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ENEMY UNITS ARE TURNED BACK
FROM PARIS AND ADVANCE FO|LED
ALLIED DEFENSE IS VERY STRONG

A powerful attack likewise was
launched by Germans in the direc-
tion of Monvoisin but they were
driven from this locality by French
counter attack
On the front between the Marne
and Rheims fighting developed vic
lently in Courton wood. The Ger
mans attacked in the Vrigny region
on this front but the assault has
broken down completely. Along the
line to the east of Rheims the Ger
mans delivered local attacks. notably
in the Prunay region. These efforts
were fruitless. In renewed assaults
upon Beaumont the enemy suffered
sanguinary losses while the French
positions throughout the region east
of Rheims maintained intact
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) PLANES | BALLOON
SMASHED BY YANKS

planes and one balloon were de
stroyed by American aviators fight.
ing over Dormans, on the Marne
Zenos Miller, of Wooster Ohio,
brought down the balloon, and fought
off three Fokker machines. Charles
Porter, OF New Rochelle, n. y,
Knocked down a German whose ma
chine fell thousand feet Francis
simmonds. OF New York brought
down two German machines in the
same flight Arthur Jones OF Hay
wards, near san Francisco. brought
down one airplane. and Ralph
o'Neill. OF Nogales. destroyed a
twoseater
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NUPTIAL SURPRISE RELATED AFTER
THE SECRET IS KEPT THREE WEEKS

Eddie Ramsey sprang surprise
on his friends yesterday that was
the result of conditions over which
he had no control. Nevertheless the
explanation brought double sur
prise and a dual cause for congratu-
lations for It appears that the young
man was not alone married but the
discovery came about through mis-
promotion to the position of receiv-
ing teller in the First National bank.
In qualifying for the higher posi-
tion Sergeant Ramsey was called en-
to furnish a $4,000 surety bond and
10 do this had to fill out the usual
application blank in which appears
the blank line Married or single"
That is where the hitch occurred.
Eddie was married but only a few
intimate friends, including the re-
speetive parents, knew Of It so he
just simply tessed up and both
young folks are happy
The event occurred Saturday, June
%. when. as a certificate from Judge
Mark r. Averill shows, Edwin J.
Ramsey and Miss Mae Ermatrude
Wardle we're united in the bonds Of
matrimony The only reason for
preserving the affair secret was that
the bride, who Is In charge Of the
Klinger store during the vacation Of
the owners. did not want 10 inter
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fere with the holiday making Of her
employers and therefore thought 1t
would be expedient to say nothing
to any body. The ceremony took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
P NJ. Arnett and was followed by
wedding supper at which plans
were laid for the future honeymoon.
For the present the couple will be
at home in their apartments in the
Bank building.
Sergeant Ramsey is one of the
best known young men in Tonopah
who has devoted a considerable
time to perfecting the Boy Scouts in
drill movements and physical train
ing. When the first call for recruits
came Ramsey went out in charge Of
his quota and Immediately gained
advancement at Camp Lewis until
ae reached the rank Of sergeant
major when he went up for a com
mission and was rejected on account
OF a visual defect which led to the
granting OF an honorable discharge
and return home Ramsey immedi-
ateiy resumed his former place with
the First National bank Of Tonopah.
where yesterday he vas pOrmoted 20
the position OF teller.
The bride is the youngest daugh.
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Ralph wardle
and a graduate Of the TonOpah high
school
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-07-17

New York is second with 63S and ST.
Louis third with three less hits. The
Washington players have made the
greatest number of errors. no less
than 1873 miscues being charged
against them. Cleveland comes sec
ond in this respect and the tailend
Athletics are third high with 121.
Cleveland had 56S players left on
the bases and Washington 542. ST.
Louis was third with 5OS. More runs
were scored against Detroit than any
of the other American league teams,
the seven opposing clubs amassing
total Of 327 at the expense of the
Tigers. The Athletics yielded 2S6 and
the Cleveland combination PSI.
The record OF the sixteen clubs Of
the National and American leagues
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tBy Associated Press)
on THE FRENCH FRONT IN
FRANCE, July 17-For forty-eight
hours have the German masses
launched in the crown princes great
offensive Of Monday been held En-
emy units which wer turned back
from the direction Of Paris and are
endeayoring to ascend the Marne are
being held in check by French
troops
The position of the German col
umns which gained a footing on The
eouth bank OF the Marne has be
come perilous while east of Rheims
German efforts to advance each
time have been foiled Comparative
ly slight progress has been made by
the enemy west of Rheims, but the
hope OF effecting breach in the
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HEAVY ARTILLERY.
PROGRESS
INIT ENSE QUIET OBTAINS IN
AMERICAN SECTOR EAST
OF RHEIMS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July II. (7:OO p. MIX
traordinary heavy artillery fire has
been in progress today by both sides
along the Marne front between Cha
teau Thierry and Dormans. East of
Rheims the American troops in their
sector are holding all positions. In
some localities periods of quiet
equalling that preceding the often
sive prevail but there appear to be
signs of further activity.
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PRISONERS TAKEN
IN BRITISH RAIDS

