The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-27
CRISIS SEEMS TO
HAVE PASSED AWAy

Saturdays rain disappointed many
fans. II Is quite likely that had th1
afternoon been clear there wou1d
have been record breaking crowds ax3
both parks
Several hundred ventursome fanaa
did go out 10 the parks, hoping tha1z
after all there might be games. N
The managers were not the only
ones disappointed. for the fans had4
made UP their minds that they WANT
ed to see Bugs Raymond on the
mound. and they would not have BEEN
disappointed. for he was there. and
in happy mood. ready to strike outa
the unsophlsticated Rebs.
The crisis in the affairs OF the
United States league seems to harN
passed The magnates in the six cities
in which there has been no dissatis~S
faction, have felt confident all the
time They are willing TO go fors3
! ward. ana they say they win 60 for
ward to the close OF the season, win
or lose.
Richmond. pittsburg. Chicago
Reading. New York and Cincinnatf@
are ready to go ahead as a six-cluh
league, it necessary, but there il every
indication that the league will remain
an eight cluber as IL started out.
President I4andgraf said last night
that so far as he was concerned.M
while he was not in the baseball busi~3
ness for fun. and did not relish losin4s
hundreds of dollars on rainy Satur~
days he Is here to stay. feeling that
Richmond Is willing and ready ana
able to support fast high grade BAN
club.
The Richmond club is loyal to IT,
president and manager. The play0rQ8
have stated that there would be ANS
indueement that corld be offered nXA
any one that would cause them I'm
desert the ship
It is known that more than ouNa
man OF the Richmond club has beaN3
approached. with the view OF getttn9H
theme to desert the Rebs.
we came here in good faith, 1nt
Seybold, "and We are gentlem0M2
enough TO stick by our word and o4NX
contract. - 81
Catcher Blue made a similar ex0
preston. and said further that III
would rather play in Richmond thai
any city in which he had heretofOKg
located.
This IL great tnMn.. said Ell
.Tha people are so cordial and ho0ysl
table They make You feel at home ~
the time.
Rohanpan said YOU couldn't, get 1il
away frefff Richmond with al eroM ~
Il SIN here to semaiR the rest 81 TN
, life" he said. Il hope TO be v0t
here some day" ~
About Attendance.
Manager NEWMAN said last nl3
that the attendance figures sent ~
from New York were misleading.
New York players told ME last WeA.
when they were here. that the ave-
age attendance there was 1906 W1k
the big attendance in Pittsburg. Gu
cago and Reading. and our good n
tendance, We feel satisfied. II ynU
vestigate, you will nnd that the M
tendance at many or the big teaN
clubs Is much less than it Ia at q
United States games
With club in St Louis, Nh4
both the other league clubs are LOTT
We can easily catch the larger nt1a
Der of fans The Missouri city io5
great BAH town" 8s53
The Washington and New York r.
pers save not given the new leA
what Is coming 10 II. and the
readers OF those papers are not LIZ
what they should have. The F1M4[
of papers are to be considered.
not the persona! interest OF nn1G
club oWners OF managers
No, TO detract from the valu&
q t!a.4~- Static les que as an adEek45u
medium il must be said that
Lnited States LEAGUE has, ana Sss
prove to be one of the best adx4l
ing mediums the city could have
Richmond represented IN that TO-
the city gets ON the most widNty8
pages of the papers in all ttH%
cities of the country. In El141
the Filipuos are out-drawtnH
Pirates and the papers give as
of stuff about the United Stataa
every day. Same In Chicago &4
natl and Reading. Richmond
the New York papers every
whereas. before the start OF the
only such things as the Heatt11
put Richmond on the big mar, s@
What the State, league ~
Richmond In the cities Of TIL
the United States league dO40
cities OF the country, S Nh
: Both are good mediumS. -
should be stfpported by tho p1C1
wish their cits to be represented
the great.