The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-06
2 ROYAL RIOTERS
GIVE THEIR VIEWS
PRAISE United STATES LEAGUE
AND RICHMOND TEAM IN
4,
OPEN LETTER.
WRITE GREAT DUET
CHIEF syNDOR AND RECORDER
BUTLER POINT OFT BE>E-
FITS OBTAINED ny HIGH
GLASS BASEBALL.
WRITE GREAT DUET

Royal Rooter Sydnor and equally
So Royal Rooter Butler have write n
% letter TO the public with a Request
that It be printed in these columns.
From the letter it would appear
that Royal Rooter sydnor dictated II
while Royal Rooter Dunn recorded It,
starting with few Introductory re-
marks and adding or taterpolating his
opinion from time 10 time as an ap-
parently disinterested third person.
b -rsrts with
these wordS;
''Bascbali Past. Present and Future"
Although Chief Rooter Syduor re-
tired from actual sefv'ce, some time
fso, now and then he hobs up and
.3napifests some o former interest.
the last few days, hrs phone has been
v orking overtime. trying 10 comfort
Gle and all. Now II is up to the pub
lie"
Then Royal Rooter sydnor freaks
in with this clarion calf:
What have You d7ue in the past
-. Goud hall -AthX- haAe-rou- cum
ria ned and called for higher class
'"+'t' va NfiFb Asff' t''FtftN "a NUN
TUnd were not get. ing What they de-
sired, ani you clamored fer some.
ttt0s higher"
While Royal Rooter Sydnor is get
ting his breath Royal Rooter Butler
adds;
The chief SAYS Richmond will
give the moncy and wants something
better than they have been getting
fer several years, The United States
league has been delivering what they
wanted, these people are here with a
bunch Of good clever. all around ball
players. drawing Il nice salary. work
ing hard and satisfying the public
"A visitor called a few days ago.
aud said that In Chicago they hardly
knew that Richmond WAS on the
map. when ii came down 80 ball and
outdoor sports. until they got into
tho United States league. and were
booked on the black boards with same
Of the largest cities in the Union"
Al this point Royal Rootrr Syduos
breaks in with a torrid outburst
1t Is the hes, ad Richmond ever
had in my experience. and J have
been living here all my llfe-~sixteen
-sLlnmers ida notcnunt- lha AlnAersA-
The future remains TO be told. The
people not only in Virginia, hat all
over the country. know that Rich
nlond wants, demands and will pay
fer better baseball than 1t has been
having for the lest few years. II has
been claimed by some of the larger
cities that Richmond was ciassed as q
Decent colored ban town. where the
trans stopped for lunch and water.
But when il came down TO paying the
cold cash Richmond I'm the t. =
laagua was a moneyma.er"
This beautiful duet serves fnr "a
finale:
ITO our good friends OF Richmond
We want To say. the future Is up To
ven. IT Won do not get what YOU arc
expecting. do not sque,.i for some
thing better. Take Your medicine.
Richmond truly did her part, ana was
Was one of the best towns IN the
league. Ask yourself the question.
did YOU do your part2 We are for
high grade clean sports in whatever
class {, may be, from horse-racing 10
baseball.
Gary street Commission Block
hopes and believes that the t. :
leagues sojourn has accomplished
ono thing. II not more--it will be the
cause of giving us \ bCtte, class OF
ball even II We have not succeeded in
getting into a higher class. M one
Knows except those on the inside how
many difficulties the L. s. league has
lahored under. and how much money
has been spent In Richmond trying to
give the people what they wanted.
Should the opportunity ever offer it,
self again. show by your patronage
what YOU want. In the meantime
continue TO ask for and he satisfied
with only the best.
Very respectfully.
"SY DNoR & BUTLER"