Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-05
BILLY SMITH TAKES TRIP
WILL SEE GRIFFITH FOR
PURPOSE OF GETTING MEN
"h"hccr Then G0cs ON 10 Hig New
'"rR gathering of baseball Mug
natrs-Scli season hooks.

n''i% SMITH hica himself northward
~. afternoon ana expects 10 return
~ nNo hhys with a whole bag az rca!
''I mayors Tor. the Climbers. His
.'St stop viii hc in Washington where.
,".ulvh'. he Viii hold u conference
WIN ne ola pal. Clark Grifi,h. in re-
'"nin. season.
ne prospects 10. smith hitchinx UP
vim IN" nationals FOR surplus play :
,,I, "%"cedin@ly bright. In the pas;
',tnt WITH the Mimncapolis club OF tho
An"rican Associations Of which Mike
mn" 10" t"ntiil"n arc th"I owners.
THIS season. however. the cau,illons
rorrHlrd some ..ood players OF their
own. and viii no, lie in :; position TO
be Of luuc! assistance to tho Washing
ton club.
';rin,n :Nrd smith arc OH fricnds,
ana ~ the past tn" iat.cr has hnndl"d
'nhnN players FOR tho Washington hos"
nriniih wac Instrumental in getting
thlly settled here. ANA has virtjiallN
rr"in'sc" 20 h"ip him TO g"t good
team "u TIN" ncli
Nix 'auullon YESTERDAYS visited
Washington nnd had lou@ cou!ci
ca an understanding rhr visit uf
Smth viii b" "naurtuuc. as irin!th
WI know exactly whor" h" stands,
u" WI hay" :" 'yAi, uutN the train
ihv scnSpn actually starts before he
knm"a "hai moH lac can ;arn ont
Tho Minneapolis, rna-natc hnN sign
Cd - uumhor OF Federal League play :
ors. nclndtn; Walter Dickson. Mich-
"'l Nemesis aud FraulS owen, III"
season ~" SAYS III" woods arc Gll"d
Win :""d mon st r"hS"n3,hl" prices.
Federal i.caSu" players arc cay 10
=c' said tho minneapolis 'uarn"tc.
Sct - many az twenty letters every
dhN from pla Sors uf the d.fuuc, lcag NC
WHO want Jobs. aud they are not ask
iuS MAR salaries either puI league
VII 10" rebuilt with Federal League
material Every club I'm it wnI add
some "f The h"fuuc, lcayuc players 10
''H teams. and 'nn' * Why also
'h"s" r'"Nors FOR NC must protect
ourselves. III" PLAYERS sc have 90,
ton from thu, Source give prouis" %
'1aknc good Tor l.s FOR They arc fast
not GOOD enough for The hi;, circuits
that is why w ar- =orcirc them cheap
"'h PLAYER. tnn E.HM
'rhe bah Ilaycry lave n"vcr hc.n
~ cas- 80 sign Is THIS year fhc.
""alizo that !, rs q question Of .o'tiu-
ioh the coming yc'isou. and tho. uis
-o.uc :" pl., !or l.,s money th.tu th">
ii'cr IN. eoutorcucc pith ';rini;h.
i'Iliy WIN hisc over to Sow YoiE -
sttcud tn" international League meet
ne, o. 'rnesf"> Both major League,
smith viii hav" ~ opportunities 20
meet AL ~ tho lunEna,cs, and h.
should nud ~ comparatively easy ~
a:c' his hands ON some real ball play
crs. iic * personally acquainted With
The luajurity II tho masuatcs. ANA ns
ali have made him attractive offers it
iS more than likcly that he viii hr
ahlc :" report much progress nest
rio local situation remains nutc,
Nbon' tho only news of iut"rcs, i "a
regard :" Z, season book o. tickets.
which the Eichmoud Exhibition Com.
rhnT announced was on tho market.
'Thc book confirms ScvCntN-tSo tick :
cts and, uullS" other season books.
tho tickets can hc usoG n' amy ,imc
or ~ any T'i.r'i'y. THAT -. TIA" tick
cts arc not dated and consequently, n
Tho owner misses game, he loses
nothing Another ADVANTAGE j. that
Tho owner uf the brok can use as MANY
tickets 10 ono game as he cares 20
Rain - shine, be gets fun value re
ccIvcd for tho tickets
The hool will he divided in,o four
sections the arrangement being for
convenience of FANS Who want 10 club
Il, and purchase ono Four mon can
chip in and then dix dc tho book into
-four parts. and ~ this way got fun
advantage OF THO biz reduction ID.
prices The tickets admit tho bearer
10 tho "rund stand ana put the rricc
down 20 less than - cents "a game.
rhc tickets arc good on holidays and
Saturdays.