Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-10
TRUST TO CIVIC PRIDE
TO KEEP TEAM IN CITY
Committees Will Sell Buttons To-
Morrow to Square Debts of
Local Club.
WILL CONTRIBUTE
Those Who Pay Dollar Will Re Ad.
mittcd TO Any of First -Four Games
Next Week = Will Make Whirl-
wind Campaign.
THOUSANDS WILL CONTRIBUTE

CIVIC pride is the lever with which -
IS hoped 10 pry q dollar loose from, SOW
eral thousand Richmonders within m.
HeH' Jew days 10 insure the future or
the International League in this civ
+ ans interested IN boosting Richmond
.h"' yesterday for the purpose of pc-
'e-'!nS plans for keeping its most val
-"'.c Advertising feature here. and all
O.. easements Tor whirlw.nd CAM
ia!gn We're made
Committees Will start out carly on
"eo"es1ay morning with the avowcd
purpose OF separating cvcry loval Rich
:Ho'.'eF from Just one OF his dollars
Fac" contributor will be decorated
VIZ! quito" proving that he. or she
. -. Gg''.t across: In addition. slip Of
A@Stsnoard which will admit the bearer
INTO Sroad street Park for th. double
hcaG"r on Welcome Day. OF any other
given. ''
There IS ,wo-fold purpose in the
noNcIn"rt. The first. and principal one.
- 70 guarantee" that Richmond will not
rose rs franchise in the International
League The local club, while sclf-sus-
tanning now. Is deeply in the hole on
account Of preliminary expenses In buy
III. n" 'iShis 20 This territory and get
thS mo shape 'or the reception OF a
Double : outat Consequently. while
INC expenses for tn. balance of the sea-
son VII! be met bT tho gate receipts
th"re sun remains a big obligation
which can not be liqu!dated unless the
;aHS shp" their apprcciat!on
Contributors Admitted 10 Gimme
Inen, 'o" With all contributors be-
ing admitted TO ono OF the nrst four
games next week. Il means THAT Tho NJ,
tendance VIII nc sufficiently large
enough 70 put tho players on their mot;
tie. while many hundreds of Richynrnd
I. - L. "a. t,,4,
dcrful brand of baseball they can get
for q small Out!ay. Members OF The d.
rectorate OF the Richmond Exhibition
Company confidently expect tho attend
ancc on the next home series 10 pick ND
wonderfully. as i; was showing n
home.
The city has been divided into dis
tr!cts for the canvass, which will he
made on Wednesday. Thursday and
FRIDAY. Henry Hotchkss chairman OF
IN" general committee, has appointed
his captains, who viii. in turn, appoint
workers 10 aid in tho canvass. Each Of
The big Office buildings viii be visited
~ committees. as we'll as The stores and
shops. In order 20 give everybody "a
chance 70 come across with a dollar
buttons will be placed on sale at all
cigar and soda stands.
The following captains have bocn
named ny Sir. Iiotchkiss:
G x. burnett. John j. Womblc, r w
Williams Il. Lynn Tucker. Warren Cod
dard. w ". addison, y <. Forbes II. w.
Ellcrson. ROY Spoirht. a. Lee Straus.
iiransford FULLER. Randolph Cardoza
John =. Cary. Fritz Sittcrding, Sam At
kinson. EUrlcirh Anderson, Oscar
F;lnk"%. ". Harrison Blair Ben Nelson
Donald Adamson. Morton Graves. John
W Moore. Edward Wight. +. l.. McCon-
noN. J = ralmatory. Hugh Mcclure.
w j. Parrish. ". g. Sale. +. T. Butler
Archer richardson, Anthony Shea and
~ ~ Anderson
Wnilc ~" Buttons viii not be on sale
untIl tomorrow, the committee will be
glad 70 book orders TO day for early de-
livery One member OF the committee
yesterday took in 81 III as many min
ui"- Nearly ATTY contributors have al
ready com" over with their dollar.
II had q nrst been intended TO max o
the buttons good for admittance on
Tuesday when the Climbers return
home 10 meet Jersey City in a twin bill,
hut as many men and women Will he
unable 70 go on Tuesday IL was decided
10 issue tickets with the buttons and
to make them good for any day next
week except Saturday. when a double
uead"r viii be played with Providence.