Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-24
TO WEST-END PARK.
BASEBALL LIKELY TO RE PLAYED
ON MAIN STREET HEREAFrlrx.
Mr.. DOHATI WILLSELL The FRANCHISE
The Richmond Railway and Electric
Company to Secure Controlling In-
terest and vacafe the Diamond On
Broad street.

II looks now as though the Atlantic
League baseball teams will discontinus
playing on the diamond at Broad-strscs
Park. and return next season to the old
diamond at West-End Park. Indeed,
there is every probability OF this. as u 10
expected that before the sun sinks below
the western horizon to-day the majority
of the stock in the Richmond Baseball
and Athletic Association will have been
purchased by the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company, who will undoubtedly
transfer the franchise back TO Main
street.
Mr.. w. B. Bradley, who Is practically
the father of successful baseball In
Richmond, played his league games at
the Main-street Park for several years,
the Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany reaping the benefits OF the location,
but refusing TO take any monetary inter-
est In the game.
THE TEAMS FIRST MOVE.
Finally. when the Traction Company
opened up its lines, they made proposi-
tions to Mr. Bradley, as a result OF whicn
they built him park on Broad street,
and Ire moved his team there last spring.
nlaying all of last seasons games there.
The Richmond Railway and Electric
Company soon realized that they had
done q bad business In letting the frin-
chise be moved from off their line. put
as Mr.. Bradley had entered into hve
wears lease with the Traction Company
the old line people bided their time.
MIR. BRADLEY SOLD OUT.
Early In September Mr.. Bradley sold
out his entire interest In the base-bali
business to Messrs. V. Donati, c. t. Boy
hin. and p B. SHIELD. and then the Rich-
mond Railway and Electric Company be-
gan negotiating with view 10 pur-
chasing the controlling interest," In ,he
association, so as to move the franchise
back 10 their line. Mr.. SHIELD. of course,
would not sell them his stock. as he Is
| counsel for the Traction Company. The
prospective deal hung fire until several
days ago. when Mr.. Boykin sold his one
| third interest TO Mr.. Donati, and then
| negotiations were renewed.
The association Is capitalized at $1,000,
| there being l2O shares OF stock. OF which
number Mr.. Donati owns seventy-eight ana
| Mr.. SHIELD forty. two other gentlemen.
members OF the Board Of Directors, hold
| ing one share each. On yesterday
4 proposition was fldue W MI DSh"N' 49,
| the purchase Of sixty-one shares OF his
stock. and contracts We're drawn and
| everything gotten in readiness for the
| trade. whereby the Richmond Railway
| and Electric Company. or rather It's OF
| ficers. will become possessed of controli-
ing interest in the association owning
| the coveted franchise.
MR.. FISHER NOT HERE.
At the eleventh hour, however. Mr..
| George T.. Fisher, president and treasurer
| of the railway company, was called out
of the city. He will return to-day. aLv
then the chances are that the papers wiz
be signed. Unless they are signed to4
| day the deal will probably miscarry. as Z
is understood that the Traction Compan. :
is also a bidder for the stock. and the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
| pany's option expires to-day.
1t has been practically agreed that IL
| the Main-street line succeeds in securing
| the franchise, they will employ Mr. Do
natl as their representative TO run the
| business for them, and Manager Wells
will also be retained.