Other North Carolina cities of Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro and Wilmington were all also recruited to form teams.
The league was formed with six teams, four from Virginia and two from North Carolina, with the schedule running from April 15 to September 21.
[3][4] The Virginia–North Carolina League began play on April 16, 1901 with the six league members Newport News Shipbuilders, Norfolk Skippers, Portsmouth Browns, Raleigh Senators, Richmond Bluebirds and Wilmington Giants.
[5] Games early in the season were plagued by rain and other bad weather, including a tornado that hit Newport News, Virginia on May 1, 1901.
The 1905 league teams were the Charlotte Hornets, Danville Tobacconists, Greensboro Farmers and Salisbury–Spencer Twins/Winston–Salem Twins.
The Virginia–North Carolina League disbanded before the conclusion of the season, stopping play on August 19, 1905 with Danville in first place (48–27), followed by Charlotte (40–42), Greensboro (36–47) and Winston-Salem (34–42).