The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

by the commission ana may sagn with
any team they may desire to for next
season.
There are at ths present over 1000
amateurs registered in Richmond.
which attests the interest taken In
organized amateur baseball. thu value
of which cannot be overestimated
The game Is clean ana manly sport. and
under the organization plan the play.
ers and clubs are prot scted In .
manner similar to the protection AZ.
forded In the major leagues. Tie
amateurs are encouraged in every
practicable manner to put forth their
best efforts. thus raising the standard
OF the sport to the highest plane.
To Have Closed Leagues.
It win be the object Of the commits.
sion the coming year to reorganize the
various city leagues SO as to have clos.
ed leagues-that is. the teams In the
leagues will represent certain indus.
tries. thus: The Packers League will bs
composed of clubs made up OF players
from the several packing establish.
ments in the city: the Bankers League
will be composed of clubs made up
from employees Of the great financial
institutions. Then there will be the
Iron Workers League. the Retail
Clerks League, the Railway Clerks
League. etc, each league being dis.
slnctive and throwing together on
each day games are played the men
whose skill. science, brain and ingen-
uity are pitted against each other
during the hours Of the work-day.
The post-season games will then deter
mine the champions OK the city.
The Christ Church Association has
started a very commendable move, the
object OF which is to form two leagues
from among the baseball players who
are members Of the Christ Church As.
ISOLATION. It is good move and
should stimulate similar organiza-
tons throughout the city to work along
the same line. The Christ Church As
ISOLATION has an enclosed park and
will not have the matter Of SECURING a
park to handicap the new movement
which has created considerable inter-
est among the young men Of its mem
bership.
Drew BIG Crowds.
One feature Of the amateur base.
ball season in Richmond has been the
large crowds that have attended the
games played at the various parks
throughout the city. Despite the coun.
ter attraction Of the United States
League and the Virginia State
League during the Saturdays In the
earlier part OF the season. the anna.
teurs put up such excellent exhibitions
of the national game that none Of the
clubs were without a goodly crowd
every time they played. When the
United States League disbanded there
were many lovers Of the game who
went to view the amateur games In
preference to those OF the State League.
despite the fact that the park accom-
modations were not as satisfactory.
From the amateurs come the players
who later develop into Glass d. Glass
G, Glass B. Class A and Glass IA, the
latter class, Of course, being the goal
towards which all players OF all the
other classes work. By giving the
amateurs the facilities that will de-
veIop their latent talents and encour-
age them In doing their level best. the
local amateur games will be improved
Therefore It - the hope cS the
Amateur Commission that the efforts
of the young women in raising $4,000
by entertainments, will meet with sue
cess, and enable the Richmond ANA
teUr Baseball Commission to enter the
1913 season with everything in readi-
ness to make the season one that will
outsh:ne all others.