennant for the
season of 1871.
The storm which has been brewing,
TO- these many months broke. Champ
Clark. when II comes to politicating
has nothing on suave and pleasing
gentlemen who essay the role OF mag
| mates within the confines Of Virginia
After engaging in a few preliminary
rounds. w. Gordon McCabe, the genial
albeit forceful representative of the
Cockade City Baseball Corporation,
arose and delivered himself OF the
opinion that the meeting to-day was
perfectly qualified to enter into the
| election OF president OF the league
either for e term OF years. or for Just
one more year.
Something Of the sort had been an
ticipated. and w. 3. Bradley. owner
OF the Richmond baseball team,
strengthened by the opinion of Special
Attorney William H Sands. avowed
averred and declared that It would be
wholly uniting at this time to namo
a chief executive. 1t was. In the opin-
lon OF the Richmond rnagnate, an I'M
heard-of and totally unexpected and
undesired precedent and entirely dis
courteous to Danvllle. pride of the
Virginia League. one OF its pillars in
tact. and not represented al the meet
ing.
Danville Is Missing.
Every other club was represented
Lynchburg. by Bruce Wi,kerson; Roa-
noke, by Gilmore Helms: Norfolk, by
Woodward Allen; RichHfCrd by w. d
| Bradley and Advisory Counsel w. II
Sands. and Petersburg, by w. G. Nc
Cabe and H. 3. Pritchard. while Denny
Parkinson, another Cockade enthusi-
asst. was around at intervals to lend
his helping hand. But when the rob
was called, before stated, Danvills
was missing. Then the fun began
Gilmore helms held a telegram from
Danville. stating that he could vote
the proxy of the club somehow or
other Bradley got wind OF that mess
! age. and got busy on the wire. As a
result another message was received,
stating that Helms had the proxy all
right, but that tAe proxy did not enti-
tic him 10 vote for chief executive.
Wilkerson. of Lynchburg. was with
Bradley. OF Richmond, ~ desiring that
the election Of officers be postponed to
later date. and both were aided by
| special Counsel Sands.
Everybody was up tree. Nobody
knew Just what to do. The Peters,
burg representatives were anxious to
so into an election. and SO were Helms
and Allen. of Roanoke and Norfolk, re-
spectively. But no one was willing
to hurt the feelings OF Danville. So
what was to be done? Answer A
meeting will b held in this city No.
vember 6. at which time a president
Will be selected.
Bradley Becomes Heated.
However. it must not be gathered
that the hnal conclusion was reached
by such easy stages as might be pre-
sumed from the foregoing. Helms call.
cd Danville over the telephone Then
Danville called Hines, and finally each
was calling the other. This happened
downstairs In the telephone booth a.,
the Stratford Hotel. in room 10 OF
which the meeting wac going on
While Heinz was having his troubles
with the telephone girl, upstairs an
other little bit OF excitement was 10
ing on. Bradley had become heated in
his remarks. Some personalities were
lhdulSeu In The result was that
Bradley was made fat offer of SIS.
ooo Tor his franchise. lock, stock and
barrel OF course, he did not accent
He has other plans. and instead OF
talking business he tried to placate the
individual making the offer by button
holing him and escorting him TO the
hall without the conference chamber
and INDUCING in heart to heart talk.
Williams had to sit through 1t all,
and the occasion was not at all pleas.
Ing to him. In fact, 1t might be char
acterized as embarrassing. Here was a
man in the position OF receptive can
oidate for an office which he has not
yet held for year, made to appear as
IL he were seeking the Office In the
face of avowed opposition But he
kept an even keel. and the storm AT.
fected every one more than 1t did him
Other matters OF grave Importance
were lost sight OF in the battle for a
strategic position on the presidential
question, and Bradley has won out for
the nonce at least
At the November meeting it may DO
different. Rumor at this writing an.
pears to point to the assumption thai
Bradley hopes to have tho Danyille
franchise transferred to Newport News
Down In that town he has friends, and
none more close than George Booker.
who is the head shoulders. feet. hands
and all of baseball on the Peninsula,
Should Bradley effect his plans, then
the league will be evenly divided, Pc
tersburs, Norfolk and Roanoke stand
Ing for Williams. with Lynchburg.
Newport News and Richmond "agin''
him, Just as predicted In these columns
many months ago.
Gather not that 1t was stated out
in meeting that opposition TO William
would arise at the November meeting.
! Nay. nay. such was not the case There
were no overt remarks which might
lead to this conclusion To the con-
trary, Bradley stated at regular inter-
walls that he might-get the might
vote for Williams. but he left the very
natural conclusion that he might also
be opposed to that gentleman.
Matter Is Deferred.