Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
International League Will
Make Circuit Changes at
Mondays Meeting.
BRADLEY is BUSY CLEARING
WAY FOR DUNN AND HIS TEAM
Opportunity Now Ripe for This
City to Get Into It's
Proper Class.
WILL BE BIG ADVERTISEMENT
Oriole Leader Has Won Two PEN
nants-Reccntly offered Manage
mcnt OF the Yankees.

Richmond now has the best oppor-
tunity she has ever had offered to get
into higher grade baseball league.
The International League will at It's
annual meeting In New York transfer
two franchises and rearrahgr Its cir
cult. Tho New Jersey City outfit will,
II is said. be transferred to Brooklyn,
and Richmond is being considered fav-
orably rs the future home of the
Orioles. under the management of Jack
Dunn
Tomorrow afternoon and evening
there Will be assembled In New York
body of men who will consider prop
osition that Will mean much to Rich
mond. These are the members OF the
board OF directors Of the International
League of baseball clubs. and the
weighty subjects under discussion will
be the transfer OF the franchise OF tho
baltimore Orioles. with Jack Dunn as
pilot, TO this city.
IS Richmond has been crying for n bet
ter grade OF baseball than that offered
by the Virginia League. and the oppor-
tunity is ripe.
BRADLEY AMONG THOSE
TO REPRESENT RICHMOND
At the meeting will be number of
iVchmond's representative business
men. headed by Secretary W. B. Brad
ley, OF the local Virginia League club
They will go the limit In order to land
the franchise for this city.
To clear the way and satisfy the
other nyc members OF the Virginia cir
cult. snug sum will be paid the
league for the release of Richmond.
While there is difference Of opinion
regarding the methods necessary to
acquire the territory--some well In
q formed having ar opinion that the In
s5ternationai could draft the city In The
same method as players are drafted
from lower class club-yet to satisfy
all concerned the plan to buy seems TO
meet with the approval OF those con-
9nected with the local organization
Richmond is too large to be mem
her OF class d circuit II has out
grown Its Infant baseball apparel. and
should go out in the world. cities in
these days are judged to some extent
by their baseball company. SO. with
the placing of an International League
club here. Richmond Will become better
known throughout the North. as we'll
as In Canada, where there are located
two clubs.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
WOULD ADVERTISE CITY
AS an advertising medium the club
VIII be worth more money to the city
than can be computed at the present
time. Many cities In the North know
Rlchinond only as the capital of Vir-
Binia and the home of one OF the re-
Gently organized reserve banks. but
with representative ball club play
ing at Brooklyn. Providence, Buffalo,
Rochester. Newark. Montreal and To-
ronto. the famo OF this old city will
spread as II has never heretofore.
Then. 1t will mean considerable more
advertising when the above amed
squads are playing here, as there will
be sent out column after column OF
matter with the Richmond date lines to
say nothing of the advertising the Wis
iting playersi will give the city where
ever they may so.
With the transfer of the Baltimore
team here Will come Jack Dunn. who
Is one OF tho brainiest and best man
ayers In the country to-day, and one
who was under consideration as man
ager for the New York Yankees and
Philadelphia National League clubs
Dunn had tattering offers made him to
desert Baltimore, drop out OF the In
ternational League and join forces with
one OF the clubs mentioned, but prefer
red to take his chance as manager and
part owner of club In this city.
DUNN is RECOGNIZED
AS BRAINY MANAGER
Only few days ago Dunn, in conver-
sation with the writer. said that he
would rather have n team in this city
than accept the best offer made him
since the close OF the season last Sep
tember.
though he has been connected with the
national game for many years. He
has occupied the spotlight as 4 pitcher
starred as n second baseman, and
i knows the playing end OF the game as
we'll, II not better, than the majority
OF managers of big league clubs.
KEPT ORIOLES NEAR TOP
FOR MORE THAN DECADE
AS manager is where he shines with
great briliiancy; a. leader of the Proyi-
dence Grays, he won pennant, and
while at the helm In the Clam City.
Kept the team always within striking
distance of the top.
Securing his release from the Provi-
tlence team, he Joined the Orioles, and
rs manager under Ned Hanlon, cap
tured the only championship for the
Monumental City since the memorable
days Of 1S94-5-6.
The year following tho winning of
the pennant tho Birds lineup was
wrecked by the owners-Hanlon, Frank
& Co-and the team did not finish SO
we'll up. IT was then that Dunn Sc
cured complete control of the Balti-
moro outfit by purchase from Hanlon
and his iassociates. Dun. then started
to build up nm organization that would
{ be a credit to the city and International
( League, and succeeded In keeping the
team lighting for top hoaors each year
i until, In 1914. he had secured the best
] team that ever represented a. cityfin
n minor league, and one that would
! have given many of the o-called ma
jor'' squads hard run for honors. Just
about this time the Irederals invaded
baltimore, and the fans. forgetting
lliew much the sterling leader had done
~ TO put baseball on a high plane IN Bal
j .Stimore,$ turned towards the new organi-
!. lzatioi,--so-c a major league-7and
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