The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-16
|TTSBURGH is
TO REMAIN HERE
Filipinos Will Play Series OF
Three Games With Rebs
at Lee Park.
BALTIMORE WILL FOLLOW
Reorganization Practically Com
plete, and New Season Will
Begin in Short Order.
BALTIMORE WILL FOLLOW
BY GUS MALnERr.

1T appears like the efforts of Pros
ident Marshall Henderson to bring
back to life the United States League
of professional baseball clubs nre to
be met with success. If. like some
modern Moses. he is to lead his base
ball children to land OF plenty, many
Will be surprised, others will be
chagrined. while we or Richmond,
will be pretty nearly tickled to death.
Pending the arrangement and adop-
tion OF new schedule made to fit six
cities, PITTSBURGH Will remain here
fer a series of three games, begin
ming tomorrow. BALTIMORE. now prac-
tically certain as a member of the
new league. will como over for games
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Pitts
burgh, after this series. will return
home to play games with Chicago,
Cincinnati and St. Louis. This will
bring the league very close to July /,
and by that time II not considerably
earlier. all of the kinks will have
been worn out and the league ready
to so smoothly on Its way, properly
financed. properly ofiicered and on a
business basis.
Richmond Always Ready.
Just as long as there was hope OF
reorganization Richmond stuck. The
100 strong. and agreed to put up their
dollars against the Same number of
dollars in other cities. Henderson de-
clared that no city could como into
the league unless the forfeit money
WAS forthcoming.
The sum was placed at $4,000, which
should prove ample to weather any
storms arising from now until the
season ends. In addition there must be
at least $4,000 to carry each club
along.
Had this policy been adopted earlier
In the game the league would not now
find itself upon the reefs. No bust
ness venture can BIO successfully con-
Quoted on wind. There must be dol
lars as the foundation upon which to
build. To do otherwise is analogous
to building house from the top down.
Chicago Is ready with her money
Cincinnati. so 1t is said. is also ready.
st. Louis. backed by Otto StiefeI, ia
ready to come across with any amount.
The Same Is true OF Pittsburgh. while
Richmond may BIO counted on to the
last ditch. Reports from Baltimore,
brought over by w. C. Mccullough,
are to the effect that Sam Goldman.
the man who carried the Baltimore
club in the American League. is ready
to take the helm. and that he will be
aided by a man named lowering, who
Is anxious to SEQ tho league go in
tho Monumental City.
Mccullough Optimistic.
Mccullough Is nothing if not opti-
mistio. He believes in the league, and
believes further that tho league has
a great future. Certain 1t is that 1t
can be made SUCCESS IL real live
business men get behind tho wheels
and do the pushing. From every
thing learned up to the present time
1t looks as II the league will be ready
to begin operations before the end of
tho week. OF course, there may be
setbaoks. These are to be expected,
and where possible, anticipated But
it Is vastly better to make haste slow
ly than to put on extra steam, and
find that at the end of the chase
everything has again been done
wrong.
Richmond wants the United States
League. She wants the advertising
which 1t will bring. But Richmond
also wants all of the ether cities to
show that they will do just as much
as Richmond has done and Is willing
to do. Should the league complete tho
season. next year 1t will be on a Arm
foundation. and will be ready to go
ahead and make improvements. +
The business men here contemplate
building an up-to-date ball park.
\ 81 0CSontinued on Seoond parol