The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-11
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tent-there should be enough for all
Increases Interest.
Our venture" he continued. SHOULD
have the same eff set on the great ma
tionai game that the Lnymen's Move
ment has on the SUNDAY srnvol, and,
ey the way. wno over nearu vi a Sun
Jay schooI picnic without It's game OF
oaseoalif Even ths Ministers put asiue
their clerical olgnILy and tahe TN.
cnances OF being struck OUT AS l
nave said, the Laymen's movement az
lects the SUNDAY ScnooI Ia the same
manner that the United states Leas ue
anects baseball. Ii promotes anu Keeps
awe an interest that Is neipIul ana
inViSoraung. Furthermore, Lns UnIteu
states Leasue, no matter wnat 9th .r
organizations may do, proposes to Keep
It's variety OF baseball cream in every
respect aud still nave games that viii
equai IL not surpass the best that hava
Ger been seen anywhere.
hero can be no SUCH thing as TOO
much good baseball, and gooa uasebaii
IS what we propose 10 nave. Ev.ry
city in the country has ita tnousai.o;
OF lovers of the game and Its hunoreus
OF players. Does any one for q mo-
ment Imagine that the 4UO he'd unu,r
contract by the other two big ica,u "a
are all In this broad land of ours who
can play the game? In tho colleges,
in the minor leagues, in the amateur
clubs and among those who have tenn
porarily retired ara thousands OF play
ers who are the peers or any who ARC
held under lronclad agreements by the
two big leagues. Whine we have off .rs
from over nifty star players who last
year wore American or Nationai
League uniforms, we can. If we so de-
sire, NIL all OF our eight clubs with the
brightest and best experts In ali de-
partnents OF the game without caus-
ing the violation or a single contract.
So you see there need be no huseball
war. and there will be none through
our Initiative; but If ons is forced upon
us wo will be on the Job, and knowing
our resources, can say without boast
ing, we will not lose.
Plenty of Material.
There is no dearth of material from
which we can and will select the SUI
periors of those who are tied DIP under
reserve clause. We have the grounds.
wa have the men, we have the money,
we have the ability and We have tn
enthusiasm.
six of our clubs ure located in
cities that have been designated as
either American or National League
territory. In these cities the total at
the clubs of those leagues last year
was less than 100000. yot the popu-
tation in that territory exceeds TO-
100000 ablebodied citizens, who were
at home every day during the season.
The most striking feature Is that there
were millions of stay at -homes from
necessity and not from cnoice, he
cause for half of the days OF the sea-
son there were no games for them to
see.
"Our schedule Is being SO arranged
that none of the dates will conflict
with thoso of tho other two leagues
This means that New York, Brooklyn,
Pittsburgh. Washington, Cincinnati and
Cleveland Will have baseball games
nearly every day from May to Sep
TENDER. 1t means that there will be
no days of ebbing interest In baseball
while clubs are away from home II
means that we believe that every
American citizen with red blood In
his veins is @ baseball fan, and that
we propose to crafty his natural de-
sire for lively contents and good
games, We are Of the opinion that
the fans are not so much interested in
who plays the game rs trey are in
how 1t Ia played, and the more they get
Of good baseball the more they want.
For obvious reasons We will mt
make any announcements concerning
the personnel of our clubs for some
time. Possibly we will tell Of no con-
tracts until after the wedding out pro-
cess has been completed at the end OF
training season In the South. And for
equally obvious reasons We will not
state. where the clubs Will be whipped
Into shape until there Is no longer any
chance for interference with our
plans"