The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-23
Big Happenings Are Expected
Next Week When State League
Magnates Hold Annual Powwow
President William B. Bradley Will Call Meeting For Either
Tuesday or Wednesday-Po May Be Selected For
of Farley This Timeoffcers May Be Elected and
MANY Things Will Be Given Airing.

will not be known until the naagna tes
get together for their pariey. Should
this happen the woods will have TO be
searched for another club to take Its
place.
Then there is some talk about an
eight-club circuit, but it is practically
a certainty that no such thing will
even be entertained at this time The
circuit could hardly be more compact
than ii is at the present time, and It is
not believed that others will be adj
mitted at this time.
Annual reports of President Brad
ley will be submitted and his accounts
will be audited. There is also posi-
b1ity OF officers for the league being
elected at this gathering, but this is
matter that has not yet been definitely
decided upon.
Baker Goes to Red SOx-
Wee Jesse Baker lis now a member
OF the Boston Red Sox club. The deal
sending the fast little shortfielder to
the Beantown OUTFIT was closed yes
! terday with Owner Ben. w. Wilson
and the youngster will join the team
when it starts for the spring training
camp next spring.
Boston was the third club to try TO
| land the youngster. First the New
York Yankees tried to procure him
| They offered to give the local -clun
Angelo Arragon for the player, THAT
| was a great offer on the part of Secre-
| tary Sparrow. considering the fact
that the little Cuban has quit profess
| sional baseball for more lucrative
| year-around position with Detrott
automobile concern 1t will be re-
membered that he refused to report to
Richmond or any other club early in
the season. Then the Washington club
wanted him. He was hurt in his first
game there and the "Old Fox didn't
care to put out any real cash until hs
had better look at the youngster.
The Red Sox came along with ready
money and Mr. Wilson let him go inn
rnediately.
| Deals whereby Jim Poole is to be-
come a member of the Cincinnati Red
legs and Magahs Is to go to the Chi
| coga White Sex Is still hanging fire
and they may be contaminated in the
next few weeks Both clubs have an
| nounced that they are too busy getting
ready for the fall classic to talk over
this matter yet
Mr.. Wilson Is not experiencing any
worries over this, however. He says
that IL the big league clubs can't use
them next season he can and he
doesn't care especially about letting
them get away from the Colts.
BaIIenger to Louisville.
Announcement has been made that
Pelham Ballenger. the star Norfolk
shortfielder. has been disposed of by
the Tars to the Louisville club. OF, the
American association. Though this
season was Ballenger's first in profes-
! sionai company. he was one OF the
best looking players in the Bradley or
u ganization- He attracted the atten-
ton Of a number OF big league scouts.
but all of them said that he needed
a little additional experience In minor
company before breaking into the big
show.
Ballenger is a farmer lad He blew
into Norfolk Just after the season
opened and asked for "a ,tryout He
tstAfted~ in at the shortfield position
and made good from the Jump. He
/ had many rough spots when he START
cd, but he soon shook a number OF
them from his system and now looks
like A finished minor league per-
former