tny Associated Press)
LONDON. July IA Raids carried
out last night by the British east Of
Viller.Bretonneaux and in the
neighborhood Of Hulluch. on the
north front, resulted in taking pris.
ouers In the somme and Ancre sec
tors. northeast Of Amiens, and tho
Auas region, nortt OF Scarpe, en-.
emy artillery was active last night
Similar activity was displayed by
The Germans IN Flanders, northeast
Of Bethune and north OF Bailleul.
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FOCH
SUMMONS
RESERVES
COMMANDER IN CHIEF PRE-
PARED TO FALL ON THE
ENEMY

PARIS, July lion the Marne
front our troops of the second line,
and perhaps, our general reserves
are already entering the action +"
says lie Temps, reviewing the prog
ress of the enemy offensive "Whe-e
our troops have assumed the often.
siye north of La Chapelle and Mon
thodon, we gained ground"
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oBy Associated Press)

LONDON, July H. - Lieutenant
Roosevelt was killed July 14th, says
a dispatch from Paris. He was re-
turning from a patrol flight when at
tackled by a German squadron and
it was seen that Roosevelt suddenly
lost control of his machine, having
probably received a mortal wound.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-07-17
VIOLENT TYPHOON
DELUGES JAPAN

tly Associated Press)
OSAKA, Japan. July IA violent
typhoon struck southwestern Japan
and the Luchu Islands on the night
Of July II. Communication has been
Interrupted. Floods occurred in
Kobe and Osaka.
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FIVE ATTACKS
ARE REPULSED
GERMAN STRONG LEFT WING
DEFEATED IN REPEATED
ASSAULTS
tBy Associated Press)

Wy ANsUUlHtVu EFe9HJ
LONDON, July 17-General Won
Einem's army, which was engaged
on the German left wing in the
Champagne sector yesterday, deliy-
cred five attacks between Suippe
and Massiges. All we're repulsed
with heavy losses
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HUNS GAIN
IN Y ALLEY
OF MARINE
ADVANCE THREE MILES, MAX
ING TOTAL PENETRATION
OF SIX MILES
CBy Associated Pressl

LONDON, July 1.-THE forces Of
the German crown prince have ad-
vanced another three miles down
the Marne valley This makes q to-
tai penetration Of the French line
of about six miles at Festieny, the
most southern point reached.
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HUNDREDS DIE
Of CHOLERA

LONDON, July 17.-Some 500
prisoners die of cholera daily in
Petrograd, according to the Ex-
change Telegraph company. At Sara
tov thousands are suffering from the
disease. The malady has spread to
Finland.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-07-17
MOONEY TAKEN TO
THE DEATH ROW.

tny Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.-Ac-
companied only by Sheriff Finn and
a deputy, Thos. J. Mooney left this
city for Death Row" at San Quen-
tin, where he is upder sentence TO
be hanged August % for murder in
connection with the preparedness
day explosion.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-07-17
F FRENCH LOSSES
VERY SMALL

LONDON, July 17-The position
for the allies at the present stage
of the German offensive is said to
be distinctly satisfactory. French
losses are stated to have been very
small and they lost no guns, the re-
port declares.
French counter attacks brought
the German brigades over the river
Marne under the fire of French artil-
lery of medium calibre
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GENERALS
HIGHLY HONORED

LONDON, July IL General Per
shing has been awarded the grand
cross of the Order of the Bath, and
General Bliss, American representa-
tive in the supreme war council, has
been given the grand cross of the
Order of Michael and ST. George.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-07-17
CASUALTY LIST


