The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13
VIRGINIA LEAGUE WILL TRY
- GAlNTO ELECT PRESIDENI
Meeting VIII Be Held in Petersburg Monday When Noond! 6oos
May Step InNortok Said Hase Compromise Candidate
but VII Probably Vote With Williams Faction At Start

naHs.
lhere was talk of taking the cassa
before the NaIlonai board Of 49,
tratlon, but the matter would nesxsss
nave reached that body had not 2
I,ynehburg man written to aaTsy7
hermann. VINO turned the letter Oss.s
TO CHAIRMAN Farrell, who called upt.sl
Mr. Brauley to explain matters
Go to New York.
Mr.. Bradley. Mr.. Williams and tbH
other Virginia League peliixorei1 ~
went to New York. and the Nattoh~s
buard he'd d special session 70 me-
the case. Abe board told tho vssss.s
pIn1ans to go back and try all OvS<sA
thai is, to hold another election. aisssI
thus settle the matter between then !
serves. Chairman tarrell then MI,
mat-d that II the virginia L6A&aFS
coula not settle Ihe dimculty the M
tiollai board would act. 1his new
WAS sent 10 Prssluent bradley. OF lf.ssa-as
f.i1nmond ciup, PRESIDENT ukinsor.
OF the Lyncnourg quo. and PTesioess*
fsoacn, OF the DaDyiile CUB.
These three prealueffts. reprssenttsisss7
the Anti w iiiiains TACtlon were l0ssss
mat II they could not erect com
promise With Williams. represents
i've OF the National bCard would k<ssg
on hand at the next neeting OF ths
Virginia League. and ne would Mans
a man " no would oe elected prestQAnA4-
practically at the command OF tlt~
National Board.
NIT. bradley tried to effect . cOus
promise win Mr.. Williams. He Wetas
10. Lynchburg and there saw MI
williams ana MIR. wilkinson. He wa:
told lnat The " hittaker faction woUlz
withdraw their man II Mr. Wulta1,s
would withdraw. MIR. Williams re-
fused. he declared that the thrtx
cluos opposed to him could not OsasA
him. anu ne would remain in ofiice
hold over.
Norfolk Club Sold.
Then came news OF the sale Of IT,
Norfolk club to DR.. McCreAry.
resident Of the Tidewater city, for tmasM
one year. From whom DR.. McCroax4
bought the Norfolk club II not known
but IL appears that G. X. WtlliaMesE
the hold-over president of tho Viz
Elnia League. was in Norfolk ah0xx
time before the sale was announcad-
The new president OF the Norfolk
club has associated with him ~ mAsA-
ager Charlie Shafer, q former VIZ
ginia Lacquer. and Richmond fAx-
orite. The news Of the change M
Norfolk was received with Joy by the
Richmond. Lynchburg and DanviIls
fans an they figured that Sha8er
would be able to throw the in0uoDcs:
of the Norfolk club against WnnAmos
The new president OF the Norfolk clnhs
announced that he would vote Tor -
best interests Of the league and tn
Norfolk club. which might b coa-7
strued many ways.
Mr.. w iiiiams, however. appears -
be very sure Of the Norfolk club. and
It Is quite possible that he obtAineds
a pledge of support before he GAva
his consent to the transfer Of tt
Norfolk franchise. This pledge m19nt1
be for the best interest Of the Mo-
folk club, but not for the league.
Norfolk Candidate.
The latest story from the PeninSu1a
Is that Norfolk will present = con1~
promise candidate in the psrson -
Billy Hannah for the presidency -
the Virginia League. This announces
ment has not been certified. but + t.
received with satisfaction In NicA~
mond, where Hannah IL regarded ~ ~
lehre,Sda man. and q baseball man q
ability. e S. s. {
This latter move may BE- for IT,
best interests Of the Norfolk CluD
and the Virginia League.
From Information at hand HAArs
nan wou,6 get tho 1urport Ut RIA
mond. Lynchburg and Danvfllo
Norfolk cares to nominate ntSus -
the indications at present are til
Norfolk will be for Williams. and
will be up for the National Boar
OF Arbitration representative to maj
hts presence felt
No Word From Farrell
Up to last night no word had 49,
received from Chairman Farrell ~
regard to any action the board ma1
take. but It Ii quito likely that ~
member Of the board will b IN -
tersburg Monday and will proceed ~
run matters for the gentlemen Of 60
Virginia League. who refuse TO COS
promise. #
The trouble in the Virginia LsaGno
might haxA heen avoided IT,
MFR. Williams had not framed NJ r
| re- election for himself.
Gordon McCabe had not 0een- -
to believe that W. B. Bradley on1Al
Unanswered him
/ President Williams had kept to M
word not to run for office II he ml4
with any opposition.
There were four presidents Of to
| clubs big enough baseball men - oo4
to square deal all around.
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Hut whafA the PISS. 81 ,s,s r. Sz
The Virginia League. hoWese
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