The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
ny GUS MALBERT.

Washington, u. c.. September IT,
Spurred on by the support which anna
tour baseball has received in Rich
mond. the Richmond Amateur League
is at present laying plans for cstab-
isnins, equippins and maintaining
three ball parks In Richmond next sea
son, Sites have been selected and the
owners OF the sites approached. In
each instance. favorable replies have
been received One OF the lots on
which Il park will be established, in
all probability. Is that at Main and
Vine Streets. formerly used as the
home OF the professionals during the
life OF the former Virginia League. At
present the otner locations are being
Kept under cover for the reason that
no definite conclusion has been reached
The men Interested in amateur base
ball are not any too Well pleased with
the sum which they were compelled
to pay w. Is. Bradley. lessee OF the
Broad Street Park. When the Bank
ers. of Washington. and the Maryland
Athletic Club played here on September
. 20 per cent, OF the gross receipts
was turned over TO the park authori-
ties for the use OF the diamond. ~
sum approximating $3.50 was received
from admission charges and of this
sum S175 went to lessee Of the park.
IT is largely for. this reason that the
movement for parks under the con.
troll OF the Amateur Commission crys-
talized so rapidly.
Despite the fact that the Battle Axe
lost to the NJ. \. C.'s in Baltimore. on
Saturday and TO the Cornell team in
Washington to-day, Or. William II
Parker is proud of the men who wea.
his colors Excuses are made because
OF the fact that the teams before
which the Cleavers were humuIcd,
were composed of seasoned vet
Grams who mad played together for
many years, Tho Richmond nine, on
the other hand. is made up of young
sters, just as is the Banker organiza-
ton. of the capital city. These young
sters really have had no experience.
Certainly none OF the kind through
which they have just gone. Next sea-
son it will be entirely different. The
winner of the championship or Rich
mond will be able 10 give a far bette,
account of itself. individually, the
Battle Axes were just as formidable
as any of their opponents. and at lea st
two of the games lost were lost moro
through stage fright than through SUI
perior ability on the part of the vic
tors This stage fright, coupled with a
lack of team work, spelled the undoing
OF the Richmond youngsters. With
greater experience the stage fright
will disappear. and in it's place will
come confidence Then woe be to the
opponents of Richmond's champion
amateurs
Baltimore furnished the smallest
crowd for the amateur games. scarce
ly 5000 people witnessing the contests.
This is partly xplained 10y reason or
the fact that ~ ur baseball in the
Orlole city is something new, at least
from an organized standpoint. Now
that the Baltimoreans have had u
taste OF the real stuff. they are anX-
ious for more, and are ready ttnd WILL
ing to do anything to get in line with
Richmond and Washington. In fact. a
meeting of representatives from the
three cities will be. held shortly in
Washington at which time uniform
rules and laws Will be adopted. AT
lanta has already started organizing
the amateurs of that city, and 1t may
not be beyond the realm Of possibility