Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-17
MEETING TO Be HELD At
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB
President Alvin Nj. Smith Offers Use
of Rooms for Get Together" As
sembly to Talk Over Baseball.
DUNN is FALSELY ACCUSED
Several Local Fans Charge That This
City Was Dnuble-Crossed - True
Story of Effort to Bring Orioles
Here Last Summer.

The meeting of business men and
those interested in bringing the Bait,
Club to this city has been called Tor
next Tuesday night in the rooms OF the
Business Mems Club. the Invitation TO
by Alvin NJ. Smith. the clubs president.
Now that the time and place OF meet
ing is settled, it is UP TO the progress,
Sire business men To come forward and
help put Richmond on the baseball
map by subscribing for stock, half of
which VIII be biniGfed on III the ,, markG %
Jack Dunn, owner of the team.
The meeting is scheduled TO open at
S. o'clock, al which hour 1t is expected
the rooms Will be taxed TO their ca
pacity.
AS Dunn is about TO take charge of
the local baseball team, which will be
a member of the international League.
there are Il few OF the local fans who
have charged the Baltimore manager
with bad faith for not bringing the
Orioles 70 this city last sumner,
be positively stated that he has al
ways been in favor of the move and
it was only conditions over which he
had no control that prevented him from
transferring the outfit here at that
time. and there was no bad faith dis
played by either Dunn or the lnterna-
tional League.
Gets Short End of Schedule.
Last spring the fact that Richmond
appeared to be getting the short end
of what was termed an equitable sched-
s5 an" nn IN, me fShs were %
young men of this city thinking to do
a good turn and bring better baseball
here made trip to Baltimore; and af-
ter consulting Dunn received an op-
ton on the Baltimore franchise. Re-
turning To the city they made an eff
fort to swing the deal and place the
Orioles here to play the fourth of July
double header.
All this was done without the con-
sent or without consulting tho officials
of the local club.
Dunn got busy with the International
League maEnates, and the two young
men persuaded Bradley to name price
League to consider the matter of va
eating this city. The Virginia League
met. and at the same time the merch-
ants subscribed 10 fund to take over
Dunn went to New York. and on nc
count OF the opposition of the owners
get clean hill to make the transfer.
The Virginia League magnatcs also
asked ,prohibitive price to release
Richmond. and these facts, coupled
with the price set on the club by the
local officials. compelled negotiations
10 be called off for the time.
Dunn Likes Richmond.
Dunn has always had Il warm spot in
his heart for Richmond, and would
have played the final games of the
season in this city had room been made
Summing up the whole matter, there
was no bad faith or ,louble- crossing
by either the International League or
Dunn, and the slipping of the cog
can only he charged 10 the enthusia SIN
of the ell-meaning young men, who,
unfortunately. tried to do something
the International League and Dunn.
but that of the National Commission
rs we'll. and failed.
AT the present time. conditions are
vastly different The local fans are
ready for better baseball. Dunn is sat
istied TO como here and manage the
team, the International Leaguis is will
ing and the National Commission is
in favor of the move.
1t is certainty that the Orioles will
occupy the spotlight at Broad Street
Park this spring, and Richmond Will
he we'll advertised throughout the
North and in Canada.
BOSTON. MASS. December 16.-Ce-
ment stands TO seat $4,000 spectators
will be built at the new Boston Ma
tional League Park
President James L. Gaffney said to-
day the grounds would be constructed
som yomet hing af,Gr the manner of the
way Park .ntit rhc new park Is ready
carly in July.
CINCINNATI. December l6-The Ma
,ional Baseball agreement has been
amended 70 increase the membership
of the chief Joint committee on play
ing rules To seven members. the Ma
tional Commission announced to- day
The following section has been incor-
porated in the agreement:
Whenever the commission certihes
10 the president OF each ma ior league
and to the secretary OF the national
association that In its Judgment the
playing rules require amendment q
Joint committee of three representa-
tives from each major league and on.
representative of the national associ
alton shall meet on or before October
5 OF the year in which such notice /.
served ara ADOPT a code of rules fol
the ensuing season"