The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
BY GUS mALBERT.

Board OF, Arbitration, as q body, viii
take any such action. The ronstitu-
tion OF tho Virginia League states
meetings OF tho organizations. The onl y
Person given that power Is the prcs-
ident OF the league. and In his absence.
the vice I. have replied to
ponement OF the league Meeting. say
ms that tho meetinK would be held in
n re- on Monday. january 1875 at
present The mt ttces were sent out on
time in accordance 18th: the instruc-
tiono OF the. National Board OF Arbi-
t,;ain n; nothing has happened
out 70 make O. change necessary
occupy the position that three
members Of the league have as many
cant sec b. what authority any out
slider can PRESIDENT q meeting of the
league ehall call the Meeting to
{o order for the purpose Of eieeting a
business as may como before It II
THIS matter Is to be fought out 1t will
go through the National Association
fr9m there TO tho National Board OF
arbitration. and finally. 70 the National
League Is Totterins.
Thus does the present president of
the Virginia League add fuel to the
merry little war which has been brew
ing in the Virginia League for many,
many months. and the end Ia not yet.
4 ne poor little Virginia League, en-
tireiy harmless in Itself. Is going
through an ordeal, such as comes but
once In a life time. It's stability as
an active organization Is being as
sailed, not by foes from without, but
by foes from within. It has been
webbing along through these ,dreary
months since the season closed, in!
active through necessity. and losing
strength through the active lombard
ments hurled at 1t by members OF its
own private little family, Verify one
might say. Poor little league. Unless
tipe doctoring and tender nursing Is
the treatment given at the meeting
tomorrow. those In attendance may
be In at the death, rather than wit
nesses of plans for rebuilding
On top Of the statement from the
present hoad of tho league, comes one
from Norfolk. In which DR.. j. B. Nc
Creary, owner OF the Norfolk Club, Is
quoted as saying: II have been In
vestiatlng the situation in tho Eir-
ginia League as regards the fight over
the presidency but 1 have not yet got
at the bottom OF H. Both sides have
presented their claims and one about
Offsets the other. I am. fnipg to the
meeting. of the league at Petersburg
Monday, and II it can be shown to mo
that Mr.. Williams did not conduct tho
affairs OF the league properly last sea-
son ] shall not vote for him
oven II I fnd no fault with Mr..
Willlams's Administered ton, and suit
able man is offered as compromise
candidate. a man, who Will act Efor
himself and not be controlled by any
ono club or several clubs, shall vote
him n order hrpak tho a.
lock. and elect q president of the
League" ~
Tile stu EXISTS.
!. Even though credited with this state
gipia League affairs. incline to the
clubs divided three and three. Some
talk salk has she, been heard tsa.thrss Of the
mestlng. These three clubs are Rich
mond. LynohbprE and RanYille. II this
Is tluss Then th 9i, QUESTION arises as
the president. thus forming legal
quorum, in accordance with the consti-
tuition of the league, will be qualified
70 10, transact business; QEdipar!ly the
iing was eminently qualified to transact
business. but SO many things have
happeEed quite out Of the ordinary in
be pardoned for not forming an onin-
oni.wlth regard to what can or what
cannot be done by legal quorum.
pisruption and disinteeration or the
league stares the maGnates In the face.
There arc. those who would not mind
seeing tho Virginia League shelved for
little while. 1t couldn't possibly do
any harm and might do n world of
Tho real, question, that Of good
Baseball for republic, has been lost
sight Of IN. the tgrieyanccs. real or
maglncd, WHICH have heen aired from
time to time. by the, nagnates. When
so much unio is given to settling the
DISPUTES; Within, the league Itself. Il is
thinks that not enough time exists for
settling disputes md making plans for
good baseball Something must suffer
and logically IL will be the public
WI $50 purse supports the gama.
Jniess all OF this lighting aud fuss
Ing and politicattng comes to quick
end. the damage wrought Will be lr-
revocable. and putting the Virginia
League bn elk where II will merit and
command the respect OF the fans will
be q job of such gigantic proportions
that II cannot be accomplished in one
season. Rut the magnates probably
know what they are doing The pub
lie Will simply wait as It has done
during the, months OF, lthefiflghts No
relief aPpears-in stght nnd the wrangle
doing Of tho. organization.
,$ bradley Will Not Attend.
w. B. Bradley will not attend the
meeting jim Petersburg ,to-morrow. He
stated that. much positively last night.
Not only will he not go over TO the
c'nckade City, but Mother panvile nor
INuchhurs will be Represented s.
''We do not feai that anything can
be occempllshed by going over to tho
meeting YVES the why he expressed
II, hut i do feel that II tho meeting
ia put off until Monday week. that
something definite can be done had
fully intended to he. at. tho meeting
md to abide bS Its decision. whether
u president was elected or whether =
tie again resulted. But after we receiv-
cd a letter from Secretary Farrell TO our