The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
WILL ORGANIZE
EVERY AMATEUR
AT MASS-|MEETIHG
Association toBeF ormed
to Raise Money
for Parks.
PROMINENT MEN
WILL AID CAUSE
Voted Speakers Agree to Address
Youngsters-Expcct to Secure
atLeast 5000 Me.nbers-Af-
fairs of Several Leagues in
Fine, Shape. and Banner
Season is Anticipated.

The one absorbing topic among anna
tour ball players is the mass -mect s
10 be held Thursday night. February /.
for the purpose OF organizing the ANA
teurz Baseball Association of Richmond
With four leagues already formed un-
der tho commission, and with three
mors in contemplation. together With
the fticuds OF the boys forming the
tcams. in tho various leagues. the meet
ing should DO q rousins success. Julien
IL Hill, president OF the Amateur Base
ball Commission, will preside. and
speeches Will be made by some OF the
most prominent men in Richmond, In
Guiding Mayor ID. c. Richardson aad
John S. HARDWOOD. candidate for Con-
Hress from the Third Congressional
District.
For those who may bo unacquainted
with the objects OF the proposed asso-
citation II might be well TO state that
4 tho money thus raised will be devoted
@entirciy 10 the conBtruc,ion OF parks
3AYherein tho scheduled games OF the
cveraI leagues VIII be played. AZ
f3lrcsent there ie deprth OF parks.
saMany of the teams have no homo
a31rounds, and even where parks are In
Scxistencc they are in snch poor shape
that tho teams arc unable TO put up
tnc Oh WHEN bheS az S~hpohtS.
Everybody Eligible.
The new association will be composed
not only Of tho pit6ers themselves. BUY
or every singlo man. woman ana chiio
IN Richmond Interested In amy way In
promoting the welfare Of the amateur
bali tossera. Nominal dnSs Will be
charged, say 81 q year. Payment OF
this sum will cntitle the contributor to
a card OF membership in the associa-
lion, sign that he has helped out
in this good cause. In this way II Is
hoped to raise at least $4,000.
With $1,000 in the treasury. the ANA
teur Commission Will start the work OF
park building ut once. Just as many
parks will be built at this time as the
sum OF money secured will permit
Upon tho completion OF the parks the
commission Will designate which of tho
clubs arc to use it. Upon Tie clubs so
designated will fall the obligation oil
Keeping up the park.
The association will be perman-
emit affair. carried on from year IL
year. and each succeeding year more
parks will be built until each amateur
team In the city will have Its own
baseball lot, inclosed and in such
shape that the gume can be played al
it's best.
Remarkable Growth.
The growth of amateur baseball
since tho teams were organized and
placed on sound basis, has been
phenomenal. From just a few teams
playing under no schedule ana with
no rules governing the players. with
umpires unprotected and no public In
terest displayed, the amateur move,
ment has grown until now Rich:nond
han the best organized basebali N the
South and as good as any III tha coun-
| try. SO we'll We're the affairs CT the
amateurs handled last season. thanks
20 such men rs President c. W. Eaton
Secretary John K. Hooper, DR.. William
III. parker and John Dunn. that not
single team flunked during the season.
and the .season ended with more spirit
and with greater determination than
ever to make even greater SUCCESS
the coming season.
Tho services OF Julien II. Hill have
been secured as president OF the
Amateur Commission for the coming
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