The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13
BY JAY LEWIS.

"a
wniie the Virginia League Is giving
an imitation of q peace banquet the
United States League 10 perfectins
quietly tts plans to- put baseball club
In Rtchmond. President Whitman. OF
the League, came into town yester-
day, and was the guest Of J. G. Lara
rus. the secretary and treasurer OF
the new club.
Beth these gentlemen called upon
J. Thompson Brown d Company and
took UP the matter Of building the
new park. Their plans viii be an
nounced later.
One large. luminous fact about the
United States League Is not being
overlooked and that Is:
The representatives OF the league
have not come into Richmond with
their hands out inviting capital to
tnvest In the scheme.
On the other hand the representa-
tfves have come To Richmond with
money In their hands TO spend. Which
il n great distinct Ion, IL anyona ahouid
NOT have remarked 1t.
From the writer's point Of view
there In good chance for the United
States League, especially II Rich
mond Is the biz baseball city ths fans
ella I'm II In.
Brooklyn All Right.
Brooklyn cAn--And wnl--support
baseball team out Ndgewooo way
where the United states League pro-
poses 10 cstatltsh tlseif.
New iork--AAanAiatsan--ca support
three teams just ~ eAsily as Nach-
Inond can support ous.
Philadelphia Ia u two-bits town, but
at that ngare the fans nave sup
portsa two. and the city ID big enough
10 support three.
Washington IL a real baseball city.
~ Its amateur leagues testify. but
whether X VIII support big league
and an outlaw league team remains
to he seen
The Iri-Spte League IL in u bad
way. although Reading may 10 real
bali town.
Ptttsburg IL good for two teams 80
Ii Cincinnati ana Cleveland with
Sunday bali. shouid BE-.
Franchise For Cleveland.
Granting that Cleveland II award
ed the eighth franchise the Uniteo
state League will have brooklyn. New
York, Richmond. Cleveland. Ctncin~
natl and Pit;shurg As It's paying cities.
with Philadelphia. Washington ana
Reading A. the weak sisters, Moss
any baseball men would be willing TO
take u chance In these three citites
with Z good ball team. s.s..
Tho only question In the mfndS OF
the fans IL whether tie United states
League can set the players that Will
furnish the real brand Of ball With
out winning ball the league 10 bound
10 be failure. The clubs In the
leaEue will have to deliver the goods
or they viii play 10 empty parks.
The men connected with the new
league know this They declare that
they have the money to produce the
goods. and will produce them at the
proper time.
The fans are waiting to be shown.
But the very fact that the United
states League has not come into this
city asking for money has created "A
favorable impression,
President Wifnaan Talks.
President Whitman. of the United
StAtes League. accompanied by Sec
Rotary j. G. Lazarus. OF the Rich
snond Club. called At the sporting
department Of The Richmond yi E;
gilman last evening. He declares
that no wa. agreeably surprised ct
the outlook for the new league.
1T was my idea" he said. Ito start
on In a rather modest way: get =
few folks in. the circuit interest Cd
enough to organize team and pay
guarantees and then grow MS steadily
A possible Well. our proposition
was no sooner under way than men
came offering large sums OF money.
not thousand but ten thousand dol
lArt ~ time.
.sThe new league happens to APP
pear at what you might term the
psychological moment. New York
and Philadelphia are sore about the
ticket -scmiping scandal. The Tri-
state League In In bad way. Pitts
burg wishes to see more than one
hall team and zrhe same II true oil
Cincinnati and Cleveland.
II know that Baltimore wants a
change and altogether 1t strikes me
that the United States League Will
BE- 4 success II didn't would
not be investing my money In IT.
II II no new experience with me.
had good plant in Reading Of
4 the Tri-Etate League, but Wal
handed = rather raw deal. have
my plant hack and expect to re-
cover what ] may have lost.
WIN Get the Players.
we will get the players all right
HFFaay. enough good -fnen are turned
back from the two big leagues each
& year 70 eQuip three or four leaxuea
~s MaAaSef1s OF the BIG lsASus 'tsaEsa
talk Of cutting down--mtnd you
cutting down to thirty-nve men
sometimes they have a. many 81
fifty-tIye or sixty on their list and
( string to lot more. We Will gel
tho players we need all right.
we don't expect to compete with
~ k-1sMKGsg r1xMS on: ",
aeaE {oH -protsctton nnder ths
Y national agreement, but if 70 dom
eAt u ~ WIN continue right along
Perhaps In year or two they VII