Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
Factions Remain Wide Apart
and Organization Shaky.
PLEA FOR HARMONY FAILS
No Date Fixed for Another Meeting
and President Williams
Rules.
PLEA FOR HARMONY FAILS
Special Dispatch to TIE star.

10 break tue ueaoloCk. ana the indications
are that the circuit cannot be organized
for the 1872 season. and the insurgents.
Richmond. Danville and Lynchburg.
steadfastly declare that they will not 60
into the season with President Williams
In that office.
The Williams faction refused to 20 into
an election. holding that the rerganiza-
ton took place at Petersburg last week,
when Williams was reelected by tina vote
or three clubS and his own. This came
up on point OF order when he ruled a
motion out of order 10 60 into the cleo
ton. Upon an appeal from the decision
the factions stood solidly together.
Then the anti-Williams clubs asked Tor
a recess OF an hour, which was granted,
but II was two hours before the mag
mates reassembIed. Then the eau was
put into the minutes and a statement an
to the Williams factions stand. and upon
motion OF the Danville director the meet.
ing adjourned
No day was fixed for another meeting.
and IT looks as though the league is
gone.
DR.. Carson. the Central League member
OF the national board, was present and
made an earnest rea for harmony hut
ne was ignored a olutely.
There's an awakening coming TO Nick
ey keliher. the Washington boy who
played first base for Petersburg last sea
son. ana who was sold TO Pittsburgh
during the season for a pretty stiff sum.
Mickeys Is given to talking. He's full
enough In the nine games he played in
Lynchburg last season to last him a
career on the diamond The talk OF
Mickeys In which he says the Pittsburgh
papers need worry no more about the
Pirates first base job problem, for nc.
Mickey kelihcr. Is a candidate for the
job and that settles IL, is characteristic
OF the boy. He has the worst case OF
inflated top ever seen In the Virginia
League. Last season ne talked nothing
but big league" all season, until II got
on the nerve OF the fans. The bow has
all Sorts of confidence and plenty of abil-
lily. but when he stacks up against the
real show In the Pirate training camp I'm
the spring he will soon find out that there
Is many day before him before he will
be ready to play the first corner for the
Pirates. Without intending to hand
Mickey roast. the quicker ne gets over
his present malady the better for Mick
ey. He'll talk himself out OF a Job IL
chance to land il permanently Kellher
has the earmarks Of a future major
Lacquer, but 1t will hardly come this
year. 1t will probably be To the Central
League for him in the spring. but he
ought to make things howl i'm Wheeling
before he is there very long.
Just now Keliher Is down In North
Carolina playing on the basket ball team
or GuiIford College. Guess II is Mickey.
burg one day last week and stated that
he was en- route to Guilford to play
basket ball. but the friend ne talked
to had not the slightest idea that he
would become full-nedged member of
the Ave. but Monday night ne was along
and helped to beat Virginia IS to ~.
Pitcher Bruckmiller. with Petersburg
last season. who was sold to Buffalo.
according to a4vices from Petersburg,
has been there, saying he has q con-
tract for his consideration. adding that
he Will take his time about afflGing his
signature to It, Andy had q rafting
good team behind him last seaso,.. and
had fairly good record. out it was
hardly good enough to enable nsm to
talk that way about a major asague
contract. 1t may get him IN trouble.
and he will not be the first youngster
q major league manager. Lefty" Rus
sell. the Baltimore boy. Is an expert
witness.
W; W. Clarke. the Danyllle man. tor
merly president of the Red Sox. who
was proposed by Danville for the presi-
dency. declined the honor very prompt.
ly. Mr.. Clarke had his hands ful: the
year he operated the Red Sox, and
probably has enough of II withou. try
ing a real job with dynamite planted
at every turn Of the road.
Dave CASTOR who played with CO.
lumbus in the Sally League last year.
has been mentioned in connection with
the Danville management. CASTOR
played second for the Red Sox the
season l910) Danville won the cham
pionship.
Hugh Shannon, who piloted the New
port News outlaws last year, Is also
talked over in Danville for manager.
but his connection with the outlaws
last season will probably nip this boom
in the bud.
Buck" Richardson of Portsmouth, vino
has had amateur experience on the flats
from which Dutch" Revelle graduated.
has signed a contract with Charlotte
Carolina Association. and will get
trial in the spring. He played q portion
Of last season in the outlaw league
Red" Munson. who is to manage Nor
ristown in the Appalachian League played
with the Norfolk Tars in 1909. and some
time last year In the outlaw league He
was with Nashville last season. and
should be able 10 handle team in
manner TO scet good work out of II.
Munson was right bower for Wynne
Clarke i'm 1919 with the Norfolk Tars.
Harry Griffin O. Danville's pitching
staff will coach the Fork Union Military
Academy team again this year. Although
the official record does not 30 credit Grit
fin, he fielded perfectly I'm twenty-eiglit
games I'm which he worked in the box.
With q good team ne will be heard from
next season.
The New York Americans will play ex-
hibitiOu games at Richmond. Petersburg
and Norfolk on their way home from
training camp They stf!Ke this part
bit too early for the local team, as IL
as March 30. the day the Yankees play
In Petersburg.
1t is understood that the hackers of
the proposed United States team ia Rich
mond are to give the Richmond people
chance to subscribe to their stock.
Haven't heard of any Richmond capital
effort to get any Of 1t.
One OF the real wonders OF Virginia
League fans is why Charley Babb was
turned loose by Norfolk after having
landed the Tars in second place after q
fight all season for the rag. But Char
ley has gone. despite the. fact t!sat he
ing short fielders. i'm addition 10 being
pilot of the team finishing second in the
race. Looks like Babb's charge that
Petersburg had violated the salary Limit
cost him his joh.- Babb made the charge,
but he was helping st. Joseph out I'm
the Western League after the season
closed here, and when the magnates met
xa,o M IN orlr a wA