The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-10
SYNDICATE GETS
! BRADLEY'S STOCK
Baseball Magnate Gives Up
Control of Richmond Team
in Virginia League.
M'ADAMS NEW PRESIDENT
Bradley Retains Minority Inter
est and Becomes Secretary
OF Company.
M'ADAMS NEW PRESIDENT

The controlling interest of the Rich
mond Virginia League franchise, TOR
/ the past seven years the property OF
! w. Is. bradley. passed yesterday into
the hands of Il syndicate Oh ten Rich
/ mond business men. The transfer
caused decided stir II Baseball cir
! cles. carrying with il much spccula-
] non as TO the future infringement of
! the Richmond club.
! The deal was closed at 1880 o'clock
! yesterday morning in the offices OF
Paschall x Gresham. IN the American
National Bank Building. Neither the
[ price paid by the new company for the
controlling interest nor the actual
amount OF stock il took over was an
nounced Mr.. Bradley, under the new
arrangement, Will still retain the lurg-
est individual block OF stock. but the
controlling interest OF the Broad
street Park Corporation the company
owning the Richmond franchise passes
by the deal into Tie hands OF Thomas
Is. Mc-Ndams Thomas Gresham. Il. b
Airport. {. c. Bowe. j. II. Pagchau. At
bert Anthony. Jr., Bruce Bowc. r. s
Bozc, X. Latimer Gordon ana Morton
i. iiosenbaum
bradley VIII lie Secretary
new organization was at once cr-
fected. headed by Mir. Mc4Ndams. as
president. Mr. Airport ana Mr.. ,;res-
''''''' 49, ti4N''tia iliSt anu second Vice
presidents. respectively. and Mrs. Buwe
was made treasurer Mr.. Bradley, the
former owner, was elected secretary
of the new company.
An executive committee OF five, con-
sisting of the president. first vice
president secretary and two of the
directorate TO be named by MIR. Nc
ADAMS later will assume absolute con-
troll of the Richmond baseball fvan-
chise and it's appurtenauces and direct
the management OF tile baseball prop
erty. steve Griffin. as under the old
management. viii remain in full charge
OF the team.
No Radical Chungcs.
president McAdamS stated last night
that the new company contempIatcs
/ no radical departure. at least for the
present year, from the pans and prac-
tees enforced under tho Bradley re-
Gime. The price OF admission is to
remain the same. and there will I've no
Interference with Manager Griffin.
an OF the new owners" he said
regard Mr.. Griffin as highly compe-
tent. and arc agreed that he shall re-
main in fun charge OF the team. AS
all orSa niHatton we snail try gradual
~ TO introduce various improvements
at the baseball park. AS well u to i'm
prove the quality of baseball that ia
played here. No special Significance
ownership. We took mold OF this new
Venture more out OF public spirit than
FOR the money that may be in II. and
we VIII work TO give Richmond. the
Kind OF baseball it wants,
Bradley Gives Rru.ous.
I 10 The Timcs-Dispa Mr.. Bradley
last night stated his reasons for part
ing with the controlling interest in the
franchise.
.NI,. o,l,- ,.o,e.,, r,r .htg .r,t,,, -
said, is that / wanted the richmond
franchise TO become more of a local
affair than it has been under my own
orship. ! have been in charge OF I
I for seven years. and Il has come in
some quarters to be regarded as Il one
man affair. ! disposed OF the control
ling interest TN order 10 secure the CO.
/ operation of a number oil prominent To-
cal men. ana / think mat the new ar
raugemout viii be better Tor all con-
cornod. With more men interested In
. the club. ana more men working for II,
better results must follow"
Among the immediate improvements
that the new manage ment contem-
plates. said Mr. Bradley. is the cree
srandstand TO give the reporters :;
! clear view of the field The strength
enins OF the team is to be made n mat
ter OF Immediate concern.
To the question of whether or not
/ the new company contemplated the
4 construction of Q new ball pArll upon
the expiration OF the lease on the
present one. Mr.. Bradley replied that
the company was not crossing bridges
until il came to them but chat II ii
became necessary TO move from lht
present site, papers were already Wa ".
up assuring to the club the best base
ball site in the city.