The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
BUSINESS MEN WANT
RICHMOND TO HAVE
BETTER BASEBALL
Local Men Behind the Cum Place the Stamp of Approval
Proposed Removal of Baltimore Club to Richmond.
Virginia League May Oppose It.

reap by getting the club, owing to the
large amount of advertising IL would
get throughout the North. He told of
i Jack Dunn's long record in the base
BALI world. and of the large number of
diamond stars whom he has developed
since he mas been connected with the
/, Bal ..more Club.
Bradley in Optimistic.
w. b. Bradley, who made baseball
possible for Richmond nine years ago,
after the people had grown tired of
watching only the sandlotters perform.
and who Is now a strong advocate Of
bringing the Baltimore club to this
oity. spoke very enthusiastically over the
prospect of better, baseball in Rich
mond next season. He declared that
the conditions were such that the vir-
ginia League should discontinue for
one year. at least. and by so doing the
interest manifested in the clubs
throughout the circuit would be much
larger than in previous years when II
decided to reopen. Mr.. Bradley as
serted that there was ono baseball club
in the league that will probably not
) start the season. and even II II does II
cannot last the entire season. He said
that he had offered the Virginia League
$4,000 more than the draft price, ana
a sum which he thought was a Just
one.
| II believe that this offer is a good
one, and 1 hope that the virginia
League will not make any effort to
Fstand in the way OF Richmond getting
| into league OF higher classifica ton
IMAM the organization in which IL In
now represented" said Mr. Bradley.
| Outgrown Virginia League.
| Mr. McAdams. president Of the local
club. declared that there need not be
any rear or the club coming here one
day and going out over night.
! Richmond wants better haseha II
ana the peoI lie here will support it,"
declared he. This city has outgrown
the class OF baseball that has been wit
messed here for these many wears.
richmond wants to get with other
ei.iss 20 that 1t can grow In this sport
as well as in a commercial way"
President Boatwright Of the ytr-
ginfa League. who came here to at
tend the meeting IN order to ascertain
the business mems attitude towards
the proposition. declared that he be-
lieved from commercial standpoint
Richmond Is certainly entitled to bet
ter baseball and that personally he
is In favor OF the city getting into
the International League However.
he laid stress on the fact that IL Rich
mond was released from the Virginia
League 1t would lower the cl-ssifica-
ton OF the organization, thus reduc-
! ing it to Class d.
/ While I am not familiar with the
attitude of the magnates of the ytr
ginia Lee que with reference to Rich
mond entering the International
League. don't believe that they would
think OF accepting $4,000 to allow
! Richmond to withdraw You NAV
hEht us. but you will find that you
will be opposed by some fighters"
President Boatwright declared that
ne would call meeting of the vir-
Einia League moguls. to be held the
j latter part OF next week in Norfolk.
COMMITTEES from this city will ap-
pear BEFORE this body and ask that
they release Richmond from tho
ieasuo
/ sl' sunseI1pions Later
wis 20 .hs Iact tnat the virginia
~eas us cIup owners Ialled 10 meet
mere Yesterday morning to act on the
oneI "a AT. n'aaiey. as nad Deen ex-
pec'eu, nothine oennite could be done
last nIkh. otmer sthan TO sanction the
movement Every man present seem
"a 70 DC very entnusiastic over the
IN. .nances TOT HIcnmonos elevation IN
one oaseoaii woIio ana each OF them
pieusea themselves 10 DO everything
m tneir power 70 nrlnR JACK Dunn and
Ms An.ernauohal league ciub TO this
CITY Is neaieved tnat the CLUB own
sfs OF tne virginia League VIII deem
savsaoie 70 accept the sum offered
ana allow .ne Baltimore Orioles to
enter TINS CITY IN a peaceful manner.
lusrs - no uueslon anout Rich-