WASHINGTON, July 17.-Army:
Killed in action, 3S; died of wounds,
l6; died of disease, 4; died of air
plane accident. 2; died account of
other causes, 6; wounded severely,
90. including Private Cohn, of Oak
land. and McKelvey, Of Los Angele';
missing, 1; prisoners, l.
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so PERISH ALL TRAITORS
TO CAUSE OF LIBERTY

IBy AssOcIated Pressl
PARIS, July 1.-THE Havas news
agency says NJ. Duval, director Of
the Germanophile newspaper Bonnet
Rouge, was executed today for
reasonable utterances against the
government.
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500 PRISONERS
TAKEN BY YANKS
my Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 17.-General
Pershing's communique for Monday,
received today reported 500 prison
ers taken by Americans in counter
attack which drove the Germans
back to the Marne east of Chateau
Thierry.
THOMAS j. LYNCH, U. S. deputy
revenue collector. returned this
morning from an official trip to
Reno.
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LONDON, July IL Reports re-
celyed in Toxic state that Boishe-
Wiki leaders In the Irkutsk region
have taken alarm at the coup exc
cuted BY anti-Bolsheyiki elements at
VIadiyostok and are preparing to
flee toward Mongolia, according to
a dispatch from Tientsin
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22 ENE Y
A|RPLANES
DESTROYED.
asvoLuTloNIsTs IN GERMAN
ARMY HELD ACCOUNTABLE
FOR SERIOUS LOSS

THY -NNNWElHIV" FFF777
LONDON, July n Destruction
By fire OF two German airdomes with
twenty-five airplaneS near Niyelles
Il attributed 10 German revolution
ists in The army, says a dispatch
iFom Amsterdam Ten Belgians and
Two German non.commissiOned Of
tIeers have been arrested.
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KAISFR'S COLUMNS SOUTH OF MARINE IN GRAVE DANGER
100000 CASUAL TIES
AMONG TIE TEUTONS

, LONDON, July HERMAN =
, casualties in the offensive up =
to the present are estimated at =
100000, according to news from .
the battle front =
, = = = . . . = . = .
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MEATLEss DAYs AsoLIsHEp

PARIS, July 1.-THE abolition of
meatless days in France after July
goth is ordered in a decree issued
today.
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tBy Associated Pressp
PARIS, July II The Germans
last night threw new forces into the
battle on the front south Of the
Marne where they attacked the al.
lied lines north Of Stagnan. The
enemy succeeded in penetrating into
Bourdonnerie The battle is continn-
ing in the woods Immediately to the
south Of this point on the front far
ther east the French held the en-
envy in the southern outskirts of
Bouquieny wood and the village Of
Nesles.
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Spanish Steamer Summarized
Insult May Bring on War
= (ey Associated Press)

ATHENS July 17It is
steamship which Minister returning
to Spain had been torpedod by ship
flew the minister's flag The diplomat
cued The German OF
= departure week In advance =
. &c q
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SLOvAK FORCES
CAPTURE A TOWN
IN TRANS BA|KAL
soL sHEvikI IN IRKuTsK FLEE
ING IN THE DIRECTION
or MONGOLIA

NY AsHOtInIrH FftNsI
PEKlN (Mondayl July 15 The
town Of Klutsheysk, In the south
western extremity Of the Transbai-
kal region. has been occupied by
Czecho-Slayok forces The Bolshe'
Wiki are reported TO be eoncentrat-
ing at Yerhenudinsk
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WAR WORKERS WALK
OUT IN NEWARK
tBy Associated prcs.)

tby Associated Press)
NEWARK, N. J.. July 17-Between
seven and eight thousand skilled
machinists toolmakers and appren-
tees, mostly employed on govern
ment work, walked out Of various
plants in this district today They
are striking for higher wages.
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line has not been realized.
The allied method Of defense has
proved wonderfully effective, every
where resulting in maintaining the
lines intact.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE July II. Five German air
"Ne>s%s$e+%ees$
20 %
' TODAY AND A YEAR AGO y
' Official readings of the ther =
' mometer by the United States .
' observer at Tonopah y
1918 1917 =
a. M .-- 62 SO =
= 10 a m. "A rs .
' y noon - 81 SO =
' Maximum July l6 so IS .
Minimum. Jaly 16 81 So y
Re'ltive humidity at noon =
' today 10 per cent. =
. . . = . . . . . .
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tcou.inusa On Page FOurl
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THE WEATHER

Tonight and Thursday Fair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
FOOTBALL RULES To
STAND AS At PRESENT
Committee Omtts Session TO Revise
Tor First Time in Many
SEASONS.

