The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-30
BIG LEAGUE BALL
HERE BY SATURDAY
TWu INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
GAMES ON FOURTH BUsI-
NESS HEN BELIEVE.
/ ARE RAISING MONEY
EXPECT TO CLOSE DEAL BEFORE
DUNN FINISHES PRESENT sE-
HEEs IN segTH--sTATE
T..
LEAGUE MEETS.

Though they did not do SO wed
yestefdaq rs the most sanguine had
~ tet4-tAe business tffeH-ttf Rich.
nuend who have inter rested themselves
IN The raising IF money for tbs pur-
chase Of the Baltimore, Int irrational
league. }eam and franchise generally
are pleased with the showing made
hr the first days work a1d predict
# before the close Of the canva IS
Wednesday afternoon that they will
have raised the $4,000 necessary for
Inc placing of Richmond IN a class
with other AA baseball citiea.
The meeting Of the canvassing
teams at the business Mems club
Rams AZ = O'Clock yesterday after
noon was an enthusiastic one, Seven
teen teams made reports Seven
blanks are still out. one of which Is
declared to have on lis subscriptions
to the amount OF $4,000, The blanks
reported showed nearly $4,000 sub
scribed Speaking eonservatively,
Presidens Alvin NJ. Smith. Of the Bus
mess Men q club who called the first
meeting Of the present baseball or
-&anizaIIcu, anG Grover =. nula, presi-
dent Of the baseball committee. late
Yesterday said more than third was
already subscribed. Ne trouble In Sc
curing the balance Of the money to-
day and tomorrow is anticipated.
Virginia League Thursday.
The Virginia league Is scheduled e
have "a meeting here Thursday, and ~
this time 1t is expected the local or
Rantxatiun for class A a bah Will place
it's proposition before the State league,
The Virginia league, II Ia understood,
he's also proposition 20 make To the
local organization for better baseball
The new organization is prepared
to buy a half interest in Jack Dunn 5
Baltimore club. SIX members OF when
alone. are worth $50 600 to Charley
Conlskey's White SoX c1uf, to buy
the Richmond team Of the Virginia
league and make the league present
af IT, placing il In Lynchburg or
wherever else it may be wanted, ana
10 pay tho Virginia league for the
Richmond territory.
ii will take $62.50o 20 swins
these deals, and. this Is the amount
FOR which the local creani2atioi or
business men yesterday started out. It
they do not raise the entire amount
hY Wednesday afternUea Ill suhscrip-
tieEs ar void
tlrst Real Opportunity.
The aega, iza ION, however, has no
idea. thai Richmond WI Let this OPP
-
get big league ball, slip. II also be =
lievc4 that the value " a Climb Of the
class AA size WIN no greater to Rich
mond, In the matter of advertising
alone, than anything that las seen
offered this city in years The club
they Cccl1re. r'iH be an asset of large
value, not only in the way OF gate
receipts mt the tall park, but in the
selling Of players 10 the 3laior leagues
10 ! Loot h a
inc been raised from "A leagues.
With one player. Pitcher Ruth a.
this time. worth $4,000. and Eve
others with him worth $50 oG0. they
figure the investment to be safe Ihat
Richmond is the hest ball town in the
state. and one If the best in he s. eth
has been demonstrated year ate:
wear There * now TO reason why
Richmond should not, with the oppor'
tunity to nave baseball as good az
can be seen in the couotry, take hold
Of il ana put the Baltimore club Zero
nv next saturday
Have Money Wednesday.
TT the money is raised by Wednes-
dav. and assurances have been given
that il VIII be- Jack Dunn can move
hi club her, for the next seiies,
which b, gins Saturday. Sal lr1aV is
July 4. IA holiday, with two games on
the schedule, and IL 600 to 10000
persons viii pack Broad-Street ball
park to see these games, giving tht
new club in class "A ball splendid
start
The article Of ball that the Balti-
more clHh has been putting up SO fat
this seas an warrants crowds rs large
as these gathering anywhere in ths
international cirenit end-the whole
pr0pOsition looks good for. money a