The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-26
BUSINESS MEN TO HEAR
ABOUT BETTER BASEBALL
Mems Club Will Be
Hummer.
ORIOLES CAN BE BROUGHT HERE
Manager Dunn, of Baltimore Inter-
national League Club, Ready to
Transfer Operations to Richmond
Within Forty-Eight Hours.
ny Gus NIALnERT.

Representative business mon or
Richmond will gather this afternoon ir.
the Business Mems Club for the pur-
pose of hearing plans to bring the Eal-
tinore baseball club. of the Interna-
ional Glass AA League to Richmond
Secretary Wicks. of the Baltimore
Club. has been here several days con-
ferr.nC with those Interested, and Man
ager Dunn, OF the Orioles will be at
the meeting this afternoon. Both Man
ager Dunn and Secretary Wicks have
announced that the Baltimore club. to-
gether with such physical effects as
may be needed now at Oriolo Park. in
Baltimore, can be moved hero within
forty eight hours.
1t is clearly up to Richmond's bust
ness men. If tho people Of Richmond
who have been clamoring for better
baseball for years, really mean bust
ness Manager Dunn means business
II thoy are prepared to shoulder part
of the burden, Manager Dunn is pre-
pared TO shoulder his part If they
want tho Baltimore baseball club
S62.500 must be procured. If half that
amount is raised at once, Manager
Dunn Is prepared to move his club here
to play baseball.
The owners of tho Richmond club In
the Virginia League are prepared to
cooperate In every way and will lend
their influence toward having the
change effected. AS regards the Vir-
ginia League those best posted be-
lieve that the contest of the league
can DO secured when It Is pointed GU,
that the league will he taken care Of
ana be paid proper price for releas-
inS Richmond right now The Inter
national League is on record as want
Ing Richmond. If the Virginia League
refuses to accept the very liberal of
fer that will be made-a contingency
not looked for-then the Virginia
League will be loser, for. at the end
of the season, the International
League will draft this territory, and
tho Virginia League, under such cir
cumstances, will have TO be content
with tho draft price. $4,000, whereas
tho OFFER to be made is far more lib
eral than that.
Unquestionably better baseball is
clearly up to Richmond. Those who
would have the impression go forth
that Dunn was merely bluffinc will
have all that set aside when they meet
him and hear what his plans are.
Those who would have the further i'm
preston go forth that s62.5OO Is a ire
mennous price. or an unhear ri of sum-
must be convinced when they arc
shown offers to Dunn aRgregatinr
$4,000 for five OF his ball players.
None of these players will be sold.
should the club be moved here, until
after the season Is over or until Man
aser Dunn is satisfied that his club has
the pcnnant ClnChed.
Flo Is now leading the International
League by comfortable margin; has
admittedly one Of the greatest minor
league aeGregations of ball PLAYER.
over assembled and club that stacks
up with more than half the ma Tor
league clubs. 1t should be 2 matter of
ihhnlte pride for Richmond to gain "A
team that stands ahead of such cities
az Rochester, Montreal Toronto. Ruf-
1alo. Providence. Newark and Jersey
CITY all cities OF size and prestige
Just give an Idea of what il will
mean. tho actual population of each
or the cities composing the Inferno
t'onal League is given
Rochester. 21s.l49.
Montreal. 47O.4sO.
Buffalo. 423.7l5
Toronto. 1868
Newark. 1863
Jersey City, 267.77a
Providence, 224,326
This gives a circuit with an arRre
gate population, including Richrcnd.
OF 2,t56.0S4. The advertising advant.
ages OF Richmond's being linked with
such cities are obvious. Richmond's
name will appear in every newspap.r
in every city in the United states and
canada every day throughout the base.
ball season. All OF the New York
papers carry box scores % the Inter
national League games; so do all of
'Hc papers III inc uSuc, very natural
ly. Thus Richmond becomes one OF
the really prominent baseball centres
overnight. In addition, II is highly
probable that the National Commission
VIII raise the draft on players in the
Information, which will, for all practi-
cal purposes, make that a major league.
However. whether the draft is final
~ raised or not, Richmond will he In
one or the three class IA leagues I'm
this country. II is hardly conceivable
that the business men of Richmond
VIII let pass this opportunity. In all
other lines of endcavor Richmond has
progressed. The fans have been
clamoring for better baseball These
rams arc entitled to better baseball.
but heretofore there was no oppor-
tunity offered TO improve conditions.
Now the opportunity Is literally knock
Ing at our door. II Is up TO Richmond
II Will be received kindly or
whether the door will be slammed In
Its face. The final decision will come
this afternoon in the Business Mems
Club.
- RArl