Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-15
FANS RAT|FY PLAN FOR
BETTER BASEBALL HERE
Whirlwind Campaign to Raise Money
to Finance OriOlc Purchase
Planned.
COMMITTEES START MONDAY
Richmond Men Will Be Asked 10
Subscribe $4,000 to Bring Balti-
more International League Fran
ChiSe Here.

Local baseball fans met last night
and ratified the agreement made by
business men to bring the Baltimore
franchise in the International League
10 this city next season. The meet
ing was held In the Business Mems
Club, and plans were formulated for :,
whirlwinG campaign TO raise FUNDS 10
finance the proposition.
ALVIN NJ Smith. chairman OF the
JACK nWTn oyvnsr Of The 20 Sr,oiSs nr sn
sided At Ihe meeting. and gave an out
line OF the WORK already accomplished.
parties were read, and the plan for
take over the franchise explained.
upon by NJ Dunn. ana WHAT DISPOSE
tion The latter would make OF his
share.
Regards Price and Terms Fair.
II 90 rot in.uk The price is eXorhi
tant: SAID M Smith. ON ;he other
hand believe that trs terms made by
Mr.. Dunn are extremely fair. We are
him so per cen; .: the stock in the
new corporation. out Of this $4,000
Mr.. Dunn has agreed 20 pay the Broad
Street Park Corporation. owners OF the
Richmond. Virginia League. franchise.
500 demanded by the league owners TO
relinqu!sh their claim on me terri
torial rights here. From this /; will
be seen that. Nh. Dunn only receives
Clarence u. Coleman, another mem
Der OF the committee, told the assem-
rassment TO the. city of Richmond II
the matter was dropped after reaching
its present stage.
II do no, see any reason why we
cannot go out and raise the $4,000
necessary TO swing this deal without
any difficulty. think that Dunn can
be depended upon to make il diyi-
dend-payinS proposition, for at least
four or 1--WE years; We have not more
ha mi ottNh atSn a
last year, and we found men then with
enough public spirit to subscribe S3s,-
600"
Following this brief talk motion
was made TO form those present into
q committee 10 solicit subscriptions;
that twenty-five big committees will
be ready TO proceed TO the task on
Monday morning. when the campaign
the committeeman arc empowered to
begin soliciting at once Many of the
business men Interested in the propo-
Sition VIII start to-day.
Plnn for Capital of S100,00n.
1t is proposed TO form a corporation,
70 be known as the Richmond I:Xhi-
ital of 100000, and TO sell stock UP
70 salf OF this amount. Tentative
plans for the organization of the com
pany were made earlier in the week,
and officers selected. lack Dunn was
name named as president; Wiiiiam II; Par
secretary, and Alvin NJ. smith, treas
urer.
The campaign will start Monday and
1t is planned To have every person in
terested in better baseball become n
stakeholder in the company The stock
subscriptions will be payable 30 per
cent. on February l. and the balance in
thirty and sixty days. Enough Will be
raised In this manner to acquire CON
troll Of the local territory. while Dunn
has agreed to advance the necessary
money TO finance the team until after
the eNhihition games are played. These
games alone, ii is believed. will put the
company on seh-suslaining basis
The Richmond Exhibition Company
has definitely decided that there will
be no big advance in admission prices.
Tho, general admission Will be - cents.
while grandstand seat will cost am
additional % cents. There will be no
10 cent bleacher seats, as IN the past,
and there Will he no free seats for
women. II Is now planned To have sew
era! boxes constructed. In which seats
VIII be sold for ~ cents.
Dunn 10 Remain Here.
MI Dunn has positively agreed TO
fans want him t9i. He wNl personally
direct the destinjcS .ot tic transplantcd
Orioles. Already he has begun gather
, Ing the e, nucleus Of team which will
Class "A outfit. and he has started
plans for the spring trading AS soon
ms II Is definitely known that the team
VIII be placed here he will sign con-
tracts for exhibition games with major
League teams, having been promised
oates with many Of the famous clubs
Nothing remains to be done cxceut
This is secured the dream of many
Years VIII be realized by local fans. 4
small portion of the money mas ojrcady
been subscribed. The Broad street
Park Corporation has agreed TO take
Sl;"op ~ stock To T.. G. Berkeley. who
hsnnscflned $l0G last night, goes tho
honor OF actually being the first stock
holdcr In the proposed COrnDauv