The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27
VA. LEAGUE MAGNATES
GATHER. HERE SHORTLY
Club Owners Will Meet Richmond Hotel January toEon-
slider Offer of $4,000 for Release of Local Club
From the Boatwrieht Circuit. ~
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

According to a telegram received
last night from j. o. Boatwright pres
ident of the Virginia State League.
the club owners Of rnis circuit VIII
meet at noon Monday. January 4. IN
the Richmond Hotel. The purpose
OF this meeting Is to consider the
proposition made to the organization
by Secretary william e. Bradley, OF
the Richmond club, for the release or
this city from the circuit.
Although the stamp of approval has
been placed by local business men on
the proposed plan to transfer tho
Baltimore orioles from the Monument
tai City to Richmond, and the move
ment has been promised their imam
c'al backing. nothing else can be done
with reference to the matter until
the Virginia League moguls gather
here to consider the proposition.
Mr. Bradley, who is exerting every
available effort to give the sport-lov-
ing populace of this city an oppor-
tunity to see better baseball In Ricen-
mond next season, has offered the
other FIVE clubs in the circuit $4,000
and all Of the players on the reserve
list for the release of Richmond
This is believed to be a fair propo-
s'tion. the amount being double the
draft price. Whether the owners of
the Virginia League clubs will accept
this offer is not known. However.
President Boatwrght, who attended
the get together" meeting at the
business Mems Club here last Tues
day evening. asserted that while he
had not definitely ascertained the
fact. he believed that they would not
consider any such sum as $4,000.
The committee appointed at tho
ypaetfpp ne tho huei0egs man will wait
upon the magnates when they gather
here and present their proposition.
They will remain until they hnd out
whether or not they will be willing to
accept this sum. In the event that
the magnates place a pros1ibitive prscs
on the withdrawal of Richmond from
the Glass c organization. an appeal
will be made Immediately to the Ma
tional Commission.
The Federais have run the Orioles
out of Baltimore, and ii Is believed
that the National Commission will do
most anything to prevent league like
the International from being wrecked
by this so-called outlaw organization.
This Is a war measure. and 1t Is be-
lieved that the supreme Court OF
Baseball will allow Jack Dunn and
his club to play in this city. When
the National Commission desires to
do a thing it generally finds way.
This is the only real chance Rich
mond has ever had to get faster base
ball, and II would be shame II the
fondest aspirations Of the local fans
are not realized when the big oppor-
tunity is knocking at our door. II
the Virginia League prevents the Bal
timore club from coming to Rich
mond. It will practically kill Virginia
League baseball in this city, and II Is
believed that It will be hard job
to find a man that will put up his
perfectly good money to back club
here in this circuit. Last season the
Virginia League Is said t. have loM
something like $4,000. and this year,
; with money a little tighter than us
ual, there is liable to be more lost.
AS had been repeatedly said. Rich
mond has outgrown Glass c baseball.
and the people here have grown tired
of the sorry exhibitions that are seen
in Broad-Street Park. The people
here who attend the contests want
and deserve a better class of the ma
tional pastime With the large popu-
lation 1t has, Richmond can certainly
support a Glass IA club. for the local
enthusiasts have been longing for q
better class OF baseball for many
years.