The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-07

| Ted sullivan. who on more than one oc-
| casion has been made the victim Of organ
F., lzci baseball. and who nj one time actua!iy
owned the Virginia League, In history OF
! the baseball career of Charles A Comiskcy,
printed In the Sporting News, tells few
Things regarding the Highland mighty stand
OF the officials in organized baseball. Suili-
van II no wanted to. could tell few
things about how he was cheated out OF his
riEhts in the Virginia League, things which
might make few OF the men now stand
| Ing for the pure and just. hide FOR many
| days But back to what he has 10 say.
! Here Il Is:
| withai. this baseball sophistry and mig
ger logic about new leagues entering tho
| iieid to XIII the game is hypocrisy as old
as the human race. lion fears no attack
| from squirrel nor does any wholesale
: grocery house fear the competition Of a
peanut stand on its corner The rational
game of the United States. which Is the Gre
alton of American temperament and genius
belongs as much to the boy on tho lot. and
the harvester In tho field II does to any
baseball prince who hat commerciaised It
and gives exhibitions Of 1t 10y its great ca
| ponen,s inside his palatial grounds FOR a
set Zee; and any set of American citizens
who wish 10 form a league tor that Same
purpose o: building grounds and charging
admission to sec the exhibition of tho game
has the same right as tho others
The leagues that are In existence now
must not den. granting the same rights 10
| leagues that are likely to come that they
uemande1 for themselves and finally at
tained when they were Struggling FOR for
nation. Tho public Is jury In all cases
and MI! DC against the tyranny OF any
oodE OF men who seek TO misrcprcsent tho
n olives OF any reputable promoters OF the
game who desire to Get up business FOR
themselves, either In baseball in or anything
else y set OF people may coal. o.
wheat and cotton, but they cannot corner
the national game no more than they can
corner the light OF the sun. II belongs 10
all. have been one OF tho nrst builders
OF the game in the Middle West and south
and always want to the Sam, pro-
NOTED by the right set OF people. but
am against any set OF baseball nutocrats
who want TO hang out before nubilo gaze a
banner inscribed "Hoiler than Thou
Ted Sullivan lays no claim 20 being Bet
ter than the men with whom he has done
business lie s!mpy draws the veil aside
so that an unsuspectng public. which has
been listening to the walls and sorrors o.
men who have made fortunes ont of hasa
hall, may know the methods by which th,se
fortunes have been amassed. In addition
70 me energy of tho war fund" the press
ing overtime ThinEs arc printed daily
which President Whitman. OF the United
states League, really hasn't the time TO
answer Naturally these stories leave an
Impression tho mind o! the ball plnyer
nc secs these runors appearing IN press
,FlehdIy 10 the organized ranks. and he be-
itves them. IL is hoped In this manner 10
kii! the new Organization by keeping the
teams represented in Il from securing bail
payers Then again, there has appeared
from time to time, even as late as yest.r-
day. statement that the UnIted state.
League and tho Columbian League would
,oin FORCES. Such statement is without
man. His circuit ha. been made III for
months and has never been changed lie
Is satisfied with his circuit, and each olup
Is satisfied with every other club These re-
ports, says President Whitman ar. holm
published merely to throw a scare into the
ranks OF the United states League. But n
isnt going to work, Too much is at stake.
The United States League, II the ,nen BE-
hind the organization are to DO believed.
VIII start the season with the same circuit
adopted many weeks ago.
Secretary Morano. OF the virginia Athletic
CUP, is now busy getting his program feady
Tor the next meet. which will be held March
lo II has not baen definitely determined
Who will participate in the star event but
! the preiininaries vii! he just little bet
ter than heretofore The freak nights will
be Gu; out and boys OF ability substituted
Mike Donaldson is already getting in shape
for h!s night with Charlie Gardner the
washington lad. He Is taking the baths ut
Murphy's Hotel. and from now until the
match is held will t-y to build up his sys-
tenn which was run down during his re-
cent Illness.
Richmond howleEs all on edge. ready
;or the tournament OF the National Bowl
i1g Association at Paterson. ". j. Prac-
lice is being held each day BY each OF the
three hve-men teams which will make the
| rip-The Times Dispntch, the Newports and
ne paleoe' y spec'ai parlor car has been
I IL.
poets are reported bright for making a
| good showing.
! Practically every big league team in the
south is experiencing cold weathef, Just as
| happened last year. Up at Charlottesville
where the WashinEion team Ia working out
| the ground several Inches deep. and the
men are working out In tho gymnasium.
Ray Morgan. the one Virginia Leas uer In
me squad. is showing to good advantage
| II was learned that Ray has the Ingido
track so far RS third base is concerned
Grlhith mas been working hard to get q
| which gives the ex-Danvile boy a show
hehiizinE that Morgan is a little light Grit
sthrted carry for tho 'araway corner. hop.
Inc to land. but since he has watched Ray
at work he believes that he Will round into
form: Joe BoehlIns. the local sandlottsr,
Is, a'so expected 70 make good. Griffith
| youngster.
Rvmors that Chesbro and Eibsrfeld nigh.
como back to Richmond as nlernbars of ths
| local team in the United States League,
e'ing TO MIND Sammy Loevcr, also a mem.
neF o. tnat memorable team which broks
many games. When Lever came 10 Rich.
mond nc was Just from thu wiids of Ken
t ,auSS and had never seen a city. He had
natenail with his pupils and believed that
me world began and ended at the horizon
SCI oY the nills all around him. When he
! aI, To hiehnond one OF the fret places
r,s a was Murphys EotelS ,He walked
,hto the cafe and John Powell. who was
enen, as ne is now the chief OF that de-
paFtment. tells the story that Leaver walk
&c around a pyramid of oysters for more
man Ten minutes locking and watching and
eye'ns them with all the curiosity OF "a
boy Finally he ummAd up courage enough
70 asS *. John; Say mister. what's them
John looked minute. thinking hs was
oe!ns kidded but seeing Sam TO be IN earn
est replied, They're oysters.
10 tel remarked sam, and walked gu,
o'I seGey, another member of the famous
IAN afterwards an umpire, Inns n number OF
sIoIlet 'oid about him, most of which happen
10 DC true and what is TO follow is substnn-
,'ateo oy at least dozen ball players who
anew Bill In the olden tiays SotIey had a