Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
|NTS MEET TOMORROW
LOCAL BASEBALL LEADERS
ARE GOING TO NEW YORK
VIII Resist Any Effort to Gust Rich
mond From Cirruit--iiiS Week
for Baseball,

for Baseball.
Alvin VI. smith, Ben Wilson and
probably William Il. Fizzini will leave
here tonight for New York, where
they will attend the meeting OF tho
noon. Mr.. Smith. as president OF the
local club, is one OF the directors, and
VII! attend the Initial conference. The
others will be present at the general
league meeting. which follows. rhe
meetings will be held in the McAlpin
Hotel. according to the call issued by
President Ed @. Barrow.
Important matters are to come UP
at this. the annual meeting Of the
international League. For many
months there have been rumors which
deeply affect the Richmond club, and
consequently the meeting will bel OF
especial Importance locally. 1t has
been stated time and time again that
lichmond had not, been satisfactory.
and it has been persstently rumored
taat an effort would be made to drop
this city.
Jacl, Dunn will join the Richmonders
in New York. and, together with Mr..
Smith. will make a hot fight before
the directors if any move to GUST
tied with his holdings here, and will
not let the remaining cities put over
ANYTHING on his associates here. lie is
Il great believer in the baseball future
.: Richmond. and is anxious TO stay
mere. unless he can get his old Balti-
more territory back. III which event he
would naturally want to go back there,
as he has sunk $4,000 in that city,
AMI deems his territorial rights there
CT much more value than he does his
Richmond rights. If such n contin-
Eency ever arose he would see that
the local investors were REIN to
the fullest extent, but as the Federal
he is not apt to make any jump for
some little time.
SHEETS PROVED UNSATISFACTORY.
BUT MAY RESIST REMOVAL
Jersey City last year proved UNI
satisfactory. but II the SkecterS have
met their obligations to organized base
ball. as the local club has done. and
the owners Insist on retaining their
franchise il is not proba BILE that the
team will be shifted. Harrisburg. how
ever, stands a chance to lose it's club.
as the franchise was never perina-
nently placed there, but is owned by
the entire league, the situation being
the same as that caused in the vir-
ginia League when Petersburg sur
rendered its franchise last year.
Worcester. Mass, has been considered
by the lntS as possible location. but
as the franchise is held at good
price. tile New Englanders are not
particularly anxious to buy. They
would take it, however. on silver
platter.
Hartford and Springfield have been
considered as possible locations Tor
teams. but President BARROW has stated
that he merely sent Billy Wicks out
TO look around and have some cities
In line in case a change is necessary.
NEW ENGLAND CITIES
MAY HAVE OWN LEAGUE
How small the Internationars chances
OF securing any New England cities
are is shown by tn. tact that presi-
dcht Tim Murnane, of the New Eng
land League is now strong for an ALL
New England League, and that he and
his first aid. Magnate pieper, have al
ready mapped out IA circuit to consist
of eight cities having a summer popu-
lation OF not less than 100000 eacn.
tie IL quoted as saying: The cities we
want are Worcester. Lynn, Portland
Lowell, Lawrence. Springfield New
Haven and Hartford. Portland has n
population OF around $4,000, but this
is swelled to over the 100000 mark
has proved too good Il baseball town
To drop. and will be in the merger"
Meantime. there is nothing to show
what the joint committee consistiuc. ot
'arroW. Murnanc and Farrell hav3
been doing. but it has been learned At
what time the committee expects to
make its report. and that is at IL meet
ing TO DO held in New York. Tuesday.
December H.
This will be big week in baseball.
The National League will hold its an.
nual meeting on Tuesday in New York,
ana The American League Will meet
IN Chicago on Wednesday,. Here at
nome there VIII be meeting of tha
Virginia League on Friday in Norfolk.
BIG TRADES EXPECTED
At CHICAGO MEETING:
Trades involving wcll-l<nown BAH
PLAYERS and possible disposition of tho
problem OF the Cleveland Club VIII bs
features OF the American Leagues an.
nual meeting
Rivals for the services OF Franz,
i'aker. now under contract to the Phil
adeirhia club. will furnish the main
eNcltem'nt in tho trading line. prnsi.
deht Comiskey is openly after Baker.
inc New York Americans il Is sail.
sun nope to get him, and reports to-
DAY from st. Louis Indicate that Tho
browns also Will be among the bidders
PRESIDENT Johnson was quoted to-do..
us saving the league would not i'm unv
way interfere with the disposal or
h"kcr. The organization will leoyo
thc matter to Connie Mack, OF tho
Ataletics. and to Baker himself. R,k.r
is understood to he demanding q hirh
price for his services
There Is rot much sentiment in f,vo.
or change In the opening or CLOSING,
oates or the season, according TO n
st"tchent made at President John
sons office.