The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-07
LOOKS LIKE BASEBALL.
STATE LEAGUE FORMED And LLL
AnRxyGEMENTS MADE.
Richmond to Have . Game Every Day.
There Seems, However. to be Great
Confusion of Authority.

IT seems TO be an assured fact that
Richmond lovers Of the national game
will have an opportunity u yell them
selves hoarse on the baseball grounds
this season. while the eood-natured. out
and-out "rooter'' will lift up his voice in
praise or censure from the beacheries or
the left-held fence, BY force Of habit. as
it were.
For some considerable time efforts have
been made on the part Of baseball men
in this city. Manchester, and Petersburg
to organize a league several meetings
were called, but they resulted In DIS
nal failure The quesuoh was settled last
night however, and there Is every indica-
ton thar GOOD ball will be played in this
CITY and i'm other cities of the State dur
ing the season for what will be known
AS the VIRGINIA state League was organ
lied last niob, at No 9lo Bank street.
The meeting lasted nearly all day. Mr..
Camden sommers formerly manager of
the Norfolt Club presided, and Mr. Nor
ris. Of Roanoke acted as secretary. Be-
sides ,beeo .bere were representatives,
from the cities OF Richmond. Manches-
ter Petersburg Roanoke stanton. and
Norfou, &C., much discussion all around.
II was decided 10 organize a State league,
aud tho conservatives OF the above
named cities each agreed TO put club in
m field under the management and regu-
lations of tho league. Committees were
Amounted on rules. regulations, and by
laws TRANSFORMATION. and schedule OF
games These committees Will hold
meeting In Petersburg next wednesday
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and make reports. when further arrahge-
ments will be decided upon as TO the de-
tails Of the organization.
VIII Have Paid Players.
II is nronosed 70 have the league gov
erned by the national agreement, IN Willch
case no plaver will be permitted TO leave
tho organization and accept a similar
Mace i'm another league without the con-
sent of the other clubs. Most Of the
clubs will have regularly paid players
who will receive salaries and expenses as
agreed 10. and will be subject TO fines
and other regulations required by the
management. As far as practicable the
players will be chosen from local talent,
though when necessary men VIII De
brought from a distance. IL is understood
that the clubs Of Norfolk. Petersburg. and
Stanton have already been organized,
and the management will commence at
once 10 organize the clubs In the other
cities.
Games will begin between the 18th and
10Th of April, and will continue daily, as
far as practicable. until about the middle
Of September. Exhibition and practice
games will be played some two or three
weeks before that time. II is proposed
under the arrangements Of the organiza-
ton. that 10 games be played between
the Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk, and
Manchester clubs, and 50 games between
these clubs and the Stanton and Roam
oke representatives. The clubs in the
Eastern division of the league will visit
Stanton and Roanoke twice during the
season, and a series Of three games Will
be played with each.
Bal Park and Car Schedule.
1t is understood that Mr.. w. b. Bradley.
OF Manchester, will secure the lot in the
West-End, near Main and Vine streets,
for a ball park, and that these grounds
will be put in flrst-class condition, in
Guiding grand-stand, gateways for vehi-
cles. and other Improvements.
Should this be done there is little doubt
that the games will be well patronized.
for both the Clay-street and the Main
street car lines run 10 that portion OF
the city. and a schedule Of two and one
half minutes will enable business men
and others TO attend the games with lit
tie loss Of time by reason Of transporta-
ton back and forth.
In conversation last night with a promi
nent baseball man, who is interested
in the new movement, he said that the
league purpOsed 20 employ the very
bes. material available. and would over
look nothing 10 give the Richmond peo-
pie hrst-rate exhibitions Of baseball this
season. He seemed much gratitied with
the result Of the meeting and stated that
the movement was now upon a firm basis
and would prove a success from every
point Of view. According 10 the plans
Of the management a game will be played
in Richmond every day, except Sundays,
during the season.
come yigo- ous Rivalry.
The above information Is published upon
the authority Of a gentleman who attend
cd the meeting referred TO- took part IN
the discussion. and who Is personally
interested i'm the movement There seems.
however. TO be some vigorous rivalry and
competition in the matter, for Mr.. Teddy
Sullivan. i'm conversation with repre-
sentative Of this paper last night made
statements Of which the following Is
the substance:
A State League, consisting Of the fol-
lowing clubs, was organized at the Lex
ington Hotel yesterday evening: Staun-
ton, Roanoke, Norfolk, and Richmond.
Stanton was represented by Mr. X. ID.
Apperson; Roanoke, by Mr.. I. }. MARSH
Norfolk. by Mr.. Greenleaf; ana Rlch-
mund by several business men. MI
Apperson was elected secretary ana treas
urer pro TEN, and will carry on III the
future whatever negotiations may be
necessary for perfecting the league. '"
1t is very probable that two more CLUBS
will be brought into the league. IL Is
thought that these clubs would be orr