Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-28
SENATOR'S 0UTF|ELDER
PURCHASED BY DUNN
Mike Mitchell, Former Pittsburgh
Star, VIII Aid Local International
Players IL Land n Pcnnant.
WILLIAM DUNN INSpECTs PARK
Brother OF Manager Spends Several
Hours Planning Improvements at
Broad Street Bal! lard-Three
Hundred suggestions Received

Yesterday was a very active one for
the promoters of the Richmond ENhi..
hi;ion Conyon', The, officers and board
the Broad street Park Corporation and
papers were signed closing the deal as
Tar as these two organizations are CON
Observation-Disclosures Jack Dunn was in
the city. but only stayed long enough
ESQ O'Clock train for Washineton.
where hs had an arpointmsnt with
Dunn wired from, the capitol that. no
had purchased the release of Mike
Mitchell an oUtfeider.
Mitchell was procured by. Griffith from
Pittsburgh last fall after Milan was in
cRpaCitated In co!ls!on with Dan
Moeller. as a resul; OF which he frac-
work TOR the team for the first few
weeks, hitting well over the 400 mark:
He gradually let down. however, and
finished with an average of .2SI.
During the National League meeting
In New York in pcccmbor Manager
Griffith made the New York Yankees u
present OF Mitchell. whom he wanted
TO continue in fast company that he
might draw the same salary he re-
after accepting Mitchell, turned him
hack 70 Griffith just before he sold the
Since then Gr!futh has been trying
TO place Mitchell with some other big
leaEne CLUB but failed, ana h. finally
Dumas Brother Visits Park.
Will Dunn, = brother OF Jack. with
Charles Steinmann, were also visitors
TO tho city Yesterday. Both Dunn and
Steinmam visited Broad street Park
and spent several hours planning for
improyyemSnnitSS which will shortly be
started. VIII Dunn has been ground
keeper for his brother nj Providence
and Baltimore, and knows what is
and he pronounced the local park TO 100
in excellent condition, needing very
little attention other than = few fills.
WORK will DO started on the private
boxes and tho replacing OF benches
with chairs as soon as tho necessary
Imaterial may be shipped from oriole
Park. II IS cXpeCted that everything
will he III playing shape by the LIST of
Meeting Next Saturday.
Chairman Alvin NJ. Smith OF the
baseball committee, announces that
there viii he q meeting OF the stock
subs cribers and the public At the rooms
afternoon AT o'colck. At this meeting.
which Smith hopes Will be largely at
tended by the wel!-wishcrs Of the In
tcrnational League club, report of
the progress made will be given out.
and plans laid for further boosting the
project.
be held al tho Business Mems Club.
but this, meeting Will he solely for the
stockholders.
Many SurGrs, Name for Club.
Nearly SOC $ugEcS lions for Il name
appropriate for the new club were re-
ceived At The Times Dispatch office
that conform to Dunn'S suggestion yet
the Rebels have the call with about
go per cent giving this as their sclcc-
tion.
a Petersburg resident hiding his
identity under the signature OF ~
Petersburg Fan" suggest that the club
be called the Rejected on account Of
being rejected hy baltimore. and adds
but Good enough" for Richmond. Tile
party In question took care that not
even tho name of his employer appear
on tho stationery. How different would
hnve been his attitude had the Orioles
been booked for Petersburg instead OF
this city. With ~ Petersburg Fan il
appears az II IL was a case of Sour
Grapes" and he is advised TO pay n
visit TO Richmond when he tires Of tho
Virginia league brand of baseball, and
see Il really good game