The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
No Reason Why Rich
1nond Sho uld Not Ge
in Eastern League.
BRAID E,Y MUST
CONSE N Z TO DEAL
Rights Can Be Secured fol
$40 900, Says Baltimore Sport
ing Writer, and Funds Are
Readyif Fans Are Willing. q
City Too Large for s'
Local Circuit. ,5s
By cABEI.L i. F1rzaERALp. Z

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Sentiment in Richmond Is apparent
lily overwhelmingly in favor OF put
ting this city In the Eastern League
and reports that the Montreal fran-5
chise may be purchased for $4,000
4 furnish sansencouraging outlook. which,
believe, will ultimately result in 4
placing this good baseball own III 9
League where 1T wi have ii q 4 chance
TO show it's class. There Is no doubt
Whatever about the good faith Of the .
Baltimore man who says he Is willing
to purchase the Canadian franchise,
and that he favors Richmond as theii
location, Is compliment to what peo-
pie have done here toward establisll-i:
Ing q reputation OF being always for
the best in everything. q.
Probably the most Interesting an
3nouncement at present 8 In connection
with Erumors--which are now assum-
Ing somewhat the appearance OF real
live facts-is that Christy Mathew
:sson. the sinvincible tW irler OF the New
York Giants. got his best experiences
IN Virginia, and Is willing to show
his Apr eciation OF past 1avors. in +
putting UP q generous share Of his
learningsE to furnish Richmond the best
article Of baseball. There Is q de-
gree OF skepticism in certain quar-
tiers, but this is mainly among those
who are willing to let Richmond plod
Ion always as the leading town AZ s
small one-State circuit. whereas its
4 rtghtfulS place Is with cities OF It's size
land larger.
Not Knocking Virginia League.
There is no desire to knock the Vir-
Igfnia League or to break 1t up or do
anything that will injure baseball in
this section, but to put Richmond in a.
bigger league, where the whole State
Will watch Its progress. would be the
i greatest incentive for better haseball
\ that has ever existed. Tt is entirely
probable that league smaller than
the present Virginia Organization
would thrive II Richmond should tie,
Iplaced In the Eastern. and tl,s fact
that the Old Dominion's largest city
would have representation In one of,
the country'ss greatest and best
wide interest that would make base
ball a paying proposition In the small g
erstowns. FIJI sy Is
It Is not the esire Of the Baltimore
promoter. who Is taking SO lively an
Interest In this city's baseball affairs.
to- GUST Owner-AIa ger Bradley 8orSto#
prevent his having a big share OF the
stock II he wants It. Owner Bradley
has said that the Virginia League y
too small for a city Of this size, AM
once he even went so far as ia de-. Il
clare that het had his eye on the Eas.
tern League. with the purpose, when
the chance came. Of securing posses-
sion OF one OF the franchises. Their Eli
|isF little doubt but that another season
will find Montreal out of the Eastern
League, and r am reliably informed
that the nine would have been sold
Paterson, N. j. last spring, if the
Isnancers there could have raised the B
necessary fund s:s
WIZ Certainly he Sold.
Unless Richmond gets the team
some other q ~ viii and 4 It may be-
years before such ano ther OPP ortunity
Isisspresente .. The K present Virginia. !,
Lea que sis riencing Its most slin e.
SUGGEST ulsseason. I t may be that a1--s;
lgothers yea or two \ will find Interest ~
q ~ cad that the organ ion VIII per-
Efshs as an h terpri Sc, and II an III
amond, s thousands Of fans III - Pc
without any kind OF repres entat ~ AZ
|basehall si & S \.
This IS probably largest City IN :,
the country in q one sta &c 9
this shouldS be- one TACT y 2 .il g
fmand a be made forss 2 IS
I sports Y,
Baltimore will welcome the ~ tro-SS3
ltdmctions of Richmond ntos the Ea stern
I,eaeue. Her fans had rattle have!
Richmond than Montreal e Or orontesy
or any other city In the East ana VIII
Co operation the success OF the an,
Iit appears to me. wi be assured lEotllis
the start. There sttiysly no g aoV VSss
Nfnntraal nine offered the franchise to-:
Pater son for $4,000, and when It's Z
considered that he Kansas So City own 3,
ership rights In the n s
ciations are held " at g. sonnet hing Y us ke6
$50, 900, 8 IT would seem tha the man mar
~ men who put mon ey. in an E9a stern
League club for Fl chmonds Will have
liIttle to risk It Is n ecess ary to Sc
cure the conse II Of ownar 3 radl if49s
lthe deal Is to be e realt but y @hess
receives the ssura5.ee that J he 1anss
will support a sclu b al prices a. degraeS
higher than they. are at pr ese at he
Will prohably be wi ne TO retire ron
the Virginia League &
EASTERN LEA ~ E