Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-05
BIG LEAGUE CLUBS MAY
ALL TRAIN IN ONE CAMP
baseball Men Secure Dover Hall
Estate, Down in Southern
Georgia.
SPRING PRACTICE cen,
Ban Johnson Among Directors, and
George Staliings Is Pushing Pro-
Ject-Other Big Magnatcs Inter-
cStcd-Gamc Preserve i'm Winter.

NEW YORK, August 4.-Dover Hal,
one OF the largest and most picturesque
OF the Southern estates, located four
teen miles from Brunswick Ga. has
lnst been purchased by syndicate OF
men prominently identified with base
ha!l, ana the indications arc tina, the
olH p!ani3i!on, which comprises 2436
acres. VIII eventually hc turned into a
great training camp for the major
league teams The iden1iiication NJ
George Stallings with the project lends
further credo nee TO this view, for /, h. g
been ore Of his pct theories tina, /,
would be a great advantage for n M
nonal League and American League
IN IN" morning Independently and play
ing game in the afternoon The
sseope Of the property would allow for
IN. training Of every one OF tho big
'"hcN" teams. and this would undoubt-
"dly lessen the cost OF Southern train
to maintain it's own camp.
The estate will hereafter no known
hS n" hoN"r lfill club. The officers
are are t'rSsid@n' Cart T l. Huston: vice
p Pres ., 'Ee@rsc T Stallinss; trcas-
AlI!SoN. Inc directors are, in addition
!" ih' officers +. r.. johnson. presi-
aent 81 N" American League; Charles
= Comiskey, Irwin 5. Cobb and Damon
RnnNon Others members are Jacob
KGppert lanes +. GaTney. Bud Fisher,
I ,;a I"ner,. PRESIDENT .of tho Ma
l.,
Lee Hedges. TyruS Cobb. John J. Nc
'faw. Harry stevens. J. @. Too!c Rob
GGrt DAVIS. howard Trumho. Norman r.
Davis. Edward BARROW, president Of tho
International League, and Harry
dicmpst"aG president Of tho Giants
Inc Inc hct5y" Nom Grship Is, 10 be linn
ltcu 70 hftN. but there Will also he a n
associate membership. Tho club Will
be incorporated under tho laws OF Della
ware and IN" shares will sell for 81 600
each. Already q large amour, of
money has been subscribed. Ban John.
son having taken five shares In the
VIII Re Game Preserve.
Al present u Is tho plan to improve
tn" property SO that il may be n winter
resort ana gam" preserve. To this end
Work VIII start soon and a clubhouse
costing about 10000 viii be erected
and it is believed IL Will he ready for
occupancy this fall Many Of tho mem
ncrs ar" pr.parinE 20 build cottages
ana ono Of the FIRST constructed will bS.
"wncd by CAPTAIN Huston.
Dover Hal! Is within = fcw miles Of
JekTl Island. and adjoining is the du
FONT estate. The tract is situated on a
iifcwater peninsula ten miles by water
from brunswick. and fourteen miles hv
land The question Of Purchasing il has
been under consideration for nearly n
year. 1t started as It result Of a hunt,
ing trip 10 George Stallin-s's plant;,-
ton last fall. Several bascbnn club
~" ground. which was the estate 81
the late George ". Wright. AS a game
preserve II offered the finest induce
'ncHts. ana plans wcr" At once launched
I" arrange for the purchase.
For tn" present II will he used as :,
winter resort for baseball men where
ih"y can hay" the finest hunting af-
i"rdcd tn any section Of the East There
are. in plentiful quantities. deer. Wild
tGikcT, quail snpc. duck. rail and
nioFcr. coon, DoSsum and, for those who
Tx" h', nor" Of excitement bear and
via cat The estate has -four miles Of
oyster bcds, safe hnrbor for yacht.
ana small boats. and hn" fishing
grounds for drum. trout. bass, whiting
and shc"psh"Hd.
The land Is h"avil" wooded In place.
ana the timber rights In Themselves
hoid q large value Several years ago
'h"s" tights ware sold, and there was
cons d"rhbl" cut-ng, but there are still
hundreds "f acrca of virgin pine Ths
~" o"n"rS have r"purchascd the tim.
h"r rights. ana there win bc no moro
cutting "f lumber except when It is
ncc".' AIRY FOR the building NJ the pro
u"F"d bungalows They viii be Of uni.
FORM coHs'iHn'i"u and BOWLER and log
,h"r%h m"mh"re win b. permitted n
. hnIld according 20 their own pInnp and
upon Sites whlnh they may select