Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-18


peace about. The meeting last night
In New York was lacking In harmony.
ana the cut and dried program failed
to meet with approval.
New York sport writer's agree that
inc National League was whipped TO Il
FRAGILE. but part of their opinion is the
result OF spleen, President Tener hav-
ing caused considerable displeasure By
his clumsy evasions of the truth. The
FACTS remain howeyer, that the indie
Many wise ones are now beginning to
think that the Manhattan purchase
erals. and that is the bluff failed the
Feds would have curlcd up and uui,
Tener and Johnson, however are Still
TOO bunaloed to work on THAI theory.
The meeting last night had TO h,
adjourned until to-day. owing to in
ability TO agree upon the terms of
peace Baltimore still has tho big
is Insisting that a major club be i'm.
stalled there. Certainly from the great
ana Eahs haitimorc gave the lnts
circuits. II might manage TO take in
boys. '"'
Richmond viii light to retain i,s
franchise in the International, and the
iocai baseball men have "A precedent in
.ne acton ION Of the minority stockholm
Its oI me Kansas City Federals. who
hcbt the team in that city. Richmond
mas met rs contractural obligations
ana ~ entitled to some consideration.
] ~ VIII pan out to he better baseball
Town than some others on the Barrow
, circuit.
/ VIDA, disposition will he made Of
| me Federal League players is :, ques-
ton which will cause some confusion.
Charles IL. Ebbets. OF the Brooklyn
Huperbas. states positively that he. viii
| not use a player no jumped from his
team. Others voice the same scnti-
ments. although there is some mighty
Sood timber among the independents
Jim McCaTrcy. owner Of the Toron
bets The talk IS nov about r,rin,,
FOR ,he Federal League men The
question that interests me is, VIVA,
ABOUT the boys who remained faith
iul TO organized baseball" know
! TINS, that If ii comes to a question Of
my club employing a contract jumper.
good, hut who is sill serviceable and
remained loyal. will play the lovai
men every day in the week.
me ev 'n 'o day t"s n men ,6n who We're for
other men III my league are united
. In this stand"
says a Baltimore writer along the
Jack Dunn may be worried and then
he may not about this peace business
TO show how, he feels, he spent the
morning dashinr around in :. brand
F. new 1915 Cadillac eight cylinder WHY
( not invite us for "a ride? There arc
no ball games in the afternoons these
. days.
Perhaps Jack remembers the treat,
mHnt he received nj the hands OF some
OF those writer's when Baltimore saw
visions Of big league baseball-and
cot lemon
sammy Lchtenstcin. owner of tho
Montreal Royals, is said to be one or
the buSies, little birds around the
bal inosuls IN 10 q late hour last
nisht Sammy has been reported to
nave Worn out two perfectly good
pairs OF gloves shaking hands with
people.
,, The Ereates, iron man record com
by minor Lacquer during the 1915
tMutU Williams. of the Minneapolis
American Association Club, who pitch
othcr.. lie was on tho mound in six
,y-f9ur games and finished with TWEEN
;y-ninc victories and sixteen defeats.
allowing only 2.a3 runs per game Any
pitcher who can d" this Is a wonder,
aud the Detroit Tigers. who landed
hii' nave Il most promising young
stcr,
lin McCanrcy has not selected Sill
itlymer's sucCess"r az manager OF the
/ Toronto club but II is believed that
Billy Smith viii cot the job Smith
has been successful leader in tho
South arn Lea que. and is no stranger
To tn" international, having bossod the
Runa 10 team a few years ago.
\lienists Of III" country oueht O."
locus their attention on that meeting
of professors tni faculty athletic
heads who are to gather at New York.
/ December IS to agree on definitions
Of III" word amateur"
/ Tho nlicnists will he interested when
/ II is known that the chance Of tho
conference reaching an agreement is
F., fully az probable Az that tho warning
factions OF Europe viii agree on peace
tonight Some folks here in Rich-
mond would like 10 know what tho
word means. though.
The smaller colleges arc discover
Ing that there is n decided drawback
to having n football team. the
| strength Of which is out of proper
I iion To rs former position in tho grid
iron world While all l,rrc,