The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-15
Two Games Today.

Weather permitting there will be
two games In Broad street park this
afternoon, the first beginning at 2:l6
o'clock. Also, weather permitting, the
band will play. Likewise. weather
permitting. the Virginia league will be
able to get through the season with
out changing its circuit again. Club
expenses go on in act weather even
when nothing comes In the box office
window to defray them, \ few more
rainy Saturdays and every club left
in the league will be yelling for help
with the possible exception of the
Richmond club.
The Richmond. Virginia league,
club has number of wealthy men
behind II and is able to survive q bad
season. Other clubs are not so for
tunate. They would probably he
obliged to calf on the fans TO dig down.
or dig up. even az the Richmond ans
DUG to save the United States
league club.
The Lynchburg fans have respond
ell nobly to the patriotic appeal. Yes
terday, although the weather In the
hill city was damp and depressing
more than $4,000 was raised to guar
antee the integrity OF the club. The
chances are that the fund will never
be used. The Lynchburg club has
been dropped from the circuit and
Secretary Farrell, OF the National Az
sociatioAa Of Professional Baseball
leagues has telegraphed President
Boatwright of the Virginia State
league, that he will not step in and
restore the club TO membership.
Settle the matter between your
selves" is the word svnt by Secretary
Farrell, the boss OF organized base
ball.
Lynchbnrg Dropped. -
As the Virginia seague cannot use
a seven club circuit one club had to
go and as the Lynchburg magnates
were ready to turn their burden
upon any shoulders willing to carry
it, Lynchburg was dropped. None
Of the clubs looked with favor upon
d jump 100 miles beyond Roanoke TO
Blueield, w. Va. and although. that
city was awarded the Danville fran
chise. when DanviiIe quit the league.
reconsideration declared In favor Of
a six-club circuit.
Or course the schedule had to be
changed and Petersburg is up In the
air, shouting that tho Cockade City
is getting the worst Of the new ar
FdBEtment. Inc fFtSTSbuFE mag
mates declare they will quilt the
league If the schedule is not changed
to meet their approval Petersburg
has an idea that If the threat to quit
IL made strong enough the league
schedule makers will frame one that
will transfer most of the Roanoke
games to the City on the Appomat-
tox. Petersburg Goes not like the
jump to Roanoke. II Is expensive.
Vet Petersburg ia the city that stood
lAS~ Rsa.se A.%-ssa -faat4anal-ela
this spring when the question came
whether o Virginia league tranchise
should he awarded Roanoke.
The Petersburg magnates have pc
titioned President Boatwright TO call
another meeting Of the schedule
committee, They point out that
while Roanoke. has agreed 10 trans
fer one series to Petersburg, giving
the latter club 81 games at home
and 81 abroad, yet with doubie-head =
ers every Saturday in Richmond the
latter club will have an advantage
of eight more games on the home
grounds. The schedule committee
may see a way out of this little
difficulty and Petersburg may sub
side again. but from what can he
learned there is pretty little plan
afoot 10 break up the Virginia
league, II possible.
Outlook All Right.
The outlook for the league, how
ever. Is by no means discouraging'
Roanoke has established friendly re-