Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
1T STRIKES ME
by TIM PATCH

Permission TO use Broad Street Park
FOR championship game between
Rocky Mount and Portsmouth, OF the
Virginia League, was received here
yesterday from President Ed. G. Bar
row, of the international Baseball
League. The game will he played on
Monday afternoon, being the NTH Of n
series OF seven to decide the pcnnant
winner for the season OF 1918
This game will be a daisy. The
rortsmouth club won the champion
snip of the last half by brilliant play
ing, while the Rocky Mount team. al
though Il few pegs lower down the
column. was also putting up "A stellar
greatly strengthened since the end OF
the first half. the Sally League fur
nishing many OF its stars.
The Rocky Mount team is under the
management OF Ray Ryan, remembered
here as the leader OF the Colts Rocky
Mount took over the Richmond fran
chise In the Virginia League. and con-
interest in the club, particularly as il
has several familiar faces in its Iinc-up.
Win Clarke. the well-known pilot.
is in charge of the Truckers, and with
him is Doc Newton. one OF the best in
FEEDERS that ever wore a Richmond
uniform. Many other Old Virginia
Leasuers Will be with Portsmouth.
The International League should be
congratulated on permitting the game
TO be played on its grounds. While its
season is done here. ii had the right
to hog the grounds, but showed
sportsmanlikc spirit in not doing so
Richmond College mon are already
specializing on the makeup OF the
eleven this fall. Coach Dobson will
have his men out in one week. and it is
half of his veterans, back Jimmie
Newton and Privott. the star ends, will
probably be lost Craig and Pollard
Of the back field, are still uncertain
one of the strongest lincsmen is un-
decided. 4 number of local prep play
crs arc going to enter college. and il
is expected that the freshman class
will furnish some excellent material
The Richmond Amateur Athletic Fed
Grafton has abandoned it's plan FOR or
ganizing football league. The
but the federation will see that any
teams wanting grounds. officials or
other assistance VIII be accommodated
the fact that the local baseball club
needed button day to help out It's
finances. 1t forgets that it was the
coin put up by the business men of
this city to buy out the Virginia
League that kept that circuit running
for the season. That s12,510 pie went
long way and was sufficient to run
the entire league for six weeks at the
very least. Then. too. there is con-
siderable difference between $1,000
and $4,000 salary list each month
And yet the attendance here met the
expenses. II was to make up for that
donated I.aa
that the button day was held. With
out the Richmond money the Old Do
minion circuit would have crumblcd
with an awful crash along about
July {.
Next year Baltimore will have one
of the strongest teams in the country"
says James =. Gilmore How does he
know and where is Baltimore going TO
get II from? Baseball history shows
that no matter what plans are made
for STRENGTHENING, there is absolutely
no guarantee that a strong team will
result. and anybody who so predicts
Is either green or the greatest seer
the world ever produced.
\ large and enthusiastic meeting was
held last night in the Blues Armory
by those inclined to athletics, both as
participants and as supporters. Plans
Tor the fall and winter sports were dis
cussed, and from the interest displayed
that the battalion will be represented
by some good teams, including football,
basketball and track.