The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-31
Connie Mack Son
Signs to Manage
Raleigh Outfit

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 30.--The
signing OF Earle McGilcuddy, son of
"Connie Mack" the manager of the
Philadelphia Americans (which was
effected this week., as manager of
the Raleigh baseball team, has in
jected an unlimited amount of en-
thusiasm into the hackers and man
agement of the Raleigh baseball as
ISOLATION.
Raleigh is the last OF the teams in
the newly organized North Carolina
State baseball league to secure man
ager, pains having been taken to get
the best man available, and that they
have done this in securing Earle
Mack" seems to be the general opin-
ion.
The famous manager of the Phiia-
delphia Americans tAthletics) came
to Raleigh this week with his son
Earle, with whom President Filing
ton, of the Raleigh baseball associa-
ton, owners or the Raleigh franchise,
and the young man signed the con-
tract for the season--he to report for
duty In Raleigh March 18th. The
consideration is understood to be 5000
per month.
The selection of the players will be
largely delegated to Mack, the man
agement OF the Raleigh baseball as
sociation exercising supervisory
power in that and all other matters
relating to the organization and con-
duct of the team The other teams
In the State baseball league are Dur
ham, Greensboro. Winston. Asheville
and Charlotte six-club league
With the exception of Asheviile. the
cities of the league are in close prox
unity. Raleigh being the one farthest
east Durham is only thirty miles
from Raleigh. Greensboro about sixty
miles west of Durham. Winston
thirty-five miles west of Greensboro
and Charlotte within four or five
hours ride from either of the two
latter cities.
This new league suppiants the In
teratate Carolina" league. which con-
stituted the leading baseball organi-
zation of the two Carolinas the last
four or FIVE years. tha old Carolina"
league having been composed of three
North Carolina teams charlotte,
Greensboro and Winston. all of whom
are now In the new North Carolina
State leagueD and Anderson, Green
willie and Spartanburg. 8, c.. teams,
a new and the hest baseball park
the city Of Raleigh has ever had will
be provided this season for the use
of the new league.
The lease of the grounds for ten
years has just been signed and the
work IT grading. steam-relling and
otherwise laying out the grounds Will
begin during the month OF February.
rtaas Eny, ~ hn Ia IN mark lE
at the extreme opposite suburb from
those formerly used for THAI purpose.
Heretofore for twenty five years or
more all the hall playing has been
done either on the State fair grounds,
at the Agricultural and Mechanical
college grounds. or on the diamond
located son4--tlaa big, Cameron field
praperty~-all three places located in
close proximity to each other in the
extreme western suburbs
The new ball park In located st the
end of New Bern avenue (which OK
tends directly east from the east front
Of the state capitol building) Ten
blocks out. and directly opposite tcn
the east 'front.' OF the State Home
for Confederate Veterans. The street
car lire extends within block OF the
new grounds. where Ii turns IN
belt-Iine direction. with cars passing
into the city from one direction or
the other every seven minutes.
or course, when the bal, season
opens. special park bound cars viii
he put on TO accommodate those at
tending the games. The property on
which the new ball park is being laid
out il Familiarity known as the feine
Place" Its name being derived from
the owner, the lessor who has trans
ferred it's use to the company which
has just closed the deal for its lease
for N period of ten years