The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

In order to get the business men Of
Richmond behind the movement to
Prfng the Baltimore franchise to Rich
nond, meeting will be held here
next Tuesday ut some hall to be de-
ided upon this afternoon. The COM
nfttee appointed by the International
League at the recent meeting at New
Fork to look into the advisability OF
transferring the Oriole Club from the
Monumental City to Richmond, in all
froba bility. will sanction the move. In
[Act. according to Jack Dunn. owner of
he Baltimore holdings, and William
3. Bradley. secretary of the local VIZ
1niA League Club, say ii Is an assured
net that Richmond Is destined to land
ne berth In the Glass IA organization
At this meeting will be Jack Dunn,
ronnie Mack. the celebrated leader OF
he Philadelphia Athletics, and several
y the International League officials
III OF them will address the meeting
Ind will explain to the business men
he advertising that Richmond will get
throughout the North by being rep
esented in this league. Mr.. Dunn was
Otffled last night OF the meeting here
tuesday and ne says 1t IL agreeable to
i'm and he VIII be glad to attend. Mr..
punn left last night for North Caro-
Ina, where h. viii spend the re-
VIII Beck Movement.
The purpose Of tniu meeting is to
ct the business men and influential
1tfxens of Richmond to get behind the
novement ard push IL for all it's
Forth They want such men behind II
Alvin Smith. Smiling Bilf' Dabney
nd Other citizens of this calibre to
IKE par. in landing the franchise for
Richmond. therehy rendering the peo-
le OF R!chrncnd an opportunity to
burner out to Broad Street Park and
titness tire class OF baseball that they
e9erve and woal6 like to see. When
lch men as the above mentioned get
ehind movement it generally pans
ut AZ they desire They went after
he regional bank. and they got over,
espife the fr CT that other cities, even
Arger ones thsn Richmond were after
They maEaged to land this and IL
hey get behind this movement they
I'LL succeed In getting the Baltimore
hub.
Bradley Working Hard.
kW. b. Bradley Is doing everything
his power 10 give Richmond better
Asehali. He iourneyed up to New
ork when the International League
hoguls convened there last Monday
nd he put In bid for the Baltimore
Tub. Since that time he hasn't let up
minute, but has been constantly
|orking to bring Jack Dunn and the
altimore Orioles to his city If Rich
lond fails 20 secure better class or
ksebal II Will lot be due to the fact
lat MI Bradley had not exerted every
vaiiapie effort 20 Land It
An effort will be made to have
beetinz OF the Virginia League mag
ktes called Ter next Tuesday, at noon
order 10 he4- f-or them with refer
nee to allowing Richmond to with
Jaw from this organization before the
X mass meeting Ia held that night
n. Bradley will not try to fight the
Virginia League in any way. He Is
bing TO Offer the league $4,000 and
Ia Richmo I'D club to allow this city
withdraw from the organization,
hether they will accept this amount
not known. However. 1t Is believed
at II will be to their best advantage
release Richmond. II they refuse
do so for this sum then the National
bmmiesion. the supreme court of
bsebail. will. step in and take hand
the matter. and II is very proba BILE
the event II comes to this, that
Richmond will be freed from the Vir-
MIA League by only paying the draft
Hoe, $4,000. Mr.. Bradley has ofered
q league a fair price and IL ID up
them to accept.
II ts a known fact that the people o.
lchmond are longing for better base
II and, In all probability. they will
given an opportunity to witness
gher class exhibitions at the Local.
III pasture next season.