The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16
Directors Award Franchise
Bought for Newport News
to Roanoke.
PROTEST WIRED TO FARRELL
Old Name Resumed and Consti-
tuition Adoptcd-Fix Seized
ulc Later.
Especial to tho imes.pispateh.)

vote OF TO the directors of thc
virginia League Association late 10.
day wiped Newport News of the mar
of organized baseball for one more
year. and awarded the franchise
bought for that city to Roanoke. Nor
foiS' petersburg, Lynchburg and Dan
vile were for Roanoke. with only
Richmond voting against the PROPOSE
ton w. NJ Snead. OF Danviile, holder
of the Newport News protection, sur
1 rendered the franchise 10 the league
after Petersburg md Norfolk had
been admitted into the fold, and then
the motion was made to transfer the
franchise to Roanoke.
Newport News Immediately wired
Secretary Farrell. of the national
board. protesting against the action OF
the directors
! Although the Virginia League
squabble is settled. the circuit remain
| ing unchanged. with the old name re-
sumed, 1T was not accomplished with
; out the liveliest kind of wranGle.
| lasting for hours. and many OF the
)! details leaked TO the outside. although
! the Moguls closeted themselves III q
| Monticello Hotel dining room. eXclud-
| ing the members of the press.
| After being notified that Roanoke
! had been voted franchise, Abe
+! Horwitz representing tho Newport
/ News delegation, WIS granted the floor.
and without mincins matters, he told
| tt,c Mogule what he though OF their
conduct. He declared that they had
been made eats paws" of, and that
the league officials had acted dis
houorably In the matter. Mr.. Boat
wright the president, replied ut
length, but could not silence Mr. Hor-
witt
Sbnolll Protcsts.
L. p lilll and G. S. +. Holland. Jr,
of Suffolk. wore also allowed to mako
a statement. MIR. Hill charged that
the Suffolk people had been treated
discourteously. lie declared that both
the president and Alr. Bradley had
notified them OF the meeting and re-
ouested that they have representatives
present They held a meeting, named
O delegation and came to Norfolk cN-
pcctlng to receive consideration.
I'VE have been kept standing around
the hotel corridors and lobby all day.
never even given hearing. ana now
are told that we cannot get franchise
in the League. want to say that Suf-
folk has been treated discourteously.'
declared Mr.. Hin.
lie said that Suffolk baseball leaders
had been misled. He would not say who
was responsible. but tho fact remain
ed that such was the case. He said
the delegation would return homo
she pishly, but much wiser in dealing
with baseball people.
Mr.. Boatwright argued with MI. Hill
and Mr.. Holland, but was unable to
mako them bolieve othor than that Suf-
folk WAS treated badly, and used as
tool to further the interests OF the
other clubs in an effort TO preserve tho
old circuit intact.
Perhaps tho i!veliest occurrence OF
and W. NJ. Snead. of Danville. had 1T
tie confab in the hall. 1t seems that
the Newport News franchise had been
voted to Mr.. Snend at the Lynchburg
meeting. Mr.. Horwitz charged that
Newport News had been shamcfully
treated and misled Mr.. Snead laugh
cd the matter off. -
jack Grim AnSry.
Then later Mr.. Snead and Jack
Grim, who was TO have managed New
port News. got together. Jack dcclar-
ed thai for month he had been work
ing an, Geing to considerable expense
lining Newport News for baseball.
being assured that the Town would get
a franchise, and at the last moment had
hecn thrown down. Tie declared that
the matter had cost him couple OF
| hundred dollars. besides the time lost
Mr.. Sn"ad declared that not until n
week ago had he learned that Grim
was connected with Newport News, and
then only as manager. and he told
Grim that IL was known he (Sncad)
had the franchise. and that cent
stamp wunlh have put him wise as TO
what was going on. Then Mr.. Snead
asserted that the Newport News fran
| cliisc had been given him for lust what
! had occurred TO nc used IN forcing the
othcE clubs back into the circuit; that
unless one "f these boited for good
| there was no chance for NJ wport News
! owner Bradley. OF thc Richmond club
| stood TO Newport News's claims 10 the
last but was alone in his vote MIR
| Bradley declared he was never more
SURPRISED in his ne than when Lynch
! burg and Norfolk agains, Newport
! News. II declared further thai it was
! caused by the fact that the three west
! ern clubs in tho circuit desired to keen
| :hch sir"nSth intact, feeling thar
sooner Or later an anort would be made
! TO Dust one or more from the circuil
I II lhcy voted ia two more clubs. bon.
| ~ the eastern cnl OF the circuit they
f., could he outvotcd. With only six clubs
( in tho league ana win Roanoke, Dan
! Niii" and iynchhurg standing together.
I they lad things tied up Nj bradley
admitted lIc was defcatcd
owned Norfolk Franchise.
mere IA" man who coutrols TIN :
/ N"E!olh iranc!lise. and ] viii introduce
YOU TO MIN said Nj Bradley, pointing
to u. c Elliott. OF Roanoke as he en-
/ tered the meeting room
When EimoTl Helms. owner of the
Rcanoia club, hcala o; the remark "
vent on hunt Tor MI Elliott. auI
, soon had him ~ conference with the re-
/ porter. MI Elliott, who Is a man OF
/ extensive business connections In Roa
nokc. frankly admitted that Two wears
| ago when there vas tsuLhie In Nor
fo!k that for Ii sake OF Mr. W'liauly
| 'irst and of tho league second ne
| bought the Norfoii. franchise
81 alone owned tho club. putting ,r
every dollar and last season I operated
| the club. Mr. Williams is tho whitcsl
ana spuaresi sporting man in Virginia
I to-day. Of unqusstiOncd honor and In
tcErity, and stood BY him anA That's.
/ the whole story"