The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-24
virginia LEAGUE
70 HOLD SESSION
x1nD1ING OF MAGNATEs rs CALLED
ron TODAY IN RICH
MoND.
WHAT THEY WILL DO
N0DoDv KNOWS ALTHOUGH RE-
FORT Is THAT NEWPORT NEWS
WINS IN MATTER or
FRANCHISE.

What the Virginia League mag
nates, win do at their meeting today
~ the Jefferson Hotel is matter OF
conjecture.
They may decide to adjourn with
out doing anything, except to name
. date for another meeting.
They may vote to increase the cir
cult to eight clubs.
They may merely wraagle and ap-
peal again to Secretary Farrell. Of
the Nattonal Association OF Profess
sional Baseball Leagues.
They may--and they may not.
President Boatwright called a meet
ing and then talked OF calling 1t or.
He wanted more time to hear from
Secretary Farrell.
There was an unconfirmed report
that the president OF the Virginia
League had heard from Secretary
Farrell last night.
stated, however That II stF.-~B Boat
wright had heard he had not given
II out for publication.
Tho decision OF Secretary Farrell,
10 the report went Was that New
port News was and u d member OF
the Virginia League
Unofficial Decision.
This decision has been unofIiclally
announced for the past three days
Newport News has heard 1t. SO has
Norfolk. So has Roanoke and Rich
mond. Richmond has been quite
positive that The decision was tn favor
OF Newport News for come time, in
fact ever since President Abe Hor-
wits asked Secretary Farrell for a
Roanoke has been so sure Of IL that
Roanoke very good humorediy de-
clared that II was jusl what they ex-
pected Of Secretary Farrell
The only one who has not heard or
received the report In President Boat
wright. In Danville.
II II quite probable that the report
viii be received officially today and
that the magnates Will DO able to
digest Il at their meeting. II j, does
not arrive by the time they start their
session something else Is likely to
start. Something starting or starting
somsthtng appears to be characters
Tic Of virginia League sessions.
How They Line Up.
Norfolk. Petersburg and Richmond
can be banked upon to back up New
port News. DanyilIe, Lynchburg and
Roanoke can be depended upon TO pull
together. They appear to have an
idea that the cxistence OF any one OF
the Western clubs depends on their
pulling together. In spite Of the con-
pttuuCn Of the new league.
"But what" a. one fan remarked.
what Ii tho constitution between
friends? The chances are that none
Of them have read It. anyway"
Richmond fans are waiting patient
" for the end TO come. They arc be-
ginning TO feel that they really don't
care what the end 10 rs long as 1t
comes. With the boz scores OF the big
ieAguers already breaking into print
they are almost willing to do without
even the Virginia League. II the
United States League can only make
rood they would be In q truly opti-
MYSTIC frame OF mind.
Really DENT Mean Il.
That 10 how many express Them
selves but the chances are they really
don't mean II. The fans would be
actually mcping around three days In
the week II denied the chance TO 60
out 70 Broad Street Park. and tell each
other what they think OF the Peters,
bury outft, or the Danville reds. or
the Norfolk sailors. and the umpire
especially tho umpire And u BOB
4 Fender Il missing they VIII be sad In
dSaA. Think Of lostng game without
having Bob Pendcr around to bear the
brunt OF the blamei
but that IL rushing the season.
TherA int any real Virginia League