Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-18
BASEBALL FANS ARE
INTERESTED IN TEAM
Ask Information Regarding Mske-Up
OF Richm0nd's New Club-Dunu
Has rs Players Signed.
MCAFFERY is OPTIMISTIC
TOronto's President Returns From
Meeting and Says That He Looks
for a Good Season in the Internal
ti0nal League Next Year.

tenScly interested about the Interna
iionnl League club that will represent
Richmond next season, and number
ct requests have been received for in
formation rs 10 the ability of the
players that Will represent the city on
Manager Dunn has signed twenty
I'VE men. a number of whom We're no;
with the orioles last year. and they.
with tho most consistent performers
from the 1914 team will make an ae-
Eregation Of ball tossers that Will be
a credit to the city.
In addition To those sighed. Dunn has
strings out for Il number of speedy
boys that will bring the standard of
nc team u2 I" that OF majority OF
the major league clubs.
At the meeting Of the business men
interested in bringing the International
Il complete roster of the PLAYERS will
be announced. ana by next Wednesday
the hunGr! fans viii have a few choice
lorsalS CT news to digest.
The committee having the meeting
III charge is working hard. and the
interest displayed by those asked to
nc present at the meeting is keen, and
speaks well for their patriotism. AT
Of the business Mems Club viii be
too small TO accommodate all those
who will wish to attend.
Dunn and his friends are enjoying
= brief hunting trip in North Caro-
ina, and VIII come to this city Mon
day afternoon. ana in the evening will
lie introduced TO the sporting writer's
it is expected that the Virginia League
VIII NEE, to discuss the offer made hv
Secretary Bradley. after which at night
1T Will be the big fireworks
TORONTO. December l7.-"\Yhile
baseball will undoubtedly be more or
less affected next season by the condi-
tions imposed by the war. the Inter
national League looks forward to q
good Year" said President McCaffery,
OF the Toronto club. upon his return
hn fiY1,y IN,
lie says that the .;arrow circuit, in
common with all others. has seen fit
10 adopt a policy of retrcnchmcnt, but
lie does not believe that the quality of
the game will suffer.
President McCaffery made The posi-
tive announcement that the Baltimore
International l.eaguers will leave the
tield TO the Baltimore I'ederals eXclu-
F., SlNeiy;; the ortole franchise having been
transferred TO Richmond, Va. Com
inittees We're appointed to deal with
the transfer OF the Jersey City fran
chisc to Syracuse and with the sale OF
The Buffalo club.
John McGraw, Wnhert Robinson,
Hugh Jennings and Joe Kellcy-the Old
Orioles-have contributed extensively
70 present managerial berths. Then
manages in Chicago.
Joe Tinker and Mike Doolan had n
close tussle for fielding honors among
the Fed shortstops. The former won
w TWO points. lie accepted IL, ]
more chances per game than Doolar,
hut probably doesn't know ii.
handler, who hurt his bread winning
wing in an automobile accident this
fall. reports that the arm seems 10
II is hard 10 reform AN actor. Even
Rub m,, Marpnnrd,s long losing streak
and Rub: Marquard viii open in E"s,
S Non within a. FEY" ,N, days. ., Win Larry
act. Larry was taken into make up
for Marquard's lack of singing ability
Speaking OF the new rule limiting
the number of players OF each club TO
,wenty-one after May i; a National
club has ffty-three ball players. Just
thirty-two of those must he turned
,"osg bet ore, May l. and i, III, Is barely
a few men that We want. McGraw has
Il surplus .9uttcllcrs we could use To
Showing that one Of the neat points OF
the move is that il may save YOU the
trouble Of digging mp ball players
yourself. Let Mac do il.
Although Hank O'Dav is at liberty. i,
isn't likely that the late manager o,
umpire staff again. 1t is not believed
point him. Twice now he has give,
up his position on the STAFF To manag,
team, first the Reds. then the Cubs
After he had resigned and managed
The Reds for a year he was put bnci,
on the STAFF. but there is no dispo-
siion on tn" part of the Nationa,
League authorities TO put him back a
second time.
Joe Higgins formerly manager OF tn,
5edford Park club Of New York City
ana for many years one OF the leading
nights OF Gotham scmiprofessional base.
bail, has signed 1t two years contract
10 act as scout for the Detroit Tigers
FOR several years Higgins has bee,
actihg as President Navin's rcprescn.
tative In New Yorl<
There is said 10 bc no objection what.
ever on the part of the Pirate manage.
ment against Hans Wagner playing
basketball during the winter and II i.
practically an assured fact that IN,
ueuioh VIII be seen on the floors of III.
west Penn. circuit. Hans likes iii.
moor game, but the management iii,
not encourage MIN TO play IT,
DAMN rlnr