Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
MAY NOT ALTER CIRCUIT
NEW ENGLAND CITIES ARE
NOT TOO EAGER FOR INTS
Not Willing ia Pay Hard Cash for
Eranch!sr--Ica,n Must Come
Without strings.

intrrnationol League maEnates arc
scheduled to hold their annual session
time tn" question Of disposiur of the
floating franchise, now temporarily
hold By harrisburg, will hc brought up
ror S%,I"r',l weeks nov, Z. ". Wicks:
cub. has Accu n"sinE around in the
New ENGLAND Statcs with the idea OF
picking ~ a live city; His mission
however, S"cmS doomed to failure ,
According To tn" 'Ia"ttord courant
the lnts az" trying :" rcpeat the deal
whereby l.tchmond got til" Eal,imor"
franchise. bot not With as satisfactory
results II sums UP the situation as
The tinc hand of tho International
Loaguo and The real purpose that lies
behind The visits of T. w Wicl<s 10
Hartford. Springfield ami Worcester.
was laid bare last week. when Mir
m Worcester that tho V y Barrow
circuit stood ready TO transfer one OF
the iranChiS"s particularly the IiarriS-
nurT ontnt. for consideration Of S12.5oG.
IL tho International LeaEu" was trying
on Now England the same schomc
which Jack pun" put oyer on Rich
mpud last spring with tho Baltimore
franchise. The chances arc that Mr.
WickS's visits were made with the
hope that Hartford. Springfield ana
against ono another for tho franchise
IN the international that Is seeking
4 new home, nnI tho money that would
n" secured from tho city that would
bid TIN" highest. would go a long way
toward rcCupcratirw the losses of tho
management during tn" Soaaon OF 1914
IF this is really the purpose behind
tho visits OF Mr. WiCks thon he might
Just as we'll give Up and save his car
faro, for there * not the slightest
chance OF his invciglng any of these
cities. into ANY such proposition rs the
Eichmoud deal Of last season. if tho
minor Leagues had not had II setback
for the past two seasons. then an offer
to sell an international League fran
hut ~ pointed out in this column be
fore, tho international League is In
Just rs much. and probably more need
Of new life. as are tho baseball cities
of Now England, and unless il comes
in without any string 10 1t. there -
not the slightest hope that any Of these
ton "f Mr. Wiclts"
they are canuy folks ny i'm New Eng
land, and it is doubtful II they will pay
ont any money to got tho international,
League franchise Thoy are in be.
"uiihr fix. rs tn" territory is claimed by
the Eastern Association, and the New
pic. The combinations arc too much
ing another.
Richmond Will renaiu in tho league.
ana n"Nt season Will hc money maker
for tho local club. II tho other cities
give the Dummies any patronage on tho
road. The receipts at Broad street
Park were sufficient to make tn" team
-sustainiuE AT homo, but the re-
ceirts abroad knocked the spots out
Of tho surplus. Then too. the biz
initial expenses viii ho eliminated, ana
with II good series Of exhibition games.
The club should get under way with n
tidy sum.
Tho local club owns ono seventh of
the floating franchise, aud if BARROW
docs succeed i'm selling it To any Other
CITY TIA" locals wouid benefit Ivy The
deal.
Harrisburg, however. may got an
other chance. Hut this remains rs hc
seen. Jersey CITY is another weak
sister who viii need us much attention.
If not more. than tho PENNSYLVANIA
town.