Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-17
VIRGINIA LEAGUE TO H0lJ
MEETING IN PORTSMOUTH
Winter Confab Takes Place
Saturday Night i'll
Monroe Hotel.
SESSION no uE IMPORTANT ONE
Personnel of Circuit Fer Next Year
- VIII Bc ncridcd-lti"hn'ond Franz
- rhi>c unercd Local Mnn-ltsan Dc
MES Club II for Sale.


Takola. "a member OF tile Com
meet in Portsmouth Saturday night;
after having survived a season Of
turmoil. IN an EFFORT TO straichicn
out several matters OF the utmos, i'm
portauce ia tho circuit w. J.. Brad
ley. president OF the organization. yes
te,day issued the call for the meet
ing. which VIII he hcld in the Mon
roe Hotol at Portsmouth at 5 o'o!ocli
saturday night.
When the chubby head OF the oid
Dominion circui, !e, ii loo known
there would be confab in Ports
mouth. several club owners hastily
scanned The 1891 season. and are COM
ing 10 TIE conference loaded for
bear" Owners OF Wilson ana Rocky
Mount never have forgiven Judge
kcncsaw Mountain Lands for taking
the post season series from North
Carolina by disGual!fynE both VIII
son and Rocky Mount. when those
two cities were planning to hold the
entire series in North Carolina.
Two rost-Senson Series Staged.
Portsmouth, and Norfolk partici-
ratcd in the championship series Tor
The league title. while Rocky Mount
and Wilson staged another series
Just 10 satisfy the fans OF the Old
North state. MI went we'll with the
Norfolk -portsmouth series for 4
time hut before the p"St- season
CURED between the owners and
n T."SS won ~ ser series. L III;
has been said about the row. bu, IL
i expected 20 he one OF the chief
topics OF discussion at the meeting
Saturday night
Since the 1921 scason ended. there
hay" been any number OF rumorS at
fectins the Virginia League going the
rounds. Sovcra! of the present own
crs We're declared TO he dissatisfied
and would not ask for "a franchise
next year. Petersburg fen Hat and
threw its team upon The League jus,
before Labor Day. while Suffolk came
near throwing up The sponge also
'Iarhoro was secured to take tn,
place ui Petersburg. and the circui,
WAS kept intact until the schedule
was completed. There also have beer
rumors that the Richmond owners
did not care TO retain their fran
Chisc.
Onrr Local Man Nichmond Franchise
II is Il known fact that a Richmont
man received Wire last week from
West Virginia asking him ii he woult
30 Interested ia the colts in 1872. II,
kept the matter under consideration
'''' go" N''''' - 80 rN ~ W ''
Nirginian that he WAS not iutcrestc,
in the project. Ray Ryan, manage
az the Colts. stated in n wire from
Welsh. w. Va, last night tina; tn
local franchise had been offered /,
no one. Tn. fact that the mcssag.
was received here IS of more ihai
ordinary interest 10 the ioCa! fans
The next meeting is OF great i'm.
nor;anc. 10 the Richmond Cans re.
sardlcss %! whether tho local f.um.
chs" IS Tor sal" or not. CHANCES IN
Tie circuit are sure 10 take place be,
Tore The opening gaines in 1872 Tar.
boro failed to support its t.a:n dur.
!mE the las, season, ana the mag.
mates hardly VII. consent TO tho :ran.
ch.es being placed there. In view
81 Sun"lk'S poor support, IL appcars
that Nausemoud County Will have nc
representation IN the league. WIN
Suffolk and Turuoyo eliminated from
the also "ligIbl"s.' only six club.
remain. and it is more than likely
that only halt . dozen cities Viii l..
represented III ta- league next sea.
son.
R!chr ord., .Fort4nouth. Norfolk
Wilson nav ne can. and !, apusars
'H"t taey VIII @ons;itut. The Nir.
S.Hia League III 1879