The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
ORIOLES MAY COME
HERE. Is REPORT
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part. leave and other synonyms for
quit. of which we wot not
Naturally. being business mon. they
arc anxious 10 dispose OF tho salvage
nj whatever rate can be secured Just
VIVA, figure is placed Oh the Balti-
more franchise in the International
League Is not known. BEFORE the sea
son hcgun-whcn the Federal League
was being pooh -poohed and ha-haed
mo an carly gravc--Iust a few dollars
snort OF 100000 were wanted. But
there has ocen a considerable falling
off iii the market value of certain In
tcrnational League franchises since tho
fcns refused absolutely to be pooh
poohcd or healed out of existence Tho
individual referred to in our openjnr
paragraph seems to know something
oi what they want for the franchise
NJ any rate, says report. and we have
very nearly verified This report he has
been holding conferences with direr-
to"s of the Richmond club has told
them what he learned during his
ramps abroad, and with them. will do
al In his power to have the fran
CHS" transferred.
MANY SIMILAR REPORTS
but THIS SOUNDS REAL
There have been so many similar
reports That the average layman not
versed In the ways of baseball mag
mates. will probably agree that II is
another crE of wolf when there is
no wolf. Buttruthfully and sincerely
it looks real this time. or as real as
any similar report can look. The Bal
timorc club. of the international
League is not drawing enough money
into the yard 10 pay stree, car faro
for the men. That much is fact. Jack
i''' ""alizcs that the mosey MAX ing
nat hc built up"'is failing 10
~ IN returns. He is getting no
action Tor the money lie has expended.
Actually, Dunn has the best club in
the International League and prob
ably the best club that has ever repre-
scented Baltimore in any league since
the days OF McGraw and jennings. But
even with such AN attraction he is
not drawing.
There can be but one answer; the
good people Of Baltimore have well
coined the Federal League as the third
major league, they arc satisfied with
the kind OF baseball the new league
is offering, they resent and have long
resented tho fact tha; Baltimore was
not in one of tn. big leagues, but
without other attraction. they were in
much the same position OF Richmond
people, either had to accept what was
given or do without. Given the OPP
portunity 10 patronize opposition, they
turned gladly 10 the opposition, and
are giving ii unqualified and whole
soulcd support The result has been
10 wreck considerable wealth, to knock
down with one blow an organization
that required years in the building
RICHMOND IL READY
TO WELCOME ORIOLES
While We Of Richmond viii and do
feet sorry for Dunn and his associates
we are ready 10 accord hir a rousjng
welcome If he comes this way. Rich-
Incnd, too, is dissatisfied. Richmond
wants better baseball than the VIZ
gina League can possibly offer and
Richmond feels that She is capable Of
supporting that better baseball The
aboitive schedule adopted hy the mag
naics took away from Richmond the
week-c games, ana thereby lessencd
the already lukcwarm interest OF the
people in the local Virginia lcac,,e
club. BY the Same token, the mag
mates of the Virginia i.caguc weakened
their organization, for no league /:
stronger than its weaker members. and
the Virginia League now has several
weaker members
The solution of tho difficulty. saw thf
men who are working 10 bring this
new franchise to Richmond, Will he IL
shift the Virginia League Richmond
franchise 10 Lynchburg. This VII
give the Virginia League com;pc-
circuit. far more compact than il /.
nov. The magnatcs can reduce the
salary limit. ii necessary. and sttl
give good class g baseball. The jumps
between the Eastern clubs and Roa
noke Will be broken by having Lynch.
burg in between. Lyntlburg should
be ripe for baseball The Hill City has
not witnessed any real baseball foi
several years. and tho people really
want the game.
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
MUST COME TO RESCUE
But back TO the Baltimore proposi.
ton. Unless organized baseball as a
whole comes to tho rescue of Balti-
more, there will be no International
League club in that city. Dunn ID
ready TO quit. Buffalo is almost in the
same shape as Baltimore. Toronto has
AlGaYS been u loeer. and JersoY Oily