Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
VIRGINIA LEAGUE CLUB
OWNERS MEET At NOON
Nlagnates VIII Assemble at Hotel
Richmond and Discuss Release
Of Local Franchise.
TWO TEAMS MAY PLAY HERE
Should Price Asked lie Too Great,
Bradley and Associates Will Waive
Nve-Mile Restriction and Allow
Glass IA" Organization In.


To-day at noon tho Virginia League
club owners viii meet at the Hotel
Richmond to discuss the release OF the
Richmond club from the circuit, in or
der to make room for Jack Dunn's
Orioles. The meeting was called by
President Boatwright, at the request
of Secretary Bradley and owners Of
the local franchise.
While nothing definite can be said
on the subject until the magnates as
semblc. little trouble is expected to
get the sanction OF the league to make
the move.
Should trouble develop. however.
there are two methods proposed, either
of which will likely bring around the
desired result. They are to appeal TO
the National Commission. and have the
supreme court OF baseball draft the
territory for the Internationals, or for
the local owners to consent TO having
two teams in the city. thereby waving
the five-milc limit rule which tho local
club has the power To do according
10 the best Information available.
bradley Inns Two Parks.
When spoken to last night on the
after proposition. Bradley said. that
nc local owners of the Virginia
league franchise would waive the i've
nile limit rule and allow the Inter-
':otional League to place n club in this
'itT, and ut the same time the club
owners would place a team in the Nir-
.sinia League" This could readily be
done, as Bradley holds a lease on Broad
street Park and has an option on an
other, so both leagues would have their
own playing fields.
The meeting to-day will not bc q
freeze out proposition. as the local
club owners desire TO treat fairly with
the Virginia League club owners
Richmond must have better ball. and.
ms the opportunity is now ripe. this is
the time to make tho change. The Of
fer of $4,000 with the franchise and
players reserved by the Colts manage
inent should appeal to the league
board OF directors rs il will allow the
club to be transferred to any city the
nagnatcs desire, and give each club
IN the circuit $1,000 as a nest egg
Committee TO Whit on League
al the meeting today the committee
appointed at the meeting OF the bust
ness men held recently. will ascertain
the attitude of the league in reference
10 the release of this city and the
price set by the club owners for th.
release. The committee will then re-
port to the business men, probably tho
VIII then he taken UP by the Intorra-
tionnl League In New York next Mon
day.
Manager Jack Dunn feels certain
that his Orioles Will represent Rich
inond next summer. and when asked
last night what was the outlook for
:. team, said that lie would bring the
players he now has. and would retain
those that showed su!tiicnt class To
play the game required in the Inter
national. Dunn has lines out for sew
cral big lcaEucrs, and with the ma /
terial he will he able to secure from
the clubs when the twenty player
limit rule becomes operative, Richmond
should get tho jump on Tie other teams
in the circuit.
I'niry story From New York.
y story comes out of New York that
the International League would be-. used
MS a big farm for the majors. The
story further says that the major
league would buy UP the franchises
and send their surplus players into
the circuit. and when; they develop re-
call them" This sotinds like another
Federal effort TO Create discension I'm
the ranks OF the ~ a. cities. especial
~ as President Earrow denies that
there is any truth in the story.
The story follows:
president Ed Barrow. of tho In
'kernationai League. has been in
Very close touch with Ban John
fson the last few days in an effort
ITO straighten out his most perplcx-
ing problems. There is Il posi-
ptlity of the franchises of the cir
cult all passing into ihc hands OF
major mngnatcs, in which event
the circuit would hc continues as
farms for the surplus talent that
will have 10 be cut adrift by the
first OF May. AS IL IL with the
minor league rosters pared TO the
bone. the majors may find great
difficulties In disposng of surplus
talent. unless they own their own
farms"