The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
IF FARRELL'S ACTION STANDS
NO ORGANIZED LEAGUE IS SAFE
Three Clubs Thrown Decision Of Arbtra
ton Will Seek Recognition from Commlssion-Fght
Just Begun-statements From Those Most interested.


mighty Farrell desires. for whatever
reason, to declare IL illegal. 1t mat
ters not that the constitution be adopt
cd by unanimous vote of the dircc-
| tors OF the league.
Farrell liz Supreme.
6. Under Farrclls decision he is
every League in the United States and
can constitute himself Il majority OF
| the league i'll whose affairs lie decides
10 ineddle. He is the whole or any
| Part of any league. and can admins
Ter its affairs, declare whom the d-
rcctors must name az president, de-
eide the policy OF tho organization or
| even dictate that policy !t he SO de-
strcs He possesses Tar more power
IMAM the United States supreme Court
Justices lie is the curc-all the make
All and the brcak-all in baseball. lie
Is the organizer and the disorgunizer,
II In his might he desires to be-
Generally the above covers what
tarren's decision really means II
inns is the law Of organized base
hall, then. even though 1t be the
rankest kind of hcrcsy, the writer is
opposed from now on to organizcd
baseball. He believed in fair play and
that every man should have his day
In court. He believes further that
when the national commission is adj
mat body Will annull the dccigIon OF
J. H. Farrell, and, using the pur-
lance of the day, tell him where to
Ect OFF, and that he cannot, sitting
In the wilds of Auburn, N Y, dictate
TO any one-half of II league what II
snail do, in defiance to the wishes OF
the other half.
bradley ,ycn Satisfied.
W. 3. Bradley, owner of the Rich.
mond Club and prime mover in the
organization of the Virginia Baseball
Association. feels certain in his Dosi.
uon. lie is Of the opinion that Nor
ioik and Petersburg will be found in
ms new league. Roanoke he doesn't
care about. He feels that the tele-
graphic vote taken on the question. or
~ least which was reported to have
been taken, is going TO hold and that
ms League viii play baseball. He aX-
poets TO see the season more pros
porous than ever before. He doesn't
ieei that any property rights will
have been destroyed He is perfectly
willing TO let. let, mind you. Peters
burg and Norfolk within the fold Of
his new organization. provided thev
will accept the spanking given ami
viii also accept the crumbs which arc
TO he dolcd out,
He feels further that a MASTER
stroke has been made and states that
this move has been in contemplation
FOR many months. He believes the
new ieagu. has great many ad-
"nntaGcs over the old ono i'm tina, -
Will he compact By compactness il
Is gathered that he means the cities
are closer together. and that therefore
expenses Will bc less and therefore
profits grcnter. But his league did not
feel encouraged enough to increase
the salary limit so that something
nearer baseball than can be purchased
for the fans OF Richmond for 81 100
might be served
He ls absolutely certain that tho
fans OF Richmond will welcome with
open arms the rivalry of SUFFOLK and
Portsmouth and Newport News in
preference TO the cities OF Roanoke.
Norfolk ana Petersburg In other
words Mr.. Bradley is OF tho opinion
thar he has done It service for Rich
mond hy anncNing the new territory
and therefore putting Richmond In :.
sort of higher class baseball realm
But more than anything he Is happy
that Villa ms--thcre's the rub--is no
longer connected with baseball. and
IN this at least, he apparently has the
warm support OF Farrell
One or TWO Stumbling Blocks
sun, there arc one OF two things
TO be contcnded with before ali that
VIII pan out. First there is the spirit
of fair play inherent in all the fans
Of Richmond. Second Is the decision
which must be finally ro;.dered by the
national commission. and then, well.
there are several other methods Of
seeking remedy by tho faction whose
Interests have been jeopardizeG, in
fact wiped out, supposing that Ear
rells latest frcalsish performance final
ly holds.
Farrell. proba bly, doesn't quite real
izc the kind of men he is doing bus
mess with. J. w. Seward and w Cor
don McCabe. Jr. TO say nothing of
Dennis Parkinson. arc not the KIND Of
men one usually nnds mixed up with
professional baseball nor is this in
tended as any disparagement of the
men usually affiliated with the game
These three men from Petersburg arc
men of such substance that they prob
ably represent more capital than the
entire New York State League and
the Central League combined They
are lighters. \ telegram from w Cor
don McCah". .Jr., at the beginning of
This story. clearly settles his posi-
ton. For the benefit of those who
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