The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-02
BETTER BASEBALL
NOW IN HANDS Of
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
New Richmond Body Owner
of Two Ball Clubs and
Which Stays, State League
Will Determine Today

But one If remains Richmond VIII
play Providence two games nero sat
urday. July Fourth, If the Virginia
league. which meets In Richmond to-
day, agrees to the terms thnt will be
made il by tho better baseball organi~
cation ~ Richmond business men. The
better baseball organization practical
ly owns two ball cluhs--the Rich
mond, Virginia league team, and the
Baltimore. International league team
AS a result Of negotiations success
fully carried through during confer
ences with the owners OF the TWO
clubs yesterday afternoon.
The Virginia league will meet in
Rtchmonl at noon today. What IL VIII
do is entirely n matter for conjecture.
The Internatlo league meets in
New YORK city at noon today. il IS
understood that tho international
league VIII vote FIVE TO two 10 move
the Baltimore club and franchise to
Richmond at once.
The Virginia feague will vote, II is
believed by the local business mons
organization. to move the Richmond
cluD and franchise in this league to
some other city In Virginia, and give
The people Of Richmond a chance To
embrace the opportunity that is now
before them tn see baseball OF class
IA variety, 20 which a city Of the
size ana importance Of Richmond IS
entitled.
Hest For Ball In Virginia
II ia true that the Virginia league
will lose Its classification as Il "Cr'
league, and become class "D'
league. should II reliuquish Richmond
territory. but the local ORGANIZATION for
better ball is prepared, 1t believes, 10
convince the Virginia league that II is
for the best interest OF baseball IN
Virginia that the Richmond territory
he given up TO the international
league The local organization has
an attractive proposition to offer.
The Virginia league, II ts said, will
present Ii counter proposition
though fans of Richmond and sublrhs
hope that it will not be too stiff to be
met.
The ways and means committee Of
the business mems organization met
yesterday afternoon at o'clock In
the business Mems club rooms and
reorganiaad with the election Of DIT.
w. H Parker, chairman. succeeding
Grover G. Dula, resigned. On motion
of Alvin NJ, Smith. DIR. Parker named
a committee, including Mr.. Smith, r.
EIwood Tragic and himself, ex-
oflcio, TO carry on negotiations with
Jack Dunn, owner of the Baltimore
International League ciub, VINO had
come from Baltimore to be present.
Jack Dunn Satisfied
Satisfactory arrangements were
made and Mr.. Dunn agreed to have
the Baltimore club in Richmond by
II other arrangements could
be made,
A committee was named. consisting
of f.. Elwood Traele, X. y. Jones,
George NJ. Cease, Charles p Walford, !
Jr., and Mr.. Flournoy. to confer with
The owners of the Richmopd, Virginia
league, club during the afternoon and
TO come to terms with that organiza-
ton.
This committee met W. p. Bradley,
'rhocna sB. NcAdanls &. Jeter Jones
and Bruce Bcwe. owning a large ma
jority Of the Richmond club stock.
After executive session. II WAS an
nounced last night that satisfactory
terms had been reached and that the
new organization Is practically the
o1nsr Of the Richmond club.
More than this was accomplts hed