Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-18
WILL RESIST IN COURTS
RICHMOND STOCKHOLDERS
WANT TO HOLD FRANCHISE
I'm! Effort to COnnscute Local Hold
inGs VIII BE Observation-Disclosures
Cfty Gives Precedent.

Peace IN the baseball world is Il very
desirable thing, but IL is Il cinch that
bring il about are going to encounter
some rough spots. and one OF them may
be right here in Hichmond. particularly
as some Of those with money invested
IN the local International League Club
have no idea II sitting still and seeing
their property contscatcd Efforts to
take the franchise from this city are
evidently going TO be resisted. and it
VIII take considerable money to sulve
the wound left by I'll. extraction or
the Dummies. If amy such move is at.
tempted.
III We arc !eft out of the Intcrna.
tionaI League. SAID Ben w. Wilson.
the Richmond Exhibition Company. sit
Is W to us TO ght Tor our rights.
those who know Mr.. Wilson are Of
'he opinion that h" can put up good
scrap when he desires.
BASEBALL is fun OF complications. and
Inc deals that are put over, are not
always according to the strict letter of
,he law Many OF them if interpreted
by inc rules OF ordinary business,
would not hold water and an effort TO
con'scnte the local franchise-aud :,
removal to Baltimore is nothing more
than coniisCa ;ion--will he met in a
legal wa. Ri"hm md has met it's con
tracturhl obligations, and according 10
inc precedent established in Kansas
vented the Feds from abandoning that
CITY last Year the owners % he local
ciuD VIII have u redress in the courts
Even should the international League
offer TO buy Richmond out. the local
Stockholders need at sell. if they wish
to mold their property And IL is en-
tremciy doubtful II they will submit
TO being forced out Those who laborcd
hard 10 Civ" Richulond better baseball
are not men to sit still and see their
Efforts smashed IN the twiukliur Of am
eye: They have Invested theii. hard
cash in the proposition. and others hay.
done the same on their solicitations
BALTIMORE DON'T EXPECT
70 HI: ~ INTERN
According To Information from Bal
ninore. FEDERAL League hackers there
are optimistic. They do not thi TX Bal
,i,norc vii b" shifted hack to the In
major reain .'I I., 'i ;s nnisss third
IN that cit state that the cards are
stacked against that city, and that
there IS nothing to do except take the
dose handed them. This has been
proved eN experience
but II. case there is different The
Federal League viii 20 out OF exist
ehcc, and Baltimore club owners will
meet the fate of any business which
uisSoiFcS. ttchmC M, however. is in a
different boat. Money here was in
heSLcu IN u going concern, the stock
sell something watch they bought In
good faith. Neither can that nrovertv
be taken from them.
Jack Dunn, OF culi,Sc. as the ma juri,v
stakeholder, can vote for the transfc,
OF the franchise. but il . did IL wont,
mean MS death in baseball. Dunn,
however, is not the man who would do
auch thing. and as he has given his
WORD mat i' Will be IL Ttichmund next
season he is bound in honor 10 carry
HHt ms agreement. evidenced here bv
hIs signed contract. ANA bunnir Is n
man OF his word
The men who invested their money
IN the Eichmond club. did not do So
with selfish motive. They did not
cxpcct big returns, but wanted To nut
TINS city on the baseball man and
there they intend to Keen II, - .!,irh :,
'hihS IS possible. They have not heard
rficially about the peace plans. and do
not KNOW whht the status OF the local
'iub really Ia. but this may bc nut down
ms certain. ANY effort to hand Rich
mond rough deal will he met in the
courts.