The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-02-01
A Real Fan
Writes Some Interesting Base
Ball News for the People
of Richmond.

''Dc, we want base ball this summer
This question must be answered one
way or the other within the next two
weeks. Last year was disastrous one
financially and the Association quit the
season owing good-sized sum Of money.
A large part of this is due the Rich
mond National Bank, and this .institu-
ton has recently filed suit for its debt.
This means that unless immediate ac-
tion is taken to make satisfactory dis
position of this debt the splendid park
owned by the Association will be sold
and cut up into lots.
A few men who are interested in base
ball and, who consider the grounds
worth good sum above the debts have
agreed TO take up all debts and hold the
park in a way to guarantee baseball, pro-
vided the public shows, by coming forth
with capable business man to run the
team and enough money. 100000 to
$4,000 to start the team going, that it
wants baseball.
Only the people who stop to think il
over realize what base ball means in the
summer TO a small town like Richmond.
Can anybody remember what we did
on hot summer afternoons before the
town had the ball team? Did the peo-
pie sit around and cuss the heat or did
they light out for seashore, mountains
or summer resort and there spend three
times as much money for two weeks
outing that whole season of real tip
top base ball costs?
IL we had never had this comparative
ly economical form of amusement we
might get along without it. But how,
having gotten used to seeing these fine
contests every day, can we ever get
along without them? We can't. The
collapse of the tobacco pool may have
been disaster but the passing of the
base ball team wouli be an engulfing
C alamity. Things would be SO
dull around here that soon our popu-
lation would be as small as the last CEN
sus said it was-and that reminds us of
Danville, Middlesboro and Winchester
and some of those other chesty towns.
What would they say about it! Rich
mond, that little old town that can't
support ball team. People there
thought it was fine thing until they
lost little money and then they howled
like kids and quit" That's what they
would say, if we give them chance.
But will We! 1t depends entirely upon
whether or not good man will come
forward and agree TO assume the bur-
dens which have been borne in the past
by Presidents Kellogg and Greenleaf,
and whether or not the general public
will subscribe enough money TO start
things going.
AT meeting of the League after the
close Of last season 1t was fully recog-
nized by representatives from all the
towns that expenses had become too
high. That meeting resulted in an iron
clad rule which will keep all teams
within the salary limit during the CON-
ing season, and, with good weather, il
may be reasonably expected that the
coming season will snow financial sue
cess for the Richmond team. Richmond
is one of the best drawing towns in the
League and there is no reason why we
should not get together and save the
ball team, our most heartful and enter
tanning medium of summer recreation.
The present officers of the Association
are now at work on the details of
plans for reorganization which will be
submitted to the public at meeting
to be announced later and which will be
held within the next two weeks; and all
persons in the county and city who are
interested in the preservation of base
ball are urged to make preparations to
attend"