The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10

trolls the Richmond franchise in the
Virginia state League. had nothing to
Fay last night relative to the new
League. though. by Inference. he clearly
iclt the Impression that he did not
regard the organization az a perma =
h h AFFAIR. He didn't put II into words,
put ne icit the Impression that he
looked upon the invaders as a choice
variety OF solicitors who were com
ING TO Richmond TO seek investors IN
a proposition which had little - ~.
Ter the investor.
However Ernest c. Landgraf. tie
end OF the Richmond team. looks litS
ne means business. Jacob q. I.aznrous
me financial end o: the partnerahlp'
tiNewiae looks real. AT any rate they
ere har ,Teady TO put up more They can
hardly walt until the snow lcuycs the
ground In order to begin work. Al
csai,3, contractors i hhye been visited and
crowds '.!c
be s sn ,moTs or other there seems to
League said Mr.. Landgraf In taiking
s soeF oe the situation hn, = hate TO repeat
gould not have been gained. know E
MI. Mr.. Bradley and entertain for him
l me highest MI regard. He has always
haVe 1 ms Iairiy In every transaction
no
lnnt NEXT season Will be the most pros
porous he has ever had. We viii not
E &C. ll,c with him except when we are
IN richmond We will be away from,
home half of the time, while he Iii
be hero every Thursday, FRIDAY nnI
Saturday. anu
, This Idea OF antagonsm. or that
any Individual or set of indiyidual 10
mas. by divine right, the sole priviiers
OF giving baseball In any given locaiiI y
is is pure ,, nonsense II ! am In business
70 enter the same line of business
IN the samo block. have the rignt fo
tel my prospective neighbor that nc
in H. t9G right to compete with me
"a thot block, because / have it GRO
ttected: II is poppygosh. we arc night
ING no one. In fact, two entirely All
t ba nffo Qualities OF baseball goods will
1t to the fans which brand they wani
or whether they want both TO shntv
tho way feel toward the Richmond
L Ltuo ana the virginia League. IL 1
too glad to turn him over to the Rinh,
u Hohu team or any other team in the
.,n league wanting him. It's
SIMPLY question of live and Let ur,
That's all there is to IT," - V
Landgraf, during the course of con-
serhatlon, remarked that In New York
certain enemies OF tac new league had
apfcad the rumor that 1t was being or.
ganized simply for the PURPOSE re-
niackmalling the owners Of clubs AL
ready In organized baseball That's
the haseat fabrication that was ever
lnvented.' he said. so far as I an,
concerned. wouldn't right now mart
with my Richmond franchise for si0l1.
Ioo That might sound like big talk,
put It's just the way / feel about IT.
we would much rather have orr ~.
strength undcrestimated than over
e eirn.,.l,. TO be held in contempt is
II present plans carry the United
states League will begin its season
about May /. The reason for the late
opening is because some of the marks
may not be ready In time Anothe1
reason Is that. schedule will moi bc
hha u until after the big leagues
the very obvious reason thai conn,rtl
ins dalcs Will bc avoided in the cities
~ Which Dig league games are already
hcinS played fichmond's manager
VIII arrive some time before April l..
Players will report n few days there
after. Plttsburg Will train at Newport
News or Portsmouth, whilo Brookivn