The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
OWNERS SORE over.
BR AID LEY STALK
Declare He Is Biggest Owner in
Portsmouth Club, and if Any
body Laid Down He Did.

Because owner Bradley, of the Rich
mond Baseball Club, allowed an inter-
view to be published. as coming from
him in one OF the afternoon papers,
in which he Is quoted as saying things
which We're not at all complimentary
to the sporting spirit of the Ports
mouth club owners in Richmond. those
owners are about as sore as men usu-
ally become. The speech nscribed to
Mr.. Bradley was used in connection
with the leagues coming to Ports
mouths aid financially. He Is quoted
as saying, Maybe some people thought
the Portsmouth owners would break
UP the league by laying down and
throwing up the franchise"
Owner Bradley is the biggest owner
IN the Portsmouth CLUB" said one of
the Richmond owners yesterday "He
owns $3.50 worth of stock more than
any other man Interested in the club
III the Portsmouth owners meant to
break up the league by laying down
and throwing up the franchise he is
certainly one of the chief ones to lay
down"
In the Interview published at which
the other owners took umbrage. Mr.
Bradley said nothing about his being
an owner in the Portsmouth camp. and
spoke as IL he looked upon the matter
from the standpoint OF Richmond
owner who would be injured by Ports.
mouths leaving the league.
Bradley biggest Owner.
AS a matter of fact" said one of
the other owners yesterday. "he owns
$3.50 worth of stock in the club. or
the other Richmond owners. four own
$500 worth of stock, and one owns $3.50
worth of stock"
A rather interesting development in
regard to the Portsmouth situation is
that the Richmond owners of the
Portsmouth club have control of the
baseball park in that city. and, after
the publication of Mr.. Bradleys inter-
view. there Is very slight hope of their
ever giving up this stronghold unless
they are paid at least a percentage of
their losses The men Interested in
the Portsmouth franchise object very
strcnuously to being called cutters.
According to those Interested lin
Portsmouth, the owners did not tfnit
until the situation became beyond re-
pair--not financially beyond repair
but beyond repair from a sportsman's
standpoint. The people of Portsmouth
had taken little interest in the club.
and the club was running behind on
expenses. The treasury finally became
bare and the players were asked to
wait Then came the day when the
players announced that they would not
go into the game the next day unless
their salaries were paid up.
The threat to quit raised the fight
Ing blood of the owners to the highest
pitch. They all had lost in the deal,
and had lost gracefully, and asked the
players to keep on and they would be
paid. When the threat came the own
ars retired from the field and let the
players know that they might Quit
Then the league officials stepped In |
Ind paid up the salaries and the men |
played on the day they said they.l
would quit II not paid. They have
been playing since. and their salaries
Ire assured.
The league will have a littIo diff
'ulty In putting Jack Grim in charge
of the Portsmouth club unless the
Richmond owners other than Mr.,
bradley, receive some compensation
or the money spent by them. The
bark is theirs and the franchise ia
heirs, and they believe they can dis
bose of 1t.
In the meantime, the owners are
Hrithins over the fact that they have
'een published as "quitters," and are
'ather more than irritated that the
sharge should have been preferred bv
he biggest owner of the club that was
quit"
The Richmond owners are Mr.. Brad
ey, win 800 worth of stock: Messrs.
| alley. Rosenbaum. Solomon and Cor
ION, with 5000, and Mr.. Bowman with