Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-20
...SEVEN VIRGINIA LEAGUE
-CLUDs HURT BY OUTLAWS
Players From Every City
But Richmond.

Richmond is the only team in the
virginia League not affected by In
: roads made upon II by independent
la seball organizations throughout The
country. This was the information
contained In statement ny ". l..
Bradley, president of the circuit
which is represented. by Richmond.
Petersburg. Portsmouth, Ncwpor;
News. Suffolk. Norfolk. Rocky Mount
and Wilson.
While acknowledging that seven
teams in the league had lost men
through the operations of the mil
trial Leagues. Sir. Bra,iley Is not
. alarmed over The situation. lie stated
that the leagues offered The men con
could pay. hut the seasons are much
shorter. and the men VIII fare badly
at the hands Of orGanized baseball.
offense. and the guilty parties viii
be barred from organized ball for "a
(. period OF i've years. while In som"
they return TO their clubs before July
-. according 10 Bradley.
Young Lntest "jumprr.-
"Cy" Young. the former PITTS burgh
Pirate pitcher, Is the latest PLAYER
has been with f'om ciarke's Peters,
burg Goobers this season and has ac-
cepted an offer from one Of the clubs
EanIzation with teams In Georgia.
South Carolina. Alabama and Florida
Following the jumping Of Young Il
compliant has been lodged against
circuit.
With tho teams in the Virginia
League strengthening FOR the second
half OF the season, predictions have
been made by bradley that the last
{. portion OF the race VIII he much
cjoser than the first. Petersburg has
secured Albaugh from the Wilson
team IN order TO bolster the hur!inS
Although tho Colts have no, hal
70 contend With Inc independents
taking it's players. the major Leagues
F, have been drafilns Lee Gooch men
right along. The 81. Louis Cardi-
mails have purchased Mike" kirchei.
left handed pitcher; from the Colts
haseman. and Mcwhnrtcr. pi,ch.r.
both were sold yesterday 10 tn. Chi
not Join the Windy city aegrcynt;o ~.
until tho close OF the V!rginii sea
son.
in the league standns y aegSi H." Ss
"A result OF the victory Portsmouth
won over wilson Rain prevented
he Colts and rars from c!ashiHg IN
probable that a double hcadc- viii
he played In the Underwater. city to-
uhy or tomorrow.
SuHoIk Here This Week.
GRbhy Streets Suffolk team WIFI
play the Colts at Boulcvari !,ield
the last three days o! Inc week
street has bolstcrch his team con
siderhbly recently and expects 10 ac
In the running for the second hal:
OF the reason
While the teams have been
sfren2t hened. an Improvement viii
ne noticed in the umpiring form n..r
pntll the anal games In Scpr-mher.
Al Orth. the veteran National League
arbitcr, has recovered from an at
JACK or malaria. and will work In
the series between the Colts ami
SUFFOLK. Ortiz became i'll In wilson.
but he has recovered and il -cau,.
for work. Monte Cross VIII wori;
with Orth In the series
That the class of ball furnis shed by
the virginia League teams this sea-
son Is Tar above that OF last year is
indicated by the sale or several play
ers TO big league teams scouts have
neeh camping on the trail Of prictI-
.caIIy every club in the circuit.
FRANK Walker. the Rocky Mount
.outncldcr. who was sold to- IN. Al,
letics last week for $500. has m.
record so far. Several clubs were
AFTER the player. and had NJ been
Kept nntil the end Of tho season. IL
is hclievod that nc would nav,
brought $4,000. The Ciav.I,no
Indians had been dickcrInr With III.
Bronchos for the services Of tho great
player