The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
BUSINESS MEN TAKE
HAND IN u. S. LEAGUE
M Getting in Business Men s Club This Afternoon
at $50 O'Clock to Straighten Out Matters.
All Observation-Disclosures, New President,
Makes Strong Impression

game, and I am by no means as wis,
nov as l VIII be. certain parties IN
OF the prcttiest fairy stores | hav.
ever heard. Everybody connected with
.hc league was millionaire. Then
the bottom dropped out and some
OF US awoae
found that we were holding the bag.
nat s why am In Richmond | am
mere to tel the people that they can
states League. IT is more than A
matter OF civic pride 1t is IA mat
Yer OF business. FOR every dollar that
the business men of Richmond inv.sf
IN this enterprise they viii reap iour.
io!d out OF the advertising, even II
'He corporation doesn't make a pcnn,
ana mats another thing wnicn
should be understood right now. t..w
business ventures are prohtub!e lhe
nFst year. and the United States League
mas no right TO believe that It w!ll
is nract last Vast PIE of money while 1t
want people who are looking for big
returns right away on their invest
inent. rms year we viii nnish with
SIN clubs-Richmond, Reading Balti.
more. chicago. Cincinnati and PITTS
oursh. Next year we Will be open to
propositions from two other cities. |
want Richmond In the league because
tell YOU very frankly that you have
considerably more OF IA city than | OK
Pected. am SURPRISED, but pleasant
My idea is TO send Richmond to
tlttsburgh sunday night for n three
game series. pending IA new schedule.
6ut IL Is up to the business men of
richmond. have assurances that
enough mcn--rcal men-wiil be on
hdnd this afternoon To make the re-
orsani|nuon a success There should
pc he' hichmond Is the gainer and the
business men. Il they are business men.
] en-,
them In Reading the business poo-
PIE are orsanizing. stock company
rs ANXIOUS for a. franchise This wil
give rs three cities in the East and
three In the West.
Must Deposit Forfeit.
Il shall Insist that each club COM
. .n INTO the league deposit at least
nntec OF good faith to continue through
tho season. Tho treasurer will bc
bonded TO the extent of the money he
NO club will be admitted which
VIII not live M to this stipulation.
Under these conditions the league win
De properly financed and no cutters
Will develop"
Captain Henderson talks freely aud
frankly of the league affairs lie d..
plorcs some Of the things which have
ma! napp ,,in hut he is determined 10
Morgan II. Mills and his associates
Iocl the same way. He is willing to
let what he has invested be counted
"a total loss and come in with the.
ether bus iness men on the ground
floor. buying new stock ana surrender
ing what he now holds. It really
locks good for the United States
League. better in fact. than II has
ever looked.
LnnGGraf Out.
F. c. Landerat. former president
of the corporation. will no longer he
interested. His Interest will he nur-
chased Al New>iham will continue To
be the playing manager and he viii
have practically his entire team in
tact Richmond VIII yet sec better
baseball in spite OF all obstacles, ami
!. will be the real. prngressive bust
ness men OF the city who will give II.