The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-03
HAMPTON FANS
HOLD meeting
Z Will Discuss Plans for Getting a
Franchise in the Virginia
League.
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! WHINE CLARKE WILL
BE AT THE MEETING
Former Manager of Norfolk Club
Looking for q
Plum With
Crabbers.
BY +. ID. Bonneville.

A meeting of the Hampton Baseball
Association will be held Monday night
In the town OF the Crabbers to go
over the matter OF applying for a
franchise In the Virginia League.
Hampton IL a great baseball town
and the great majority Of the fans
! are anxious to have team In the
! State League. Prom indications It
. looks as il they wish tn get in too
cheaply and this may prove their un-
doing.
1t has been reported that several
] Of the prominent baseball men OF the
city believe that 900 will be enough
capital to swing the club and that this
10 the amount they are thinking of
putting up. II this is the case IL is
not likely that they will get club.
They are of the opinion that IL they
put UP $1,000 the league Will put up
the balance. They have had some
thing like this put In their heads by
former Manager Clarke, of the Nor
folk club
AS matter OF fact the league will
not put up any cash for Hampton or
anybody else. There is no reason
why any particular team should be 4
burden on the other magnates of the
circuit IT Hampton wants q sehe-
& diile Ii fs up 10 the people OF that cit.
to get together and put up the eoin.
They will have to do this and show
something at the league meeting next
Monday.
Their best way To get in the league.
II there Is vacancy, Is to get up u
subscription list. ss mas been done In
Portsmouth. pledging enough cash to
support the team. This IL the tts ~
: evidence OF good faith and VIII help
them To get a club Portsmouth Will
come to the league needing with sa.-
Oo0 subscribed and this viii look Ike
business. The Truckers will be the
first To get a franchise IL there Is q
vacancy In The league.
Whine Clarke IL to take a promi-
nent part in the activities In Hamp-
ton and the people of that place still
think that he is doing all this just feI
fun or as favor to them. Winnie
will be at the meeting Monday night
and when h> gets through they Will
see that he wants something for his
trouble
s Clarke either wants the franoh Sc
ia nice slice OF IL or else the job as
manager and nice fat salary. He f.
mo longer manager OF the Norfolk
club and Ia iookinx Ter Job II Is
likely that he would like big slice
OF promotion stock. as a bonus for
services in landing the franchise, and
also the job az manager
Clarke will point out to the Hamp-
ton people that he viii he s.ble 10 help
than materially in getting fran
chixe and that he can also give the m
= good team the first year by bringing
over several OF Norfaiks best men.
he best players with the Tars last
year were not held On reserve con-
tracts and are now free agents IL Ii
understood that they are willing b. 10
anywhere with Clarke.
The wiley skipper has let the i'm
precision be gained in Hampton that
he took prominent part In the
league meeting here a short time ago.
The Crahoers look upon him as one
u the biggest figures In Virginia
League baseball. As matter of fact
Clarke Was not present nj the meet
Ing. He WAS in Richmond looking for
plums but he did not show his face
At the meeting Of the magnates. The
Hampton people are under the inn
precision that Winnie represented Nor
folk at the meeting.
Clarke. however. Is q capable man
Ager and would doubtless make u good
man to handle the Hampton club II
they can get franchise. 1t may be
expected that he will point out to
them that $1,000 viii, not Mrn the
trick and that they must get more
cash. Hampton has plenty OF wealthy
baseball fans who would be willing to
subscribe.
The Crabbers will doubtless have
representatives at the league meet.
tngs next Monday.