The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
CHARTER is ACCEPTED
At INITIAL MEETING
Stockholders of Richmond Exhibition Company Confirm Eec
ton of Board of Directors Team Will Make
Trip Through North Carolina. II
By ERNEST POLLARD,

Confirmation OF the recent election
OF the board of directors and the 40
ceptance OF the charter and seal were
the principal matters disposed OF yes
terday afternoon at the initial meets
ing OF the stockholders Of the Rach~
mond Exhibition Company. No.
which corporation will operate tho
Richmond baseball club in the Inter-
national League.
The meeting was presided over bN
Alvin NJ. Smith, president Of the
newly organized company. while W.
H. Parker. acted as secretary. Be-
sides sanctioning the election Of the
board of directors for the new COR.
poration the stockholders also ao-6
cepted the bylaws drafted by meme
bers Of the company. 1t was decided
to hold the annual meeting Of the
stockholders on the second Tuesday,
in February while the special meev-M
ings will be subject to the call OF the
president.
All of the stockholders expressed
themselves as being very well satio-
fed with the officers that have bees
selected for the company. They are
all public spirited citizens and are
as good as could have been gotto1l
anywhere.
Discuss se:mission.
There was some discussion a. ~
the admission OF the gate to eaSe
bleachers While it was decided ~
a previous meeting to place the price
Of admission for this side of the held
at twenty-five cents, but one OF the
cfp h<tA - <hn.&y~&t
ii advisable to leave il at hxteems
cents. However. Jack Dunn called
their attention to the fact that the
International League will not tolerate
anything lower than a quarter gAte.
The general admission will remain -
the same prioe-twenty-five cants--
while the price Of the grandstand wiz
be the same, which h only ton mof0I
cents than 1t was when Richmond.
was represented in the virginia
League.
Jack Dunn was present at the
meeting OF the stockholders and took
an active interest in the PROCEEDINGS
He was accompanied here from Baltt-
more by Secretary Weeks. Mr.. Dunn
gave out tho list Of exhibition sAmsa
that he has already booked and Ar0
printed on this page.
Trip Through Carolina.
Following his games with tha- Nssta
teams in both the National anll
American Leagues he will journey To-
Norfolk to play the Tars. after whicl
the team win make a trip throuGnt
Carolina. He has already been BOOK
ed for three games in Durham and
in all proba bility he will play RaJoi9h.a
Charlotte. Asheville and other teams
in the North Carolina State League. 81
Games have been booked with ~
New York Giants. New York HigA~|
ianders. Philadelphia Athletics, ~
champion Boston Braves. Boston Ra4s
Sox. Washington Senators and Br0o1~
lyn Dodgers. Richmond win a.
play tho Mount e. Joseph C0lloG
team here early In the season.
Mr.. Dunn says he y quite su1|
that Richmond viii havs ons 81 Co.
best teams IN the Intssna13ea
League. He 10 lining up good lot r.
likely youngsters. and contracts a10
moving being sent out to them.
A force Of men win shortly heG
remodeliinS Broad Street Park. ThG2
are several places on ths diamond IT,
win be Aired, while there = much ~
be done in the outfeld, The oha1n
which viii replace the benches m G
gsandstAad win arrive here CRU
Baltimore IN tho next few dayG.
Dunnie ieft for Baltimore last nig3l
he having TO attend me Iutssnati0n1
League meeting In Now York TIL
week. at which time the Balt1moe1
franchise will be formally tranGfsr1e
| from the Monumental City to Htd1
mond. Some action with references ~
the transfer to Jersey City to so1&
othsr city will also be taken.