The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
FARRELL'S ACTION is
WITHOUT PRECEDENT
IN BASEBALL WORL ID
His Latest Ruling Absolutely Destroys Basic
Principles Of Organized Baseball and if it
HOLDS, Property Interests Representing
Approximately $25, 900 Viii Be Wiped
Out-Fsight Has Just Begun and
Will lie M ore Bitter Than Ever.
w llI1Le More Bitter Than Ever.
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Lynchburg, Va, January 27.-The
action or the representatives of Pee
tersburK, Roanoke and Norfoli< at abe
meeting of the Virginia League here
Hast night In refusing to go into an
election of officers for the coming
season ut the behcst OF the National
Hoard of Arbitration Tonight, turned
into n boomerang for those towns, for
they are now ueII outside the paIe of
organized baseball.
Z, During the recess last night, which
was taken mt the request OF Lynch
burg, Richmond and DnnyilIe, the
designations Of those clubs as menu
hers OF the Virginia League were tcle-
grnphed jointly to Secretary Fnrrelb
Mt Auburn, N. Y. with this went a
lengthy teIegraphIc report from DR..
f. II. Carson, the member OF the bonrd
sent here to settle the presidential
deadlock, in which he recommended
that the designations be accepted, nn,l
that the reduest of these towns, to-
gethcr with Newport News, Forts
NOUN ana SuHoiR hor protecuOn De
granted.
Tonight mt $3.50 o'clock Secretary
Farrell sent this tcIegram to DIR. Cnr-
son:
"NntIonnI bonrd votes to uphold
your recommendations"
Belng advised by DE-. Carson TINT his
Recommendation would he favorabIy
received, the proposed new League,
which will be known as the Virginia
Lengue Association for the present,
Yves organized with j. o. BoatwriEht,
OF DnnvlIIe. ns president. secretary
and treasurer, and n. d. Wilkinson, OF
Iynchburg, vicc-president.
This work was actually accomplish
ed Inst night during the reccsn. bnt
WINS Mi done over this mornips, Dr.
Carson presiding and directing the
meeting to have 1T I'm accord with the
national agreement.
The new league decided to open Its
playing season on April 20 md close
September q. The salary limit WINS
flxed at al,AG0 month, with an in
aiNtuahi pidy0E W -p1bu DOntn,
Committees were named to drnff a
constitution and schedule. and Pres
ident Bontwright was Instructed to
take steps at once to complete the
circuit.
The effect of the new league Will,
it Is believed by ats promoters, result
in baseball being played In Virginia
next season by ali of the clubs which
constituted last years circuit, with
the exception of Roanoke, Newport
News being substituted for that
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The old league, of course; still has
protection, but must secure fhe fourth
club, which is believed to be imp o.
sibie on account of Boano,s ELS d,sta ce
from Norfolk and Petersburg. rhIa
means, the new 1eaEue holds, that if
Petersbnrg. and Norfoiis desire orc am an.
txed bnII they must i be IN the new ~
iensue, and their implication 4 for
franchises Will be- received. If lis ur,-
deratood that preferences yin 30 ,siysn
the holders of the old frahehises II
dealing out Tie low tone !, ~ eysport
News q rsa dy to bael j slnb an d Sss.
euro ain. MI oushlyE III, I'M der.
asaed sh ~ atesno I hs ssassa