The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
CITY MAY HAVE
ATHLETIC PARK ] ]
Grounds and buildings
Committee Expected \
to Act FaVOrdbly
| BYRD PARK SITE 8
IS SUGGESTED
Project Has Been Advocated by
Dispatch for Nearly
Year-Special Commit
tee Impressed With II
Needs Of Athletic M
/ Interests. ,ss

y A municipal rark. in which athletiulEa
enthusiastically, baseball. nockeysss
lacrosse. outdoor track meets. and al MI
like sports--lnay be given, which has ssIe
been the fond dream OF many sports-SII
rncn and which has been advocated %ss
by The Times dispatch for nearly
syea,, has emerged from bare pos!lsfs
tbltty into a probability. The cause q
OF amateur athletics is thereby mucllsS
encouraged. ara when the fact is nlprsIs
fully known many champions, who.
have been in rather an apathetic attt-sss
,tudc for tho past twelve months, Will
arise In support of the plan and us1s
all their influence toward insuring It's
success. i s ss;s; sss sS35 sssS ssSI
1t is now many months since The
Times-D ispatch proposed tho turning
OF the centre of the speedway In BYRD
Park into an up-to-date athletic
ground for. the use of the NrN- which
lis lamentably deticient in AAkDmma-N
dations for amateur sportA /.
For a long time a small but gradually
increasing band has been quietly working \
to procure a park worthy OF Richmond,ass
where the college baseball and football
games and track athletics can be held
The first ray of sunshine which pOintAsg
to success in this line issued from thAEs
Grounds and Buildings Committee Of tho
City Council, who were preached ~
the Richmond Amateur Baseball LeaSyi0si
| to, get permission to pull of one Of their
weekly games during the coming seasonS
in the centre Of the old speedway. N
When the matter was hroached TO- the
committee 1T was reported upon favora-s
bly,, and was referred to the special
committee which has charge Of Byrd
Park with full power to act. Thiaa
special committee yesterday had q talk
/ with Mr. J. A. Muir, secretary Of the
Richmond Amateur Baseball League.A
with the purpose of getting full ideaA
Of the situation and the needs for JUST
such an athletic park. l n II sfsss
Members OF the committee were so
j much impressed with the aims OF the
A League that full permission was grsr,.>a
4 cd and hearty corporation In much
broader plan was promised. E
\ Mr. Muir will appear before the
4 Grounds and Buildings Committees
4 within the next few days to explain
to them The Times-Dispatch idea fool
athletic grounds in Byrd Park, With
! the object, II possible, OF getting the
Council interested In making such
a prnposition municipal Undertaking
IT is understood that most OF the
members of the committee are In favOl
OF the project, That 1t Is feasible and
equally needful goes without sayinn
q Athletic interests in this city have aas
sumcd such proportion within the
last two years that they have passed
far beyond the bounds In which TINY
can at present be accommodated.
Tian after plan has been put forward
for a municipal park, but none have
: yet reached the point whence succest
:, might finally be assured. IndicattOnl
, now are that the work will be takel
: up In good earnest and pushed with q
, WILL the attitude OF tho CouncilmG4
. encouraging lhose interested to below
! that the city will be willing to con,
al tribute its part to the success OF thlE
| movement, III