The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-27
v|RG|[IA LEAGUE
FANS HAVE LAUGH
DISCUSS LATE WAR AND ENJOY
ATTITUDE OF MAGNATEs ON
FRANCHISES.
ALSO TALK OF FARRELL
FIND OUT ACTION ENLARGING CIR
CUT WAS DONE MERELY
TO SPITE DIG BOSS OF
ORGANIZED BASEBALL.
BY JAY LEWIS,

IL President Bradley. OF the Rich
of humor 1t is probable he would
be writing letters to the newspapers
charging upon his work Tor the
good of the Virginia League ana
what he has accomplished. Mr. Brad
ley, however. appears to be content
to do things and let the results speak
for themselves. Being fan as wen
as magrrlte the Richmond man -
able to adopt the viewpoint of the
baseball public and IS able TO see
baseball as n sport as well as bust
ness proposition.
His example, tho fans declare,
might well be adopted by some Of
these much landed farseeing business
men. who occupy space occasionally
in the newspapers. These latter gem
-t4emea- ara-doing- 4 lot Of explaining
now that the troubles In the leag Ne
-aH~-eyef.
N-hat thcY should do Is 20 initiate
"a large and eloquent silence, base
ball men say. What is more. had
these excellent. farseeing business
men been farsceing enough and
actually been men OF business they
might have avoided all the war in the
Virginia League by taking the advice
OF Mr.. Bradley In the beginning When
IL comes To- baseball the Richmond
man has had the experience, knows
the game and knows the people who
patronize II. He IL fan himself.
Laugh Over Letter.
Local fans had n large-sized laugh
yesterday. They read a very solemn
communication signed Ivy two Dan
vile and two Lyncnburg men, which
stated that there never had been any
intention on the part OF Lynchburg
or Danvsilo to allow Newport News
to have a club in the Virginia League.
Then they wound up their letter by
saying:
We think the Newport News peo-
pie have been very badly treated and
unfairly dealt with. not by any Of us.
but by the party who made deal 10
deliver something he did not have TO
give and could not deliver
The party referred to Is evidently
President Bradley. OF the Richmond
Club. He IL not named and It Is
possible that tho two Lsnviile and
the two Lynchburg gentlemen re
ferred 10 President Boa.wright, OF the
league. But in either event. IL Mr..
Bradley or Mr. Uoatwrfght promised
To deliver Newport News u franchise
they certainly made good. They de-
!ivered il all right. In spite OF the TWO
Lynchburg and tho two panVillQ gen
tiemen. aforementioned.
And let's see Wasn't II a gentle
man from Lynehburg. proba bly, one Of
these farsesng business men. who
wrote TO Manager Jack Grim. uf
Newport News telling him to 60
ahead with his clufi2 Wasn't IL? IL
So it was scarcely farseeiug and bust
nessiike TO write that letter II the
writer intended TO write another de-
oiar!ng that there was no intention
on the part Of Lynchburg To allow
Newport News 10 have "A franchise.
With these facts IN mind II is small
wonder that the fans laughed loud
and long.
Fans Discuss Letter.
The daily gathering in JACKIE nsal' $
celebrated tansorial emporium :ead
the letter with great glee, Jackcusai's
ia the headquarters of the Richmond
club during the playing season, Late
ly an order by the Caesar of City Hall
has forced ii removal Of the head
quarters 10 a spot opposite the old
site, but the daily meetings are still
held with Chief Fan Welsh in the
chair. or walking around it,
That panville-I ynchburg letter. j"
said one fan. makes me think of
old Matt Quay, who was Il fan az
well as senator from Pennsylvania
and the s|ickcst politician who ever
shook j plum tree. Never write "a
letter. advised Matt, and never de-
stroy one That is piece of advice
SEINE of these fellows might take with
advantage. They voted to keep New
port News out of the Virginia League
ard then thee fry "a. HIs,&fis IL sssl Al 1,
9TH ~, Il
deliver the goods. yet he does So"
''Aw. what do you expect" declar-
ed a patient waiter. Those guys
aren't baseball' men, they arc poll.
ticians''
That's tough on the politicians :"
observed an innocent hystandcr. and
the group proceeded to take up an
other little bit of gossip.
Il see where Farrell is RESPONSE
:. hle. for all. the ssassble,.' observed
! the man who always starts. something.
FarrelI Is to Blame.
He is" said Mr.. Hennessey- DooIey.
He started it, He didn't like the
way the late president OF the later
Virginia League used To salute him
when they met. Instead OF gruyeling
or HOMECOMING or salaaming this rude
man would only bite his thumb ut
! him. AT with his head. says Farrell,
and they affs with 1t. Newport News
has got to have "A franchise in ,er
league says Farrell, We don't want
Newport News in the league, howls
tho fnagnates by wireless the West
rn-Unton-Postal and the multigraph
letter writers. II you hand Newport
News franchise Well hand II to
Roanoke 'Yc will9 says Farrell.
then yen have no league at all ex-
cept league with Norfolk and Lynch
burg and Petersburg and Richmond
and Danville and Newport News And
SO to spite Farrell they lets in Roa~
noka and Portsmouth.
"But they's lot of other fellows
who are going to get this guy Far
relrs head. They are going to show
him up for "a tyrant, and a usurper
and o Julius Caesar Napoleon Bona
parte. Theodore Roosevelt and the
daekwar OF Baroda all rolled in one,
They are going to show him that he
cant dictate to the Virginia League.
They are going to form new Virginia
League and they are going to give the
boot to Lynchburg and Danville and
Roanoke, Just to spite Farrell. Where
did hear that? see it In the
paper. know I'm right this trip
for ] never was right before and
man can't be wrong all the time"
Forget It," said Chief Fan Welsh.
DO you think We have chance