The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07

than any other, that interest is lack ;
ing. President Ronoh hne positively
dent must DO elected While there is
small doubt but that Danville will
s a,1 mp All rt,ght With, !, , ball club.
men men VINO n should show Interest are
going about making plans lcnds to
many conjectures. However. when n
meeting is hold 1t is more than prob
able that Gus Schradcr VIII be named
to head the Red SoS. 3
c. II. Williams. president of tho loa gua,
who Will probably hold over. II no Is not
elected to succeed himself, has expressed tn o
opinion TINT the Virginia League would hnva
tho most SUCCESSFUL season In Its history.
His optimism is bound to have It's effect.
Tho coming aeason certainly cannot be
ways consolation in that fact. It isn't go-
ms to bn Ions now until the grass begins To
show. and with tho growing OF tho green
baseball gets In tho blood.
The United States LGaS1!c seems Ia ha vS
rctuted :he statements that Il was about
to dlsintosratc. rather do before 1t waa
born. by holding what reports say was a
most enthusiastic and successful rncctiuE
in New York Iast Thursday. If tho account,
which Ia printed elsewhere in Tho Tirnea-
pitpa teh tells what happened. tho mon
who are launching the nav enterprise have
ample financial backing and are not lacking,
for cities Ia which to place teams. u
Tho men who have tho franchises lopk to
be responsible partieS, and, It is stated, !
~
seven cities already assigned franchises
In Cincinnati and Pittsburg, two OF the
cities of the circuit. there Is at present buu
ono ball team playing professional BALL ana
tho promoters claim that these cities are
big enough to support vt least two teams.
In Brooklyn tho same condition exists
The United states League. President Whit
man remarks. has no connection with anv
other proposed league. He also says that
projection Will ho asked of tho national
commission But tho bost statement hoi
mnkeH is that his league will respect All
contracts. provided the leagues In organized
baseball rcspec. thoTcontrnets OF his orsani-
cation. Il. NJ 81
e. q Lansraf. one OF tho owners OF tho
Richmond franchise. expects 10 be In Rich
mond shortly. when no Will close his ,ptfon3
on 4 site for bnli park. Work will ba
begun al, once. he states. ITO Will bring with
him j. G. Lazarus. who will make his hoIna
here and be the active directing head oc
tho club Landgrnf has offered tho local
park for training ground for any OF thu
clubs further North, and pttshurH has ac-5
ceptcd. ~ - n
II has been 8 good many years since Rich
mond WINS in major leagrie company, though
there arc many fans here vino will ro.ncI,i-s
Der the days of the old association ball
when the Virgininns were az great an asSI
sTcSatl"n as any In existence. Bosohcn's hetd
is not thing OF such ancient history lie
may be that Richmond Is again to acc Il
hiRh-clnsu article OF the great outdoor gamo,
II tho United states League IL going to hnvo
''''i'est- " S'rS"ot as Imported, tncn IL
Is certhin that the grade OF ball offered wilt
DO far batter thon Witnessed here in many
moons 1t may not conc true. hut here's
hoping, anyhow.
steve Griffin came IN with a belated
letter last night. in which he says TINT
everything Is saluhrious. lie opincs,
that he is enthused with the club. The
one bit OF wormwood in the apistle
Is that no eNpccta to lose Catcher
Frankenberry who Will go 10 Spokane.
President BallinEer. OF the Mountain:
state Leagne, was caller at the Grff-4
nm domtcilc5 during the week. and tho
two did the Bunny Hug aud the
"Grizzly Bear. whle juggling Il faw5
ball players Jack Grim steercd Prcsi-a
dent Baliinger against Steve. Tho
In his praise OF OutAolier Coates, who
comes 10 Richmond. SO far steve has
been unable to line up his pitching.
stan but 1t Is going to be good. never 4
fear. II everything that steve says Ia I
true, ana nc USUALLY travels rIghs,$
Richmond has the pennant now, alt
wrapped in campkor balls,
Among other things, while eagitat-
ing IN the snow and adding another
los to the fire, Steyo concoctod theafol-S
lowing color; scheme for tho Colts
uniforms next spring: For tho road
blue suits. WITH " f!te bcltg, caps and 4
stockings. Y, home. pure WI ite. front
sort OF {combinatlon,$gl IS & y;
by the way; sthste Is an trnt i Sii, I
edit ts.e efres u, az selnethf ag 10 aii3
Is tcontinled Sn Third IA SEQ 5S3stip