Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
PRESIDENT MOVE
SETS JANUARY z
FOR BIG C0NFAB
Tidewater Magnates to De.
mand Showdown on Cir
cult Makeup.
MAY co TO NORTH
TO PLUG UP GAPS
Also Consider Alignment With
Five Sally League
Clubs.

Notices OF a meeting OF tho Vir-
Einia League. to DO held In Norfolk
on January 2. were mailed out to the
club owners last night by w. S.
Moyc. president OF the organization.
with tho call set for after the
holidays. cffcrts OF the Underwater
magnatcs TO have the meeting held
this week were abandoned. rhe
Richmond owners were also anxious
Tor an carly session In order that the
AFFAIRS of the circuit might be
siraightened out In tino for tile
pending sale OF tho franchise to be
contaminated.
According to Information coming
from Norfolk. tho moguls are deter
ininei that action be taken at the
coming meeting TO get the circuit on
permanent basis. 1, is predicted
that there Will be "somcth,ng do
!nH when the League meets. espcci-
ally II President Moyc reports that
nothing tangible has come from his
efforts 70 place the Newport News
franchise.
Mny Go Into North.
That the Virginia League VIII
reach North to gain strength for the
coming campaigu is being whisper
"a around. The Tidewater owners.
which means II. T.. Dawson. OF New
port News. as well az the Ports
mouth and Norfolk moeuls. ar. re-
ported TO be In favor of Freezing
out tho two Carolina towns IN order
mat real circuit Gun te made up
with the possibility Of Class 4 ball
instead of Class b. Mono OF the club
owners VIII be quoted directly on
the matter. however.
There ~ growing demand that
the Virginia Leagie take in cities
OF 100000 or more In order that there
VIII be room for expansion The at
titude OF the baseball public In the
larger cities shows that they arc not
particularly fond OF the lineup OF
las. season. There can be little in
icrest IN "a league which takes in
another small town 10 hold ii down
as Wilson ana Rocky Mount have
done In tho past.
Sale OF the Newport News fran
chisc 10 men OF that city is doubt
ful. Owned Dawson has given up
hopes I'm that direction. Petersburg
* the only Virginia city asked to
enter the circuit. Wilmington was
invited. but the necessary money
could not be raised. All other Caro-
taken care of.
Consider Smiley Opening.
Whether charlottesville can sun.
jump would DC "a long one. but would
not be prohibitive IL the people OF
the valley really wanted profession
al ball. Lyncbburg and Roanoke are
me only other bets. and they are
100 TO l shots.
Wlth the Spartanburg club in the
south Atlantic League on the mar
kct, consideration has been given 10
the possibility of Norfolk. Richmond
aud Portsmouth absorbing the loose
franchise and an cight-team circuit
formed. The circuit would then be
composed OF Columbia, Charleston
Augusta. Grecnvillc. Charlotte, Rich
mond. Norfolk and Portsmouth. such
a circuit would not be any moro un-
wieldy than the proposed Atlantic
League made UP OF five Northern and
three Southern clubs.
The Virginia League has weather
cd so many storms. that even the
most pessimistic fan expects base
ball of some sort next spring. The
uncertainty. however, Will be detri-
mental in building up tho teams. al
though several cities are at work In
that line already. regardless OF the
present situations.
James r.. Grass. owner of the Rich
mond franchise, has all along fav-
ored Petersburg for Il Virginia
League berth and is still hoping the
Cockade city will find way tc
finance club. He will nor be n
party to freezing" the Carolina
towns out. or similar tactics. al.
though he has frequently expressed
the opinion that the circuit cannot
be financial success with such small
cities as members.