For the first time IN several seasons
no meeting of the football rules com =
mittee was held this year. and IL
any changes are made In the code be-
fore next fall they they will be made
through correspondence among the
several mem bers OF the organization.
E. K. Hall. of Dartmouth. 10 it's chair
man and Walter Camp, OF Yale.
secretary. Az football was not as ex-
tensively played last fall as in for
mer years, because OF the suspension
OF the game at some OF the larger
colleges, there has not been az much
agitation for changes az usual
DR.. Harry l. Williams. of Mime
Gotta. a member OF the committee, has
advised against holding a meeting Of
the committee this year because OF
the expense of bringing all the dele
oates from all parts OF the country.
DIR. Williams says that the rules are
satisfactory as they stand, having APP
preached stable form after several
years OF changes. In fact, there ia
question whether even m o r
changes were necessary this year.
1t now seems pretty certain that
Harvard. Yale and Princeton will re-
sumo football relations next fall I'M
der the same conditions that track
athletics, baseball and rowing are to
be resumed this spring.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
BASEBALL WAR TAX
EXEMPTIONS NAMED
Government Exerr,pts Ladies Day
AS Wen as Employees, Reporters
and Telegraph Operators

Ladies' day at baseball parks will
not be affected by the war tax, ae-
cording to an announcement made to-
day by the bureau of internal reve-
nue.. The bureau has ruled that the
admission of a lady on gentleman
ticket without extra charge is not tax
able because the same ticket covers
both. even though an unaccompanied
lady must pay the same admission a.
gentleman
Others who are exempt are base
ball writer's, telegraph operators, bona
hde employees of the baseball asso-
Citations. public officials on OFFICIAL
business and children under twelve
years of age when admitted free. The
bureaus announcement explains that
the exemption does not apply tc
newspaper critics and reporters &C.
cuying seats in the audience" but
only those who occupy special spaces
such as press boxes, The term pub
lie officers" includes policemen and
hremen only when in attendance in
the course of their duty.
There will he no change in the time
honored custom OF letting in for
nothing" the boy who rescues the ball
after 1t has fallen over the fence, the
statement says.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
Chicrgo Drys Lose.

Hope of Chicago drys that they
might get TO vote on city prohibition
at the April election has gone e. i'm
neri1g. Dennis 7. Egan announced
on March Is that there would not
he time TO check IN the names on
the petitions so as TO get the i~sus
on the ballot. The last day on which
ballot petitions might be accepted
was March 1s. and the work could
not be finished Egan said. before the
following day.
the petitions showed that names on
tn" petitions were insufficient.
The only recourse. II action is to
be taken. Is in the courts. II will
he impossible. OF course. in case such
action is 70 be taken. to get a court
decision in time to get the issue on
the ballot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
WAKE FOREST WINS
FROM HOLY CROSS

Especial To The Richmond Nirginian.)
Wake Forest. n. c.. March go
Wake Forest and Holy Cross each Sc
cured twelve hits this afternoon, but
the visitors mixed their bingles with
ten errors. hit batsmen and ten free
passes by the Baptists and easily ran
up a score of Is to 8. nine of the runs
being scored In the last three innings
Holy Cross opened the game with
three runs in the first inning, Wake
Forest got TO the curves Of Corners
early, and at the end of the fourth
the score stood at TO 4.
Score by innings: r. II. r
Holy Cross $40 OIL 51s-l6 IL I
Wake Forest 103 GOO 101-- s ~ ]
Batteries; Wake Forest. Winston
Savage, Ellies and Blanchard; Holy
Cross. Corners. Ryan and Martin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
SENH-IIGHTTESS NORFOLK
is FINAL COMPROMISE

Norfolk, Va. March 2e--Ldghtless
Norfolk will be changed Immediately
TO semilightless Norfolk with ex-
actly one-haif of the white way lights
illuminated from Twelfth street
through the business section.
J. w. Hough. fuel administrator for
Norfolk. appeared before "a meeting
OF committees from the Tidewate r
Automobile association, the Underwater
Druggists association. the Church
Street Improvement league. the cham
Der of commerce and the Retail Mer-
chants association, and offered this as
a compromise between his stand for
"a lightless Norfolk and the business
ORGANIZATIONS stand for a Norfolk
lighted just az other cities are lighted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
IN FINAL
MEETING TUESDAY

