The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-16
Especial to The Richmond virsintan.)

Especial to The Richmond VirEintan.)
PETERSBURG. VA, Jan. Is
For the second time within as many
months 4. II. Williams. Of Roanoke,
was. yesterday afternoon, elected
prcst0ent or the NirsnIa otate League
Of baseua.. CLUBS, at tns meeting aeld
~ fhel-...Iaixnrd, In kelers1urg.
Wniie tae other eiection may
have been illegal, or abrogatcd, there
u no doubt out that unoer the by
laws and constitution OF the league,
the meeting yesterday WAS held legally.
and that under the rules of the league
Mr. williams was chosen TO preside
over the deliberations of the league
for another year.
The constitution, as anyone who has
copy may read. previaes that three
memoirs. with the presanent, consti-
tute . quorum for the transaction OF
any business which may come peforc
tho body.
There were three members Or the
league. besides the president. pres
ent at yesterdays meeting. They
were Or. J. r. McCrary, OF Norfolk.
H. B. Prichard. OF Petersburg. and
Elmore d. Heins, OF Roanoke. BESIDES
Mr.. Williams.
:. That constituted a quorum, and the
laws Of the Virginia League provide
that q quorum may transact any busi-
ness.
Mr.. Williams did not vote. He pre-
aided. and he did 30 in most grace
full manner.
When the question of the election OF
q president camc up In the regular
order Of business. Mr.. Praehard, Of
Petersburg, nominated Mr.. Williams,
and Mr.. Helms seconded the nomina-
tton. A vote was taken. and the nom :
inee was reelected unanimously.
DR.. McClary voted for him.
1t was thought by some that the
new owner OF the Norfolk club would
line up with the insurgents But
he did not. He had said he had the
interests Of the league at heart. and
that he would vote for the best IN
teyests OF that league. and tnciden-
tally his avn interests. having sew
erai thousands of dollars invested in
the Norfolk club. Therefore. when
he found that there was a quorum
present, Including himself. and that
the other members of the league
tRichmond. Danville and LynchhurE)
did not take enough interest In the
Meeting to be present. he felt thai
the best interests OF all concerned
was to act with those who did re-
spond to the call of the president And
he did.
That closed the incident, and Far
reil, or any Of them can do nothing
fr,,r>,n axe matters, 80 far as the
LEGALITY Of the meeting and Its work
II concerned. for there WAS nothing
transacted at the meeting but what
was exactly according to Hoyle. %
FAR a the organization itseh goes.
Julian Hui, Of Richmond. who had
been named AS vice-president at
previous meeting. but which meeting
vas declared by somebody or other
illegal. upon being conferred with
over the long distance telephone. de-
plorsd the fact that no could not
serve.
He had been elected president OF
the Amalgamated Association o. ANA
sAnr BASEBALL Clubs Of Richmond,
and the duties incidental 70 thai pos-
ton being 10 onsrous and trying. ne
could not feel that he could attend
d such tsuties that might arise In
connection With the State League. :.
II appreciate highly the honor
which the league - contemplating
placing upon me-" he said. but my
siufiea It the hank and with the local
comm fssion prevent my acceptance
Whereupon DIR. McClary nominated
-4SssF. mond johnson, an old class
rnate az Afr. Aillsen nj the big scnoolss
N atRIet6, Iit1ting GtafiNd ~ much IN
football 10 baseball. lover Of the
gene, ana fne, substantial cisiscn
Of Norfolk. :,
thonrh the magnates deplored the
SA ~ Krtu rnuld not serve.