The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-01

Darling, CT; t.arry. So: IanaCre.
H.: Tobin. Cotler. G.; Pfeffer,
Bennett Trenton, Owens, y.
To-day Is The day.
Weather permitting Richmond will.
this afternoon, seu 8anse big league
baseball
The United, state League. embrac-
ing Richmond. Reading. New York,
Cincinnati. Washington. Cleveland.
Piitspurg and Chicago. starts into
existence at Alb this afternoon.
There IL no use going over alI life
discussions that have been had in
drug stores. hotel lobbifs, on tho
corners. tn cafes and tn other places
al nubIic gathering concerning The
league.
1t is here, and It looks like it Is
here 10 stay
So HE only thing for the bugs to
do is 10 go out and take a look at
the club which viii represent Rich
nlond here ana in ali the big cities ot
the country. ana pass Judgment them
selves
The Chspqher Il Commerce and
the Council Copmlttee on Publicity
could do no better than TO apprepri-
ate so mus money as Is NEEDED there
~ the Si6.0 th94 Is at that com
nitiees command for the purpose of
advertising the city than to place Il
nj rhe disposal of the United States
League
Tha league viii advertise the city
II Richmond.
TIE garne STARTS To-day. II FsaFlaa-
Evans Is good and gives We good
weather. We suggest That President
T.andgraf send him a season ticket 10
Of m y things
some.
Chief Router Sydnor.
Promptly al g. 80 this afternoon, "a
large and rommodious auto float Viii
make disappearance al the corrsr OF
Thirteenth and Main streets, and i'm
mediateiy thereafter there viii appear
upon the scene fifty stalwort citizens
headed by Chief Rooter Sydnor. arm
ed with base drums. basso profundo
horns. bells with chimes To them.
megaphones, phonograp hs, pianis-
simos and other things Of similar
- h arseter. .Ser. tbs natrpose @t max
ne nj HE welkins reabouts rlIG
10 the utmost in announcing that this
is the day.
An old corn field out in the wiids
Of Henrico has been transformed into
a baseball park \ fence has been
circulated around the corn feld. son1'
Of the turf has been turned under,
and a grandstand has been erected.
There may not be a top on the grand
stand. But IL it rains it is quite Ger
tain that most of those who go 10 the
Earsa will have, umbrellas, 50 That, few
may get wet.
out on this old corn field eighteen
hall players viii try conclusions. They
will represent the best element of
those who have engaged in the great
national game. and despite the fact
that they are not under the "protec-
ton of national agreement, they
intend to show the baseball loving
public how. the game should be play
ed. And IF they do that they will
please nine-tenths of the people of
Richmond for this is one of the hot
test baseball cities in the country, and
we bet, right now. that Richmond
will have bigger crowd on the open
ing day than Petersburg. the town
that brags that it will win the pen
nant in this league.
Both Of the teams viii face each
other today are In the pink Of condi-
ton.
The Washington. BOYS are NJ the
Guerrant, The Richmond boys are at
the Gilbert. Both teams went to bed
last night at 10 o'clock by the watch
OF the respective managers.
Back From suffolk.
Manager Newman and his crowd
OF athletes came IN from Suifolk
yesterday at noon They left many
regrets and tears behind. 1t was
said that the ladies of that pretty lit
tie city would be here this week to
take a look at the boys In action
Manager Hill. of the Nansemond, Is
already here.