Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-02
SPORTS
VIRGINIA LEAGUE HOLDS
STORM|EST MEETING
Gathering at Newport News
Fails To Elect Pres.
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'"J"urnod at T.. NJ without having
elected a r!csidcn, TO succeed ". b
i'r"diey, Of Richmond. who resigned
recently. Tn. mogu!s, however. an.
hcv"' III" 1922 Playing schedules
subr'itcd by the Richmond club. with
. e." minor changes
The session In Nowpor, News wa.
b. Tar III" stOrmicSt held recently.
ami "aXcd more thar warm as lal-
lot after ballot Mas taken in :, futile
'foTt TO elect president OF the or
gan!zation. Eleven ballots were
tak.n In Newport News before the
'n"sn"tes adjourned 10 resume tn.
session here tonight.
Try secret Ballot
j NJ o'crton. az Portsmouth; w
g. framham. of Durham. y. G. and
Ec" Wilcox we're the three
;'oiainations FOR the position made
vacant by the resignation OF Mr..
bradley. Overton was named by. the
Portsmouth owner. Frank Lawrence !:
i'ramham ~ Rocky Mount and
WILCOX by Norfolk.
liailotiug seven tines openly with
out 'ithcr candidat. receiving the
two-tnirds vote OF tho meeting
necessary To elect the magnates
voted to take u secret ballot on the
eighth attempt 10 break the dead
!ock This proved futile. and after
tho eleventh ballot tho meeting ad-
j"u'ncd 10 NEE, here az . O'Clock.
psrr,on received the support OF
Richmond. Portsmouth and Ncwpor,
News on the eleventh ballot. Bran
Ram the support "t Wilson and
III chy Mount, and Wilcox the vote
o! the Norfolk representative.
recess Wa. taken after this
ballot 80 that the magnates might
get t"gether' II was moved by
Portsmouth and seconded By Rich
mond tina, the meeting hc adjourned
and the election OF president post
p"n"1 unit! later meeting. The
motion when put TO a vote resulted
In tic. Richmond, Portsmouth and
Newport News voting for the mo-
ton and Wilson. ROCKY Mount and
Norfolk against ii.
Threats To Quit League.
Mr.. Bradley. who was serving in
the capacity of aCting-prcs ident was
T"mihdeG by MIR. Lawrence OF
Portsmouth. that in case Of a tie
The chair would cast the deciding
vote. The acting-prcs!dsnt announced
mat he was in favor of adjourniug
and hardly had made known his
decision when owners OF Rocky
Mount. Wilson and Norfolk lie, IL
l." known in no uncertain terms
MAT they did not approve OF the
stand taken by the acting-presilent.
They said that they aid not believe
ihht Mr.. Bradley had the power to
cast the deciding vote inasmuch
as he was not the official president
OF the or;anilation.
me hottest political fights in tho
city or Norfolk were no livc!ier than
the battle which cnsucd between
nose who were against adjourn
irs the meeting and Mr.. Bradley
Norman Y. Chalmers. representative
oi the Rocky Mount Club. declared
th't he was through with the Vir-
Sinia League and stood ready to tn-.
icit n" bond he had posted recently
as Suar.iEtce that his city would
hhIsh Inc season. 1t finally was
agreed that the marnatcs meet here
''nisht TO! the purpose Of rl.ct,n,.
a president.
hen the meeting was called to
order anc new business was asked
Tor the magnatcs learned that
itorSe iHrncs, owner Of the New
port News team, had sold out his in
t"rcst in the Shipbuildcrs to l.. H.
Dawson. OF Portsmouth, Mr..
Barnes announced that he wished 70