The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
BASEBALL NOW
ON SOUND BASIS
from First PaSe)

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the invitation to come again. and by
visiting the ball yard often and regu-
larly the goodly magnate--make 1t
goodly, please. not Godly-has more
OF your shekels to count, which. since
Easolene has advanced. is not at all
an irlssome task.
II batting averages or the econo-
mists In baseball could be figured, the
Virginia League might not head the
list but It's an odds-on bet that the
organization which is TO present the
sport to Richmonders and the other
cities OF the circuit in 1913 would be
giving an awful battle for consider
alton when the pennant was being
handed out. Not that good baseball
Ia to go begging hereabouts. Honestly,
we are OF the very positive opinion
that tho Virginia League will witness
better baseball during 1919 than ever
before. and. paradoNical as 1t may
sound. II Will be because of the spirit
OF rctrenchment with which the mag
mates arc thoroughly saturated.
Expenditures must be guided by the
purge Extravaganza never begot any
thing but disaster. The Virginia
League has for many moons been bat
Ting against Il wine appetite and an
Insufficient purse. Reaching bedrock
the men interested came to the con-
clusion that unless the league was
soundly financed. baseball would be an
impossibgity. with this in mind. al
ways considering that the public was
entitled to consideration, they have
reached the very proper middle ground,
whereby good baseball can be offered
without bordering on the thin Ice of
disaster.
Grimm Soon Arrives.
Tho season Is almost here One week
faU In nf hafOTa
the calendar. he found that e he came
HE home in Toledo on Friday. Steve
Is not .superstitious. but he has a nat
begin on Friday. Therefore the delay.
He has left Mt. Clemens. o. yes; just
one. week at the Michigan resort was
all the preparation he needs for The
campaign. lie discovered that no was
mud then they do say that It is rather
costly to journey in the town where
sSe' co GeM D list Of 'e the men who
will report is sent in. Contrary TO
his .lrst announcement. Grif is anxious
team OF, the Virginia League. at once
tickets should be put in the mail at
once, so that there can be no possible
excuse Tor the fellows being late He
is especially DESTROYS that he will have
material 10 work.
Brosnahan. the younSster who will
be found at third base, will come from
Toledo with Grit. Mrs Griffin will also
form n member Of the touring party.
Tho work of housegetting Will also
require some little time. Steve an
nounces that he will house his young
sters all III one place, and he will be
III the market for suitable place az
soon as he arrives. He didn't like tho
method last season, when ne had TO
scour practically all OF the city TO find
tho men when he wanted them He
ia not going To adopt any very strin-
gent rules. but he is going TO insist
that the men keep such hours will
best ft them for the game. IT is going
10 be a serious business. not a good
time.
Looking over the list sent in, we
ind two names not mentioned in pre-
,ious reports They happen both to
pitchers, and since. steve has way
OF holding something up his sleeve
They may be the stars. The. young men
referred to are Robert Doyle and VIII
liam Woolcry; Where they live. their
previous condition of scrvitude and
other things which night be of interest
TO local fandom are not mentioned.
Secretary Farrell. of the National
Association. In his most recent Official
bulletin, offers the following items.
which may be of interest to Virginia
League fans:
Contracts signed-With Portsmouth.
Va; Lyman Johnson, Lester Hammel;
with Roanoke: Al kamm, Horac
Brown. Henry c. Jameson. RAYMOND