The anal meeting of the amateur
association of Richmond before the
start of the season. will he held next
Tuesday night In the automobile room
of Murphy's hotel All the matters
OF the league will be adjusted for the
start of the season on the second Sat
urday In. April
1t lie thought that there viii De two
leagues OF six clubs each this esasor,
More teams &re needed by the assocla-
ton before these leagues can be
formed. Every player in the City In
terssted in the success OF the league
should make application to some OF the
teams
President Edward Fuller will preside
and Secretary Robert Sutton will offer
several resolutions that have been sent
In. The meeting will begin at
O o'clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
PLAN TO PUT CLUB
IN VIRGINIA LEAGUE
Local Owners of Boulevard Park and Former Franchise in
International League Will Petition for Franchise in Circuit
at Norfolk Protect Interests Of 800 Stock
holders Who Helped to Bring Glass IA Baseball Here

Petersburg, Hampton, Roanoke and
Portsmouth, together with Richmond
One of the baseball men has in
timated that the league will be COM
posed of four clubs 1t is doubtful
whether four clubs will be sustain
ing league. as there is not enough
rivalry created.
Three clubs In Virginia and three
clubs in North Carolina would COM
pose the liveliest and best paying
circuit, although there would be long
jumps and equally long railroad fares.
Daylight Plan VIII Help.
The new daylight saving plan,
which went into effect at Z o'clock
this morning. will be the biggest help
TO the Virginia league. The fans In
the offices, which will certainly close
at about 4 o'clock, will be able to
get out to the games by o'clock.
and even IL the Office hours were
moved up to O'Clock many would
still be able to get TO the games.
Fans working In the factories Will
also be able to get out to the gain IS
an time to see the first inning The
many shipyard workers at Newport
News, Portsmouth and Norfolk will
also he able to turn out TO the games
in large and enthusiastic ,numhera.
With the starting OF the Virginia
league nothing could boost baseball
more than this recent piece of gov
eminent legislation.
May start May 4.
n in thought that the Virginia
league will get under way about May
/. This is about the time the reor-
gsnized International will attempt ia
start.
A second Virginia league meeting
will be held I'm the second wsek OF
April. This meeting will deal with
the final plans of the league and the
matters that will not be touched al
the Norfolk meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
TY COER WILL JOvN ARMY
SOON, SAYS MAJOR THOMPSON

That lIughie Jennings, mama
ger OF tia, Detroit Tigers, h liable
To lose the. valuable services of
the mighty Ty Cobb before the
end of the present season r.
prediction attributed to Major
Thompson. OF the fiOth infantry.
The major believes the Georgia
peach will enlist before tho end
of the approaching campaign.
Ty Cobb Ii past the present
draft age. But he Is very much
interested in military affairs. He
caught tho fever, as II were. this
winter ut his home In Augusta,
Ca. near " hich is located Camp
Hancock. Mig Clarke. former
catcher OF Cleveland. who u now
I'm the service, predicted some
weeks ago that Cobb would an
s.cr tho cali TO arms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

When the Virginia league meets I'm
Norfolk on next Tuesday the mag
mates OF the old league will receive
an application for franchise from
the ownors OF Boulevard park. and
formerly owners OF a franchise IN
the International league.
Since the Richmond sportmer
have been thrown out by the Inter
national directors they are deter
mined to try to make some amends
to the 500 stock b olders OF the clue
for the money they have invested
BY securing a franchise In the Vir-
gfnta league they will be putting the
park to use that will bring back
some gain for the losses they have
sustained.
The local owners wifi not allow the
Virginia league to come into their
ball park without first offering terms
III there is to be anything made out
OF baseball here they want this to 60
to the many sportmen who helped
in bringing the International fran
chtse to this city.
Want Richmond i'm League.
The Virginia league directors have
stated they intend to make Richmond
q part Of their circuit which they viii
form next week. They realize thai
this city was the bulwark of the
league before II went into the Inter.
national. and that the league had a
hard struggle when the capital city
left
Although Richmond was not a
great drawing card In tho Glass "A
league IL in known that Virginia
league ball is more to it's liking. Tr
fact. Richmond is "a Virginia league
town.
The teams that will comprise the
new circuit have not been picked. but
IL seems that they will come from
Norfolk. Newport News. Lynchburg