The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

Tho Virginia League. Tor the season
% 1912. IL the Virginia League really
does play baseball. Will he composed
OF eight clubs. Newport News will be
one OF the cities OF the circuit. Bit
suffolk VIII not. Portsmouth. repre- :
scented by Charles II. Bland. won tho
light over the cotton and peanut town.
ana will make the eighth link.
This action was taken after the mag
mates had argued and trincd over the
new constitution for many hours.
specifically from noon unii o'clock
in the evening. Spsrring matches
were not an unusual thing In the meet
ing, though. trnthfulIy TO relate this
story, 1t must DO stated that all of
these fights were purely verbal. No
scrap. so By straining the word It
might lie stated that the meeting was
.alnicablc.
Aside from doubling everybody else
and looking for some raw deal 10 be
pulled. the peace pact signed at Ports
mouth has nothing on the meeting OF
the Virginia League held yesterday.
burg. Norfolk, Roanoke. and Lynchburg.
"'ere at first aversc TO increasing the
circuit.
\ telegram was sent 70 John II.
70 rrcll. secretary OF the y national Boa I'd.
asking whctner he would ra,ity a
lnnn.mous action Of the league In ad :
vocn,ing sin club circuit To this
which said that no action taken py the
meeting would be ratified if that
action did no, include Newport News
as member OF the League.
Nothing Else to DO.
After this last message had been
received It WAS simply question as
between SUFFOLK and Portsmouth.
Petersburg was pledged to Suffolk.
Therefore. It needed the vote OF Rich
nond To admit Portsmouth BY adroit
ina ipuiation II was Analy decided
tiint W. j. Bradley should Introduce
tie resolution making Portsmouth u
part Of the lcague. meaning, of course,
that the vote OF Richmond would be
FOR Portsmouth Thus the night was
ended.
Early in the day message had been
received from Farrell advising that
Newport News be admitted to avoid
r'rther complications TnIs brought
about the message from Mr.. Seward TO
Mr.. Farrell. the reply already having
been quoted.
Peaceful. the meeting was not. Die
~ iSt DIS ~ tNluclll lndt ono dlu not
have TO be member of the meeting
TO find It out 1t developed that at the
meeting held In Norfolk, when New
port News was supposedly voted out
OF the league that Advisory Counsel
w. II. Sands had obtained possession
of the six copies OF n constitution.
provisional constitution-subm foi.
ratification. This caused the rough
draft submitted yesterday to be par
ticularly scrutinized, SO that any OBJ
iectionable clauses might be amended
Holds for One Ycnr.
Although forced 10 bow to the Will
Of Farrell, the sIx-club circuit mag
mates bowed no lower than was neces-
sary--that is. the decision taking
Portsmouth and Newport News into
the league is to hold good for but one
year. while the agreement between
The original six clubs Ia for five
years. t.
When the news OF defeat was watt
ed to the waiting Suffolk delegation
the FIRST real mean words of the ses-
sion were passed, Gaining hearing
before the rnaSnatcs, C. S. p. Holland.
Jr.. of Suffolk. denounced tho action OF
w. r. bradley In very emphatic ian
guage. Mr.. Bradley fumed. the other
magnates roarcd. and tho Suffolk
delegation was uslered out
The final vote on the eight club
circnit stood: For Portsmoufh: Rich
mond Lynchburg. Danville. Roanoke;
for suffolk: Petersburg and Norfolk