Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13
|E0.DOUBT ABOUT
TRANSFORM CLUB.
punn Certain This City Will
Secure the Oriole
Franchise.
10 VISIT RICHMOND SOON
Committee Appointed at League
Meeting Will Look Over Lo-
cal Playing Field.
0 VISIT RICHMOND SOON

BALTIMORE. MD. December Ia
Manager Dunn returned to-day from
tho International League meeting In
Jew York. He was rather reticent In
Walking about his team, for the rea-
on that thu matter of the transfer of
ands of a committee. Dunn admitted,
However. that matters looked good for
Richmond. and he said he would rather
10 70 that city than any other place.
He believes that the franchise of
ersey City VIII be transferred. with
Sro sreSof The a Mav a W b th has
lear for the oriole. franchise to go to
Richmond. Dunn is sure that the
ulty In arranging matters with the
Virginia League. Dunn and commit
lee viii visit Richmond within few
not the semblance OF doubt but
hat Richmond will get the franchise
o As for sro shifting dG s1 the
laughed over the report He intimated
hat the rumor was put out by Federal
rssnized bail in some ne'r wny. either d by
Tripping big league teams or by shak-
ing the. foundati lions of the minors.
Take 1t from me. the International
league Will be on the map strong next
cason." said Dunn.
President Carroll Wilson Rasin, OF the
ocal Federal League club, has summed
LUZ TIC nB Ut Hldue ny the people OF tnIS
ity to place Baltimore on the baseball
nap in his report made to the stock
'oiders. He points out that it was not
n easy task to battle the older ma
ors. but that the work OF the Fed
rails had been success. and that the
had only made the aver
ge number Of mistakes which occur
curing the first year Of any enterprise.
He said he believed the patronage
ans get tho baseball habit and go to
. he park each day instead OF making 1t
point to swarm there on Saturdays.
head. he declared, strengthening the
cam for the next race and proceeding
long good sound business lines.
NEW, YORK. December 1.-THE In
irrational League will fight the Fed
,ral League next season. and will for
war fund of $4,000. This was the
nest important action taken by the
International League at Its meeting
var fund was not made known until
o-day.
Each club will have to contribute
,ave the cash ready by January TO- On
his date the International League will
iold an important meeting In this city
3Federals. The establishment of this
und caused much dissention among the
members OF the league. The owners OF
made loud cry against Ii, but Presi-
lent Barrow pointed out that II WAS
e,only way By which the continuance
ascason.
At the. meeting Sam Lichtenstein.
owner OF the Montreal Club. which
Is said to have lost considerable money
FAST season, made a strong plea for the
emergency fund. and In dramatic
Speech. he offered TO start 1t with $40
The Federals and now that he has COM
{plete control of the Montreal Club he
lis in the fight for all he Is worth.
NEW YORK, December l2.-Johnny
lsvers is holding his own In his fight
/ in charge. announced tonight that
{lIvers had had reasonably comfort
Gould aay a be eo n to tbe is eft iung
where 1t started:
"Eyers is making a game fight" said
|erabie pain, but -pluckily refuses to
kake anything to deaden It. He wants
TO save oil his strength and breads the
|spondingly Increases his chance OF re-
|covery.
NEW YORK. December 12.-Robert
Ward. vice-president of the Federal
League: announced to-day that meet
|ing, Of the leagues executive committee
Ito decide on n system OF distributing
players when they are captured" from
he National or American Leagues. The
committee will formulate plans to make
III impossible for any Federal League
club owner to overload his team with
stars.
|. Ward denied that action was taken
lat the recent Federal League meeting
Ito cut down the roster of players. and
said every player who Showed enough
faith in the Federal League to desert
organized baseball would be protected
Ito the end Of his agreement. even
Though II necessitates the carrying of
high salaried men on the bench and in
|coachins roles