The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-02
ny Gus MA,.BI1Rr.

III US
Norfolk. Va, Arru LIT took the
macnatcs of The Virginia League oN-
actly eight hours and twenty seven
minutes to-day To discover that IL WAS
All fools DAY They started al noon,
which tho lighting was at top Spccd'
with houurs easy among the combat
ants. it became rather tame
The composite result of the lcnnthy
session. as nearly - II could he asCCr-
tanned by nm innocent hys,and.r. was
,ha, Richmond is not Cntielcd to all OF
the week end games. OF course, that
much MAS determined AT 4 previous
meeting held in Hichiuond. But, then il
MAS not An Fools Day, nor was there an
opportunity presented TO attend a race
meeting mentioned very quiet
Siltcd ana solved. tho new schedule
adopted To-day accomplishcs little. save
thnt il relieves Portsmouth OF tie ink
some duty 81 visiting Roanoke twice
within one month, Many schedules
were presented for adoption Secrc-
tary EradleN. of tho colts. offered q
schedule That lie had arranged. pr
J. II. NCCraiy, Of NorfollS. offered his
pot set OF dates. Mr.. Wilson. OF l'c-
iershurS, around whom the storm
seemed 10 centre, had arranged "A sche-
dulo AL his own Then came ia Billy
Harmon, who showed an eQuitahis schc-
tucs. Somehow or other Silly was un-
able TO support his claim, and Ills Of
fcriOS, though considered, WAS showed
10 the discard Secretary Bradlcy's
schedule, y modification Of schedule
No. /. presented by President Boat
MAS voted down in short order rh,
Bradley paper called for all SATURDAYS
N Richmond, save two
No Concessions 10 Richmond
II WAS bN no means Tho purpose of
The meetli=, Ia make any concessions
10 Richmond. The consensus Of
opinion was that Richmond had ho.r
getting Tho best OF al arrangcrlc,,s
1n previous Hears. and that the jimc
had come when "halt' should bc cried. +
ioc lioTwItz, leading light for New
mort News, caused some iuconVeui-
euce ny frequently referring TO the
fact that he was hungry. t'raul, OH
ver, the Portsmouth Young man. who
vas The cause OF the meeting. offered
several suggestions. hut somehow or
other there was no concerted action
on the part 81 the maenates After /
many shifts. the program was so al
tered that Richmond gets thirteen
saturdays al homo; Norfolk twelve:
Newport News, twelve. Portsmouth. !
len; Roanoke, nine, ana Petersburg
ten
The nov schedule fools no one save
the maEustes II has by no means
relieved tho situation. Richmond must
still be away from home on profitable
Weekend days. Norfolk Gets tho
same treatment After y few DAYS OF
thought. the owners OF the various
clubs in the league will come To tho
conclusion chat they have accom-
plished little. The same imnossiblo
conditions obtain NOW that obtained
under the original distribution of
dates There was a chance offered
Ia give Richmond all of tho Weekend
entertainments hut objections came =.
last and furious that Secretary Brad
10y quickly announced that lie would
be satisfied with anything that was
adopted.
We can't get what VIC want ana
We can't get anything worse than tho
schedule originally adopted. For these
reasons | am prepared 10 vote for any
schedule II may Toe Your pleasure to
adopt is the way he oppressed him
self 1T may be that the league is
due Succession season Again the
season may lie disastrous but What
ever tho result Richmond is ready to
stand the strain" concluded the sec
retarY.
Immediately after the meeting had
been called TO order Mir Wilson. OF
Pctersbure asked the privilege of the
floor. His request was granted, ana
ne rclnGuIshcd tn" right To speak to
one or two other :j!fcctors, who cravcd
An uuity.To,.sct i'm the record.
Mr.. wilson's FIRST remarks were en-
tlrcly personal rotating 10 certain re
ports that the Western Union rcle
graph COMPANY was about 10 hurt the
business of the Virginia League by
sending out locally reports az the
;;4suc plan by play
Ills error IN this regard was demon
strated, after which ne remained quiet
tor little While Next in order N.
AlcCrary moved that the schedule orr.
rinaily adopted 10y The league be re
considered. This was agreed TO by 4
unanimous vote
Then the Fun starts
That's when The fun started
Just as soon as one City was pleased
another found an objections II IL had
not hocn that Abe Horwitz learned
nat 1hc Palais dc Danse was in full
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