The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-07
Baltimore Man Nd
ating for Purchas
Montreal Franch
CANADIAN BOW
ARE NOW Inv;
Contest Between Richrntu1
oriole Councilnen Y
Movement for Big !
Games in Richrnond-@
talists at Work
Proposition.
By CABELL F. FITzGERl

| BY CAbELL r. FIIZGEN
Baltimore. August e-There
man in Baltimore who Is pi
now to make an offer for the
Eastern League franchise. and
price is within the limits OF y
is probable that the deal will 4
off this winter. and that anott
will find the Royals without I'd
tation in this circuit. Associat
the Baltimorean in his project
OF the principal figures II. Il
League BASEBALL player wi,
lease could not be purchased
price. and he, 1t Is claimed, will
ofhcio manager, with a pull TIL
enable him to furnish many sd
the reorganized outfit.
Realizing that every season
are started that this or that
will lose out before another 3
rolls around. the man at the
more end is unwilling that his
be used in connection with the =
at present, as he feels that
cation of his plans will probabi|
1ure his chances and may ser,
cause the owners of the Montreal
20 raise the price to q figure
VIII make the venture too risky
a financial standpoint. Neyertb
ne Is willing to take a chance
Few thousands out of his own 10, pd
ana believes that II another iids.
ing city could be drawn hatoi
league 1t would be of great Al
eage IN lifting the standard OF III
and the quality OF baseball.
Plans Not All Hot AIR.
Our plans are not all hot air
the Baltimorean last night, "W.
sry our best to get possession Z
montreal team. and have alreadys
preliminary steps in that dirI
we conceived the idea earlier
season, when reports from NJ
We're that neither the fans al
| newspapers Were giving the Gil
port, and there was a genera
from every manager chat yisitY
canadian city. II you remember
We're persistent rumors that theI
agement would give up befoiI
season was over. and would pl;|
club In some other city In the
States. which would be more acc
and would be the means OF
much expense to all the teams.
not consider or even think OF 81
on the purchase until I was Apr
by a New Yorker, who, take Il
me. is OF much more speculatiy'
OF mind than yours truly. and b, |
time.
'If should secure part owl
OF the Montreal team. 1t would
my desire or purpose to place tn
In Paterson. N. j., or any Of tlis
cities spoken of. but I'd tai
chances with Richmond, wheref
derstand 1t Is habit to send out
1000 to 10000 fans day, and
we would necessarily be compel
charge higher prices than pref
the Virginia League. l understa
the coin for the right Sort OF ha
In days past. the Virginia citI
held Its own In a bigger leagu{
there is no reason why 1t shout
do so again.
were here recently to play the
more Solons I found to my shin
that they were without execution
dent supporters of the Richmond 4
ball team, and there was not on
them who did not think that an I
ern League franchise would pS
placed there. have no idea :
price the Montreal Club will BRINK
I think we can raise the money
If necessary we will bring othehI
the deal. An offer will certatnlI
made for the club. and we viii
in real earnest to secure II.
His Purpose Is Sincere.
The spok esman seemed espea
anxious to impress me with the
certify of his purpose and succa
The one thing that seemed to imt
the Baltimorean. especially with
mond as the new Eastern League ca
was the fact that the Virginia Lee
was forced to drop Portsmouth
take in Petersburg since the Sc
started. and he takes this to r
that there must be some weakness
the financial end of the smaller or
izatton. Richmond has had the =
tation, ever since the Virginia Lei
was rejuvenated, as being the
support OF all the clubs. and thu
have been made by the present ow
for several seasons to get into Il
company, where the team could
pete for honors In baseball with 6
of the same size or larger
generally understood that the
treal team has not been a paying =
cSitfon this season.